[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gzXwbArN"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Victor_Merlin"] [Black "abc123cheng"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "gzXwbArN"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "13:11:28"] [WhiteElo "1036"] [BlackElo "1089"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } { B01 Scandinavian Defense } 2. Nc3?! { (0.54 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... dxe4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval -0.28] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.02] } 5. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. h3?! { (0.00 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (6. Qf3 c6 7. Ne2 Bc5 8. O-O Nd7 9. Ng3 O-O 10. b4 Bd4) 6... f5 { [%eval -0.66] } 7. Bd3?! { (-0.66 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (7. Bf3 e4 8. Bh5+ g6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d3 Bd7 11. c3 Qf6) 7... e4?! { (-1.35 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (7... Qf6 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bxe6 Qxe6 10. d4 exd4+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Nxe2 Nc6 13. Bd2) 8. Bc4 { [%eval -0.51] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval -0.21] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval -0.23] } 9... Qh4 { [%eval 0.19] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 10... Qf6? { (0.19 → 1.86) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (10... Nc6 11. d4 Bd6 12. f3 Na5 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Ba4 O-O 15. fxe4 fxe4 16. Rxf8+) 11. d3 { [%eval 1.68] } 11... exd3? { (1.68 → 3.49) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 3.49] } (11... Be6 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Nf4 Qf7 14. dxe4 fxe4 15. Qg4 O-O 16. Ne6 Bxf2+ 17. Kh2) 12. cxd3?! { (3.49 → 2.29) Inaccuracy. Qxd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (12. Qxd3 Bd6 13. Nf4 Kd8 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Ne6+ Kc8 16. Bg5 Qg6 17. Bf4 Re8) 12... Qg6? { (2.29 → 4.39) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.39] } (12... Nc6 13. Nf4 Kd8 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Nh5 Qg6 16. d4 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Kxe8 18. Nf4) 13. Re1 { [%eval 3.8] } 13... Be6? { (3.80 → 7.03) Mistake. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.03] } (13... Kd8 14. Nf4 Qd6 15. d4 Qxd4 16. Qc2 Qf6 17. Ne6+ Bxe6 18. Rxe6 Qh4) 14. Bxe6 { [%eval 6.21] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 7.23] } 15. Nd4 { [%eval 6.96] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 6.94] } 16. Nxf5 { [%eval 6.5] } 16... Bg5?! { (6.50 → 9.55) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 9.55] } (16... Bb4 17. Re4 Kd8 18. h4 h6 19. h5 Qf6 20. a3 Re8 21. axb4 Rxe6 22. Ng3) 17. Bxg5 { [%eval 9.21] } 17... Qxg5 { [%eval 8.78] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 8.16] } 18... Rf8 { [%eval 8.6] } 19. Bb3+ { [%eval 8.35] } 19... Kd7 { [%eval 8.54] } 20. Qd5+ { [%eval 8.51] } 20... Kc8 { [%eval 8.41] } 21. Qe6+?! { (8.41 → 5.66) Inaccuracy. Nd6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.66] } (21. Nd6+ cxd6 22. Qxg5 Kc7 23. Qxg7+ Kb6 24. Re4 Rfe8 25. Be6 a5 26. Rd1 Ka7) 21... Kb8 { [%eval 5.47] } 22. Qd7 { [%eval 4.68] } 22... a6 { [%eval 5.4] } 23. Nxg7 { [%eval 4.86] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval 5.13] } 24. Re8+ { [%eval 4.84] } 24... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.41] } 25. Nxe8 { [%eval 5.28] } 25... Ka7? { (5.28 → 10.08) Mistake. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 10.08] } (25... Qe5 26. Bd5 Nd4 27. Kh1 Nb5 28. Qe6 Qxb2 29. Re1 Qxf2 30. Qe5 Qc5) 26. Nxf6 { [%eval 9.56] } 26... Rd8? { (9.56 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (26... Rf8 27. Qg7 Rxf6 28. Qxf6 h6 29. Bd5 Kb6 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Re1) 27. Qxc7 { [%eval 11.38] } 27... Rxd3?! { (11.38 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (27... Ka8 28. Bd5 Rxd5 29. Qc8+ Ka7 30. Nxd5 Na5 31. Qc5+ Kb8 32. Qxa5 h6) 28. Nd5 { [%eval #7] } 28... h5 { [%eval #5] } 29. Qb6+ { [%eval #5] } 29... Kb8 { [%eval #5] } 30. Re1 { [%eval #4] } 30... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 31. Re8+ { [%eval #2] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 32. Ra8?! { (Mate in 2 → 10.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 10.84] } (32. Nf6+ Kd6 33. Re6#) 32... h4?! { (10.84 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb3 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (32... Rxb3 33. Qxb3 Kd6 34. Ne3 Kc5 35. Kh2 Ne5 36. Rc8+ Kd6 37. Nf5+ Kd7 38. Qxb7+) 33. Qc7+ { [%eval #3] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval #3] } 34. Nf4+ { [%eval #4] } 34... Kf5 { [%eval #4] } 35. Nxd3 { [%eval #4] } 35... Nd4 { [%eval #3] } 36. Rf8+ { [%eval #3] } 36... Ke4 { [%eval #1] } 37. Nc5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0