[Event "Brilliant Open January 2026"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hbnpcv9U"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "justfokus2"] [Black "Tharshan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "hbnpcv9U"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "15:29:12"] [WhiteElo "2136"] [BlackElo "2243"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-23"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } { B27 Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.47] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. c4?? { (0.00 → -5.36) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -5.36] } (6. Qe3 Bg7 7. O-O d5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. h3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qf5) 6... Nxd4 { [%eval -5.36] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval -5.48] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.4] } 8. O-O { [%eval -5.39] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval -5.51] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -5.48] } 9... O-O { [%eval -5.55] } 10. Bf3 { [%eval -5.64] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval -5.51] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval -5.48] } 11... d6 { [%eval -5.58] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval -5.98] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -4.95] } 13. Rac1 { [%eval -5.51] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval -4.79] } 14. b3 { [%eval -5.51] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval -4.38] } 15. Nxe6 { [%eval -4.56] } 15... fxe6 { [%eval -4.55] } 16. Bg4 { [%eval -4.55] } 16... e5 { [%eval -3.82] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval -4.42] } 17... Ra8 { [%eval -3.93] } 18. Be6+ { [%eval -4.53] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval -4.49] } 19. b4 { [%eval -4.51] } 19... Nb6 { [%eval -4.33] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval -4.44] } 20... Rf6 { [%eval -4.45] } 21. Bg4 { [%eval -4.74] } 21... Nxc4 { [%eval -4.72] } 22. Bg5 { [%eval -4.81] } 22... Nb2 { [%eval -4.79] } 23. Rd2 { [%eval -4.59] } 23... Nc4 { [%eval -4.75] } 24. Rdd1 { [%eval -4.66] } 24... h5 { [%eval -4.72] } 25. Bxf6 { [%eval -4.99] } 25... exf6 { [%eval -4.91] } 26. Be6 { [%eval -5.28] } 26... Nb2 { [%eval -5.29] } 27. Rd2 { [%eval -6.01] } 27... Bh6 { [%eval -6.02] } 28. Rxb2 { [%eval -6.39] } 28... Bxc1 { [%eval -6.22] } 29. Rc2 { [%eval -6.2] } 29... Bh6 { [%eval -6.35] } 30. Nd5 { [%eval -6.77] } 30... Qe8 { [%eval -6.88] } 31. Nc7 { [%eval -6.82] } 31... Qe7 { [%eval -5.6] } 32. Nxa8 { [%eval -6.51] } 32... Qxe6 { [%eval -6.27] } 33. Rc7 { [%eval -6.53] } 33... Qxa2 { [%eval -6.28] } 34. h3 { [%eval -8.0] } 34... Qa1+ { [%eval -8.26] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval -7.7] } 35... Qe1 { [%eval -8.01] } 36. Rc8+ { [%eval -8.36] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -8.29] } 37. Rc7+ { [%eval -8.99] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval -8.51] } 38. Rc8+ { [%eval -8.96] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval -8.71] } 39. Rc7+ { [%eval -8.91] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval -9.07] } 40. Rc2 { [%eval -9.53] } 40... Bf4+ { [%eval -9.44] } 41. g3 { [%eval -9.17] } 41... Bd2 { [%eval -9.06] } 42. Nc7+ { [%eval -10.49] } 42... Kf5 { [%eval -10.11] } 43. g4+?! { (-10.11 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd2 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (43. Rxd2 Qxd2 44. Kg2 e4 45. Ne8 e3 46. Nxd6+ Qxd6 47. Kf3 Qc6+ 48. Kxe3 Qc3+) 43... hxg4 { [%eval #-8] } 44. hxg4+ { [%eval #-7] } 44... Kxg4 { [%eval #-7] } 45. Rc4+ { [%eval #-5] } 45... Bf4+ { [%eval #-9] } 46. Rxf4+ { White offers draw } { [%eval #-4] } 46... exf4 { [%eval #-3] } { White resigns. } 0-1