[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iTQ6RY7K"] [Date "2026.05.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Victor_Merlin"] [Black "pivotable"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iTQ6RY7K"] [UTCDate "2026.05.08"] [UTCTime "18:05:37"] [WhiteElo "1075"] [BlackElo "1074"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A35"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } { A35 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.08] } 4. Be3 { [%eval -0.18] } 4... d6 { [%eval -0.14] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.08] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. d4 { [%eval -0.44] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.01] } 7. dxc5?! { (0.01 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (7. g3 Bb7 8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Na5 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. Qc1 Ng4) 7... bxc5 { [%eval -0.67] } 8. Qd5?! { (-0.67 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (8. Bd2 Rb8 9. b3 Nf6 10. g3 Bf5 11. Bg2 Ne4 12. Nh4 Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ Bd7) 8... Bd7 { [%eval -1.34] } 9. Ng5?! { (-1.34 → -2.11) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (9. Qd2 Rb8 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. b3 Bf5 12. Bf4 h6 13. h3 Nf6 14. g4 Ne4) 9... e6?? { (-2.11 → 0.67) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (9... Nh6 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. Rc1 Nf5 12. b3 Nb4 13. Bf4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 f6 15. Qb2) 10. Qf3?? { (0.67 → -2.35) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (10. Qxd6 Nd4 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nge4 Rc6 13. Qg3 e5 14. Bg5 f6 15. e3 Nf5) 10... Ne5 { [%eval -2.43] } 11. Qb7 { [%eval -2.88] } 11... Bh6? { (-2.88 → -1.56) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (11... Rb8 12. Qxa7 Ra8 13. Qb7 Bc6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Qc2 Nxc4 16. Bc1 Nxb2 17. Nxe6) 12. Nb5?! { (-1.56 → -2.46) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.46] } (12. h4 f6 13. Nf3 Rb8 14. Qxa7 Bxe3 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. fxe3 Ne7 17. Qa3 O-O) 12... Bc6 { [%eval -2.13] } 13. Nxd6+?? { (-2.13 → -4.53) Blunder. Qa6 was best. } { [%eval -4.53] } (13. Qa6 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nc7+ Kf8 16. Nxa8 Qd8 17. O-O-O Qxa8 18. Rxd6 Ke7) 13... Kf8?? { (-4.53 → 0.43) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (13... Qxd6 14. Qa6 Rd8 15. Qxa7 Rd7 16. Qa6 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bf4 Ne7 19. h4) 14. Nxe6+?? { (0.43 → -2.80) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (14. Bxc5 Qxg5 15. Ne4+ Kg7 16. Qxa8 Bxa8 17. Nxg5 Bxg5 18. Bxa7 Bf6 19. O-O-O Nxc4) 14... fxe6 { [%eval -3.02] } 15. Bxh6+? { (-3.02 → -5.05) Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -5.05] } (15. Bxc5 Bd2+ 16. Kd1 Be3 17. Qb4 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Qxd6+ 20. Ke1 Ne7) 15... Nxh6 { [%eval -5.12] } 16. Qa6 { [%eval -5.27] } 16... Qxd6 { [%eval -5.25] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval -5.23] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval -5.22] } 18. f4 { [%eval -5.94] } 18... Neg4 { [%eval -5.99] } 19. h3 { [%eval -6.06] } 19... Ne3 { [%eval -6.43] } 20. Rd3 { [%eval -6.29] } 20... Qxf4?! { (-6.29 → -4.17) Inaccuracy. Nc2+ was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (20... Nc2+ 21. Kd1 Nb4 22. Qa3 Nxd3 23. exd3 Qe7 24. Be2 Rd8 25. Kc1 Kf7 26. Bg4) 21. Qxc6 { [%eval -4.35] } 21... Nhf5?? { (-4.35 → 2.91) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (21... Kg7 22. Qf3 Nc2+ 23. Kd1 Qxf3 24. Rd7+ Kf6 25. exf3 Nb4 26. Ke2 Rhd8 27. Rxh7) 22. Qxa8+ { [%eval 2.74] } 22... Kg7?! { (2.74 → 3.62) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (22... Ke7 23. Qxh8 Nd4 24. Qxh7+ Kf6 25. b3 Nec2+ 26. Kd1 e5 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. g4) 23. Rd7+ { [%eval 2.7] } 23... Kh6 { [%eval 3.28] } 24. Qxh8 { [%eval 3.17] } 24... Nc2+ { [%eval 3.64] } 25. Kd1 { [%eval 3.29] } 25... Nfe3+? { (3.29 → 5.91) Mistake. Nce3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.91] } (25... Nce3+ 26. Kc1 Qxc4+ 27. Qc3 Qf4 28. g3 Qxg3 29. Rd3 Qf2 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Bg2) 26. Kc1 { [%eval 5.95] } 26... Nxf1+ { [%eval 6.68] } 27. Kxc2 { [%eval 7.34] } 27... Qxc4+ { [%eval 8.15] } 28. Kd1 { [%eval 6.83] } 28... Ne3+ { [%eval 8.69] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval 8.16] } { Black resigns. } 1-0