[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iXpuMZld"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Semmel24"] [Black "MentholMage"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iXpuMZld"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "19:10:06"] [WhiteElo "791"] [BlackElo "824"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+43"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } { D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.01] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.51] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.57] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 1.03] } 5. Bd2?! { (1.03 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (5. e5 a5 6. Bd3 b6 7. Qe2 Nb8 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ba6) 5... dxe4 { [%eval 0.64] } 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.63] } 6... f5 { [%eval 1.18] } 7. d5?? { (1.18 → -1.18) Blunder. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (7. Ng3 Nf6 8. Bc4 Be7 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bc3 b5 11. Nxd4 bxc4) 7... Qxd5? { (-1.18 → -0.03) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (7... exd5 8. Ng3 Qe7+ 9. Be2 f4 10. Nh5 Bg4 11. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 12. Nd2 Bxh5 13. Bxh5+) 8. c3?? { (-0.03 → -4.22) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.22] } (8. Nc3 Qc5 9. Nb5 Qe7 10. Bxb4 Nxb4 11. Qd2 Nf6 12. Nxc7+ Qxc7 13. Qxb4 Bd7) 8... fxe4 { [%eval -4.18] } 9. c4 { [%eval -4.95] } 9... Qxc4?? { (-4.95 → 4.04) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (9... Qc5 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Nf6 12. b4 Qg5 13. c5 O-O 14. b5 e3 15. Nf3) 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 3.09] } 10... exf3 { [%eval 3.14] } 11. Qxf3 { [%eval 3.01] } 11... Nd4? { (3.01 → 5.48) Mistake. Bxd2+ was best. } { [%eval 5.48] } (11... Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Nf6 14. Kc1 O-O-O 15. Qg3 e5 16. Rhe1 Nh5 17. Qg5) 12. Qe4? { (5.48 → 2.99) Mistake. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qe5 Nf6 14. Qxd4 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Bd7 16. Qc3 Rf8 17. f3 Bc6) 12... e5?? { (2.99 → 6.77) Blunder. Bxd2+ was best. } { [%eval 6.77] } (12... Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 c5 14. Qe5 Nf6 15. Rhe1 b6 16. Qd6 Bd7 17. Rad1 Kf7 18. Kc1) 13. Bxb4 { [%eval 7.02] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 9.64] } 14. Qxe5+ { [%eval 9.39] } 14... Ne7? { (9.39 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (14... Be6 15. Qxd4 Bxc4 16. Qe4+ Kf7 17. Qxc4+ Kg6 18. Qg4+ Kf7 19. Qd7+ Kg6 20. h4) 15. Qxd4? { (Mate in 1 → 8.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe7# was best. } { [%eval 8.25] } (15. Qxe7#) 15... Bd7 { [%eval 9.68] } 16. O-O { [%eval 8.68] } 16... b6 { [%eval 10.43] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval 10.37] } 17... O-O-O { [%eval 10.78] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 7.21] } 18... c5? { (7.21 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (18... Nc6 19. Ba6+ Kb8 20. Qe4 Rhe8 21. Qf3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 g5 23. h3 Rg8 24. Rd1) 19. Rac1? { (Mate in 7 → 8.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ba6+ was best. } { [%eval 8.91] } (19. Ba6+ Kc7 20. Qf4+ Kc6 21. Rxe7 g5 22. Qe4+ Kc7 23. Rd1 Rdf8 24. Rexd7+ Kb8) 19... Nf5? { (8.91 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (19... Kc7 20. Qe5+ Kb7 21. Qxe7 Rhe8 22. Bf3+ Ka6 23. Qf7 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 g5 25. Qe7) 20. Qe4 { [%eval #8] } 20... g6 { [%eval #4] } 21. Bf3 { [%eval #3] } 21... Nd4 { [%eval #1] } 22. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0