[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/icDBoEe8"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "TLMerlin"] [Black "change_chess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "icDBoEe8"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "15:25:16"] [WhiteElo "971"] [BlackElo "981"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation } 2... Nf6?! { (0.10 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (2... e5 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1) 3. d4? { (0.75 → -0.45) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (3. e5 Ng8 4. d4 d6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. c4 e6) 3... d5?! { (-0.45 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (3... Nxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be3) 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.59] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.6] } 5... Qe6+?! { (0.60 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (5... Qd6 6. d5 Nb4 7. Nb5 Qd8 8. c4 e6 9. a3 Na6 10. Qa4) 6. Be3 { [%eval 1.14] } 6... Ne4?? { (1.14 → 3.96) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (6... Qd6 7. d5 Nb4 8. Nb5 Qd8 9. c4 Bd7 10. Qb3 a5 11. a3) 7. d5 { [%eval 3.99] } 7... Qf5?! { (3.99 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qf6 9. dxc6 Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qxc6 11. Rb1 a6 12. Bd3 g6 13. O-O) 8. dxc6 { [%eval 4.85] } 8... e5 { [%eval 5.74] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 5.19] } 9... Bb4 { [%eval 6.37] } 10. Qd2?? { (6.37 → -0.31) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (10. Nd2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc3 12. Bxf5 Nxd1 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. Rxd1 g6 15. Be4 Bxe4) 10... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.25] } 11. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.24] } 11... Bxf5?? { (-0.24 → 4.87) Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.87] } (11... Nxf3+ 12. gxf3) 12. Nd5?? { (4.87 → -0.80) Blunder. Bxd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (12. Bxd2 bxc6 13. Nxe5 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Rhe8 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Rhe1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bxc3) 12... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.68] } 13. Ke2 { [%eval -0.84] } 13... e4?? { (-0.84 → 2.86) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (13... Bd6) 14. Nxc7+ { [%eval 2.76] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval 2.56] } 15. Nxa8 { [%eval 2.02] } 15... Rxa8? { (2.02 → 3.48) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.48] } (15... Bg4 16. Nc7) 16. cxb7 { [%eval 3.37] } 16... Rd8?! { (3.37 → 4.24) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (16... Rb8 17. gxf3 exf3+ 18. Kxf3 Rxb7 19. c4 h5 20. Rac1 Ke8 21. c5 Ba5 22. b3) 17. Rad1 { [%eval 4.0] } 17... Be6? { (4.00 → 8.61) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 8.61] } (17... Rb8 18. gxf3 Rxb7 19. c3 Bd6 20. b3 a5 21. fxe4 Bxe4 22. Rhg1 a4 23. b4) 18. Rxd8 { [%eval 8.66] } 18... Bc4+ { [%eval 9.25] } 19. Rd3?! { (9.25 → 5.69) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval 5.69] } (19. Kd1 Kxd8 20. b8=Q+ Kd7 21. Qxb4 Ne5 22. Qb7+ Kd6 23. Qb8+ Ke6 24. Qc8+ Ke7) 19... exd3+ { [%eval 7.22] } 20. cxd3 { [%eval 7.03] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval 8.84] } 21. b8=Q { [%eval 8.77] } 21... Bxd3+ { [%eval 8.97] } 22. Kd1 { [%eval 8.48] } 22... Nc4 { [%eval 9.8] } 23. Qxa7+ { [%eval 7.56] } 23... Kf6 { [%eval 8.86] } 24. Qd4+ { [%eval 8.02] } 24... Kf5? { (8.02 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (24... Ke7 25. Bg5+ f6 26. Kc1 fxg5 27. Qxd3 Nxb2 28. Kxb2 Kf8 29. Qd8+ Kf7 30. Qd5+) 25. Qxd3+ { [%eval #9] } 25... Ke5 { [%eval #10] } 26. Qd4+ { [%eval #9] } 26... Kf5 { [%eval #8] } 27. Qxc4 { [%eval #8] } 27... Be7 { [%eval #4] } 28. Qf4+ { [%eval #6] } 28... Ke6 { [%eval #6] } 29. Re1 { [%eval #5] } 29... Kd7 { [%eval #5] } 30. Qa4+ { [%eval #5] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval #4] } 31. b4 { [%eval #5] } 31... Kd5 { [%eval #4] } 32. b5 { [%eval #5] } 32... f5 { [%eval #4] } 33. Qd4+ { [%eval #3] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval #3] } 34. b6 { [%eval #6] } 34... Bf6 { [%eval #4] } 35. Bg5+ { [%eval #5] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval #5] } 36. Qd7+ { [%eval #5] } 36... Be7 { [%eval #3] } 37. Qxe7+ { [%eval #4] } 37... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 38. b7 { [%eval #4] } 38... h5 { [%eval #3] } 39. b8=Q { [%eval #3] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval #2] } 40. Re6 { [%eval #1] } 40... h4 { [%eval #1] } 41. Rh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0