[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/game/iyzaj32t"] [Date "2026.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "birbesdci"] [Black "gerard-menvussa"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "iyzaj32t"] [UTCDate "2026.05.17"] [UTCTime "20:00:42"] [WhiteElo "2040"] [BlackElo "1858"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-49"] [BlackRatingDiff "+23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.01] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. cxd4 { [%eval 0.02] } 5... d6? { (0.02 → 1.23) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (5... exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 d5 10. exd5) 6. d5 { [%eval 1.02] } 6... Nce7 { [%eval 1.26] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.07] } 7... a6 { [%eval 1.54] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 1.53] } 8... f5 { [%eval 1.64] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.63] } 9... fxe4?! { (1.63 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (9... Nf6 10. Ng5 g6 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qb4 b5 13. a4 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6) 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.51] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 2.47] } 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.42] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 2.32] } 12. Re1? { (2.32 → 0.83) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (12. Nh4 h5 13. h3 Bh6 14. Bxh5+ Kf8 15. f4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 e4 17. f5 Bxc1) 12... Bf5?! { (0.83 → 1.55) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (12... Bg7 13. a4 O-O 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Rb8 17. Ra5 Qxb6 18. Qxb6) 13. Qa4+?! { (1.55 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (13. Nh4 Bg6 14. Bg4 f5 15. Bh5 Qd7 16. Bg5 Rg8 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8) 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.64] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.72] } 14... b5? { (0.72 → 2.19) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.19] } (14... Rc8 15. Nh4 Bg4 16. Bd3 Bh5 17. Bd2 Bg7 18. Rac1 O-O 19. h3 Bf7 20. Qd1) 15. Nh4 { [%eval 1.6] } 15... Be4 { [%eval 1.56] } 16. Bxb5?? { (1.56 → -0.31) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (16. Qd1 Bg6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bg7 19. Bxa6 O-O 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. b4 f5) 16... axb5? { (-0.31 → 1.33) Mistake. Qxb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (16... Qxb5 17. Rxe4 Qxb3 18. axb3 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Kd7 20. Rea4 Ke6 21. f4 Be7 22. Ra5) 17. Rxe4 { [%eval 1.36] } 17... Ng6?! { (1.36 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (17... Bg7 18. Rb4 Ra4 19. Rxb5 Rxh4 20. a4 Qg4 21. Rb7 Nf5 22. Qb5+ Kf8 23. Be3) 18. Nf3 { [%eval 1.81] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 2.3] } 19. Be3?! { (2.30 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (19. Rb4 Be7 20. Bd2 Ra5 21. Rc1 f5 22. Rc6 e4 23. Nd4 Nh4 24. g3) 19... Be7 { [%eval 1.9] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 1.77] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 2.08] } 21. Bb6?? { (2.08 → 0.14) Blunder. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (21. Rb4 Rgb8 22. Bh6 f5 23. h4 Bf6 24. h5 Ne7 25. Ng5+ Bxg5 26. Bxg5 f4) 21... f5? { (0.14 → 1.35) Mistake. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (21... Qf5 22. Re3 Nf4 23. Ne1 Ra6 24. Qxb5 Rxa2 25. Kh1 Rb8 26. h3 e4 27. Qc4) 22. Ree1 { [%eval 1.16] } 22... Nf4?? { (1.16 → 4.02) Blunder. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval 4.02] } (22... Rac8 23. Rc6 Bf6 24. Qxb5 Ne7 25. Rec1 f4 26. Nd2 Nxc6 27. dxc6 Qe6 28. Ne4) 23. Rc7 { [%eval 4.03] } 23... Rxg2+ { [%eval 4.09] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval 3.4] } 24... Qe8 { [%eval 3.62] } 25. Rxe5?? { (3.62 → 0.09) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (25. Be3 Ra4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. Nxe5+ dxe5 28. Kxg2 Kf6 29. Rc6+ Kg7 30. Qc3 Bf6) 25... dxe5 { [%eval 0.11] } 26. d6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Rxe7?? { (0.00 → -4.96) Blunder. dxe7 was best. } { [%eval -4.96] } (27. dxe7 Qg8 28. Rc6+ Kxe7 29. Rc7+ Kf6 30. Rc6+ Ke7) 27... Qg6 { [%eval -4.74] } 28. Qc3?? { (-4.74 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (28. Ng5 Kxg5 29. Be3 Kh4 30. Rxh7+ Qxh7 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Kxg2 Qb7+ 33. Kg1 Rd8) 28... Rg1+ { [%eval #-1] } 29. Nxg1 { [%eval #-1] } 29... Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1