[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/j940D8N0"] [Date "2025.09.29"] [White "CrutchGZ"] [Black "Aleksandr_1978"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "j940D8N0"] [UTCDate "2025.09.29"] [UTCTime "05:49:30"] [WhiteElo "1336"] [BlackElo "1344"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation } Nc6 3. a3 Bc5?! { (-0.24 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (3... e4 4. Ng1 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qf5 7. e3 Be6 8. d4) 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Bd6 6. c5 Be7 7. h3?! { (0.17 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } (7. Bb2 d6 8. b5 Nb8 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Be2 a6 11. cxd6 cxd6) 7... e4 8. Nd4 Nxd4 9. exd4 d5?! { (-0.82 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (9... O-O) 10. Bb5+?! { (-0.13 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (10. Nc3 a5 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Be2 axb4 13. axb4 Bf5 14. d3 c6 15. O-O b5) 10... c6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. Nc3 Qd7?! { (-0.42 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (13... a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15. Rxb4 b5 16. Qc2 Bf5 17. a4 Qa5 18. Qb3 bxa4 19. Rxa4) 14. f3?? { (0.16 → -1.75) Blunder. d3 was best. } (14. d3 Bf5) 14... h5?! { (-1.75 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. exf3 was best. } (14... exf3) 15. Rf2?! { (-0.86 → -1.49) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (15. d3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Ne8 17. Bxh5 g5 18. Ra2 Ng7 19. Kh1 Qc7 20. b5 f5) 15... Bxh3?? { (-1.49 → 1.46) Blunder. exf3 was best. } (15... exf3 16. Bxf3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxh5 f5 19. Bb2 Rf6 20. Qg5 Rh6 21. Qe3) 16. gxh3 Qxh3?! { (1.36 → 2.01) Inaccuracy. exf3 was best. } (16... exf3 17. Bxf3 Qxh3 18. Qf1 Qe6 19. Re2 Qd7 20. Nd1 Rae8 21. Ne3 Bd8 22. Rg2) 17. Rh2 Qf5 18. Qe1?? { (1.79 → -4.44) Blunder. Qc2 was best. } (18. Qc2 Qg5+ 19. Rg2 Qh4 20. fxe4 a5 21. b5 Rad8 22. d3 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4) 18... exf3 19. Qg3 fxe2 20. Nxe2 b6?! { (-4.96 → -3.54) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (20... Ng4 21. Rg2 Rae8 22. Bb2 Bg5 23. Rf1 Qc2 24. Bc1 Re6 25. Qc3 Qxc3 26. dxc3) 21. Rg2 g6 22. d3 Nh7?! { (-3.34 → -2.13) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (22... Ng4 23. Bd2 Bf6 24. Rf1 Qe6 25. Kh1 Rae8 26. b5 bxc5 27. Nf4 Qf5 28. dxc5) 23. Bh6 h4?! { (-2.07 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } (23... Rfe8 24. Rf1 h4 25. Rxf5 hxg3 26. Rf1 Bf6 27. Kh1 Bg5 28. Bxg5 Nxg5 29. Nxg3) 24. Qg4? { (-1.42 → -3.18) Mistake. Qe5 was best. } (24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. dxe5 Rfe8 26. Nd4 Bf8 27. Bxf8 Nxf8 28. Nxc6 bxc5 29. bxc5 Re6) 24... Qxd3?! { (-3.18 → -2.41) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } (24... Qxg4 25. Rxg4 Rfe8 26. Nf4 Bf6 27. Nh5 Bh8 28. Rf1 b5 29. Kh1 a5 30. Nf4) 25. Bxf8 Qe3+ 26. Kh2 Nxf8? { (-2.04 → -0.33) Mistake. Rxf8 was best. } (26... Rxf8 27. Rf1 bxc5 28. dxc5 Bf6 29. Nf4 a6 30. Kh1 Qe4 31. Qe2 Bg7 32. Qxe4) 27. Re1?? { (-0.33 → -2.52) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } (27. Rf1) 27... f5?? { (-2.52 → 2.91) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } (27... Ne6 28. Rgg1 Bf6 29. Rgf1 Bg5 30. Kh1 f5 31. Qg2 Qe4 32. Qxe4 dxe4 33. Rd1) 28. Qh3?? { (2.91 → -2.70) Blunder. Qxf5 was best. } (28. Qxf5 Qe4 29. Qf2 Bd8 30. Nf4 Qf5 31. Ne6 Qxf2 32. Rxf2 Nxe6 33. Rxe6 bxc5) 28... Qh6?? { (-2.70 → 2.14) Blunder. Qxh3+ was best. } (28... Qxh3+ 29. Kxh3 Kf7 30. Nf4 Bf6 31. Nd3 Bxd4 32. Rge2 g5 33. Ne5+ Bxe5 34. Rxe5) 29. Qxf5 Kh7 30. Qf7+ Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nf4 Bf6?! { (2.28 → 3.56) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (32... Kf7 33. Nd3 Bf6 34. Ne5+ Kg7 35. Nxc6 g5 36. Ne7 bxc5 37. bxc5 Bxe7 38. Rxe7+) 33. Rd2?? { (3.56 → 0.00) Blunder. Nh5+ was best. } (33. Nh5+ Kf7 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rf2+ Kg5 36. b5 bxc5 37. bxc6 cxd4 38. Re5+ Kg4) 33... Bg5?! { (0.00 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } (33... bxc5 34. b5 Bg5 35. Rf2 cxd4 36. bxc6 Rc8 37. Re5 Bf6 38. Ne6+ Nxe6 39. Rxe6) 34. Ne6+?? { (0.92 → -4.87) Blunder. Rf2 was best. } (34. Rf2 Bf6 35. Nd3 bxc5 36. dxc5 a6 37. Nf4 Bc3 38. Re7+ Kh6 39. Nd3 g5) 34... Nxe6 35. Rde2?! { (-4.71 → -6.17) Inaccuracy. Rdd1 was best. } (35. Rdd1 Nf4 36. a4 Bf6 37. Rf1 g5 38. b5 cxb5 39. axb5 Rc8 40. c6 Kg6) 35... Nxd4 36. Rf2 bxc5 37. bxc5 Rb8 38. Kh3 Rb3+ 39. Kg4? { (-7.55 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } (39. Kg2 h3+ 40. Kf1 Bh4 41. a4 Nf3 42. Rc1 Bxf2 43. Kxf2 Ne5 44. Ke2 a6) 39... Kh6? { (Mate in 1 → -7.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg3# was best. } (39... Rg3#) 40. Re8? { (-7.44 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } (40. Rg1 Be3 41. Rgf1 Bxf2 42. Rxf2 Nf5 43. Rh2 Re3 44. a4 Re4+ 45. Kh3 Kh5) 40... Rg3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1