[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jySNOEsV"] [Date "2026.06.07"] [Round "-"] [White "iburyibbe"] [Black "Karthik_2018"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "jySNOEsV"] [UTCDate "2026.06.07"] [UTCTime "12:00:15"] [WhiteElo "1381"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-324"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nh3?! { (0.32 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation } (2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5) 2... d5 { [%eval -0.45] } 3. exd5 { [%eval -0.91] } 3... Nf6? { (-0.91 → 0.71) Mistake. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (3... Bxh3 4. gxh3 Qxd5 5. Rg1 Nc6 6. Nc3 Qe5+ 7. Qe2 Qxh2 8. Rg3) 4. Qf3?! { (0.71 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. c4 e6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. O-O Nc6) 4... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.45] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval -0.52] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.37] } 6. Ng5 { [%eval -0.61] } 6... e6 { [%eval -0.56] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.69] } 7... Be7 { [%eval -0.57] } 8. Re1 { [%eval -0.66] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.67] } 9. Re3? { (-0.67 → -2.15) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (9. d3 Nc6 10. a4 h6 11. Ne4 Nd7 12. Na3 Nde5 13. Qh5 f5 14. Nd2 a6) 9... Nc6?! { (-2.15 → -1.54) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (9... Nd5 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Nh3 Bd6 12. d3 Nc6 13. Qh5 Nd4 14. Na3 g6 15. Qd1) 10. g4?? { (-1.54 → -3.86) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (10. Re1 Nd5 11. Nh3 b5 12. Bf1 e5 13. c3 a6 14. d3 Be6 15. Qg3 f5) 10... Qc7?! { (-3.86 → -2.79) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.79] } (10... Nd5 11. Nxh7 Kxh7 12. Qe4+ g6 13. b4 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 cxb4 15. Qh3+ Kg8 16. Bb2) 11. Qh3?! { (-2.79 → -3.56) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -3.56] } (11. Qg3 Qxg3+ 12. Rxg3 Bd6 13. Rg2 b5 14. Bxb5 Nd4 15. Na3 Bb7 16. c3 Nxb5) 11... Nd4?! { (-3.56 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (11... Qf4 12. Nc3 Qxg5 13. Rg3 Nd4 14. f4 Qh6 15. Qg2 Qh4 16. Bf1 Nd5 17. Rh3) 12. Bd3 { [%eval -3.26] } 12... c4?? { (-3.26 → 3.01) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (12... h6 13. Nf3 Nd5 14. Na3 Bd7 15. Ne5 Nf4 16. Qg3 Nxd3 17. Nxd3 Bd6 18. f4) 13. Bxh7+ { [%eval 3.02] } 13... Kh8 { [%eval 3.1] } 14. Be4+ { [%eval 2.97] } 14... Kg8 { [%eval 3.01] } 15. Nh7?? { (3.01 → -1.49) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (15. Qh4 g6 16. Rh3 Nh5 17. gxh5 Qa5 18. f4 Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. d4 cxd3) 15... g6?? { (-1.49 → 0.74) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (15... Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Rd8 17. c3 Nc2 18. d4 e5 19. Nd2 Qb6 20. Rxe5 Qg6 21. Rxe7) 16. Ng5?? { (0.74 → -2.08) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.08] } (16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. c3 Nf5 18. Re1 Nd6 19. d4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 e5 21. Bh6 Rd8) 16... Kg7 { [%eval -2.13] } 17. c3?! { (-2.13 → -2.88) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (17. Nc3 Bd7 18. d3 Rh8 19. Qg2 Nxc2 20. dxc4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Bc6) 17... Nc6? { (-2.88 → -1.32) Mistake. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (17... Rh8 18. Qg2 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxg5 20. cxd4 b5 21. Nc3 Bb7 22. Nxb5 Qb6 23. Nc3) 18. Bxg6?? { (-1.32 → -3.35) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.35] } (18. d4 cxd3 19. Rxd3 Rh8 20. Qg2 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 f5 22. Ng5 Rh4 23. h3 fxg4) 18... fxg6 { [%eval -3.28] } 19. Rxe6?! { (-3.28 → -5.16) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -5.16] } (19. d4 Rh8 20. Qg2 Qf4 21. Re1 Qxg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Nxe6+ Bxe6 24. Rxe6 Bh4) 19... Rh8 { [%eval -5.13] } 20. Qg3 { [%eval -5.03] } 20... Ne5?? { (-5.03 → 0.17) Blunder. Qxg3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (20... Qxg3+ 21. hxg3 Bxe6 22. Nxe6+ Kf7 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. d4 cxd3 25. Nd2 Re8 26. Ndf3) 21. d4? { (0.17 → -1.25) Mistake. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (21. Rxe5 Bxg4 22. d3 cxd3 23. Bf4 Raf8 24. Nd2) 21... b6?? { (-1.25 → 2.63) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.63] } (21... Nf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 23. Kf1 Bxe6 24. Nxe6+ Kg8 25. Nd2 Rh3 26. Qxb7 Re8 27. Nxc4) 22. dxe5?! { (2.63 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (22. Bf4 Nfxg4 23. Rxe5 Rf8 24. Nd2 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Kg8 27. Bf6 Bf5) 22... Ne8? { (1.53 → 3.39) Mistake. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (22... Nh7 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Nf3 Qd8 25. Nd4 Ng5 26. Bxg5 Qxg5 27. Na3 Qxg4 28. f3) 23. Qf4?? { (3.39 → -1.53) Blunder. Rxe7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Be3 Rf8 25. Nd2 Bb7 26. Nxc4 Rd8 27. e6 Kg8 28. Ne5 Qd6) 23... Rh7?? { (-1.53 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (23... Bxg5 24. Rxg6+ Kxg6 25. Qxg5+ Kh7 26. Bf4 Ng7 27. Nd2 Bb7 28. Re1 Rae8 29. Bg3) 24. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0