[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jzvmt8o9"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Michael_chessC"] [Black "walking_away8"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "jzvmt8o9"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "10:07:14"] [WhiteElo "1041"] [BlackElo "1049"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.35] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.38] } 5. Bg3 { [%eval 0.35] } 5... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.5] } 6. hxg3 { [%eval 0.53] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.86] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.74] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.76] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.7] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 1.25] } 9. Ne5? { (1.25 → -0.03) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (9. a3 O-O) 9... f6?? { (-0.03 → 6.22) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5) 10. Nxd7?? { (6.22 → 1.53) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (10. Qh5+ g6 11. Bxg6+ Kf8 12. Nf7 f5 13. Nxh8 Ng8 14. Bxf5 Be8 15. Ng6+ Kg7) 10... Qxd7 { [%eval 1.47] } 11. Nf3?! { (1.47 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (11. Qh5+ Kd8 12. c3 Qe8 13. Qe2 Qf7 14. Bc2 e5 15. O-O-O a5 16. dxe5 Nxe5) 11... O-O-O { [%eval 0.56] } 12. Ne5?? { (0.56 → -4.92) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.92] } (12. Nd2 e5) 12... Nxe5?? { (-4.92 → -1.74) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (12... fxe5 13. O-O Kb8 14. b4 h5 15. a4 exd4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Re1 h4 18. g4) 13. dxe5 { [%eval -1.6] } 13... fxe5 { [%eval -1.62] } 14. Qg4 { [%eval -2.2] } 14... e4 { [%eval -2.21] } 15. Be2 { [%eval -2.2] } 15... g5 { [%eval -2.15] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval -2.19] } 16... Rdf8 { [%eval -2.03] } 17. f4? { (-2.03 → -3.83) Mistake. Rdf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.83] } (17. Rdf1 Kb8 18. Rh5 Nf5 19. Qh3 Qg7 20. g4 Nd6 21. f4 a6 22. Kb1 Ka7) 17... exf3?? { (-3.83 → -1.33) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (17... Nf5 18. Qh3 Nxe3 19. Rde1 Qc6 20. c3 d4 21. Bg4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 dxc3 23. b3) 18. gxf3?! { (-1.33 → -2.46) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.46] } (18. Bxf3) 18... Nf5 { [%eval -2.27] } 19. Rd3 { [%eval -2.12] } 19... c5 { [%eval -1.6] } 20. e4 { [%eval -1.21] } 20... dxe4?? { (-1.21 → 5.78) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 5.78] } (20... h5 21. Rxh5) 21. Rxd7 { [%eval 5.93] } 21... Kxd7 { [%eval 5.84] } 22. Rd1+ { [%eval 5.51] } 22... Kc6? { (5.51 → 16.75) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 16.75] } (22... Nd4 23. Qxe4 Kc8 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Qe5 Rd8 26. Bc4 Rhe8 27. Bxe6+ Rxe6 28. Qxe6+) 23. fxe4? { (16.75 → 4.78) Mistake. Qxe4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.78] } (23. Qxe4+) 23... Ne3?? { (4.78 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (23... h5 24. Qxg5 Rhg8 25. Qxg8 Rxg8 26. exf5 exf5 27. Bxh5 Rxg3 28. Rf1 Kd5 29. Rxf5+) 24. Qxe6+ { [%eval #6] } 24... Kc7 { [%eval #6] } 25. Rd7+ { [%eval #5] } 25... Kb8 { [%eval #5] } 26. Qd6+ { [%eval #4] } 26... Ka8 { [%eval #4] } 27. Bg4?? { (Mate in 4 → 0.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (27. Qc7 Rf1+ 28. Bxf1 Rb8 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Qxd8#) 27... Nc4?? { (0.39 → 6.06) Blunder. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval 6.06] } (27... Rf1+) 28. Qxc5 { [%eval 5.6] } 28... Rf1+ { [%eval 6.6] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval 6.29] } 29... Ne3 { [%eval 7.54] } 30. Qxe3 { [%eval 7.4] } 30... Rxd1+ { [%eval 7.36] } 31. Kxd1 { [%eval 7.34] } 31... Rd8+ { [%eval 8.39] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval 8.42] } 32... b6 { [%eval 9.71] } 33. e5 { [%eval 10.04] } 33... Rd2+?! { (10.04 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (33... Kb8 34. e6 Rc8 35. e7 Re8 36. Qe6 b5 37. Qd6+ Ka8) 34. Kxd2 { [%eval #4] } 34... Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 35. e6 { [%eval #4] } 35... Kc6 { [%eval #4] } 36. e7 { [%eval #3] } 36... Kd5 { [%eval #3] } 37. e8=Q { [%eval #2] } 37... Kd6 { [%eval #1] } 38. Q8e6+ { [%eval #2] } 38... Kc7 { [%eval #2] } 39. Q3e5+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval #1] } 40. Q5d6 { [%eval #2] } 40... Ka6 { [%eval #2] } 41. Qxh6 { [%eval #2] } 41... Ka5 { [%eval #2] } 42. Qhg6 { [%eval #2] } 42... Ka6 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qxg5 { [%eval #2] } 43... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 44. c4 { [%eval #2] } 44... Ka6 { [%eval #1] } 45. c5 { [%eval #2] } 45... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 46. cxb6 { [%eval #2] } 46... axb6 { [%eval #2] } 47. Qxb6+ { [%eval #5] } 47... Ka8 { [%eval #1] } 48. Qgd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0