[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/k6VANPPX"] [Date "2026.06.16"] [Round "-"] [White "saidshikhothman"] [Black "MolassesPotato"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "k6VANPPX"] [UTCDate "2026.06.16"] [UTCTime "21:30:43"] [WhiteElo "923"] [BlackElo "993"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.26] } 3. a3 { [%eval 0.05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. b4 { [%eval -0.38] } 4... g6 { [%eval -0.18] } 5. g4?? { (-0.18 → -2.00) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (5. Rb1 Nc6 6. bxc5 dxc5 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. d3 Bg7 9. Nge2 O-O) 5... Bg7?! { (-2.00 → -1.29) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (5... Bxg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. bxc5 dxc5 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. f4) 6. h3 { [%eval -1.83] } 6... O-O?! { (-1.83 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (6... Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Bxa1 8. c3 Nc6 9. Qc2 h5 10. Qb1 hxg4 11. Qxa1 c4 12. Ng3) 7. Bb2?! { (-0.79 → -1.80) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.8] } (7. Bg2 Nc6 8. bxc5 dxc5 9. f4 e5 10. f5 b5 11. Nge2 b4 12. Na4 gxf5) 7... Nc6 { [%eval -1.39] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval -1.45] } 8... cxb4 { [%eval -1.5] } 9. Nd5? { (-1.50 → -3.03) Mistake. axb4 was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (9. axb4 Nxb4 10. Bg2 h5 11. gxh5 Nxh5 12. Bf3 Nf4 13. h4 a5 14. Nge2 Nxe2) 9... bxa3 { [%eval -3.04] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval -3.16] } 10... exf6 { [%eval -3.11] } 11. g5?! { (-3.11 → -4.35) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.35] } (11. Bc4 Re8 12. d3 f5 13. gxf5 Bxf5 14. Ne2 Be6 15. Nef4 Be5 16. Nxe6 fxe6) 11... a2 { [%eval -4.29] } 12. Rb2 { [%eval -4.51] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval -4.47] } 13. gxf6?! { (-4.47 → -6.50) Inaccuracy. Rxa2 was best. } { [%eval -6.5] } (13. Rxa2 Qxa2 14. gxf6 Re8 15. Nc3 Rxe4+ 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Bg2 Re8 18. fxg7 Bxe4) 13... Bh8? { (-6.50 → -3.75) Mistake. a1=Q was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (13... a1=Q 14. Rb1 Qe5 15. fxg7 Qxe4+ 16. Ne3 Re8 17. Nf3 Nd4 18. Be2 Nxc2+ 19. Qxc2) 14. Bb5? { (-3.75 → -6.05) Mistake. Qa1 was best. } { [%eval -6.05] } (14. Qa1 Re8 15. Ne2 Rxe4 16. c4 Rxc4 17. Bg2 Be6 18. Rxa2 Qd8 19. O-O Bxd5) 14... a1=Q { [%eval -6.03] } 15. Bxc6 { [%eval -6.26] } 15... Qxb2?? { (-6.26 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (15... Qxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Qa1+ 17. Ke2 Bxf6 18. Nxf6+ Kh8 19. Bd5 Qxb2 20. c3 Kg7 21. Nxh7) 16. Ne7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0