[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/klZAKTml"] [Date "2026.03.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Andrewharb"] [Black "nirimi"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "klZAKTml"] [UTCDate "2026.03.11"] [UTCTime "00:11:19"] [WhiteElo "906"] [BlackElo "786"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.49] } { C45 Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.47] } 5... Ba5?! { (0.47 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (5... Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nf5 Bxe3 8. Nxe3 d6 9. c4 Nge7 10. Bd3) 6. b4?! { (1.12 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. a4 a6 8. Nd2 Bb6 9. Nc4 Ba7 10. e5 Ne7) 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.29] } 7. Be3?! { (0.29 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Qf6 9. O-O Ne7 10. Na3 a5 11. Nc4 axb4) 7... Nf6 { [%eval -0.21] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.46] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval -0.02] } 9. Bxb6 { [%eval -0.02] } 9... cxb6 { [%eval -0.02] } 10. Bc4? { (-0.02 → -1.53) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. a3 d5 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. Qc2 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5) 10... b5? { (-1.53 → 0.00) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10... Nxe4 11. Bd3 d5 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Nd2 Qd6 15. h3 a5 16. bxa5) 11. Bb3?! { (0.00 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nd2 a5 13. O-O h6 14. a4 axb4 15. cxb4 Qe7 16. axb5 Rxa1) 11... Qe7?! { (-0.73 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (11... O-O 12. Nd2 d5 13. e5 Re8 14. O-O Rxe5 15. h3 Qc7 16. Bc2 Bf5 17. Bxf5) 12. Nd2?! { (0.36 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 d6 14. a4 a6 15. axb5 cxb5 16. h3 Qc7 17. Qd3 h6) 12... Qe5? { (-0.31 → 0.98) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (12... d5 13. O-O dxe4 14. f3 e3 15. Re1 O-O 16. Nf1 a5 17. bxa5 Re8 18. Rxe3) 13. Qc1? { (0.98 → -0.27) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 d5 15. exd5 Qxc3 16. Re3 Qxb4 17. dxc6 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6) 13... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.09] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.11] } 14... Nxc3?? { (-0.11 → 2.25) Blunder. Nxd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (14... Nxd2 15. Qxd2 O-O 16. Rfe1 Qf6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Bxa4 d5 19. Bc2 g6 20. h3) 15. Re1 { [%eval 2.42] } 15... Ne2+ { [%eval 2.44] } 16. Rxe2?? { (2.44 → -3.34) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.34] } (16. Kf1 O-O 17. Rxe2 Qxh2 18. Nf3 Qh1+ 19. Ng1 Qh4 20. Qc5 a5 21. bxa5 Ba6) 16... Qxe2 { [%eval -3.35] } 17. Qc3 { [%eval -3.43] } 17... O-O { [%eval -3.41] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval -3.25] } 18... d5?? { (-3.25 → 3.40) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 3.4] } (18... Qe7 19. Re1 Qf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nd4 a5 22. h4 axb4 23. h5 Ra6 24. Re7) 19. Qxc6?? { (3.40 → -3.98) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (19. Re1 d4 20. Qxc6 Bb7 21. Qxb7 Qb2 22. Qxb5 Rad8 23. Rd1 d3 24. h4 Rfe8) 19... Rb8?! { (-3.98 → -3.15) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -3.15] } (19... Bg4 20. Bxd5 Rac8 21. Qa6 Rfd8 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Qb2 24. Rf1 Qxb4 25. Qxa7) 20. Bxd5?! { (-3.15 → -4.57) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (20. Qc3 Qe7 21. Re1 Be6 22. Qd4 Rfe8 23. g4 Qf6 24. Ne5 Rbc8 25. h3 h6) 20... Be6?! { (-4.57 → -3.34) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval -3.34] } (20... Bb7 21. Qc5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rbd8 23. Qe5 Rd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 25. Ne1 Qd7 26. a3) 21. Bxe6 { [%eval -3.29] } 21... fxe6 { [%eval -3.12] } 22. Re1 { [%eval -3.55] } 22... Qxa2 { [%eval -3.5] } 23. Ne5?? { (-3.50 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (23. Qd7 h6 24. h3 a6 25. Qa7 Rbd8 26. Rc1 Ra8 27. Qe7 Rac8 28. Re1 Rce8) 23... Rbd8?? { (Mate in 2 → -3.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -3.83] } (23... Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Qxe1#) 24. Qc7?? { (-3.83 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (24. Nf3 Qc4 25. Qa6 Qxb4 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. h4 Qf4 28. h5 b4 29. Qe2 a5) 24... Rd1 { [%eval #-5] } 25. Rxd1 { [%eval #-3] } 25... Rxf2?? { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 3) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #3] } (25... Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 26. Rd8+ { [%eval #2] } 26... Rf8 { [%eval #2] } 27. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 28. Rxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0