[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ktknUFFd"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "JamesAlexLewis"] [Black "th-ha-sa"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ktknUFFd"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "23:51:24"] [WhiteElo "551"] [BlackElo "626"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-33"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.58] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... Qd7?! { (0.22 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (3... Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. Rd1) 4. e3 { [%eval 0.53] } 4... Qc6?! { (0.53 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (4... Nf6 5. h3 b6 6. c4 Bb7 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Be2) 5. Bd3 { [%eval 1.18] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 1.52] } 6. Nc3?! { (1.52 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (6. a4 Nf6 7. Nc3 a6 8. O-O c5 9. a5 Qc7 10. Nd2 cxd4 11. exd4 Be7) 6... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.77] } 7. a3?? { (0.77 → -3.25) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -3.25] } (7. Ne4 d5 8. Rb1 Qxa2 9. Ned2 Bd6 10. Ne5 Nf6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qf3 Qa5) 7... Qxc3+ { [%eval -3.39] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval -3.46] } 8... Qb2? { (-3.46 → -1.97) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (8... Qc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rb1 Qd7 11. Rb3 Nf6 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Qb1 e5 14. c4) 9. Rb1 { [%eval -2.49] } 9... Qa2?! { (-2.49 → -1.30) Inaccuracy. Qxa3 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (9... Qxa3 10. O-O Nf6 11. e4 Qa5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nc4 Qd5 14. dxe5 Nfd7 15. Qg4) 10. Qc1? { (-1.30 → -2.69) Mistake. Rb3 was best. } { [%eval -2.69] } (10. Rb3 a5) 10... e5?! { (-2.69 → -1.55) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (10... Qd5 11. O-O Be7 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. Rb5 f5 14. c4 Qf7 15. e4 a6 16. Rb3) 11. Bc4 { [%eval -1.45] } 11... Qxa3?? { (-1.45 → 4.24) Blunder. Qxb1 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (11... Qxb1 12. Qxb1 exf4 13. O-O Be7 14. exf4 Nf6 15. Re1 Nc6 16. d5 Nb8 17. Re3) 12. Qxa3 { [%eval 4.34] } 12... exf4 { [%eval 4.23] } 13. exf4 { [%eval 4.23] } 13... Bg4?! { (4.23 → 6.41) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 6.41] } (13... Be7 14. O-O d5 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. Bxd5 Nf6 17. Bf3 O-O 18. Qa5 Nb6 19. Rfe1) 14. O-O { [%eval 5.62] } 14... Be2 { [%eval 7.02] } 15. Qe3+ { [%eval 6.55] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 6.34] } 16. Qxe2 { [%eval 6.45] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 6.73] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval 6.13] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval 7.32] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval 6.49] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 7.15] } 19. Re2 { [%eval 6.31] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 6.53] } 20. Rbe1 { [%eval 5.2] } 20... Ng4 { [%eval 6.64] } 21. Qxe7+ { [%eval 5.49] } 21... Nxe7 { [%eval 5.34] } 22. Rxe7+ { [%eval 5.63] } 22... Kf8?? { (5.63 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (22... Kd8 23. Rxf7 Nh6 24. Rxg7 Nf5 25. Rg5 Nxd4 26. c3 b5 27. Bd3 c6 28. h4) 23. Rxc7? { (Mate in 3 → 7.10) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.1] } (23. Rxf7+ Kg8 24. Rf5+ d5 25. Bxd5#) 23... b6? { (7.10 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (23... Nh6 24. g4 g6 25. g5 Kg7 26. gxh6+ Kxh6 27. Ne4 d5 28. Bxd5 Rac8 29. Rxf7) 24. Rd7?? { (Mate in 3 → 6.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 6.84] } (24. Rxf7+ Kg8 25. Rf5+ d5 26. Bxd5#) 24... h5 { [%eval 7.41] } 25. Rxd6?! { (7.41 → 5.30) Inaccuracy. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. f3 d5 27. Bxd5 Rd8 28. Rf5+ Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Nf6 30. Rd8+ Kh7) 25... h4 { [%eval 6.57] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 6.09] } 26... Nxh2?! { (6.09 → 8.47) Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best. } { [%eval 8.47] } (26... Rh5 27. Rd7 Rf5 28. h3 Nh6 29. Ne5 a5 30. Bd5 Rb8 31. Ra7 Rd8 32. Be4) 27. Kxh2 { [%eval 8.44] } 27... h3 { [%eval 8.54] } 28. gxh3 { [%eval 8.51] } 28... g5 { [%eval 9.03] } 29. Nxg5 { [%eval 8.55] } 29... f6? { (8.55 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (29... Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. Bb5+ Kf8 32. Rd7 Kg8 33. Rxf7 a5 34. Kg3 Rh6 35. Ra7) 30. Ne6+ { [%eval #9] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval #9] } 31. Rd5 { [%eval #10] } 31... f5 { [%eval #5] } 32. Rxf5?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd8+ was best. } { [%eval 10.0] } (32. Nd8+ Kf8 33. Rxf5+ Kg7 34. Rg1+ Kh6 35. Nf7+ Kh7 36. Rh5#) 32... Rac8?! { (10.00 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rag8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (32... Rag8 33. Ng5+ Kd7 34. Bxg8 Rxg8 35. Rf7+ Kc6 36. c4 Rg6 37. Ree7 b5 38. Rxa7) 33. Ng7+?! { (Mate in 6 → 11.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc5+ was best. } { [%eval 11.27] } (33. Nc5+ Kd8 34. Rd5+ Kc7 35. Rd7+ Kb8 36. Na6+ Ka8 37. Bd5+ Rc6 38. Bxc6#) 33... Kd6 { [%eval 8.36] } 34. Re6+ { [%eval 8.27] } 34... Kc7 { [%eval 8.2] } 35. Ne8+ { [%eval 6.57] } 35... Kd8?? { (6.57 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhxe8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (35... Rhxe8 36. Rf7+ Kb8 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. f5 Rd8 39. d5 Rc8 40. Bb3 Re8 41. Kg2) 36. Nd6? { (Mate in 1 → 9.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd5# was best. } { [%eval 9.87] } (36. Rd5#) 36... Rc6? { (9.87 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh7 was best. } { [%eval #18] } (36... Rh7 37. Rf8+ Kd7 38. Nxc8 b5 39. Bd5 b4 40. Ra6 Rxh3+ 41. Kxh3 Kc7 42. Rxa7+) 37. Nb7+ { [%eval 9.8] } 37... Kc7? { (9.80 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (37... Kc8 38. Rxc6+ Kxb7 39. Rg6 Rh7 40. Rf7+ Rxf7 41. Bxf7 a5 42. Be8 a4 43. Bxa4) 38. Re7+? { (Mate in 7 → 7.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.23] } (38. Rf7+ Kb8 39. Rxc6 Rg8 40. Nd6 Rd8 41. Rb7+ Ka8 42. Bd5 Rh8 43. Rh7 Rxh7) 38... Kb8 { [%eval 6.54] } 39. Rfe5 { [%eval 6.43] } 39... Rxc4 { [%eval 6.01] } 40. Re8+?! { (6.01 → 4.68) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (40. Nd6 Rxc2 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Rxe8+ Kc7 43. Rc8+ Kxd6 44. Rxc2 b5 45. Rc5 b4) 40... Kxb7?! { (4.68 → 6.60) Inaccuracy. Rxe8 was best. } { [%eval 6.6] } (40... Rxe8 41. Rxe8+ Kxb7 42. f5 Rc6 43. Kg3 Kc7 44. Re7+ Kd6 45. Rxa7 Rxc2 46. f6) 41. R8e6?? { (6.60 → 2.78) Blunder. R5e7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (41. R5e7+ Ka6 42. Rxh8 Rxd4 43. Kg3 Rc4 44. Ra8 Kb5 45. Raxa7 Rc3+ 46. Re3 Rxc2) 41... Rg8 { [%eval 3.16] } 42. f5 { [%eval 3.23] } 42... Rxc2 { [%eval 2.95] } 43. f6?? { (2.95 → 0.00) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (43. Rg6 Ra8 44. Kg3 a5 45. Ree6 b5 46. Rb6+ Kc7 47. Rxb5 a4 48. Re5 Kb7) 43... Rxf2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Rf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kh2 { [%eval -0.01] } 45... Rf2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kh1 { [%eval -0.01] } 46... Rf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Rfg1 { [%eval 0.14] } 48. Re7+ { [%eval 0.08] } 48... Ka6 { [%eval 0.38] } 49. Rg7?? { (0.38 → -2.11) Blunder. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (49. Re2 Rf1) 49... Rc8?? { (-2.11 → 8.52) Blunder. R8xg7 was best. } { [%eval 8.52] } (49... R8xg7) 50. Kxg1 { [%eval 8.12] } 50... Rc1+ { [%eval 9.85] } 51. Kg2 { [%eval 9.93] } 51... Rc2+ { [%eval 10.12] } 52. Kf3 { [%eval 9.01] } 52... Rc3+ { [%eval 9.79] } 53. Ke4 { [%eval 8.63] } 53... Rc4? { (8.63 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh3 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (53... Rxh3 54. f7 Rh4+ 55. Kf5 Rh3 56. Rg4 Rh8 57. Rg8 Rh3 58. f8=Q Rc3 59. Ke4) 54. Rg8? { (Mate in 9 → 9.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f7 was best. } { [%eval 9.69] } (54. f7 Rc8 55. Rg8 Rc2 56. f8=Q Re2+ 57. Kd5 Rc2 58. Qa3+ Kb5 59. Kd6+ Rc5) 54... Rc3? { (9.69 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (54... Rc7 55. Rg3 Rd7 56. Rf3 Rd8 57. f7 Rf8 58. Re8 Rxf7 59. Rxf7 Kb5 60. Rxa7) 55. f7 { [%eval #7] } 55... Rc7 { [%eval #6] } 56. f8=Q { [%eval #5] } 56... Rc2 { [%eval #5] } 57. Qf1+ { [%eval #5] } 57... Re2+ { [%eval #3] } 58. Qxe2+ { [%eval #2] } 58... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 59. Rg7+ { [%eval #1] } 59... Ka8 { [%eval #1] } 60. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0