[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lI4vwyqd"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "MrNowember"] [Black "Justinstapleton"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "lI4vwyqd"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "11:05:15"] [WhiteElo "1152"] [BlackElo "1210"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A03"] [Opening "Bird Opening: Dutch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. f4 { [%eval -0.23] } 1... d5 { [%eval -0.17] } { A03 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation } 2. Nf3 { [%eval -0.24] } 2... c5 { [%eval -0.26] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.45] } 3... c4?! { (-0.45 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (3... Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Bf5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3) 4. d4 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.02] } 5. g3 { [%eval -0.27] } 5... Ng4? { (-0.27 → 0.96) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (5... Bf5 6. Bg2 e6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. O-O Ng4 9. Nb1 Qc7 10. h3 Ngf6 11. Nbd2) 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.85] } 6... Bf5?! { (0.85 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (6... Nf6 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nh3 e6 11. Nf2 Be7 12. e4) 7. O-O?! { (1.43 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (7. Nh4 Be4 8. Bxe4 dxe4 9. Qc2 Qd5 10. Ng2 Nd7 11. Nd2 e3 12. Nf3 e6) 7... e6 { [%eval 0.93] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.67] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.29] } 9... Qe7?! { (0.29 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (9... Nc6 10. Nd2 h5 11. b3 Qa5 12. Bb2 Qb6 13. Qc1 cxb3 14. axb3 Be7 15. Ba3) 10. Qa4+ { [%eval 1.4] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.2] } 11. b3 { [%eval 1.27] } 11... a6?! { (1.27 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. cxb3 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (11... cxb3 12. axb3 Qd8 13. c4 Be7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. g4 Bc2 17. Qa2) 12. Ba3 { [%eval 2.03] } 12... b5?! { (2.03 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (12... Qd8 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. Qb4+ Kg8 15. bxc4 h5 16. Nd2 Rh6 17. c5 Nxe5 18. fxe5) 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 2.58] } 13... bxa4 { [%eval 2.55] } 14. Bxf8 { [%eval 2.58] } 14... Nxf8 { [%eval 2.65] } 15. b4?? { (2.65 → 0.23) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (15. bxc4 Rb8 16. cxd5 exd5 17. c4 Ne6 18. e3 dxc4 19. Nc3 Bd3 20. Rfd1 O-O) 15... Ng6? { (0.23 → 1.86) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (15... Rc8 16. g4 Be4 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ke7 19. f5 Ne8 20. e4 f6 21. Nef3) 16. Nd2?! { (1.86 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (16. Nxc4 Bxh3 17. Bxh3 dxc4 18. Nd2 Ne7 19. Rf3 Rc8 20. f5 Nxf5 21. Bxf5 exf5) 16... Nxe5? { (1.25 → 2.51) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (16... Rc8 17. g4 Be4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. f5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 h5 22. g5) 17. dxe5 { [%eval 2.34] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval 2.43] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.42] } 18... dxe4?! { (2.42 → 3.28) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (18... Bxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rfd1 a5 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Rab1 O-O 23. Kf2 g5 24. Ke3) 19. g4 { [%eval 3.25] } 19... Bg6 { [%eval 3.05] } 20. f5 { [%eval 2.81] } 20... exf5 { [%eval 2.58] } 21. gxf5 { [%eval 2.46] } 21... Bxf5? { (2.46 → 4.69) Mistake. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (21... Bh5 22. Kf2 O-O-O 23. Rad1 Rhe8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Ke3 Re8 26. f6 gxf6 27. Rxf6) 22. Rxf5 { [%eval 4.67] } 22... g6 { [%eval 4.97] } 23. Rf4 { [%eval 4.77] } 23... e3?! { (4.77 → 7.78) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.78] } (23... Rd8 24. Bxe4 O-O 25. Kf2 Rfe8 26. a3 Rd2 27. h4 f5 28. Bf3 Kf7 29. Rd4) 24. Bxa8 { [%eval 7.75] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval 8.68] } 25. Bd5 { [%eval 8.36] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 9.29] } 26. Rxf7+ { [%eval 9.2] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval 9.16] } 27. Be6 { [%eval 8.98] } 27... Rd2 { [%eval #11] } 28. Rxh7 { [%eval #10] } 28... Rxe2 { [%eval #10] } 29. Rf1 { [%eval #10] } 29... Rf2 { [%eval #10] } 30. Rxf2 { [%eval #9] } 30... exf2+ { [%eval #9] } 31. Kxf2 { [%eval #8] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval #8] } 32. Bf7 { [%eval #7] } 32... g5 { [%eval #5] } 33. e6 { [%eval #8] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval #9] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval #8] } 34... g4 { [%eval #8] } 35. hxg4 { [%eval #7] } 35... a3 { [%eval #7] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval #6] } 36... a5 { [%eval #6] } 37. bxa5 { [%eval #6] } 37... Kd6 { [%eval #5] } 38. a6 { [%eval #4] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval #4] } 39. a7 { [%eval #3] } 39... Kd6 { [%eval #3] } 40. a8=Q { [%eval #2] } 40... Ke7 { [%eval #2] } 41. Bg8+ { [%eval #2] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval #1] } 42. Qa6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0