[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lXR73uyF"] [Date "2026.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "sterlingaurelian"] [Black "harblinger"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "lXR73uyF"] [UTCDate "2026.01.05"] [UTCTime "02:37:27"] [WhiteElo "1004"] [BlackElo "1029"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Indian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } { A45 Indian Defense } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.27] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.02] } 3. Ba3?! { (0.02 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. O-O cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6) 3... Bxa3 { [%eval -0.84] } 4. Nxa3 { [%eval -0.81] } 4... O-O { [%eval -0.53] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -1.04] } 5... Re8?! { (-1.04 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (5... c5) 6. Ne5? { (-0.26 → -1.81) Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%eval -1.81] } (6. e3) 6... d6 { [%eval -1.95] } 7. Nac4? { (-1.95 → -4.04) Mistake. Nec4 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (7. Nec4 d5 8. Ne5 c5 9. Nb1 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. g3 e5) 7... dxe5 { [%eval -4.07] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval -4.03] } 8... Nfd7 { [%eval -4.01] } 9. e4 { [%eval -4.35] } 9... Qh4 { [%eval -4.39] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval -4.28] } 10... b5 { [%eval -4.26] } 11. Na5 { [%eval -4.37] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval -4.46] } 12. Qc3 { [%eval -4.76] } 12... Qxe4+ { [%eval -4.77] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -4.72] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval -4.51] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval -4.93] } 14... b4 { [%eval -4.38] } 15. Rd4?! { (-4.38 → -6.02) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -6.02] } (15. Bf3 Nxf3 16. gxf3 Qf5 17. Qxb4 Be2 18. Rd2 Qf6 19. Kb1 Bxf3 20. Rg1 Nc6) 15... Qxe2 { [%eval -5.94] } 16. Rxb4 { [%eval -5.7] } 16... Nbc6?! { (-5.70 → -4.42) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -4.42] } (16... c5 17. Ra4 Nbd7 18. Re1 Qxf2 19. Rxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qg1+ 21. Kb2 Qxg2 22. Rh4) 17. Nxc6 { [%eval -4.53] } 17... Nxc6 { [%eval -4.54] } 18. Qxc6 { [%eval -4.64] } 18... Red8 { [%eval -4.15] } 19. Qxc7? { (-4.15 → -7.83) Mistake. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -7.83] } (19. Rd4 Bb5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxc7 Qd2+ 22. Kb1 a6 23. a4 Be8 24. Kb2 Qg5) 19... Rd2?? { (-7.83 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rdc8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (19... Rdc8 20. Rd4 Rxc7 21. Rd2 Qe5 22. Kb1 Kh8 23. Rhd1 Qf6 24. g4 Rf8 25. f4) 20. Rb8+ { [%eval #3] } 20... Rxb8 { [%eval #3] } 21. Qxb8+ { [%eval #2] } 21... Bc8 { [%eval #2] } 22. Qxc8+ { [%eval #1] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval #1] } 23. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0