[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/laj1KXIp"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "TLMerlin"] [Black "yuynanj"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "laj1KXIp"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "16:26:38"] [WhiteElo "972"] [BlackElo "930"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.26] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.62] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.57] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.71] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.54] } 6. Bf4?! { (0.54 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (6. g4 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc5 8. f3 Nf6 9. Qd2 h5 10. g5 Nfd7) 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.42] } 7. Ndb5?? { (0.42 → -1.64) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (7. Qd2 a6 8. f3 h5 9. Be3 Ngf6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Be2 Ne5) 7... a6 { [%eval -1.56] } 8. Na3 { [%eval -1.81] } 8... Nc5?! { (-1.81 → -0.99) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (8... b5 9. Nab1 Ngf6 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. a3 Nc5 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Bd3 Nxd3+ 14. cxd3) 9. Bd3?! { (-0.99 → -1.93) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (9. Be3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Nc4 Ngf6 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. a4 O-O 14. f3 Nc5) 9... Nxd3+? { (-1.93 → -0.25) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (9... b5 10. Nab1 b4 11. Nd5 Bxb2 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Rb1 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bc3 15. Bc4) 10. Qxd3?! { (-0.25 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. cxd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (10. cxd3 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 b5 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. a4 Nh5 15. Bh2 Qc8) 10... Nh6?! { (-1.05 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10... Nf6 11. Nc4 b5 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. f3 b4 15. Ne2 O-O) 11. Nc4 { [%eval -0.23] } 11... Ng4? { (-0.23 → 1.05) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (11... b5 12. Ne3 Ng4 13. a4 b4 14. Ncd5 O-O 15. a5 Nxe3 16. Bxe3 Be6 17. Nb6) 12. O-O-O?? { (1.05 → -2.63) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (12. h3 Nf6 13. e5 Nh5 14. Bg5 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ne3 Qa5) 12... Nxf2 { [%eval -2.24] } 13. Nxd6+?! { (-2.24 → -3.34) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -3.34] } (13. Qe3 Nxd1 14. Rxd1 Bg4 15. Rd2 Rc8 16. Nxd6+ exd6 17. Bxd6 Qh4 18. Kb1 Bxc3) 13... exd6 { [%eval -3.28] } 14. Rhe1? { (-3.28 → -5.68) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -5.68] } (14. Qe3 Ng4 15. Qg3 Ne5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bf4 Be6 18. h4 Qc7 19. h5 O-O-O) 14... Nxd3+ { [%eval -5.72] } 15. Rxd3 { [%eval -5.49] } 15... Bg4 { [%eval -5.23] } 16. Rxd6 { [%eval -5.14] } 16... Qh4 { [%eval -5.13] } 17. g3 { [%eval -5.1] } 17... Qxh2 { [%eval -5.33] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval -5.88] } 18... O-O { [%eval -5.49] } 19. Re2?! { (-5.49 → -7.44) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -7.44] } (19. Nd5 Kh8 20. Bf6 Rac8 21. c3 Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Rce8) 19... Qxg3 { [%eval -7.47] } 20. Red2 { [%eval -7.21] } 20... Qg1+ { [%eval -7.25] } 21. Nd1 { [%eval -7.25] } 21... f6 { [%eval -7.29] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval -7.44] } 22... g5 { [%eval -7.21] } 23. Be3 { [%eval -7.31] } 23... Qf1 { [%eval -7.15] } 24. e5 { [%eval -7.02] } 24... fxe5 { [%eval -7.17] } 25. Bxg5 { [%eval -7.29] } 25... h6 { [%eval -6.87] } 26. Be7 { [%eval -7.2] } 26... Rfe8 { [%eval -7.07] } 27. Bh4 { [%eval -6.9] } 27... Qh1 { [%eval -6.9] } 28. Bf2 { [%eval -7.19] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval -6.13] } 29. Rd7 { [%eval -8.28] } 29... Bxd7 { [%eval -8.47] } 30. Rxd7 { [%eval -9.03] } 30... Rad8 { [%eval -9.13] } 31. Rxb7? { (-9.13 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (31. Rd3 Rxd3 32. cxd3 Rc8+ 33. Kd2 Qg2 34. a3 Kh7 35. Nc3 Qxf2+ 36. Kc1 Qf1+) 31... Rxd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1