[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lx0g71g0"] [Date "2026.05.30"] [Round "-"] [White "melvinp23"] [Black "EthmaneYcb3833"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "lx0g71g0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.30"] [UTCTime "13:33:42"] [WhiteElo "1046"] [BlackElo "1070"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+39"] [BlackRatingDiff "-27"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } 2... Qh4?! { (0.13 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (2... Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. d4) 3. Nf3 { [%eval 1.21] } 3... Qxc4 { [%eval 1.16] } 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.94] } 4... Qd4 { [%eval 1.5] } 5. f4?! { (1.50 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (5. Nf3 Qg4 6. h3 Qe6 7. e4 Bb4 8. Bd3 Bxc3 9. dxc3 Nc6) 5... Nc6?! { (0.78 → 1.79) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (5... c6 6. e3 Qb6 7. d4 Nf6 8. Bd3 d6 9. Nf3 d5 10. Qc2) 6. e3 { [%eval 1.79] } 6... Qe4?? { (1.79 → 7.13) Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval 7.13] } (6... Qb4 7. d4 Nxe5 8. dxe5 c6 9. a3 Qa5 10. e4 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. e5) 7. Nxe4 { [%eval 6.93] } 7... Nxe5 { [%eval 7.17] } 8. fxe5 { [%eval 7.08] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 7.69] } 9. d3 { [%eval 6.69] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 7.1] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 6.57] } 10... Bb4+ { [%eval 7.14] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 6.65] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 6.64] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 5.62] } 12... Bxc3+ { [%eval 5.75] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 5.28] } 13... Bxa1 { [%eval 5.3] } 14. d4 { [%eval 5.26] } 14... Rf8?! { (5.26 → 6.82) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval 6.82] } (14... Bb2 15. Bd3 O-O 16. O-O Ba3 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qh4 d5 19. Rb1 c5 20. Rb3) 15. Bb4 { [%eval 6.36] } 15... d6 { [%eval 7.29] } 16. exd6 { [%eval 7.37] } 16... cxd6 { [%eval 7.54] } 17. Bxd6 { [%eval 7.43] } 17... Rg8? { (7.43 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (17... Kd8 18. Bb5 Re8 19. Bxe8 Kxe8 20. Qe4+ Kd7 21. Qe7+ Kc6 22. Qc7+ Kd5) 18. Bc4 { [%eval #6] } 18... Be6 { [%eval #5] } 19. Bd5? { (Mate in 5 → 7.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval 7.21] } (19. Bxe6 Bc3+ 20. Ke2 fxe6 21. Qxb7 Kd8 22. Qe7+ Kc8 23. Qc7#) 19... Bxd5 { [%eval 8.04] } 20. Qxd5 { [%eval 7.32] } 20... Rc8? { (7.32 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval #6] } (20... O-O-O 21. Qc4+ Kd7 22. Qc7+ Ke6 23. Qe7+ Kd5 24. Bf4 Bxd4 25. Qxb7+ Ke6 26. exd4) 21. Kf2? { (Mate in 6 → 7.94) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval 7.94] } (21. Qxb7 Rc1+ 22. Kd2 Bc3+ 23. Kxc1 Bb2+ 24. Kxb2 Kd8 25. Qc7+ Ke8 26. Qe7#) 21... Rc2+ { [%eval 7.83] } 22. Kg3 { [%eval 7.75] } 22... Bc3 { [%eval 8.03] } 23. Rf1 { [%eval 8.02] } 23... Kd7? { (8.02 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (23... Rf8 24. Bxf8 Rxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Bxd4 26. exd4 Kxf8 27. Qxb7 f6 28. Qc8+ Kf7) 24. Rxf7+ { [%eval #2] } 24... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 25. Qxb7+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Bf8? { (Mate in 1 → 8.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7# was best. } { [%eval 8.69] } (26. Qd7#) 26... Rb2? { (8.69 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be1+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (26... Be1+ 27. Kf3 Rf2+ 28. Ke4 Rxf7 29. Qxf7 Rxf8 30. Qxf8+ Kd7 31. Kd5 Ba5) 27. Qe7+ { [%eval #1] } 27... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 28. Qe6+ { [%eval #1] } 28... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 29. Qe5+ { [%eval #2] } 29... Ka8 { [%eval #2] } 30. Qe8+ { [%eval #2] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval #2] } 31. Qe7 { [%eval #2] } 31... Be1+ { [%eval #2] } 32. Kh3 { [%eval #1] } 32... g5 { [%eval #1] } 33. Qxa7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0