[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mbD5ZBVI"] [Date "2026.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "MaxViiii"] [Black "Carmen9tc"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mbD5ZBVI"] [UTCDate "2026.03.08"] [UTCTime "04:44:48"] [WhiteElo "968"] [BlackElo "820"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [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. e3 { [%eval 0.38] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Bd3?! { (0.46 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (4. Nf3 h6 5. h4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Qd2 a6 8. e4 Nf6) 4... Nf6?! { (-0.21 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (4... e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Bg3 h5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. h3 h4 9. Bh2) 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.45] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.37] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.71] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.35] } 7... Bd6?! { (0.35 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (7... Nxe5 8. Bxe5 c5 9. c3 Bc6 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qf3) 8. h3 { [%eval 0.76] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.94] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval 0.89] } 9... g6?! { (0.89 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (9... Nb4 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. c4 Nc6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. a3) 10. Ndf3 { [%eval 1.21] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval 1.51] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 1.12] } 11... Bb4? { (1.12 → 2.92) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (11... Ne4 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. c4 Rhg8 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 Kb8 17. Nd2) 12. Nxc6?! { (2.92 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nxd7 Rxd7 15. Bb5 Bd6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. c4 dxc4) 12... Bxc6 { [%eval 1.62] } 13. Ba6?? { (1.62 → -2.19) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (13. Ne5 Bd7 14. c4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Kb8 16. Bh2 Bb5 17. a3 Bd6 18. Nxd6 Bxd3) 13... bxa6 { [%eval -2.03] } 14. Qxa6+ { [%eval -2.01] } 14... Kd7?? { (-2.01 → 5.50) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (14... Bb7 15. Qxa7 Ne4 16. c4 g5 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. cxd5 Rxd5 19. Rfc1 Nc3 20. bxc3) 15. Ne5+ { [%eval 5.5] } 15... Ke8 { [%eval 5.66] } 16. Qxc6+?! { (5.66 → 4.25) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (16. Nxc6 Qd7 17. Ne5 Qe7 18. Qb5+ c6 19. Nxc6 Qd7 20. Qxb4 Qxc6 21. Bg5 a5) 16... Kf8 { [%eval 4.52] } 17. a3?! { (4.52 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (17. Qb7 Bd6 18. Bh6+ Kg8 19. Nc6 Qd7 20. Nxd8 Qxd8 21. c4 Ne8 22. Qc6 Ng7) 17... Bd2?! { (3.43 → 4.66) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (17... Bd6 18. Bh6+ Kg8 19. c4 Qe8 20. Rfc1 Nd7 21. Nf3 dxc4 22. Qxc4 e5 23. b4) 18. Qb7 { [%eval 4.93] } 18... a5 { [%eval 5.86] } 19. Nc6 { [%eval 5.73] } 19... Qe8 { [%eval 6.29] } 20. Nxd8 { [%eval 5.37] } 20... Qxd8 { [%eval 5.61] } 21. Qxc7 { [%eval 4.62] } 21... Qe8?! { (4.62 → 6.76) Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 6.76] } (21... Qxc7 22. Bxc7 Ne4 23. Rfd1 Ke7 24. Rxd2 Nxd2 25. Bxa5 Ne4 26. Bb4+ Kd7 27. f3) 22. b4 { [%eval 6.1] } 22... Ne4?! { (6.10 → 9.04) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 9.04] } (22... g5 23. Be5 Rg8 24. Bxf6 Rg6 25. Be5 g4 26. h4 Kg8 27. Rad1 f6 28. Rxd2) 23. Be5?! { (9.04 → 5.38) Inaccuracy. Bh6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (23. Bh6+ Kg8 24. Qe5 Qf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Qxh8+ Ke7 27. bxa5 Bxa5 28. Rfb1 Kd7) 23... Rg8 { [%eval 5.98] } 24. Bd6+ { [%eval 4.92] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 4.83] } 25. Be5+ { [%eval 4.66] } 25... Kh6 { [%eval 4.49] } 26. bxa5 { [%eval 4.21] } 26... g5 { [%eval 4.86] } 27. f3 { [%eval 4.27] } 27... Ng3?! { (4.27 → 6.12) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 6.12] } (27... Nc3 28. Kh1 Kg6 29. a6 Qd8 30. Qb7 f6 31. Bh2 Bxe3 32. Rae1 Bd2 33. a7) 28. Bxg3 { [%eval 6.15] } 28... Qa4 { [%eval 6.84] } 29. Qxf7 { [%eval 7.25] } 29... Bxe3+ { [%eval 7.11] } 30. Bf2 { [%eval 7.39] } 30... Rg6? { (7.39 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #9] } (30... Bxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Qxd4 32. Re1 Rg7 33. Qxe6+ Rg6 34. Qe7 Rf6 35. Qb4 Qa7 36. Re7) 31. Bxe3 { [%eval #8] } 31... Qxc2 { [%eval #8] } 32. Rac1? { (Mate in 8 → 8.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } { [%eval 8.8] } (32. Qf8+ Kh5 33. g4+ Kh4 34. Bf2+ Qxf2+ 35. Kxf2 e5 36. Qh8 Rg7 37. Qxg7 h5) 32... Qd3 { [%eval 10.77] } 33. Rfe1 { [%eval 9.73] } 33... Qxa3? { (9.73 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (33... Qf5 34. Rc7 Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Rg8 36. Re7 e5 37. Rxe5 Rc8 38. h4 Kg7 39. Re7+) 34. g3 { [%eval #6] } 34... Qxa5 { [%eval #5] } 35. Bxg5+ { [%eval #5] } 35... Kxg5 { [%eval #2] } 36. Qf4+ { [%eval #1] } 36... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 37. Qh4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0