[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nCDb37IQ"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "lme3"] [Black "serarchi"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "nCDb37IQ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "03:02:25"] [WhiteElo "1071"] [BlackElo "1134"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+38"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C34"] [Opening "King's Gambit Accepted: MacLeod Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. f4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exf4 { [%eval 0.08] } { C34 King's Gambit Accepted: MacLeod Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.59] } 5. Nc3?! { (0.59 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (5. Qe2 g5 6. Nxg5 Nxd4 7. Qc4 Ne6 8. Nxe6 fxe6 9. Bxf4 d5) 5... Bb4 { [%eval -0.14] } 6. Bxf4? { (-0.14 → -1.46) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Bg4) 6... d6? { (-1.46 → 0.00) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (6... Nxe4 7. Bd2 d5 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 bxc6 11. O-O) 7. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval -0.08] } 8... Ng4? { (-0.08 → 1.41) Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (8... Bxc3) 9. Re1?? { (1.41 → -1.67) Blunder. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (9. Bg3 Bxc3) 9... Nf2 { [%eval -1.94] } 10. Qc4 { [%eval -2.26] } 10... Nxh1 { [%eval -2.23] } 11. a3?! { (-2.23 → -2.97) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -2.97] } (11. Be3 Ba5 12. Qb3 Qe8 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Be2 d5 15. e5 Bf5 16. Rf1 Ng3) 11... Be6? { (-2.97 → -1.37) Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (11... Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Nf2 13. Qe3 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. Bg5 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 f6 17. Re1) 12. d5 { [%eval -1.23] } 12... Nf2?? { (-1.23 → 3.49) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.49] } (12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Nf2 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. h3 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Qxc7 Qxc7 18. Bxc7) 13. dxe6?? { (3.49 → -1.35) Blunder. axb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (13. axb4 Qf6 14. Bg3 Ng4 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Kb1 Qe7 17. e5 Ngxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5) 13... Qf6?? { (-1.35 → 3.98) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3) 14. exf7+ { [%eval 3.71] } 14... Rxf7 { [%eval 3.94] } 15. axb4?? { (3.94 → -1.75) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.75] } (15. Nd5 Qxf4+ 16. Nxf4 Bxe1 17. Qd5 Rf8 18. Nxe1 Kh8 19. Ne6 h6 20. Nxf8 Rxf8) 15... Qxf4+ { [%eval -1.92] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval -1.62] } 16... Re8? { (-1.62 → -0.07) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (16... Ne5 17. Nxe5) 17. g3?? { (-0.07 → -4.80) Blunder. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (17. Qb5 Kh8) 17... Qxf3 { [%eval -4.41] } 18. b5 { [%eval -4.95] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval -4.88] } 19. Qd5 { [%eval -4.96] } 19... Nfg4 { [%eval -4.91] } 20. Bc4 { [%eval -6.21] } 20... Ne3 { [%eval -6.45] } 21. Qxb7 { [%eval -7.05] } 21... N3xc4 { [%eval -7.14] } 22. Qxa7 { [%eval -7.03] } 22... Nd2+ { [%eval -6.79] } 23. Kc1 { [%eval -6.97] } 23... Ndc4 { [%eval -7.0] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval -7.68] } 24... Qg2 { [%eval -7.04] } 25. b3?! { (-7.04 → -13.63) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -13.63] } (25. Kb1 Qd2 26. Rh1 Kh8 27. b3 Rf2 28. Qxf2 Na3+ 29. Ka1 Qxf2 30. Nxc7 Nxc2+) 25... Qd2+ { [%eval -13.15] } 26. Kb1 { [%eval -10.86] } 26... Qxe1+ { [%eval #-5] } 27. Ka2 { [%eval #-5] } 27... Nd2 { [%eval #-11] } 28. b6 { [%eval #-5] } 28... Qb1+ { [%eval #-4] } 29. Ka3 { [%eval #-4] } 29... cxb6 { [%eval #-5] } 30. Qxb6 { [%eval #-5] } 30... Ra8+ { [%eval #-5] } 31. Kb4 { [%eval -13.39] } 31... Nd3+ { [%eval -13.41] } 32. Kb5?! { (-13.41 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (32. Kc3 Nxe4+ 33. Kd4 Ndc5 34. Ne3 Qb2+ 35. Kd5 Qe5+ 36. Kc4 Qc3+ 37. Kd5 Qxe3) 32... Rb8?? { (Mate in 6 → -5.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc2 was best. } { [%eval -5.34] } (32... Qxc2 33. Qxd6 Qxb3+ 34. Qb4 Nxb4 35. Kc5 Nxe4+ 36. Kd4 Qxd5+ 37. Ke3 Qd3#) 33. Qxb8+ { [%eval -4.83] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval -4.63] } 34. Qxd6?! { (-4.63 → -5.97) Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.97] } (34. Ne7+ Kf7 35. Qb7 Qb2 36. Nf5+ Kg8 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. cxd3 Qe5 39. Nxd6 Qxd5+) 34... Qxc2 { [%eval -5.62] } 35. Qe6+?! { (-5.62 → -7.84) Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval -7.84] } (35. Ne7+ Kh8 36. Ng6+ hxg6 37. Qxf8+ Kh7 38. Qe7 Nf3 39. Kb6 Qxb3+ 40. Kc7 Qc4+) 35... Rf7?? { (-7.84 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (35... Kh8 36. Qd6 Qxb3+ 37. Nb4 Qxb4+ 38. Qxb4 Rb8+ 39. Kc6 Nxb4+ 40. Kd7 Nxe4 41. Ke6) 36. Ne7+?? { (Mate in 3 → -6.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe8+ was best. } { [%eval -6.81] } (36. Qe8+ Rf8 37. Ne7+ Kh8 38. Qxf8#) 36... Kf8 { [%eval -6.85] } 37. Nc8?? { (-6.85 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (37. Qc8+ Qxc8 38. Nxc8 Nxe4 39. Kc6 Ke8 40. Kd5 Kd8 41. Kxe4 Nf2+ 42. Kd5 Kxc8) 37... Qc5+ { [%eval #-1] } 38. Ka6 { [%eval #-1] } 38... Nb4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1