[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/game/nehEXXoQ"] [Date "2026.09.23"] [Round "-"] [White "PhelpsAceofSpaces"] [Black "fcz"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nehEXXoQ"] [UTCDate "2026.09.23"] [UTCTime "12:31:26"] [WhiteElo "991"] [BlackElo "970"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... a6?! { (0.00 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (4... Nd4 5. Bd3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be2 Nd4 8. Bd3) 5. Bc4? { (0.65 → -0.50) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. b3 f6 7. O-O Nh6 8. Na4 Nf7 9. c3 Be7) 5... Nge7 { [%eval -0.04] } 6. O-O?! { (-0.04 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qe3 b5 10. Bd3 Qc7) 6... d5 { [%eval -0.63] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.81] } 7... dxe4?! { (-0.81 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (7... d4 8. Nb1 Ng6 9. d3 e5 10. Nbd2 Bd6 11. c3 O-O 12. Ne1) 8. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.27] } 8... f5? { (-0.27 → 1.24) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (8... Ng6 9. c3 e5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Qd3 Bf5 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxf5) 9. Nxc5 { [%eval 1.31] } 9... b6?! { (1.31 → 2.09) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (9... Ng6 10. Nb3 e5 11. d4 e4 12. Ne1 Bd6 13. f4 b5 14. a4 Rb8 15. axb5) 10. Nb3 { [%eval 2.18] } 10... g6 { [%eval 2.31] } 11. d4 { [%eval 2.47] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 2.37] } 12. Bg5?! { (2.37 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (12. Re1 h6 13. h4 O-O 14. a4 Nd5 15. a5 b5 16. Bd2 Kh7 17. Rc1 b4) 12... O-O?! { (1.68 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (12... Ra7 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. c3 g5 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Re1 g4 18. Bf1) 13. c3?! { (2.91 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (13. Qd2 Qd6 14. Rad1 a5 15. Bf4 Qd7 16. Bb5 a4 17. Nc1 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6) 13... h6 { [%eval 1.87] } 14. Bf4?! { (1.87 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Re1 Qc7 16. Nc1 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Qd5+ Nf7 19. Qxa8 Bb7) 14... Nd5?! { (0.86 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (14... g5 15. Be5 g4 16. Bxg7 gxf3 17. Bxf8 fxe2 18. Qxe2 Qxf8 19. Rad1 Qg7 20. c4) 15. Be5 { [%eval 1.47] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.79] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.99] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.02] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 1.99] } 17... Re8? { (1.99 → 3.55) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (17... Nf4 18. Bf3 Ra7 19. g3 Nh3+ 20. Kg2 Ng5 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Rfd1 Rad7 23. Rxd7) 18. c4?! { (3.55 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (18. Bf3 Ra7 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. f4 a5 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Rfe1 Kf8) 18... Ne7?! { (2.24 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (18... Nf4 19. Bf3 Ra7 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Rfd1 Rd3 22. Rxd3 Nxd3 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. Bc6) 19. Qxd8 { [%eval 3.36] } 19... Rxd8 { [%eval 3.54] } 20. Bf3? { (3.54 → 2.03) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 g5 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Rd6 b5 24. c5 Ng6 25. Nd4 Nxe5) 20... Rb8?! { (2.03 → 2.74) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (20... Ra7 21. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rc7 23. Be2 g5 24. Rd6 Nc6 25. Nd4 Nxe5 26. Rxb6) 21. Rad1 { [%eval 2.94] } 21... Re8?! { (2.94 → 3.85) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (21... Rd7 22. Rd6 Rc7 23. Nd4 Rc5 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Kf7 26. Rd6 Rxe5 27. b3) 22. Rd6 { [%eval 3.65] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval 4.5] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 4.4] } 23... Bb7 { [%eval 4.34] } 24. Bxb7 { [%eval 4.33] } 24... Rxb7 { [%eval 4.15] } 25. Nc6?? { (4.15 → 0.81) Blunder. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (25. Rxe6 Rc8 26. Rf6+ Kg8 27. g3 Rxc4 28. Ne6 Rd7 29. Nf8 Rd2 30. Nxg6 Nxg6) 25... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.77] } 26. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.76] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 0.82] } 27. b3 { [%eval 0.63] } 27... Rbd7?? { (0.63 → 4.12) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (27... Rd2 28. a4 Re2 29. Rd1 Rxe5 30. b4 g5 31. f3 Re2 32. Rdd6 b5 33. cxb5) 28. g3?? { (4.12 → 1.32) Blunder. Rxb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (28. Rxb6 a5 29. Ra6 g5 30. Rxa5 f4 31. Ra6 Rd2 32. Rd6 Ke7 33. Rxd2 Rxd2) 28... Rd1?? { (1.32 → 4.61) Blunder. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval 4.61] } (28... Rb7 29. f4 Ke7 30. Kg2 Rd3 31. Rc8 Kf7 32. Rf3 Rd4 33. h4 a5 34. Rh8) 29. Rxd1?! { (4.61 → 3.54) Inaccuracy. Rxb6 was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (29. Rxb6 a5 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kg2 Rd2 32. a4 g5 33. Rb7+ Ke8 34. Rb5 Rb2) 29... Rxd1+ { [%eval 3.45] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval 3.27] } 30... Rd2?! { (3.27 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (30... b5 31. c5 a5 32. Rb6 b4 33. Rb5 Rd5 34. Rxa5 Ke7 35. Ra7+ Kd8 36. Ra4) 31. a4 { [%eval 4.72] } { White wins on time. } 1-0