[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nhkuYnlS"] [Date "2026.04.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Merlin_Mei"] [Black "leo_Xu9"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "nhkuYnlS"] [UTCDate "2026.04.24"] [UTCTime "20:22:00"] [WhiteElo "1432"] [BlackElo "1456"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+37"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.22] } { C45 Scotch Game: Classical Variation } 5. c3?! { (0.22 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Nc3 a5 8. Be3 a4 9. Bxb6 axb3) 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.45] } 6. Nd2 { [%eval -0.53] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.49] } 7. N2b3?! { (-0.49 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (7. Bd3 Bxd4 8. cxd4 Nxd4 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 d5 11. O-O dxe4) 7... Bb6 { [%eval -1.32] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -1.27] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.09] } 9. Bxe4 { [%eval -1.37] } 9... Re8 { [%eval -1.44] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval -1.94] } 10... d5 { [%eval -1.76] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval -1.83] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval -1.81] } 12. f3?? { (-1.81 → -4.40) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -4.4] } (12. Be3 Rxe4 13. O-O Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qe7 15. h3 a5 16. Rf3 h6 17. Nd4 Bd7) 12... Qh4+ { [%eval -4.5] } 13. g3 { [%eval -4.32] } 13... Qh5 { [%eval -4.26] } 14. Be3?! { (-4.26 → -5.39) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (14. Nd4 dxe4 15. Qe2 c5 16. Nc2 Qxf3 17. Rg1 Bg4 18. Rg2 c6 19. Ne3 Qxe2+) 14... dxe4 { [%eval -5.52] } 15. fxe4 { [%eval -5.49] } 15... Qf3 { [%eval -5.6] } 16. Rf1 { [%eval -5.52] } 16... Qxe3+ { [%eval -5.56] } 17. Qxe3 { [%eval -5.41] } 17... Bxe3 { [%eval -5.49] } 18. Rf3 { [%eval -6.31] } 18... Bb6 { [%eval -5.71] } 19. O-O-O { [%eval -6.1] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval -5.97] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval -6.5] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval -6.18] } 21. b4 { [%eval -7.19] } 21... Rxd2 { [%eval -7.12] } 22. Rxd2 { [%eval -7.4] } 22... Bxf3 { [%eval -7.54] } 23. Kb2 { [%eval -7.5] } 23... Bxe4 { [%eval -7.5] } 24. Re2 { [%eval -7.58] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval -7.61] } 25. a4 { [%eval -7.6] } 25... Bf3 { [%eval -7.69] } 26. Rxe8+ { [%eval -7.87] } 26... Kxe8 { [%eval -7.65] } 27. a5 { [%eval -7.76] } 27... Bg1 { [%eval -7.75] } 28. Kb3 { [%eval -9.09] } 28... Bg4 { [%eval -8.57] } 29. a6 { [%eval -9.51] } 29... Bxh2 { [%eval -9.01] } 30. Ka4 { [%eval -10.08] } 30... Bxg3 { [%eval -9.61] } 31. c4 { [%eval -10.18] } 31... Be5 { [%eval -9.57] } 32. c5? { (-9.57 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (32. Kb3 Be6 33. Kc2 Bxc4 34. Kd2 Kd7 35. Ke3 h5 36. Ke4 Ke6 37. Ke3 g6) 32... Be6 { [%eval -10.37] } 33. Ka5?! { (-10.37 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (33. Ka3 Kd7 34. Ka4 Bc4 35. Ka3 Bxa6 36. Kb3 Bd3 37. Ka2 Ke6 38. Kb3 f6) 33... Bb3 { [%eval #-1] } 34. b5 { [%eval #-1] } 34... Bc3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1