[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.01.11"] [Round "?"] [White "imperatore4"] [Black "arcaplay"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "npYoqwHB"] [WhiteElo "397"] [BlackElo "404"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.26] } 2. Bc4?! { (0.26 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (2. d4 exd4 3. exd4 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Nb4) 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.18] } 3. Nf3?! { (-0.18 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.96] } (3. d4 e4 4. Bb3 d5 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6) 3... Nc6?! { (-0.96 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (3... d5 4. Be2 e4 5. Ne5 Bd6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. f4 exf3 8. Nxf3) 4. c3? { (0.00 → -1.29) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Bd3 Nb4 7. O-O Nxd3 8. Qxd3 h6) 4... Bc5? { (-1.29 → 0.15) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (4... e4 5. Ng1 d5 6. Be2 Bd6 7. d4 Ne7 8. b3 c6 9. Ba3) 5. Bb5?! { (0.15 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (5. d4 d5 6. Bb5 exd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 a6) 5... d6?? { (-0.92 → 1.92) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (5... e4 6. Nd4 Ne5 7. f4 exf3 8. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. d4) 6. Qb3?? { (1.92 → -1.24) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 8. d5 Qe7+ 9. Kf1 O-O 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bd3 h6) 6... Be6?! { (-1.24 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (6... O-O) 7. Bc4?? { (-0.47 → -2.24) Blunder. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.24] } (7. Qc2) 7... O-O?? { (-2.24 → 0.94) Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (7... Bxc4 8. Qxc4 e4 9. Ng5 Ne5 10. Qa4+ b5 11. Qxb5+ c6 12. Qe2 Nd3+ 13. Kd1) 8. Ng5?? { (0.94 → -1.95) Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (8. Bxe6 fxe6) 8... Bf5?? { (-1.95 → -0.03) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (8... d5) 9. Nxf7 { [%eval 0.06] } 9... Qe7?? { (0.06 → 3.05) Blunder. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (9... Rxf7) 10. Ng5+?? { (3.05 → -2.48) Blunder. Nxd6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (10. Nxd6+ Kh8 11. Nxf5 Qd7 12. Ng3 e4 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qb5 Qe7 15. Nf5 a6) 10... d5 { [%eval -2.24] } 11. Qxb7?! { (-2.24 → -3.05) Inaccuracy. Bxd5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (11. Bxd5+ Kh8 12. Nf7+ Rxf7 13. Bxf7 Na5 14. Qb5 Qxf7 15. Qxc5 Qg6 16. Rg1 Nc6) 11... Nd7?? { (-3.05 → 3.22) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (11... dxc4 12. Qxc6 h6 13. d4 cxd3 14. b4 Bb6 15. a4 hxg5 16. a5 Be4 17. Qc4+) 12. Bxd5+ { [%eval 2.92] } 12... Kh8 { [%eval 3.02] } 13. Qxc6?? { (3.02 → 0.50) Blunder. Nf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (13. Nf7+ Rxf7 14. Qxa8+ Rf8 15. Qxc6 e4 16. d4 exd3 17. Qxc7 Bg4 18. Qg3 Be2) 13... Nf6?? { (0.50 → 4.38) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (13... Qxg5 14. b4) 14. Nf7+?! { (4.38 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (14. Qxa8 Rxa8 15. Nf7+ Kg8 16. Nh6+ Kh8 17. Nxf5 Qe8 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. O-O e4) 14... Kg8?? { (3.04 → 7.62) Blunder. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval 7.62] } (14... Rxf7 15. Bxf7 Rf8 16. Bc4 Bd6 17. f3 e4 18. Qb5 Nd7 19. d4 exf3 20. gxf3) 15. h4?? { (7.62 → 0.47) Blunder. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (15. Nh6+ Kh8 16. Nxf5 Qe8 17. Qxa8 Qg6 18. Qc6 Qxf5 19. Qxc5 Nd7 20. Qxf8+ Nxf8) 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.58] } 16. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.69] } 16... c6?? { (0.69 → 4.15) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 4.15] } (16... Be6 17. Qxe5 Qxf7 18. Qg3 Rae8 19. d4 Bd6 20. f4 Bd5 21. O-O Re6 22. Rf2) 17. Qxc6?? { (4.15 → -0.11) Blunder. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (17. Nh6+ Kh8 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Qe4 Rf6 20. f3 Rg6 21. g4 Rf8 22. Kd1 Rgf6) 17... Qxf7?? { (-0.11 → 2.28) Blunder. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (17... Rac8 18. Nh6+) 18. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.23] } 18... Qg6?! { (2.23 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (18... Bd3 19. e4 Bxe4 20. Qe3 Bxg2 21. Rg1 Bf3 22. d3 e4 23. d4 Rae8 24. Nd2) 19. Qxe5?! { (3.14 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (19. Qd5+ Be6 20. Qxe5 Rf6 21. O-O Qd3 22. h5 Raf8 23. b3 Bd5 24. Ba3 Bxg2) 19... Bxb1? { (2.16 → 4.03) Mistake. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (19... Qxg2 20. Qh2 Qf3 21. c4 Bd3 22. Nc3 Rf4 23. b3 Rg4 24. Ba3 Re8 25. Bd6) 20. Qd5+ { [%eval 3.84] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 3.74] } 21. h5 { [%eval 3.68] } 21... Qf7?? { (3.68 → 7.92) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 7.92] } (21... Qg4 22. Rxb1 Rad8 23. Qc6 Rc8 24. Qa6 Qxg2 25. Qf1 Qd5 26. Ra1 Rxf2 27. Kxf2) 22. Qxf7 { [%eval 7.86] } 22... Rxf7 { [%eval 7.71] } 23. h6?! { (7.71 → 5.28) Inaccuracy. Rxb1 was best. } { [%eval 5.28] } (23. Rxb1 Rf5 24. e4 Ra5 25. Ra1 g6 26. h6 Kg8 27. d4 Rh5 28. Rxh5 gxh5) 23... Be4 { [%eval 5.77] } 24. f3 { [%eval 5.73] } 24... Bd3 { [%eval 5.68] } 25. a4 { [%eval 5.26] } 25... gxh6 { [%eval 5.63] } 26. Rxh6 { [%eval 5.45] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 5.4] } 27. g4?? { (5.40 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (27. b3 Kg8 28. c4 Rg7 29. Kf2 Rb7 30. Bb2 Rxb3 31. Bd4 Bxc4 32. Rc1 Bd5) 27... Rdf8?? { (Mate in 4 → 4.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.13] } (27... Rxf3 28. Rh1 Rdf8 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. b3 Rf1#) 28. Kd1?? { (4.13 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (28. f4 Rg8 29. b4 Rxg4 30. Bb2 Kg8 31. O-O-O Rb7 32. Ba3 Rb6 33. Rhh1 a6) 28... Rxf3 { [%eval #-2] } 29. Rh1 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Rf1+ { [%eval #-1] } 30. Rxf1 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Rxf1# { Black wins. } 0-1