[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nqUoZySm"] [Date "2026.03.29"] [Round "-"] [White "ryanbmht"] [Black "ankurmh7"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nqUoZySm"] [UTCDate "2026.03.29"] [UTCTime "18:46:34"] [WhiteElo "1055"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+76"] [BlackRatingDiff "-700"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+2"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.61] } { B27 Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation } 3. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. e5?! { (0.16 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (4. O-O e6 5. Re1 Bb7 6. Bf1 Nge7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ng6) 4... f6?! { (-0.43 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (4... e6 5. Na3 Bb7 6. c3 Qc7 7. Qe2 f6 8. Nc4 b5 9. Nd6+) 5. exf6?! { (0.34 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (5. Be4 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Bf4 Qc8 8. O-O fxe5) 5... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.47] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.57] } 6... a5?! { (-0.57 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (6... e6 7. Be2 a6 8. d4 d5 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Qd2 Ra7 12. O-O) 7. O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 7... Ng4?? { (0.18 → 2.73) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (7... e6 8. Ng5 Bb7 9. f4 Nd4 10. b3 Qc7 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Nxd4) 8. h3?! { (2.73 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (8. Ng5 d5 9. Qf3 Qd6 10. Qf7+ Kd7 11. Qxd5 e6 12. Nxe6 Qxd5 13. Nxd5 Kd6) 8... Nh6?! { (1.63 → 2.64) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (8... Nf6 9. Ng5 g6 10. Nxh7 Rxh7 11. Bxg6+ Rf7 12. d4 Bg7 13. Bg5 cxd4 14. Bxf6) 9. Re1?! { (2.64 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (9. Ng5 Nf7 10. Bxh7 Nxg5 11. Bg6+ Nf7 12. Qf3 Ne5 13. Bxf7+ Nxf7 14. Qxa8 g5) 9... e5?? { (1.93 → 4.82) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 4.82] } (9... e6 10. Bb5 Nf5 11. d4 Be7 12. Bxc6 dxc6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Be5) 10. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.66] } 10... Qg5? { (4.66 → 8.22) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 8.22] } (10... Nxe5 11. Rxe5+ Be7 12. Nd5 O-O 13. Nxe7+ Kh8 14. Qh5 d6 15. Re3 c4 16. Bxc4) 11. Bc4 { [%eval 6.38] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.53] } 12. Rxe5+?? { (5.53 → -0.24) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (12. d4 Qg6 13. Qf3 Ra7 14. Rxe5+ Kd8 15. Bg5+ Kc7 16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Bd5 Kc8) 12... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.27] } 13. Nb5?? { (-0.27 → -2.51) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.51] } (13. d4 cxd4 14. Nd5 Bb7 15. Bf4 Qe4 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qg5 Be7 18. Qxe7+ Qxe7) 13... Bd6?! { (-2.51 → -1.54) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (13... Bb7 14. d4 cxd4 15. Bd2 Be7 16. c3 Rc8 17. cxd4 Qf6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. Bd5) 14. Nxd6+ { [%eval -2.08] } 14... Qxd6 { [%eval -1.9] } 15. Qh5+ { [%eval -2.28] } 15... Kf8?? { (-2.28 → 2.74) Blunder. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (15... Kd8 16. Qf3 Ra7 17. d4 Bb7 18. d5 Kc8 19. Bf4 Qf6 20. Qg3 Qg6 21. Qxg6) 16. d3?? { (2.74 → 0.45) Blunder. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (16. Qf3+ Nf5 17. Qxa8 Qc6 18. Qb8 Nd4 19. c3 Ne6 20. d4 cxd4 21. Bxe6 dxe6) 16... g5?? { (0.45 → 8.97) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 8.97] } (16... Bb7 17. Bxh6 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Bf4 d5 20. Bb5 Kf7 21. Re1 Rac8 22. Re5) 17. Bxg5 { [%eval 8.82] } 17... Rg8 { [%eval 8.45] } 18. Bxh6+ { [%eval 8.48] } 18... Qxh6? { (8.48 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (18... Ke7 19. Bg5+ Rxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kf8 21. Qg8+ Ke7 22. Re1+ Qe6 23. Bxe6 dxe6 24. d4) 19. Qxh6+ { [%eval #3] } 19... Rg7 { [%eval #3] } 20. Qf4+? { (Mate in 3 → 9.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.21] } (20. Qf6+ Ke8 21. Re1+ Re7 22. Qxe7#) 20... Rf7? { (9.21 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... Ke8 21. Re1+ Kd8 22. Qf6+ Kc7 23. Qxg7 a4 24. Kh1 a3 25. bxa3 Rxa3 26. Bd5) 21. Qd6+?! { (Mate in 1 → 11.01) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf7# was best. } { [%eval 11.01] } (21. Qxf7#) 21... Re7?! { (11.01 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (21... Kg7 22. Bxf7 Bb7 23. Qe7 Rf8 24. Bc4+ Kg6 25. Qxf8 d5 26. Bb5 h6 27. Qg8+) 22. Qxb6? { (Mate in 2 → 8.63) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%eval 8.63] } (22. Qf6+ Ke8 23. Qh8#) 22... d5 { [%eval 8.99] } 23. Ba6?! { (8.99 → 6.03) Inaccuracy. Qd8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.03] } (23. Qd8+ Kf7 24. Bxd5+ Be6 25. Qxa8 c4 26. dxc4 Bxd5 27. Qxd5+ Kf8 28. h4 Re8) 23... Bxa6?! { (6.03 → 8.15) Inaccuracy. Rxa6 was best. } { [%eval 8.15] } (23... Rxa6 24. Qxc5 Bd7 25. Re1 Re6 26. Rxe6 Bxe6 27. Qxa5 Re8 28. Kh2 Bf7 29. a4) 24. Qf6+ { [%eval 8.05] } 24... Ke8 { [%eval 7.84] } 25. Qh8+ { [%eval 7.72] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 7.96] } 26. Qxa8 { [%eval 8.07] } 26... Bxd3 { [%eval 8.69] } 27. cxd3 { [%eval 8.33] } 27... Re1+? { (8.33 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Kg7 28. Qxd5 h6 29. Qxc5 Re2 30. Kh2 Kg8 31. Qc4+ Kf8 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Qf5+) 28. Kh2? { (Mate in 5 → 7.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe1 was best. } { [%eval 7.46] } (28. Rxe1 h5 29. Qxd5+ Kf6 30. Re6+ Kg7 31. Qd7+ Kh8 32. Re8#) 28... Rxa1 { [%eval 7.55] } 29. Qxd5+ { [%eval 7.47] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 7.57] } 30. Qxc5+ { [%eval 7.52] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 7.41] } 31. a3 { [%eval 7.75] } 31... Rf1 { [%eval 7.79] } 32. f3 { [%eval 7.59] } 32... Rb1 { [%eval 7.66] } 33. b4 { [%eval 7.33] } 33... Ra1 { [%eval 9.77] } 34. Qxa5 { [%eval 7.7] } 34... Rxa3? { (7.70 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (34... Rd1 35. Qe5+ Kf7 36. d4 h5 37. h4 Ra1 38. Qxh5+ Kg7) 35. Qxa3 { [%eval #7] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval #9] } 36. Qb2 { [%eval #7] } 36... Kf5 { [%eval #7] } 37. g4+ { [%eval #8] } 37... Kf4 { [%eval #8] } 38. Qe5+?? { (Mate in 8 → 6.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval 6.43] } (38. Qd4+ Kg5 39. f4+ Kg6 40. f5+ Kf7 41. Qd7+ Kf6 42. Qe6+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kg8) 38... Kxf3?? { (6.43 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxe5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (38... Kxe5 39. b5 Kd5 40. f4 h5 41. Kg3 Kd4 42. g5 Kxd3) 39. d4 { [%eval #5] } 39... Kf2 { [%eval #5] } 40. d5 { [%eval #5] } 40... Kf1 { [%eval #3] } 41. d6 { [%eval #4] } 41... Kf2 { [%eval #3] } 42. d7 { [%eval #2] } 42... Kf1 { [%eval #2] } 43. d8=R { [%eval #1] } 43... Kf2 { [%eval #1] } 44. Rd2+ { [%eval #2] } 44... Kf3 { [%eval #2] } 45. Qe2+ { [%eval #2] } 45... Kf4 { [%eval #2] } 46. Rd4+ { [%eval #2] } 46... Kg5 { [%eval #2] } 47. h4+ { [%eval #3] } 47... Kxh4 { [%eval #1] } 48. Qf2+ { [%eval #2] } 48... Kg5 { [%eval #2] } 49. Rd5+ { [%eval #3] } 49... Kxg4 { [%eval #1] } 50. Rd4+ { [%eval #3] } 50... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 51. Qh4+ { [%eval #3] } 51... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 52. Qxh7+ { [%eval #9] } 52... Kf6 { [%eval #4] } 53. b5 { [%eval #4] } 53... Ke6 { [%eval #4] } 54. b6 { [%eval #4] } 54... Ke5 { [%eval #4] } 55. b7 { [%eval #4] } 55... Kxd4 { [%eval #4] } 56. b8=Q { [%eval #3] } 56... Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 57. Qg3+ { [%eval #2] } 57... Ke2 { [%eval #1] } 58. Qhd3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0