[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pko9tlBB"] [Date "2025.09.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Taso123"] [Black "VincenzoBorg"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "pko9tlBB"] [UTCDate "2025.09.26"] [UTCTime "10:06:22"] [WhiteElo "1449"] [BlackElo "1446"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.3] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.37] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] } { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.01] } 7... d6?! { (0.01 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (7... Qc7 8. Qe2 Rb8 9. g3 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Bh3 c5 12. Bg2) 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.25] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.19] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.15] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.19] } 11. Qh5 { [%eval -0.13] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.27] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval 0.32] } 12... c5?? { (0.32 → 2.36) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (12... Be7 13. f4) 13. b3?? { (2.36 → 0.43) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e6 Qc6 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. Bxg6+ hxg6 17. Qxh8 Bf5 18. c3 Be7) 13... Bd7?? { (0.43 → 2.92) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (13... Ne7 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Qh3 Rd8 16. Rab1 Rd7 17. Na4 c4 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. Be4) 14. a4?? { (2.92 → 0.34) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (14. Nxd5 Qb7 15. Ne3 Bc6 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qg4 Bd5 19. Nxd5 exd5) 14... Be7?? { (0.34 → 2.83) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (14... Ne7) 15. Ne2?? { (2.83 → -0.26) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (15. Nxd5 exd5 16. e6 Qb7 17. exd7+ Qxd7 18. c4 d4 19. f4 Bf6 20. Qxc5 Ne7) 15... O-O { [%eval -0.29] } 16. Nf4 { [%eval -0.54] } 16... f5?? { (-0.54 → 5.48) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 5.48] } (16... c4) 17. exf6 { [%eval 5.4] } 17... Rxf6 { [%eval 5.36] } 18. Nxg6 { [%eval 5.31] } 18... Rxg6 { [%eval 6.67] } 19. Bxc7 { [%eval 6.51] } 19... Bc6 { [%eval 7.89] } 20. Bxg6 { [%eval 8.06] } 20... h6? { (8.06 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (20... hxg6 21. Qxg6 Bf6 22. Rad1 d4 23. Kh1 Rf8 24. Qg3 Rf7 25. Rde1 d3 26. Qxd3) 21. Bf7+ { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0