[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/q9Lm941G"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Gothamchess2345"] [Black "papouster"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "q9Lm941G"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "13:55:16"] [WhiteElo "1106"] [BlackElo "1095"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-106"] [BlackRatingDiff "+20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.26] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nge2 { [%eval -0.23] } 4... g6?! { (-0.23 → 0.51) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (4... e5 5. Ng3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bd5 Ra7 8. a3 Nxd5 9. Nxd5) 5. f4? { (0.51 → -0.65) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5) 5... e5 { [%eval -0.26] } 6. fxe5 { [%eval -0.32] } 6... dxe5 { [%eval -0.47] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval -0.77] } 7... Bg7?! { (-0.77 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (7... a6 8. d3 Be6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Nf1 Nd4 11. Ne3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe1) 8. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.01] } 9. Ba4?! { (-0.01 → -0.82) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (9. d3 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Be3 Nd4 13. h3 Ne8 14. Bxe6 Nxe6) 9... O-O { [%eval -0.84] } 10. O-O { [%eval -1.24] } 10... a6? { (-1.24 → 0.35) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (10... Bg4 11. Qe1 Nd4 12. d3 Be6 13. h3 Rb8 14. Rf2 b5 15. Bb3 c4 16. dxc4) 11. Bb3?? { (0.35 → -3.20) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d3 Be6 13. Qe1 c4 14. dxc4 Bxc4 15. Rf3 Qa5) 11... b5?? { (-3.20 → -0.50) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (11... c4 12. Rxf6 Bxf6 13. Bxc4 Qd4+ 14. Kh1 Qxc4 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. d3 Qc5 17. Be3) 12. Nxb5?? { (-0.50 → -4.25) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -4.25] } (12. d3 Ng4 13. Nh1 Nd4 14. h3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Qd4+ 16. Nf2 Nxf2 17. Rxf2 Bb7) 12... axb5 { [%eval -4.19] } 13. Bd5?! { (-4.19 → -5.66) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -5.66] } (13. d3 Ra6 14. Bg5 Nd4 15. Bd5 h6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Rxf6 Qxf6 18. a4 bxa4) 13... Bb7?! { (-5.66 → -4.11) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.11] } (13... Nxd5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. d3 Nd4 16. Bd2 Bb7 17. Rf2 f5 18. a4 Qd7 19. axb5) 14. a4?! { (-4.11 → -5.91) Inaccuracy. Rxf6 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval -5.91] } (14. Rxf6 Qxf6 15. d3 Qe7 16. Be3 Nd8 17. Kh1 Bxd5 18. exd5 f5 19. Bg1 Kf7) 14... Nxd5 { [%eval -5.73] } 15. exd5 { [%eval -5.63] } 15... Qxd5 { [%eval -5.68] } 16. c4 { [%eval -6.48] } 16... Qxc4 { [%eval -5.7] } 17. axb5 { [%eval -6.96] } 17... Rxa1 { [%eval -7.02] } 18. b4 { [%eval -8.15] } 18... Rxc1 { [%eval -7.35] } 19. Qxc1 { [%eval -7.18] } 19... Qxc1 { [%eval -6.72] } 20. Rxc1 { [%eval -6.62] } 20... Nxb4 { [%eval -6.68] } 21. Rxc5 { [%eval -6.53] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval -6.35] } 22. Rd5 { [%eval -8.66] } 22... Bxd5 { [%eval -8.6] } 23. b6 { [%eval -8.98] } 23... e4 { [%eval -8.92] } 24. b7? { (-8.92 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (24. Ne2 Be5 25. Kf2 Kf8 26. Nc3 Bb7 27. Ke3 Rd8 28. Nb5 Bxh2 29. Nc7 Be5) 24... Bxb7? { (Mate in 8 → -9.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd4+ was best. } { [%eval -9.22] } (24... Bd4+ 25. Kf1 Rc1+ 26. Ke2 Bxb7 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. d3 Rc2+ 29. Kd1 Bxd3 30. g4) 25. d3? { (-9.22 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (25. Ne2 Be5 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. Nc3 Bd4+ 28. Ke1 e3 29. Ne2) 25... Bd4+ { [%eval -11.74] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval -10.32] } 26... Nxd3 { [%eval -9.44] } 27. Nxe4? { (-9.44 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (27. Ke2 Nf4+ 28. Ke1 e3 29. Ne2 Ne6 30. h4 Be5 31. h5 gxh5 32. Nc3 Bxg2) 27... Rc1+ { [%eval #-3] } 28. Ke2 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Bxe4 { [%eval #-2] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Rg1 { [%eval #-4] } 30. g3 { [%eval #-2] } 30... Rg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 31. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 31... Bf3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1