[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qQyCFdvW"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "stepuchter"] [Black "MikhailIvkov"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "qQyCFdvW"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "10:34:27"] [WhiteElo "1354"] [BlackElo "1232"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-36"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.42] } 6... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.34] } 7. Qe2?! { (-0.34 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.96] } (7. Nd5 Qd8 8. c3 Ne7 9. Ne3 d6 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O Bb6) 7... d6 { [%eval -0.71] } 8. O-O-O?! { (-0.71 → -1.84) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Qd2 Ne7 10. b4 Bb6 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. g3 f5) 8... Be6 { [%eval -1.53] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval -1.43] } 9... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.47] } 10. exd5 { [%eval -1.46] } 10... Nd4 { [%eval -1.53] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.4] } 11... Bxd4 { [%eval -1.38] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval -1.63] } 12... c6?! { (-1.63 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (12... b5 13. c3 Bxf2 14. g3 Bb6 15. Bh3 Rad8 16. Bg4 a5 17. h4 Qe7 18. h5) 13. dxc6?! { (-0.56 → -1.49) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (13. Rd2 cxd5 14. g3 Rae8 15. Bg2 Qe6 16. a3 b5 17. Rhd1 a5 18. c3 Bb6) 13... bxc6 { [%eval -1.49] } 14. c3 { [%eval -1.48] } 14... Bb6?! { (-1.48 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Bxf2 was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (14... Bxf2 15. Rd2 Bh4 16. g3 Bg5 17. Rc2 d5 18. h4 Bh6 19. Bg2 Rae8 20. a3) 15. Qe4? { (-0.58 → -1.91) Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (15. Rd2 d5 16. g3 Qd6 17. Rc2 Kh8 18. Bg2 Rae8 19. a3 f5 20. Ka2 Bd8) 15... d5 { [%eval -1.89] } 16. Qa4 { [%eval -2.18] } 16... Qxf2 { [%eval -2.33] } 17. Qxc6 { [%eval -2.82] } 17... d4?! { (-2.82 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (17... Rab8 18. Qa4 d4 19. c4 Ba5 20. Qc2 Qf6 21. a3 Bc3 22. b3 Qd6 23. Ka2) 18. c4 { [%eval -1.58] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval -1.95] } 19. Qe4 { [%eval -2.56] } 19... Bc7?? { (-2.56 → -0.58) Blunder. Ba5 was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (19... Ba5 20. Be2 Bc3 21. b3 Qf6 22. Rc1 a5 23. Bf3 Qd6 24. Rxc3 dxc3 25. Rc1) 20. b3? { (-0.58 → -2.09) Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (20. Be2 f5 21. Qf3 Qh4 22. Qc6 Qe7 23. Rd2 Kh8 24. Rc2 Rb6 25. Qa4 Bd6) 20... a5 { [%eval -1.93] } 21. a4?? { (-1.93 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (21. Be2 Qf6 22. Rhf1 Qe7 23. Rd2 a4 24. Bd1 Qa3 25. Rdf2 g6 26. g4 Ba5) 21... Rxb3+ { [%eval #-1] } 22. Kc1 { [%eval #-1] } 22... Qb2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1