[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qY87I3Xx"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "itslev"] [Black "Melv_1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qY87I3Xx"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "20:00:15"] [WhiteElo "1247"] [BlackElo "1267"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } { C44 Scotch Game } 3... Bd6?! { (0.07 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Bb5?! { (0.80 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (4. dxe5 Nxe5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nb5 Nxf3+ 7. gxf3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+) 4... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.16] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bf8? { (0.00 → 1.56) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (6... Qe7 7. O-O c6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Bc5 11. Qc3) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.63] } 7... c5? { (1.63 → 3.13) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (7... Ne7 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Qe3 Bb4 10. Bd2 d6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. h4 f6 13. h5) 8. Qe5+ { [%eval 3.16] } 8... Ne7?! { (3.16 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (8... Qe7 9. Qg3 a6 10. Be2 d6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O) 9. Nd5 { [%eval 4.53] } 9... Qa5+?! { (4.53 → 6.78) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 6.78] } (9... a6 10. Nc7+ Qxc7 11. Qxc7 axb5 12. Bf4 d5 13. c3 d4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. d5) 10. Bd2 { [%eval 6.72] } 10... Qxb5 { [%eval 7.58] } 11. Nc7+ { [%eval 7.67] } 11... Kd8 { [%eval 7.56] } 12. Nxb5 { [%eval 7.57] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 9.67] } 13. Bg5+ { [%eval 9.34] } 13... f6 { [%eval 9.24] } 14. Bxf6+ { [%eval 9.8] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 9.7] } 15. Qxf6+ { [%eval 9.55] } 15... Ke8? { (9.55 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (15... Ne7 16. Qxh8 Ng6 17. Qxh7 a6 18. Nc3 b5 19. Rd1 b4 20. Nd5 Bb7 21. Qxg6) 16. Qxh8? { (Mate in 1 → 8.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc7# was best. } { [%eval 8.44] } (16. Nc7#) 16... Nd4 { [%eval 8.75] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval 8.53] } 17... cxd4 { [%eval 8.36] } 18. Qxd4 { [%eval 8.43] } 18... d6 { [%eval 8.41] } 19. Qh8 { [%eval 8.01] } 19... h6 { [%eval 8.7] } 20. e5 { [%eval 8.62] } 20... dxe5 { [%eval 9.57] } 21. Qxe5+ { [%eval 9.39] } 21... Be7? { (9.39 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #18] } (21... Kf7 22. O-O Bh3 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Qxh3 Rd8 25. Rfd1 Bd6 26. Qc3+ Kh7) 22. O-O-O { [%eval 19.87] } 22... Bg4?! { (19.87 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (22... Rb8 23. Rhe1) 23. Qb5+? { (Mate in 7 → 8.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rhe1 was best. } { [%eval 8.35] } (23. Rhe1 Kf7 24. Qxe7+ Kg8 25. Qf6 Rf8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Re7 Rf7 28. Rd8+ Rf8) 23... Bd7? { (8.35 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (23... Kf8 24. Kb1 h5 25. Rhe1 Bh4 26. g3 Bf6 27. Qb4+ Kg8 28. Rd6 Bg7 29. Qxb7) 24. Qxd7+ { [%eval #7] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval #6] } 25. Rhe1 { [%eval #5] } 25... Re8 { [%eval #15] } 26. Qxb7 { [%eval 13.13] } { Black resigns. } 1-0