[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qlrywpQC"] [Date "2026.03.19"] [Round "-"] [White "ketzerr"] [Black "Potapov_Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qlrywpQC"] [UTCDate "2026.03.19"] [UTCTime "16:30:27"] [WhiteElo "723"] [BlackElo "774"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A28"] [Opening "English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. e4?! { (0.21 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (3. g3 g6 4. d3 d6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. e4 Nh6 7. Nge2 O-O) 3... Nf6?! { (-0.45 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (3... Bc5 4. a3 a5 5. d3 d6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Bg2 Nd4 8. Nf3) 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } { A28 English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.07] } 5. d4?! { (0.07 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bb4 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Qf3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ba5) 5... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.51] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.42] } 6... exd4?! { (-0.42 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (6... Nxd4 7. Be3 Ne6 8. Be2 d6 9. Qd2 h5 10. f3 h4 11. O-O-O) 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Nxd5? { (0.25 → 1.43) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (7... h6 8. f3 O-O 9. Be2 d6 10. O-O a5 11. b3 Nd7 12. Bb2 Nc5 13. Bxd4) 8. exd5?! { (1.43 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (8. cxd5 Ne7 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Bd2 d6 11. Bc3 f6 12. Bc4 Bd7 13. O-O a5) 8... Nb4 { [%eval 0.72] } 9. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.18] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 0.18] } 10. Bd2?? { (0.18 → -2.47) Blunder. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (10. Kd1 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 a5 12. a3 Na6 13. b4 d6 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Bxd4 axb4) 10... Nc2+ { [%eval -2.32] } 11. Kd1 { [%eval -2.33] } 11... Nxa1 { [%eval -2.32] } 12. g4?! { (-2.32 → -3.32) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -3.32] } (12. Qg4 Qf6 13. Bd3 d6 14. Re1+ Kd8 15. Qg3 h6 16. Re4 Bd7 17. Rf4 Qe5) 12... O-O?? { (-3.32 → 5.50) Blunder. Qxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (12... Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 d6 14. h3 Bd7 15. Bf4 Ba4+ 16. Kd2 Nc2 17. b3 Nb4 18. bxa4) 13. g5?? { (5.50 → -4.57) Blunder. Qxe7 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (13. Qxe7 d6 14. Rg1 b5 15. Bh6 gxh6 16. Qe4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rfe8) 13... Qxg5?? { (-4.57 → 5.53) Blunder. Qxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 5.53] } (13... Qxe2+ 14. Bxe2 d6 15. Bd3 Bg4+ 16. Kc1 Rae8 17. Bf4 Be2 18. Kd2 Bxd3 19. Kxd3) 14. Bxg5 { [%eval 5.48] } 14... d6 { [%eval 5.24] } 15. Be7 { [%eval 4.86] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 5.03] } 16. Bg2?! { (5.03 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (16. Qe4 g6 17. Bd3 b5 18. cxb5 a6 19. Kd2 Nc2 20. Kxc2 axb5 21. Qh4 Ra4) 16... Rxe7? { (3.25 → 5.88) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 5.88] } (16... Bf5 17. Qh5 Bc2+ 18. Kd2 Rxe7 19. Rxa1 Bg6 20. Qf3 Rae8 21. Bf1 a5 22. Bd3) 17. Qxe7 { [%eval 5.84] } 17... Bg4+ { [%eval 6.04] } 18. Kc1 { [%eval 5.56] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval 6.44] } 19. Be4 { [%eval 6.18] } 19... Bxe4 { [%eval 6.34] } 20. Qxe4 { [%eval 6.54] } 20... d3 { [%eval 7.13] } 21. Qxd3 { [%eval 7.19] } 21... c6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 7.69] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 7.31] } 22... cxd5 { [%eval 8.15] } 23. Re7 { [%eval 7.3] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 8.47] } 24. Qe3 { [%eval 7.39] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 8.04] } 25. Kb1 { [%eval 6.07] } 25... dxc4 { [%eval 7.22] } 26. Kxa1 { [%eval 6.98] } 26... d5 { [%eval 6.68] } 27. f4 { [%eval 5.34] } 27... d4 { [%eval 7.43] } 28. Qe4 { [%eval 7.48] } 28... d3 { [%eval 6.71] } 29. Rxb7 { [%eval 6.65] } 29... d2?? { (6.65 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (29... Re8 30. Qxe8+ Kxe8 31. Kb1 h6 32. Kc1 g5 33. Rc7 g4 34. Kd2 h5 35. Rxc4) 30. Qe2? { (Mate in 3 → 7.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.92] } (30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qxg7#) 30... Rd8? { (7.92 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (30... Re8 31. Qxd2 Kg8 32. a3 Rf8 33. Ka2 g6 34. Qd7 h5 35. a4 h4 36. Qe7) 31. Qe7+ { [%eval #1] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 32. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0