[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qyiuN1qJ"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "cmenezes88"] [Black "mfjoyce94"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qyiuN1qJ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "01:27:42"] [WhiteElo "746"] [BlackElo "631"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... Nf6?! { (0.10 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation } (3... dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. Nxe4 c6 6. Bc4 cxd5 7. Qxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxd5) 4. Bb5? { (0.86 → -0.29) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (4. e5 Ng8 5. Bb5 e6 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. b3 c5) 4... Bg4?! { (-0.29 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (4... Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 e5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qa4) 5. f3 { [%eval 0.75] } 5... Bh5?! { (0.75 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (5... Bc8 6. Bg5 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Bh4 a5 9. Nge2 Qd7 10. e5) 6. Nge2?! { (1.85 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (6. e5 Ng8 7. Nh3 Bg6 8. Nf4 Bf5 9. Nfxd5 e6 10. Nf4 Bb4) 6... e6?! { (0.83 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (6... dxe4 7. Ng3 e6 8. Nxh5 Nxh5 9. Be3 Bd6 10. d5 a6 11. Bxc6+) 7. Nf4 { [%eval 0.94] } 7... Bg6 { [%eval 1.26] } 8. Nxg6?! { (1.26 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (8. h4 dxe4 9. h5 Bf5 10. g4 Qd6 11. gxf5 O-O-O 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. fxe6 fxe6) 8... fxg6?! { (0.35 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (8... hxg6 9. Bg5 Qd7 10. e5 Ng8 11. Ne2 a6 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Kf2 Qb6) 9. O-O { [%eval 1.22] } 9... Bb4 { [%eval 1.76] } 10. Bd2?? { (1.76 → -0.01) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (10. e5 Ng8 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Ba4 Nh6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. c3 a6 15. g3 h5) 10... O-O?! { (-0.01 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (10... dxe4 11. Be3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 exf3 13. Rxf3 O-O 14. Bxc6) 11. Nxd5?? { (0.61 → -1.56) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Nd7 13. Ne2 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 c5 15. dxc5 Qe7 16. b4 Nxe5) 11... exd5 { [%eval -1.47] } 12. exd5?? { (-1.47 → -4.12) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -4.12] } (12. c3 Be7 13. e5 Ne8 14. Qe2 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5+ 17. Kh1 Be7) 12... Nxd4?? { (-4.12 → -1.73) Blunder. Bxd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (12... Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Qxd5 14. Ba4 Qxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Nxd4 16. Rfe1 Nf5 17. Rad1 Kh8 18. c3) 13. Bxb4 { [%eval -1.66] } 13... Nxb5 { [%eval -1.52] } 14. Bxf8 { [%eval -1.72] } 14... Kxf8?! { (-1.72 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. Qxf8 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (14... Qxf8 15. Rc1 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Qc4 17. b3 Qc3 18. Qe1 a5 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Rfe1) 15. Re1 { [%eval -1.23] } 15... Qxd5?? { (-1.23 → 2.87) Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.87] } (15... Nd6 16. Qd2 b6 17. Re2 Kg8 18. b3 a5 19. c4 Nd7) 16. c4?? { (2.87 → -3.12) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Re5 c6 18. c4 Nbc7 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. a3 Kf7 21. Rae1 a5) 16... Qxc4 { [%eval -3.22] } 17. b3 { [%eval -3.75] } 17... Qd5 { [%eval -3.66] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval -3.82] } 18... Na3?? { (-3.82 → -0.36) Blunder. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (18... Qxd1 19. Rcxd1 c6 20. g4 Rb8 21. h4 Nd5 22. Kf2 Nbc7) 19. Re3?? { (-0.36 → -3.73) Blunder. Rxc7 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (19. Rxc7 Rb8 20. Qe2 Re8 21. Qd1 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rb8 23. h4 Ne8 24. Rc5 b6) 19... Re8?? { (-3.73 → 0.00) Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (19... Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 c6 21. b4 Nb5 22. a4 Nc7 23. b5 cxb5 24. Rb3 a6 25. axb5) 20. Rd3?? { (0.00 → -2.87) Blunder. Rxe8+ was best. } { [%eval -2.87] } (20. Rxe8+ Kxe8 21. Qe1+ Kf7 22. Rxc7+ Kg8 23. Qe7 Qd1+ 24. Kf2 Qd2+ 25. Kf1 Qd1+) 20... Re5?? { (-2.87 → 4.69) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (20... Qa5 21. Rd8 Nb5 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Qe2 Nbd6 24. Re1 h6 25. Qe7+ Kg8 26. Kh1) 21. Rxd5 { [%eval 5.1] } 21... Nxd5 { [%eval 5.59] } 22. Qd3?! { (5.59 → 4.26) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (22. Qd4 Rf5 23. Qxa7 Kg8 24. Qxa3 h5 25. Re1 Nf4 26. Kf1 Nd3 27. Re2) 22... Nf4 { [%eval 4.73] } 23. Qd4?? { (4.73 → -6.50) Blunder. Qd8+ was best. } { [%eval -6.5] } (23. Qd8+ Re8 24. Qxc7 Ne2+ 25. Kf2 Nb5 26. Qc5+ Re7 27. Re1 Nbd4 28. Qxa7 h6) 23... Re2?? { (-6.50 → 7.10) Blunder. Ne2+ was best. } { [%eval 7.1] } (23... Ne2+ 24. Kf2 Nxd4 25. Rxc7 Re7 26. Rc8+ Kf7 27. h4 Nc6 28. Rh8 Nc2 29. g4) 24. Qxf4+ { [%eval 5.73] } 24... Ke7?? { (5.73 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (24... Kg8 25. h4 h5 26. b4 Kh7 27. Qxc7 Rxa2 28. Kh2 Rb2 29. Qxb7 Rb3) 25. Rxc7+ { [%eval #10] } 25... Kd8 { [%eval #3] } 26. Qd6+ { [%eval #2] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval #2] } 27. Rc8+ { [%eval #1] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval #1] } 28. Rf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0