[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rQBJGtlF"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "bassprojr"] [Black "nicolemcconnell90"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "rQBJGtlF"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "22:39:57"] [WhiteElo "1120"] [BlackElo "1091"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni } 2. c3?! { (0.61 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bc4 Na6) 2... Na6?! { (0.00 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (2... Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Qc7 6. b4 a5 7. Qb3) 3. Bf4?! { (0.89 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (3. e4 cxd4 4. cxd4 Nc7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 g6) 3... g6 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.5] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Nd2?! { (0.82 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (5. Bxa6 bxa6 6. dxc5 Bb7 7. Nf3 a5 8. Nbd2 Qc8 9. Qb3 Nf6) 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... e6?? { (0.19 → 2.14) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (6... cxd4 7. exd4 Nc7 8. h3 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O d6 11. Re1) 7. Bd3?! { (2.14 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (7. Bxa6 bxa6 8. dxc5 O-O 9. Bd6 Bb7 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 a5) 7... d5?! { (1.22 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Nc7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Bd6 Re8 11. h4 b5 12. Nce5 Bf8 13. Bxf8) 8. O-O?! { (2.23 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (8. Bxa6 bxa6 9. dxc5 O-O 10. Bd6 Re8 11. O-O a5 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Bxf8 Kxf8) 8... c4 { [%eval 1.15] } 9. Bc2 { [%eval 1.15] } 9... Ne4?? { (1.15 → 3.56) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (9... O-O 10. h4 Nh5 11. Bh2 b5 12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bd5 15. Bxd5) 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.59] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval 3.64] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 2.91] } 11... O-O { [%eval 2.92] } 12. Nxc4 { [%eval 3.03] } 12... f5 { [%eval 2.84] } 13. Nd6 { [%eval 2.41] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 3.02] } 14. Bb3 { [%eval 2.88] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval 3.12] } 15. Nxc8 { [%eval 2.5] } 15... Raxc8 { [%eval 2.5] } 16. Bxc7?! { (2.50 → 1.61) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (16. c4 Rfd8 17. Bg5 Rd7 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Ba4 Rf7 20. a3 Qa6 21. Bb3 h6) 16... Rxc7 { [%eval 1.49] } 17. h3 { [%eval 1.43] } 17... a5 { [%eval 1.41] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.97] } 18... Qc6?? { (0.97 → 2.97) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (18... h5 19. Ba2 Kh7 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. Bxb3 Rf6 22. Ba2 e5 23. dxe5 Rb6 24. Rab1) 19. d5 { [%eval 2.98] } 19... Rd8?? { (2.98 → 6.90) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 6.9] } (19... Qb6 20. dxe6 Kh8 21. Qc2 Bf6 22. Rad1 Qc6 23. Rd5 Qxe6 24. Rxa5 Qe7 25. Rd1) 20. dxc6 { [%eval 6.73] } 20... Rxd1 { [%eval 6.36] } 21. Rfxd1 { [%eval 5.8] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval 7.07] } 22. Rd2 { [%eval 5.88] } 22... bxc6 { [%eval 6.38] } 23. Rad1 { [%eval 6.55] } 23... Kf6 { [%eval 6.49] } 24. Rd6 { [%eval 6.3] } 24... Rb7 { [%eval 6.86] } 25. Rxe6+ { [%eval 6.14] } 25... Kg5 { [%eval 6.13] } 26. Bc4 { [%eval 6.05] } 26... Rxb2 { [%eval 5.99] } 27. Rxc6 { [%eval 6.11] } 27... Bxc3 { [%eval 6.85] } 28. Bg8 { [%eval 6.76] } 28... h5 { [%eval 7.73] } 29. Rxc3 { [%eval 7.94] } 29... Kh6 { [%eval 8.03] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 7.66] } 30... h4? { (7.66 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (30... Rb8 31. Bf7 Rb6 32. Be8 Re6 33. Bb5 Rf6 34. Rc6 Rf7 35. g3 Kg7 36. Kf1) 31. Rh7+ { [%eval #7] } 31... Kg5 { [%eval 7.74] } 32. g3 { [%eval 6.69] } 32... hxg3 { [%eval 6.57] } 33. fxg3 { [%eval 6.14] } 33... f4?? { (6.14 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (33... Rc2 34. Re1 Rc8 35. Bb3 Rb8 36. Rb1 Rc8 37. Bd1 Rc3 38. h4+ Kf6 39. g4) 34. gxf4+ { [%eval #3] } 34... Kf5 { [%eval #3] } 35. Rd5+ { [%eval #2] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 36. Rf7+ { [%eval #3] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval #3] } 37. Rfd7+ { [%eval #2] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 38. R5d6+ { [%eval #1] } 38... Kf5 { [%eval #1] } 39. Be6+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Kf6 { [%eval #1] } 40. Bd5+ { [%eval #1] } 40... Kf5 { [%eval #1] } 41. Rf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0