[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rxBBgD1j"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Man2caen"] [Black "OldDogNewTrcks"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "rxBBgD1j"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "20:09:44"] [WhiteElo "783"] [BlackElo "771"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.09] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.18] } 3... d6?! { (-0.18 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (3... e4 4. d5 exf3 5. dxc6 fxg2 6. cxd7+ Qxd7 7. Bxg2 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1) 4. e4 { [%eval 0.43] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.65] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.41] } 5... Nge7? { (0.41 → 1.93) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (5... Be7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 d5 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. O-O) 6. dxe5 { [%eval 1.53] } 6... dxe5 { [%eval 1.78] } 7. Bc4? { (1.78 → 0.35) Mistake. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (7. Qxd8+ Nxd8 8. Bf6 Rg8 9. Nxe5 Nec6 10. Nd3 Be7 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. Nd2 Ne6) 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. Nxe5?? { (0.35 → -4.01) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -4.01] } (8. Qe2 Na5 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 b6 11. b4 Nb7 12. O-O h6) 8... Nxe5?! { (-4.01 → -3.13) Inaccuracy. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval -3.13] } (8... Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxe5 10. Bb5+ N7c6 11. Nd2 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bd7 14. Be2) 9. Na3?! { (-3.13 → -4.04) Inaccuracy. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. Na3 Nd3+ 12. Ke2 Nc5 13. Rhd1 Ke8 14. Rxd7 Nxd7) 9... Bd7 { [%eval -3.22] } 10. b4?! { (-3.22 → -4.52) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -4.52] } (10. Be2 h6 11. Be3 N7c6 12. f4 Ng4 13. Bc5 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Rxf8 15. Bf3 h5) 10... h6 { [%eval -4.92] } 11. b5?! { (-4.92 → -6.67) Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval -6.67] } (11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bb3 g5 13. O-O a5 14. f4 gxf4 15. Nc4 a4 16. Nxe5 Bxe5) 11... hxg5 { [%eval -6.78] } 12. g3 { [%eval -7.88] } 12... Nxc4 { [%eval -7.84] } 13. Nxc4 { [%eval -7.83] } 13... Bxb5 { [%eval -7.27] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval -9.07] } 14... Bxe5 { [%eval -9.0] } 15. f4 { [%eval -10.49] } 15... Bxc3+ { [%eval -10.2] } 16. Kf2 { [%eval -10.19] } 16... Bd4+ { [%eval -9.58] } 17. Kf3 { [%eval -9.82] } 17... Bxa1 { [%eval -9.84] } 18. Qxa1? { (-9.84 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (18. a4 Bc6 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rxa1 g4+ 21. Ke3 f6 22. Ra3 Rxh2 23. Rd3 Rxd3+) 18... Rh3? { (Mate in 6 → -7.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.36] } (18... Qd3+ 19. Kf2 Qe2+ 20. Kg1 O-O-O 21. Qc1 Rd2 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. fxg5 Qe3#) 19. fxg5? { (-7.36 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Kg2 Rh7 22. fxg5 Bxe4+ 23. Kg1 Bc6 24. g4 Rd5) 19... f5? { (Mate in 6 → -7.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.69] } (19... Qd3+ 20. Kg2 Qe2+ 21. Kg1 O-O-O 22. Qc1 Rd2 23. Qxc7+ Kxc7 24. a3 Qf2#) 20. Rd1 { [%eval -7.55] } 20... fxe4+ { [%eval -7.24] } 21. Kxe4 { [%eval -9.27] } 21... Bc6+ { [%eval -9.01] } 22. Kf4? { (-9.01 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (22. Ke3 Qc8 23. Qf6 Qf5 24. Rd4 Qxf6 25. gxf6 Nf5+ 26. Kd3 Nxd4 27. f7+ Kxf7) 22... Nd5+ { [%eval -11.71] } 23. Kg4?! { (-11.71 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (23. Ke4 Qe7+ 24. Qe5 Nc3+ 25. Kd4 Rd8+ 26. Kc4 Qxe5 27. Rd3 Rxd3 28. Kxd3 Be4+) 23... Bd7+?! { (Mate in 5 → -10.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7+ was best. } { [%eval -10.07] } (23... Qd7+ 24. Kf3 Qf5+ 25. Kg2 Nc3+ 26. Rd5 Bxd5+ 27. Kg1 Ne2#) 24. Kf3 { [%eval -9.68] } 24... Qxg5 { [%eval -9.2] } 25. Qh8+? { (-9.20 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (25. Re1+ Ne7 26. Qe5 Bc6+ 27. Kf2 Qd2+ 28. Qe2 Rxh2+ 29. Kf1 Qxe2+ 30. Rxe2 Rxe2) 25... Kf7?! { (Mate in 8 → -12.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxh8 was best. } { [%eval -12.71] } (25... Rxh8 26. Re1+ Ne7 27. h3 Qd2 28. Re4 Rf8+ 29. Rf4 Bc6+ 30. Kg4 Qe2+ 31. Rf3) 26. Qxh3?! { (-12.71 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (26. Rf1 Raxh8 27. Ke4+ Ke7 28. Re1 Be6 29. Kd3 Nb4+ 30. Kc3 Qc5+ 31. Kb2 Rxh2+) 26... Bxh3 { [%eval #-5] } 27. Rxd5 { [%eval #-4] } 27... Qxd5+ { [%eval #-3] } 28. Kf4 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Qf5+ { [%eval #-3] } 29. Ke3 { [%eval #-3] } 29... Re8+ { [%eval #-3] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval #-3] } 30... Qf2+ { [%eval #-3] } 31. Kd3 { [%eval #-3] } 31... Rd8+ { [%eval #-3] } 32. Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 32... Be6+ { [%eval #-3] } 33. Kb5 { [%eval #-2] } 33... Qb2+ { [%eval #-2] } 34. Kc5 { [%eval #-1] } 34... Rd5+ { [%eval #-1] } 35. Kc4 { [%eval #-1] } 35... b5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1