[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rxf31ojZ"] [Date "2026.04.24"] [Round "-"] [White "ricktifer"] [Black "NealIndla"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "rxf31ojZ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.24"] [UTCTime "01:47:29"] [WhiteElo "818"] [BlackElo "1021"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.34] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.43] } 4. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.57] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval -0.11] } 5. Nc3?? { (-0.11 → -2.94) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.94] } (5. d4 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Bxd2 Nxd4) 5... Bxf2+ { [%eval -2.94] } 6. Ke2 { [%eval -3.03] } 6... Nxc3+?! { (-3.03 → -2.06) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (6... Bd4 7. Nxe4 Qe7 8. Ke1 Qh4+ 9. Ng3 Bxe5 10. d3 O-O 11. Qh5 Qxh5 12. Nxh5) 7. bxc3 { [%eval -2.05] } 7... Bc5?! { (-2.05 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (7... Bh4 8. g3 d6 9. Nf3 Bf6 10. Kf2 O-O 11. d4 c5 12. Be3 cxd4 13. cxd4) 8. Ke1?! { (-1.07 → -1.95) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (8. d4 O-O 9. Kf2 d6 10. Nf3 Bb6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 c5 13. Bd3 Nc6) 8... Qe7 { [%eval -1.7] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval -1.63] } 9... O-O { [%eval -1.75] } 10. Rb1?! { (-1.75 → -2.62) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.62] } (10. Nf3 Qd8 11. d4 Re8 12. Be3 Bf8 13. Qd2 c5 14. Kf2 d5 15. Bg5 f6) 10... Re8 { [%eval -2.51] } 11. g4? { (-2.51 → -4.51) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.51] } (11. d4 d6 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Rb3 Qd8 14. Be3 Bb6 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Kd1 c5) 11... Qxe5 { [%eval -4.26] } 12. Qxe5 { [%eval -4.44] } 12... Rxe5+ { [%eval -4.35] } 13. Kd1 { [%eval -4.33] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -4.07] } 14. Bd3?! { (-4.07 → -5.39) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (14. d4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Bf4 Rc5 17. h3 d6 18. Rh2 Be6 19. Rxb7 Bxc4) 14... d5 { [%eval -5.39] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval -5.53] } 15... Na5 { [%eval -4.67] } 16. Re1?! { (-4.67 → -7.47) Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -7.47] } (16. Kc2 Bxg4 17. Rf1 Bd7 18. c4 Rae8 19. Bb2 Ba4+ 20. Kc3 f6 21. Rf3 c6) 16... Bxg4+ { [%eval -7.49] } 17. Re2 { [%eval -7.86] } 17... Bxe2+ { [%eval -6.2] } 18. Bxe2 { [%eval -6.27] } 18... Rg5 { [%eval -6.22] } 19. d4 { [%eval -6.08] } 19... Rg1+ { [%eval -5.99] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval -6.43] } 20... Bd6 { [%eval -6.47] } 21. h4 { [%eval -6.85] } 21... Bf4+ { [%eval -6.41] } 22. Kd3 { [%eval -7.7] } 22... Bxc1 { [%eval -7.81] } 23. Kc2 { [%eval -7.92] } 23... Bf4? { (-7.92 → -4.46) Mistake. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval -4.46] } (23... Rg2 24. Kxc1 Rxe2 25. Rb2 Rae8 26. Rxe2 Rxe2 27. h5 Nc4 28. a4 Re8 29. d6) 24. d6? { (-4.46 → -8.39) Mistake. Rxg1 was best. } { [%eval -8.39] } (24. Rxg1 Bd6 25. h5 Re8 26. Bd3 Kf8 27. Rf1 Re3 28. a4 Rg3 29. Rf2 g6) 24... Rg2 { [%eval -8.26] } 25. Rxb7? { (-8.26 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (25. Kd1 cxd6 26. Bf3 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 Nc4 28. Kf1 Re8 29. Bxb7 h6 30. Re1 Ne3+) 25... Rxe2+ { [%eval -10.04] } 26. Kd3 { [%eval #-2] } 26... Rxa2? { (Mate in 2 → -8.82) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval -8.82] } (26... Rae8 27. Rxc7 Rd2#) 27. Rxc7 { [%eval -8.77] } 27... Rd2+ { [%eval -8.74] } 28. Ke4 { [%eval -8.52] } 28... Bxd6 { [%eval -8.62] } 29. Rc5? { (-8.62 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (29. Ke3 Bxc7 30. Kxd2 h5 31. Kc2 Bg3 32. Kd3 Rd8 33. d5 Re8) 29... Bxc5 { [%eval #-9] } 30. dxc5 { [%eval #-7] } 30... Re8+ { [%eval #-6] } 31. Kf5 { [%eval #-6] } 31... g6+ { [%eval #-6] } 32. Kg5 { [%eval #-3] } 32... Re5+ { [%eval #-6] } 33. Kh6 { [%eval #-1] } 33... Rxc5 { [%eval #-1] } 34. h5 { [%eval #-1] } 34... Rxc3 { [%eval #-4] } 35. hxg6 { [%eval #-3] } 35... fxg6 { [%eval #-4] } 36. Kg5 { [%eval #-4] } 36... h5 { [%eval #-4] } 37. Kxg6 { [%eval #-3] } 37... h4 { [%eval #-4] } 38. Kf6 { [%eval #-3] } 38... h3 { [%eval #-4] } 39. Ke6 { [%eval #-3] } 39... h2 { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kf5 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Rf2+ { [%eval #-3] } 41. Kg4 { [%eval #-2] } 41... h1=Q { [%eval #-1] } 42. Kg5 { [%eval #-1] } 42... Rg2+ { [%eval #-3] } 43. Kf5 { [%eval #-3] } 43... Qf1+ { [%eval #-3] } 44. Ke5 { [%eval #-3] } 44... Re2+ { [%eval #-2] } 45. Kd5 { [%eval #-1] } 45... Qd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1