[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sBg6E63N"] [Date "2026.03.23"] [Round "-"] [White "samikn"] [Black "dickmerrill"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "sBg6E63N"] [UTCDate "2026.03.23"] [UTCTime "20:05:57"] [WhiteElo "885"] [BlackElo "874"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+38"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } { B10 Caro-Kann Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval -0.11] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.09] } 4. exd5 { [%eval -0.04] } 4... cxd5 { [%eval 0.05] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval -0.38] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.42] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval -0.04] } 7. Qd3?! { (-0.04 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (7. d4 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nge7 11. O-O O-O) 7... a6 { [%eval -0.57] } 8. Ba4?? { (-0.57 → -5.11) Blunder. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.11] } (8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. d4 Ne7 11. Bg5 Qa5+ 12. c3 Nf5 13. Nbd2 h6) 8... Bxa4 { [%eval -5.02] } 9. O-O { [%eval -5.09] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -5.1] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -5.29] } 10... Bb5? { (-5.29 → -3.30) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (10... Bd7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. d4 Nc6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Na4 Re8 15. c4 h6 16. Bxh6) 11. Nxb5 { [%eval -3.39] } 11... axb5 { [%eval -3.41] } 12. Qxb5+ { [%eval -3.38] } 12... Nc6?? { (-3.38 → 0.45) Blunder. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (12... Nbd7 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. d4 Ra7 15. Qb5 Bd6 16. a4 Qc7 17. Qd3 h6 18. h3) 13. Re1?? { (0.45 → -4.14) Blunder. Qxc5 was best. } { [%eval -4.14] } (13. Qxc5 Ra5 14. Qc3 d4 15. Qc4 Qd5 16. d3 Rc5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Ne1 O-O) 13... Bd6 { [%eval -4.16] } 14. Qxb7 { [%eval -4.17] } 14... Na5?! { (-4.17 → -3.18) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -3.18] } (14... Nb4 15. Rd1 O-O 16. c3 Rb8 17. Qa7 Nd3 18. b4 Ng4 19. h3 Ngxf2 20. Rf1) 15. Qb5+ { [%eval -3.13] } 15... Nd7? { (-3.13 → -1.67) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (15... Qd7 16. Nd4 O-O 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. c3 Ne5 19. Rd1 Nd3 20. b4 Nc4 21. a4) 16. Re3? { (-1.67 → -3.74) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (16. Qxd5 Qb8 17. a3 O-O 18. Qe4 Rc8 19. b4 Nc4 20. c3 Ncb6 21. Ra2 Bf8) 16... O-O { [%eval -3.5] } 17. Ng5?! { (-3.50 → -5.12) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -5.12] } (17. b3 Qc7 18. a4 Rfb8 19. Qe2 Qxc2 20. Nd4 Qg6 21. Bb2 Bf4 22. Rf3 e5) 17... Qxg5 { [%eval -5.03] } 18. Rh3 { [%eval -5.67] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval -4.8] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -5.76] } 19... Ng4 { [%eval -5.49] } 20. d4 { [%eval -5.55] } 20... Rac8?? { (-5.55 → 4.79) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (20... Qg6 21. a4 Rfb8 22. f3 Nf6 23. g4 Nc6 24. c3 e5 25. b4 exd4 26. b5) 21. Bxg5 { [%eval 4.73] } 21... Rc7?! { (4.73 → 6.42) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 6.42] } (21... h6 22. Qxg4 hxg5 23. Qxg5 Rxc2 24. Qh4 f5 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. g4 fxg4 27. Qxc2) 22. Qxg4 { [%eval 6.25] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 6.55] } 23. Qh5 { [%eval 6.49] } 23... Rxc2?? { (6.49 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (23... h6 24. Bxh6 Rxc2 25. Be3 f5 26. Kh1 R8c6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bh6 gxh6 29. Qxh6+) 24. Qxh7+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0