[Event "RĪGAS ŠAHA TURNĪRS, 2. DIENA"] [Site "https://lichess.org/seDLItdQ"] [Date "2026.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "ErnestsS"] [Black "artisoo"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "seDLItdQ"] [UTCDate "2026.02.25"] [UTCTime "17:56:00"] [WhiteElo "1308"] [BlackElo "1158"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+36"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+2"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } 2... Bc5 { [%eval -0.31] } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.29] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.25] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.07] } 5. Nc3?! { (-0.07 → -1.13) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (5. h3 h6 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Nd4 8. Bxd4 exd4 9. b4 Bxb4) 5... O-O?! { (-1.13 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (5... Ng4 6. d4 exd4 7. Na4 d6 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. h3 Nge5 10. Nxe5) 6. Bg5 { [%eval -0.23] } 6... h6 { [%eval -0.2] } 7. Bxf6?! { (-0.20 → -0.89) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (7. Be3 d6 8. Be2 Nd4 9. O-O a6 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 Nxd5) 7... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.67] } 8. g3 { [%eval -0.83] } 8... Nd4 { [%eval -0.69] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval -0.77] } 9... d6 { [%eval -0.65] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval -1.02] } 10... Qd8 { [%eval -1.02] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.9] } 11... c6 { [%eval -0.88] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.02] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.99] } 13. Ne3 { [%eval -1.5] } 13... Bxb2 { [%eval -1.45] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -1.53] } 14... Bd4 { [%eval -1.54] } 15. Nf5 { [%eval -1.47] } 15... Bc5 { [%eval -1.45] } 16. Qg4? { (-1.45 → -3.05) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (16. a4 Qf6 17. Kh1 a5 18. h4 b6 19. Kh2 Be6 20. f4 Rae8 21. Bh3) 16... Qf6?! { (-3.05 → -1.84) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (16... g6 17. Nxh6+ Kh7 18. Nf5 gxf5 19. exf5 Rg8 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21. Be4 Qf6 22. Kg2) 17. a4 { [%eval -2.36] } 17... Bxf5? { (-2.36 → -1.10) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (17... g6 18. Kh1 h5 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 a5 21. f4 Rb8 22. h3 Bd7 23. Ra1) 18. exf5 { [%eval -1.12] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval -0.91] } 19. Be4 { [%eval -1.2] } 19... Rfe8?! { (-1.20 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (19... Rfd8 20. h4 a5 21. Qh5 d5 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Bg2 b6 24. Qg4 Rbc8 25. Rbc1) 20. Kg2 { [%eval -1.14] } 20... b6?? { (-1.14 → 1.17) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (20... a5 21. h4 Kf8 22. Rb2 Red8 23. Kh3 Bb4 24. Qf3 Rbc8 25. Rfb1 Rd7 26. Rc2) 21. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.14] } 21... Rec8 { [%eval 1.11] } 22. Be4 { [%eval 1.1] } 22... a5 { [%eval 1.1] } 23. f4?! { (1.10 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (23. h4 Kf8 24. Rbe1 Ke7 25. Bd5 Rc7 26. Qe4 Kf8 27. Re2 Re8 28. Kh3 g6) 23... Re8 { [%eval 0.33] } 24. h4 { [%eval 0.25] } 24... exf4 { [%eval 0.27] } 25. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.29] } 25... Re5 { [%eval 0.41] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval 0.34] } 26... Be3 { [%eval 0.42] } 27. Rf3 { [%eval 0.35] } 27... Bd4 { [%eval 0.34] } 28. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Rc8?? { (0.00 → 2.22) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (28... d5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. cxd5 Qe5 31. Kh3 Rc8 32. g5 Rc2 33. Rh1 Bg1 34. gxh6) 29. g5 { [%eval 2.55] } 29... Qe7 { [%eval 2.32] } 30. gxh6 { [%eval 1.28] } 30... Kf8?? { (1.28 → 7.77) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval 7.77] } (30... Rxe4 31. dxe4 Qxe4 32. hxg7 Kxg7 33. f6+ Bxf6 34. Rg1 Rh8 35. Qf5 Qxf5 36. Rxf5) 31. hxg7+ { [%eval 7.51] } 31... Kxg7? { (7.51 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (31... Ke8 32. g8=Q+ Kd7 33. Qgxf7 Rh8 34. Qxe7+ Rxe7 35. Qxh8 Bxh8 36. f6 Bxf6 37. Rxf6) 32. Rg3+ { [%eval #9] } 32... Kf6 { [%eval #1] } 33. Qh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0