[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tCXXgb8g"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "aspiringstar"] [Black "Larrythecabledude"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "tCXXgb8g"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "22:31:09"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2550"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B45"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.31] } { B45 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.31] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.4] } 8. Ne4 { [%eval 0.6] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.62] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.55] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.54] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.38] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.47] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.3] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.05] } 12... Ne3 { [%eval 0.46] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.59] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval 0.69] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.68] } 14... Qxb2 { [%eval 1.22] } 15. Bc3? { (1.22 → -0.21) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (15. Rb1 Qa2 16. O-O h5 17. Rfc1 Qxa3 18. Bc3 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 h4 20. Ra1 Ng3+) 15... Qxe2+ { [%eval -0.11] } 16. Kxe2 { [%eval -0.22] } 16... d5 { [%eval -0.26] } 17. exd6 { [%eval -0.28] } 17... Nxd6 { [%eval -0.1] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.32] } 18... Be7 { [%eval -0.21] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval -0.22] } 19... Rg8 { [%eval -0.25] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval -0.27] } 20... Rxg2+ { [%eval -0.26] } 21. Kf3 { [%eval -0.21] } 21... Rxd2 { [%eval -0.18] } 22. Bxd2 { [%eval -0.3] } 22... Nxc4 { [%eval -0.22] } 23. Bc3 { [%eval -0.32] } 23... O-O-O?! { (-0.32 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Ne5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (23... Ne5+ 24. Bxe5 Bxd3 25. Rhg1 Bg6 26. f5 exf5 27. Bf4 Bh5+ 28. Kg2 a4) 24. Ke2 { [%eval 0.16] } 24... a4 { [%eval 0.1] } 25. Rhc1 { [%eval 0.08] } 25... Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 26. Bb4 { [%eval -0.17] } 26... Rxd3 { [%eval -0.13] } 27. Kxd3 { [%eval -0.09] } 27... Nxa3+ { [%eval -0.13] } 28. Kc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 28... Bf6+ { [%eval -0.18] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval -0.27] } 29... Bxa1 { [%eval 0.04] } 30. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.06] } 30... Nc4+ { [%eval 0.08] } 31. Kc3 { [%eval -0.28] } 31... Nb6 { [%eval -0.04] } 32. Kd4 { [%eval -0.13] } 32... Nd5 { [%eval -0.13] } 33. Bd2 { [%eval -0.14] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval -0.15] } 34. Kc5 { [%eval -0.11] } 34... Ke7 { [%eval -0.13] } 35. Re1 { [%eval -0.49] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval -0.44] } 36. Re5 { [%eval -0.76] } 36... a3 { [%eval -0.61] } 37. Re1 { [%eval -0.73] } 37... Kf5 { [%eval -0.72] } 38. Re5+ { [%eval -1.12] } 38... Kg4 { [%eval -1.12] } 39. Rg5+ { [%eval -1.29] } 39... Kf3 { [%eval -1.33] } 40. Rg3+ { [%eval -1.21] } 40... Ke2 { [%eval -1.27] } 41. Bc1 { [%eval -1.2] } 41... a2 { [%eval -1.41] } 42. Ra3 { [%eval -1.2] } 42... Kd1 { [%eval -1.15] } 43. Bb2 { [%eval -1.36] } 43... Kc2? { (-1.36 → -0.13) Mistake. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (43... Nxf4 44. Rxa2 Nd3+ 45. Kd6 f5 46. Bd4 f4 47. Ra1+ Ke2 48. Kxe6 c5 49. Bg1) 44. Rxa2?! { (-0.13 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (44. Bd4 h5 45. Rxa2+ Kd3 46. Ra7 f5 47. Ra1 Ke4 48. Re1+ Kf3 49. Rxe6 Nxf4) 44... Kb3 { [%eval -0.7] } 45. Ra7 { [%eval -0.74] } 45... Kxb2 { [%eval -0.72] } 46. Rxf7 { [%eval -0.96] } 46... Bd3?! { (-0.96 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (46... Kc3 47. Rxh7 Nxf4 48. Re7 e5 49. Kd6 Ng6 50. Re6 Bd3 51. h4 Kd4 52. h5) 47. Kxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Kd6 { [%eval -0.04] } 48... Bf5 { [%eval -0.09] } 49. h4?? { (-0.09 → -2.05) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (49. Rf6 Kc3 50. Rxe6 Kd4 51. Re8 Nc4+ 52. Ke7 Ke4 53. Rb8 Kxf4 54. Rb4 Bd3) 49... h5?! { (-2.05 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (49... Kc3 50. h5 Kd4 51. h6 Ke4 52. Rd7 Kxf4 53. Rxh7 Bxh7 54. Kxe6 Nf5 55. Kf7) 50. Rg7?! { (-1.11 → -1.94) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.94] } (50. Rf6 Kc3 51. Rxe6 Kd4 52. Re8 Bg4 53. Rf8 Ke4 54. Ke7 Ng2 55. f5 Nxh4) 50... Kc3 { [%eval -1.98] } 51. Rg5 { [%eval -2.11] } 51... Bg4 { [%eval -1.98] } 52. Ke5 { [%eval -2.18] } 52... Kd3 { [%eval -2.24] } 53. Rg6 { [%eval -2.3] } 53... Nc4+ { [%eval -2.32] } 54. Kf6 { [%eval -2.28] } 54... Ke4 { [%eval -2.42] } 55. Kg5?! { (-2.42 → -3.77) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (55. Rh6 Nd6 56. Rh7 Kxf4 57. Rxh5 Ne8+ 58. Kf7 Bxh5+ 59. Kxe6 Ke4 60. Kd7 Ke5) 55... Ne3? { (-3.77 → -2.20) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.2] } (55... Nd2 56. Rf6 Nf3+ 57. Kh6 Nd4 58. Rf7 Kf3 59. Rd7 Ne2 60. Kg5 Nxf4 61. Rc7) 56. Rf6 { [%eval -2.14] } 56... Nd5 { [%eval -2.24] } 57. Rf8 { [%eval -2.06] } 57... Nc3 { [%eval -2.16] } 58. Ra8 { [%eval -2.58] } 58... Kd5 { [%eval -2.6] } 59. Ra5+ { [%eval -2.45] } 59... Kd6 { [%eval -1.92] } 60. Ra6+ { [%eval -2.53] } 60... Kd5 { [%eval -2.46] } 61. Ra7 { [%eval -2.43] } 61... Ne4+ { [%eval -2.31] } 62. Kg6 { [%eval -2.34] } 62... Nd6 { [%eval -2.03] } 63. Ra4 { [%eval -2.04] } 63... Nc4 { [%eval -2.04] } 64. Kg5 { [%eval -2.26] } 64... Nd2 { [%eval -2.32] } 65. Ra5+ { [%eval -2.49] } 65... Ke4 { [%eval -2.13] } 66. Ra4+ { [%eval -2.19] } 66... Kf3 { [%eval -2.39] } 67. Ra3+ { [%eval -2.41] } 67... Ke4 { [%eval -2.41] } 68. Ra4+ { [%eval -2.33] } 68... Ke3 { [%eval -2.33] } 69. Ra3+ { [%eval -2.14] } 69... Kf2 { [%eval -2.14] } 70. Ra2 { [%eval -2.17] } 70... Ke3 { [%eval -2.2] } 71. Kf6?! { (-2.20 → -3.63) Inaccuracy. Ra3+ was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (71. Ra3+ Kd4 72. Ra4+ Kd3 73. Ra3+ Kc4 74. Ra5 Nf3+ 75. Kf6 Nxh4 76. Rxh5 Bxh5) 71... Ne4+ { [%eval -2.48] } 72. Ke5 { [%eval -2.44] } 72... Nc5 { [%eval -2.51] } 73. Ra3+ { [%eval -2.48] } 73... Kd2 { [%eval -1.94] } 74. Kd4 { [%eval -1.95] } 74... Nd7 { [%eval -1.99] } 75. Ra2+ { [%eval -2.02] } 75... Ke1 { [%eval -2.13] } 76. Ke3 { [%eval -2.12] } 76... Kf1 { [%eval -2.13] } 77. Rf2+?! { (-2.13 → -3.54) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (77. Ke4 Nf6+ 78. Ke5 Nd5 79. Ra6 Kf2 80. Ra3 Kg2 81. Rb3 Ne7 82. Kf6 Nf5) 77... Kg1 { [%eval -3.63] } 78. Ra2 { [%eval -3.51] } 78... Nf6?! { (-3.51 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (78... Nf8 79. Ra6 Ng6 80. f5 Bxf5 81. Ra2 Nxh4 82. Kf4 Bg4 83. Kg3 Nf5+ 84. Kf4) 79. f5? { (-2.71 → -4.46) Mistake. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.46] } (79. Kd4 Nd5 80. Ke5 Nc3 81. Ra5 Kg2 82. Kf6 Ne4+ 83. Kf7 Kg3 84. Rxh5 Bxh5+) 79... Nd5+?! { (-4.46 → -2.85) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%eval -2.85] } (79... exf5 80. Ra5 Kg2 81. Kf4 Kh3 82. Rc5 Kxh4 83. Rc1 Nd5+ 84. Ke5 Ne7 85. Kf6) 80. Kd4 { [%eval -3.26] } 80... Bxf5 { [%eval -2.71] } 81. Ke5 { [%eval -2.77] } { White wins on time. } 1-0