[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/txRDsaDC"] [Date "2026.02.15"] [Round "-"] [White "seftaliagaci"] [Black "Picolai"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "txRDsaDC"] [UTCDate "2026.02.15"] [UTCTime "18:14:02"] [WhiteElo "904"] [BlackElo "953"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+49"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Ponziani Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.13] } { C44 Ponziani Opening } 3... Bc5?! { (-0.13 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (3... d5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. exd5) 4. d4 { [%eval 0.88] } 4... Bb6 { [%eval 1.26] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.95] } 5... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.83] } 6. dxe5 { [%eval 0.92] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 1.09] } 7. h4? { (1.09 → -0.48) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (7. Bf4 d6 8. exd6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 cxd6 11. Bxd6 Nf6) 7... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.61] } 8. c4?! { (-0.61 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (8. Bd3 Nf6 9. Nd2 d5 10. Nf3 Qh5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qa4+ Bd7) 8... Qxe4+ { [%eval -1.25] } 9. Be3?! { (-1.25 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 d6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. h5 O-O-O 13. Bd2 Nh6 14. Bxh6 gxh6) 9... Bxe3 { [%eval -2.23] } 10. fxe3 { [%eval -2.76] } 10... Qxe3+ { [%eval -2.85] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -3.24] } 11... Qg3+ { [%eval -3.35] } 12. Kf1 { [%eval -3.2] } 12... Qf4+ { [%eval -3.32] } 13. Bf3 { [%eval -3.82] } 13... Qxc4+ { [%eval -3.84] } 14. Kg1 { [%eval -3.84] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval -3.8] } 15. Qe1+ { [%eval -3.88] } 15... Ne4?? { (-3.88 → 1.29) Blunder. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (15... Kd8 16. Qg3 Qd4+ 17. Kh2 Re8 18. Re1 Rxe1 19. Qxe1 d6 20. Nc3 Qe5+ 21. Qxe5) 16. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.29] } 16... O-O { [%eval 1.24] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.9] } 17... Qd4+ { [%eval 0.86] } 18. Kf1? { (0.86 → -0.41) Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (18. Qf2 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa2 20. Qf5 g6 21. Qg5 Qa4 22. Kh2 d5 23. Bxd5 Bf5) 18... Qf6+?! { (-0.41 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (18... d5 19. Bf3 Qxb2 20. Nb3 c6 21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Re8 23. Kf2 Kf8 24. a4) 19. Bf3 { [%eval 0.07] } 19... d6? { (0.07 → 1.28) Mistake. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (19... Qxb2 20. h5 h6 21. Nc4 Qf6 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Re8 24. Nc4 d5 25. Bxd5) 20. Ne4? { (1.28 → 0.14) Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (20. Qc1 d5 21. Qc3 Qa6+ 22. Kg1 Qb6+ 23. Kh2 c5 24. Rhd1 d4 25. Qa3 Be6) 20... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.36] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Qb5+?! { (0.00 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (21... Qxa2 22. Qc3 a5 23. Ra1 Qe6 24. Qxc7 Qe5 25. Rd1 Ra6 26. Nxd6 a4 27. Kf2) 22. Be2?! { (0.63 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (22. Kf2 Bd7 23. Rb1 Qa4 24. Qd2 Rae8 25. Nc3 Qa5 26. Rhd1 b6 27. Nd5 Qxd2+) 22... Qf5+ { [%eval 0.25] } 23. Bf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 24. h5 { [%eval 0.12] } 24... Bb5+?! { (0.12 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (24... h6 25. Rh4 Rfe8 26. Qb4 Bc6 27. Ng3 Qe5 28. Rf4 Re6) 25. Kf2 { [%eval 0.62] } 25... Rae8?! { (0.62 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (25... h6 26. Qc3 Bc6 27. Ng3 Qb5 28. Rb1 Qg5 29. Rb4 Qa5 30. Rhh4 Rae8 31. Rhc4) 26. Qb4? { (1.34 → 0.03) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (26. h6 Re5 27. Rh5 Qe6 28. Qc3 Bc6 29. hxg7 Re8 30. Rxe5 dxe5 31. Ng3 Bxf3) 26... c6?? { (0.03 → 2.86) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (26... h6 27. Ng3 Qg5 28. Qd2 Qd8 29. Rhe1 Ba4 30. Rb1 Bc6 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Nf5) 27. Nxd6 { [%eval 2.68] } 27... Qc2+? { (2.68 → 4.75) Mistake. Re2+ was best. } { [%eval 4.75] } (27... Re2+ 28. Kg3 Qg5+ 29. Qg4 Qxg4+ 30. Bxg4 Rxa2 31. Nxb5 cxb5 32. Rd7 Ra6 33. Rxb7) 28. Be2?? { (4.75 → -7.15) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval -7.15] } (28. Rd2 a5 29. Qd4 Qa4 30. Qxa4 Bxa4 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Rd4 Bb5 33. h6 gxh6) 28... Bxe2?? { (-7.15 → 4.02) Blunder. Qxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 4.02] } (28... Qxe2+ 29. Kg1 Qxd1+ 30. Kh2 Qxh5+ 31. Kg1 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qd5 33. Nxe8 Qe5+ 34. Kg1) 29. Rd2 { [%eval 4.1] } 29... Qd3?! { (4.10 → 5.44) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 5.44] } (29... a5 30. Rxc2 axb4 31. Nxe8 Bg4 32. Nd6 h6 33. Nxb7 c5 34. Re1 Rb8 35. Nd6) 30. Rxd3 { [%eval 5.35] } 30... Bxd3 { [%eval 5.59] } 31. Nxe8 { [%eval 5.5] } 31... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.55] } 32. Rd1 { [%eval 5.03] } 32... Re2+ { [%eval 6.07] } 33. Kf1?? { (6.07 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (33. Kg3 Re3+ 34. Kh2 h6 35. Qb3 Re5 36. Qxd3 Rxh5+ 37. Kg1 Rb5 38. Qd8+ Kh7) 33... Rb2+?? { (0.00 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd2+ was best. } { [%eval #6] } (33... Rd2+ 34. Kg1 Rxd1+ 35. Kf2 b5 36. Qd6 h6 37. Ke3 Kh7 38. Qxc6 Bc4 39. Qe4+) 34. Rxd3 { [%eval #5] } 34... Rxb4 { [%eval #1] } 35. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0