[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uUO3zNxX"] [Date "2025.08.21"] [White "Melfice"] [Black "mikechesschess"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "uUO3zNxX"] [UTCDate "2025.08.21"] [UTCTime "12:05:05"] [WhiteElo "1697"] [BlackElo "1672"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O b6 8. e4 Bb7 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. h3 a6?! { (0.94 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (10... Qc7 11. Bf4) 11. Be3 Rb8 12. b3 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. Ne4?? { (1.23 → -1.71) Blunder. g4 was best. } (15. g4 Nf8) 15... Bf8?? { (-1.71 → 0.89) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf6 17. Qf4 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. g4 b5 21. Nd2) 16. Nxf6+?! { (0.89 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (16. Nc3 Ne5 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. Rae1 g6 19. g4 Bg7 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bh4 g5) 16... Nxf6 17. Rfe1 Be7?! { (0.28 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } (17... Bc8) 18. Re2 b5 19. Rae1 Bf8 20. Bg5 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Be7 22. Nh4?! { (0.62 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (22. Bd2 bxc4) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxg5 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Qe4?? { (-0.28 → -2.00) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (25. Nf5) 25... Re7 26. Qd3 Rxe2 27. Qxe2 Bxh4 28. gxh4 b4 29. Qe4 g6 30. Kg2 Kf8?! { (-2.50 → -1.83) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (30... a5 31. Qb7 Kg7 32. Kg3 h6 33. Qa7 h5 34. Qa6 Qc7 35. Kg2 Qe7 36. Qxa5) 31. h5? { (-1.83 → -3.47) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } (31. Qc6 a5 32. Kg3 Kg7 33. Qb7 h5 34. Qa6 Qc7 35. Kg2 Qe7 36. Qxa5 Qxh4) 31... Qe7?? { (-3.47 → -0.05) Blunder. Qg5+ was best. } (31... Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Qxh5 33. Qa8+ Kg7 34. Kg2 Qg5+ 35. Kf1 Qh4 36. Kg2 Qf6 37. Qb7) 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Qxa6?! { (-0.38 → -1.32) Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } (33. hxg6 Qg5+) 33... Qe5? { (-1.32 → -0.09) Mistake. g5 was best. } (33... g5) 34. Qc8?? { (-0.09 → -2.75) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } (34. hxg6) 34... Qxh5 35. Qg4?! { (-3.01 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (35. Qd8 Qe5 36. Qa8 h6 37. Kg1 Qg5+ 38. Kh2 Qf6 39. Kg2 Qd4 40. Qa6 Qe5) 35... Qe5? { (-4.63 → -2.41) Mistake. Qxg4+ was best. } (35... Qxg4+) 36. h4?! { (-2.41 → -3.75) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (36. Qf3) 36... h5 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. Qd1?! { (-3.84 → -5.36) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } (38. Kg3 Qe5+) 38... f5?? { (-5.36 → -1.85) Blunder. Qg4+ was best. } (38... Qg4+ 39. Qxg4 hxg4 40. Kg3 f5 41. Kh2 f4 42. Kg1 Kf6 43. Kf1 Ke6 44. Ke1) 39. f4 Qe4+ 40. Qf3 Qc2+?! { (-1.65 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (40... Qe7 41. Qf2 d5 42. cxd5 Qe4+ 43. Kg3 Qd3+ 44. Kh2 Qxd5 45. Qe3 Kf7 46. Qe2) 41. Kg3?? { (-0.93 → -4.91) Blunder. Qf2 was best. } (41. Qf2 Qe4+ 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Qf3 Qe1+ 44. Qf2 Qe6 45. Kg2 Qe4+ 46. Qf3 Qe1) 41... Qxa2 42. Qb7+?! { (-4.01 → -5.34) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (42. Qd3 Kf7 43. Qxd6 Qxb3+ 44. Kf2 Qc2+ 45. Kg1 Qxc4 46. Qc7+ Kg8 47. Qd8+ Kg7) 42... Kf6 43. Qd7 Qxb3+ 44. Kf2 Qc2+ 45. Ke1 Qe4+ 46. Kd2 Qxf4+ 47. Kc2 Qxc4+ 48. Kb1 Qe6 49. Qd8+ Ke5 50. Qh8+? { (-7.46 → Mate in 23) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb2 was best. } (50. Kb2 Kd4) 50... Kd5 51. Qa8+ Kd4 52. Qa1+?! { (-82.90 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb2 was best. } (52. Kb2 Qe2+) 52... Ke3 53. Qa2 Qe4+ 54. Ka1 Qh1+ 55. Kb2 Qg2+ 56. Kb3 Qxa2+ 57. Kxa2 f4 58. Kb2 f3 59. Kc2 Ke2 60. Kb3 f2 61. Kc4 f1=Q 62. Kd5 Qf5+ 63. Kxd6 Ke3 64. Kc6 Kd4 65. Kb5 c4+ 66. Kxb4 c3 67. Kb3 c2 68. Kb2 c1=Q+ 69. Kxc1 Qf2 70. Kd1 Kd3 71. Kc1 Qc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1