[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uf05Fva4"] [Date "2026.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "AnikeshSrivastav"] [Black "sako444"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "uf05Fva4"] [UTCDate "2026.05.17"] [UTCTime "16:27:30"] [WhiteElo "1427"] [BlackElo "1363"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B45"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.31] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.46] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.26] } { B45 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5... Nxd4?! { (0.26 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (5... a6 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 e5 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. O-O) 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.84] } 6... Nf6?! { (0.84 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (6... a6 7. Bf4 b5 8. O-O-O Bb7 9. Be2 Nf6 10. Bf3 Be7 11. Kb1) 7. Bd3?! { (1.57 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (7. e5 Ng8 8. Bf4 Ne7 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Nc6 11. Qe3 a6) 7... d5 { [%eval 0.87] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.54] } 8... Qc7?? { (0.54 → 3.21) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.21] } (8... dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bc5 12. Rd1+ Ke7 13. Rd3 f6 14. a4) 9. Nb5 { [%eval 3.18] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 3.13] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 2.85] } 10... exd5? { (2.85 → 5.38) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (10... a6 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Qe5 Kf7 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. h3 Bd7 16. Re1) 11. Re1+ { [%eval 4.37] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 4.36] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 4.12] } 12... O-O { [%eval 4.33] } 13. Nc7 { [%eval 4.3] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 4.61] } 14. Ne6?! { (4.61 → 3.24) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxb8 Be6 17. Bxa7 Bf6 18. Be4 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bc3) 14... fxe6 { [%eval 3.16] } 15. Bxb8 { [%eval 3.01] } 15... Bd6?! { (3.01 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (15... Qc6 16. Bxa7 Bd6 17. c4 Qc7 18. cxd5 e5 19. Qc3 Qd8 20. Bc5 Ng4 21. f3) 16. Bxd6 { [%eval 3.92] } 16... Qxd6 { [%eval 3.89] } 17. Re3 { [%eval 3.45] } 17... Ng4?! { (3.45 → 5.23) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.23] } (17... Nd7 18. Qxa7 e5 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. Qa5 Bg4 21. Be2 d4 22. Bxg4 dxe3 23. fxe3) 18. Rg3? { (5.23 → 3.07) Mistake. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (18. Qxg4 e5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Bd7 23. Rd1 Bf5) 18... e5 { [%eval 2.97] } 19. Qa4? { (2.97 → 1.39) Mistake. Qxa7 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (19. Qxa7 e4 20. Be2 Nh6 21. Rd1 Nf5 22. Rb3 d4 23. Qb6 Qf4 24. Qc5 Be6) 19... Qf6?! { (1.39 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (19... e4 20. Be2) 20. Rf1 { [%eval 2.64] } 20... e4 { [%eval 2.72] } 21. Be2 { [%eval 2.52] } 21... d4?? { (2.52 → 5.60) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.6] } (21... Nh6 22. Qb3 Be6 23. Qxb7 Nf5 24. Ra3 Nh4 25. Qc7 Kh8 26. Qg3 Nf5 27. Qc3) 22. Bxg4 { [%eval 5.74] } 22... Bxg4 { [%eval 5.74] } 23. Rxg4 { [%eval 5.4] } 23... e3 { [%eval 6.82] } 24. Qc4+ { [%eval 6.79] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval 6.87] } 25. Qe2?! { (6.87 → 5.05) Inaccuracy. fxe3 was best. } { [%eval 5.05] } (25. fxe3 dxe3 26. Rg3 e2 27. Qxe2 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Rxf1+ 29. Qxf1 h5 30. Rf3 Qxb2) 25... exf2+ { [%eval 7.98] } 26. Rxf2 { [%eval 7.87] } 26... Qe7? { (7.87 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #3] } (26... Qxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Rxf2 28. Kxf2 d3 29. cxd3 b6 30. d4 g6 31. Ke3 Kg8 32. Re4) 27. Qxe7 { [%eval #2] } 27... Rxf2 { [%eval #1] } 28. Kxf2 { [%eval #1] } 28... h5 { [%eval #1] } 29. Rg5 { [%eval #2] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 30. Rxh5+ { [%eval #2] } 30... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 31. Qe5 { [%eval #3] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval #3] } 32. Qf5+ { [%eval #5] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval #2] } 33. Qg6 { [%eval #2] } 33... b5 { [%eval #1] } 34. Rg5 { [%eval #2] } 34... a5 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0