[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/usFFFNoH"] [Date "2026.05.27"] [Round "-"] [White "nicolajc1966"] [Black "hellali"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "usFFFNoH"] [UTCDate "2026.05.27"] [UTCTime "20:35:34"] [WhiteElo "742"] [BlackElo "782"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. Nd2? { (0.60 → -0.95) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f4 Ng6 6. dxe6 dxe6) 2... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.82] } 3. e3 { [%eval -1.28] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -1.35] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval -1.62] } 4... e6 { [%eval -1.37] } 5. Ngf3 { [%eval -1.42] } 5... Qf6 { [%eval -1.02] } 6. O-O { [%eval -1.01] } 6... Na5?! { (-1.01 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (6... b6 7. Qe2 Bb7 8. Ba6 Bxa6 9. Qxa6 e5 10. e4 Qe6 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Ngf3) 7. Bd3 { [%eval -0.43] } 7... d5? { (-0.43 → 1.09) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (7... Nc6 8. c3 Qd8 9. e4 d6 10. Nd4 Nge7 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. f4 g6 13. Nf3) 8. c4?! { (1.09 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (8. e4 Qd8 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Ne4 Nc6 11. c4 Qd8 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Rd1 Bd7) 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 9... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.05] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.03] } 10... Bd7?! { (-0.03 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (10... e5 11. e4 h6 12. Qa4+ c6 13. Rd1 Bd6 14. Bd2 Ne7 15. Bb4 Bxb4 16. Qxb4) 11. Nd4? { (0.99 → -0.62) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (11. e4 Qd8 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Rd1 h6 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. e5 Bc6) 11... b5?? { (-0.62 → 1.72) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (11... O-O-O 12. Qc2 Kb8 13. b4 Bxb4 14. Rb1 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 16. Qxb4 Qxb4 17. Rxb4) 12. Bxb5 { [%eval 1.75] } 12... Bxb5?! { (1.75 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (12... Qd8 13. Qf3 Nf6 14. b3 Bd6 15. Nc6 Qc8 16. Bb2 e5 17. Qg3 O-O 18. Bxe5) 13. Nxb5 { [%eval 2.53] } 13... Rd8?! { (2.53 → 3.95) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (13... Qd8 14. Qa4 c6 15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Nd4 Ne7 17. Bd2 e5 18. Ba5 Qa6 19. Nb3) 14. Nxc7+ { [%eval 3.86] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval 3.69] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 3.65] } 15... Qxb2 { [%eval 3.34] } 16. Nd5+?? { (3.34 → -3.69) Blunder. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (16. Qa4 Rxd2 17. Qe8+ Kf6 18. Qxf8 Qe5 19. Ne8+ Kg6 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 h5) 16... Rxd5 { [%eval -3.4] } 17. h3 { [%eval -3.93] } 17... Rxd2 { [%eval -3.87] } 18. Qc1?! { (-3.87 → -5.82) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.82] } (18. Qf3 Qe5 19. e4 Ke8 20. Rfd1 Bd6 21. Rxd2 Qxa1+ 22. Rd1 Qe5 23. Qb3 Ke7) 18... Qb4? { (-5.82 → -3.41) Mistake. Qxc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.41] } (18... Qxc1 19. Raxc1 Kf6 20. g4 Ne7 21. f4 h5 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 hxg4 24. hxg4) 19. Rb1 { [%eval -3.12] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval -2.98] } 20. Rb7+?! { (-2.98 → -4.27) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -4.27] } (20. e4 e5 21. f4 Ke8 22. Qc8+ Qd8 23. Qc6+ Rd7 24. Kh1 Ne7 25. Qa4 Nc8) 20... Kd8?! { (-4.27 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (20... Kf6 21. Rxa7 Kg6 22. a4 h5 23. a5 Qd5 24. e4 Qd4 25. Rc7 Bd6 26. Rc8) 21. Rxa7 { [%eval -3.1] } 21... Qd5?? { (-3.10 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (21... Nf6 22. Qc3 Nd7 23. e4 f6 24. Ra8+ Ke7 25. Qc8 Kf7 26. Qe8+ Kg8 27. a4) 22. f4?? { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 1) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc7+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (22. Qc7+ Ke8 23. Qxf7+ Kd8 24. Qxf8#) 22... Bc5?? { (Mate in 1 → -6.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg2# was best. } { [%eval -6.44] } (22... Qxg2#) 23. Rf2 { [%eval -8.27] } 23... Rxf2 { [%eval -8.3] } 24. Kxf2 { [%eval -8.13] } 24... Bxa7 { [%eval -8.13] } 25. Kg3 { [%eval -8.4] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval -8.34] } 26. Qc2 { [%eval -8.93] } 26... Nh5+ { [%eval -8.79] } 27. Kg4 { [%eval -8.9] } 27... g5 { [%eval -8.37] } 28. fxg5? { (-8.37 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (28. h4 Nf6+ 29. Kh3 g4+ 30. Kh2 g3+ 31. Kg1 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Bxc5 33. a3 Kc7) 28... Ng7? { (Mate in 8 → -7.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval -7.99] } (28... Bxe3 29. h4 Rg8 30. g3 f5+ 31. Kh3 Qh1+ 32. Qh2 Qf3 33. Qd2+ Bxd2 34. Kh2) 29. e4 { [%eval -7.69] } 29... e5?? { (-7.69 → 1.18) Blunder. f5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (29... f5+ 30. gxf6 Qh5+ 31. Kg3 Qe5+ 32. Kg4 h5+ 33. Kf3 Qxf6+ 34. Ke2 Qf2+ 35. Kd3) 30. exd5 { [%eval 1.06] } 30... Ne8 { [%eval 1.27] } 31. Kf5? { (1.27 → 0.00) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31. Qc6 Bb8 32. Qa8 Kc8 33. a4 Rg8 34. Qa6+ Kd8 35. Qb7 Bc7 36. a5 Nd6) 31... Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. h4 { [%eval -0.06] } 32... Nd6+ { [%eval 0.19] } 33. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Rf8?? { (0.00 → 2.22) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (33... e4 34. a4 h6 35. Qc6 Be5 36. a5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Rh2 38. Qb6+ Ke8 39. Qf2) 34. Qc6 { [%eval 2.27] } 34... f5+?! { (2.27 → 2.98) Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (34... Ne8 35. Qa8+ Kd7 36. Kh3 Rg8 37. Qb7+ Kd8 38. a4 Rg6 39. Qxf7 Rg7 40. Qf5) 35. Kf3? { (2.98 → 1.54) Mistake. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (35. Kh3 Nc8 36. h5 Ba7 37. g6 hxg6 38. hxg6 Bb8 39. g7 Rg8 40. Qf6+ Ke8) 35... e4+?! { (1.54 → 2.73) Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (35... Nc8 36. Ke2 Rf7 37. h5 e4 38. Qe6 Rd7 39. Qxf5 Nd6 40. Qf8+ Ne8 41. a4) 36. Kf4 { [%eval 2.52] } 36... Nc8?! { (2.52 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (36... Nf7 37. d6 Be5+ 38. Kxf5 Bxd6 39. Ke6 Re8+ 40. Kxf7 Re7+ 41. Kf6 Be5+ 42. Kf5) 37. Qh6?? { (3.65 → 0.01) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (37. d6 Bb6 38. Qb7 Nxd6 39. Qxb6+ Kd7 40. h5 Re8 41. Qe3 Re7 42. a4 Kc6) 37... Kd7?? { (0.01 → 6.22) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (37... Re8 38. Qc6 Re7 39. h5 e3 40. d6 Rd7 41. Qa8 Ra7 42. Qd5 e2 43. Qe6) 38. Qxh7+?? { (6.22 → 0.57) Blunder. Qxf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (38. Qxf8 Nd6 39. Qa8 Ke7 40. Qc6 Nf7 41. Kxf5 Be5 42. Qc5+ Kd7 43. Kxe4 Bg3) 38... Ke8?? { (0.57 → 4.39) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 4.39] } (38... Ne7 39. h5 Bb2 40. g4 Bc1+ 41. Kg3 Bxg5 42. Qg7 f4+ 43. Kh2 e3 44. Qxg5) 39. g6 { [%eval 4.15] } 39... e3?! { (4.15 → 5.25) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (39... Ne7 40. d6 Nxg6+ 41. Qxg6+ Kd7 42. g4 e3 43. gxf5 Rf6 44. Qg7+ Kxd6 45. Ke4) 40. Qc7 { [%eval 4.79] } 40... e2?! { (4.79 → 6.41) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 6.41] } (40... Ne7 41. Kf3 Nxg6 42. d6 Be5 43. h5 Bxd6 44. Qxd6 Ne7 45. h6 Kf7 46. Qd4) 41. Qc1?? { (6.41 → -2.40) Blunder. Qxc8+ was best. } { [%eval -2.4] } (41. Qxc8+ Ke7 42. Qe6+ Kd8 43. Qxe2 Re8 44. Qc4 Be3+ 45. Kxf5 Rf8+ 46. Kg4 Rf6) 41... Rf6?? { (-2.40 → 4.84) Blunder. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (41... Kd8 42. Qe1 Re8 43. h5 Kd7 44. Kg5 Re3 45. Qh4 Re4 46. Qe1 Be3+ 47. Kxf5) 42. h5? { (4.84 → 2.55) Mistake. Qxc8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (42. Qxc8+ Ke7 43. Qc7+ Kf8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kxg6 46. Qxe2 Bc5 47. Qe8+ Kg7) 42... Rb6?? { (2.55 → 6.63) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 6.63] } (42... Ne7 43. Kf3 Rd6 44. Kxe2 Rxd5 45. Kf1 f4 46. h6 Rd6 47. g7 Rxh6 48. g8=R+) 43. Kxf5?? { (6.63 → -5.09) Blunder. Qxc8+ was best. } { [%eval -5.09] } (43. Qxc8+ Ke7 44. Qc7+ Ke8 45. Qf7+ Kd8 46. g7 Bxg7 47. Qg8+ Bf8 48. Qxf8+ Kd7) 43... Nd6+?? { (-5.09 → 0.26) Blunder. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (43... Ne7+ 44. Ke4 Bf2 45. Kd3 e1=Q 46. Qxe1 Bxe1 47. a4 Kf8 48. h6 Nxg6 49. h7) 44. Kg5?? { (0.26 → -3.43) Blunder. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (44. Kg4 Rb7 45. h6 Rc7 46. g7 Bxg7 47. Qd2 Re7 48. hxg7 Rxg7+ 49. Kf3 Re7) 44... Rb2?? { (-3.43 → 1.70) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (44... Ne4+ 45. Kf5 Bc3 46. Qe3 Rf6+ 47. Kxe4 e1=Q 48. Qxe1 Bxe1 49. g4 Kf8 50. g5) 45. Qc8+?? { (1.70 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (45. h6 Rb7 46. Kh5 Rc7 47. Qd2 Rc2 48. Qb4 Rc7 49. Qb8+ Kd7 50. Qb1 Rc5) 45... Nxc8 { [%eval #-7] } 46. h6 { [%eval #-4] } 46... e1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 47. g7 { [%eval #-3] } { White wins on time. } 1-0