[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wkS2wCdn"] [Date "2026.01.07"] [Round "-"] [White "michael_best"] [Black "TB_Al-khal"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "wkS2wCdn"] [UTCDate "2026.01.07"] [UTCTime "23:22:26"] [WhiteElo "2102"] [BlackElo "2086"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Pirc Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } { B00 Pirc Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nd7 { [%eval 0.68] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.94] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.5] } 5. d5?! { (0.50 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (5. c4 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Re1 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5) 5... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Be3? { (0.00 → -1.60) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Be3 Nxd3 10. cxd3 c5) 6... Ncxe4?! { (-1.60 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Nfxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (6... Nfxe4 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nfd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 f5 11. Nc3 Be7 12. f3) 7. b4?! { (-0.85 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (7. O-O h6) 7... Be7 { [%eval -1.56] } 8. c4 { [%eval -1.56] } 8... O-O { [%eval -1.57] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -1.5] } 9... Bf5? { (-1.50 → -0.06) Mistake. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (9... Nxf2 10. Bxf2 e4 11. Nbd2 exd3 12. Qxd3 a5 13. b5 Ng4 14. O-O Nxf2 15. Rxf2) 10. Nh4?? { (-0.06 → -1.86) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.86] } (10. Nc3 Bg6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 f5 13. Bd3 a5 14. b5 e4 15. Bxe4 fxe4) 10... Nxd5?? { (-1.86 → 1.92) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (10... Bd7) 11. cxd5?! { (1.92 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (11. Nxf5 Nxb4 12. Qb3 Nc5 13. Bxc5 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 dxc5 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Nc3 g6) 11... Bxh4 { [%eval 0.88] } 12. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.3] } 12... Bxe4 { [%eval 1.4] } 13. Qxe4 { [%eval 1.31] } 13... f5 { [%eval 0.96] } 14. Qc2?! { (0.96 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (14. Qc4) 14... f4 { [%eval 0.08] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 0.01] } 15... Rf6?? { (0.01 → 3.02) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (15... e4 16. O-O) 16. O-O { [%eval 2.4] } 16... Rg6 { [%eval 2.93] } 17. f3 { [%eval 3.04] } 17... Qg5 { [%eval 3.42] } 18. Be1 { [%eval 3.6] } 18... Bg3 { [%eval 3.57] } 19. h3 { [%eval 2.85] } 19... Qh4 { [%eval 3.6] } 20. Bxg3 { [%eval 3.35] } 20... Qxg3 { [%eval 3.99] } 21. Kh1?! { (3.99 → 3.06) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (21. Nc3 Rc8 22. Kh1 Qh4 23. b5 Kh8 24. Rac1 c5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Ne4 Qd8) 21... Qh4?! { (3.06 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (21... e4 22. Nc3 e3 23. Ne4 Qh4 24. Qxc7 h6 25. Qd7 Qh5 26. Qb5 Rf8 27. Rac1) 22. Nc3 { [%eval 3.83] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 3.94] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 3.94] } 23... Rf5 { [%eval 4.55] } 24. Qxc7 { [%eval 4.93] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 4.88] } 25. Qxb7 { [%eval 5.05] } 25... Rh6 { [%eval 6.06] } 26. Qxa7 { [%eval 5.49] } 26... g5 { [%eval 5.62] } 27. Qd7 { [%eval 5.49] } 27... Rg6 { [%eval 5.37] } 28. Qg4 { [%eval 5.29] } 28... Qh6 { [%eval 6.16] } 29. a4 { [%eval 6.05] } 29... Qg7 { [%eval 6.01] } 30. Qh5?! { (6.01 → 4.71) Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } { [%eval 4.71] } (30. Rfc1 Qb7 31. a5 Kg7 32. a6 Qe7 33. a7 Ra8 34. Qf5 g4 35. fxg4 h6) 30... h6 { [%eval 5.92] } 31. a5 { [%eval 5.91] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 5.76] } 32. b5 { [%eval 6.16] } 32... Qc7 { [%eval 7.26] } 33. Rfc1 { [%eval 6.88] } 33... Qb7 { [%eval 7.47] } 34. b6 { [%eval 7.26] } 34... Rf7 { [%eval 7.33] } 35. Rc6 { [%eval 7.22] } 35... Qa6? { (7.22 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (35... g4 36. a6 Qxc6 37. dxc6 gxf3 38. Ng5+ Kg7 39. Nxf3 e4 40. b7 Rg3 41. Nd4) 36. Rxd6 { [%eval #6] } 36... Rfg7 { [%eval #5] } 37. Nf6+ { [%eval #6] } 37... Rxf6 { [%eval #6] } 38. Rxf6 { [%eval #5] } 38... Rg6 { [%eval #2] } 39. Qxg6+ { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0