[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xSTGu4GD"] [Date "2026.06.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Melancholyaa"] [Black "yogishpai"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "xSTGu4GD"] [UTCDate "2026.06.06"] [UTCTime "13:46:02"] [WhiteElo "1534"] [BlackElo "1478"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Qf6?! { (0.18 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. d4 { [%eval 0.96] } 3... d6 { [%eval 1.41] } 4. dxe5?! { (1.41 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Qg6 6. Nb5 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 f6 8. Nxc7+ Kd8) 4... dxe5 { [%eval 0.61] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.61] } 5... c6?! { (0.61 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (5... Bd6 6. Bg5 Qg6 7. h4 Nc6 8. h5 Qe6 9. Nh4 Nge7 10. h6) 6. Bc4? { (1.74 → 0.40) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (6. Bg5 Qd6 7. Nxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 f6 9. Bh4 Nh6 10. Nd3 Be6) 6... h6 { [%eval 0.64] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.4] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.6] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.44] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.6] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.54] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.53] } 11. a5 { [%eval 0.54] } 11... O-O-O?! { (0.54 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (11... Rd8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 Ngf6 15. Red1 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Rxd8+) 12. Na4 { [%eval 1.23] } 12... Kc7 { [%eval 1.81] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 1.8] } 13... Bb4 { [%eval 2.04] } 14. Bd2?? { (2.04 → 0.00) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (14. c3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bd6 16. Bxa6 Ne7 17. Bc4 Ng6 18. b4 Nf4 19. Qf1 Qg6+) 14... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 15. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 16. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Qxf3 { [%eval 0.23] } 17. Re3 { [%eval 0.22] } 17... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.31] } 18. Kf1?! { (0.31 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (18. Rg3 Qf4 19. Qxf4 exf4 20. Rxg7 Ngf6 21. Rxf7 Rh7 22. Rxh7 Nxh7 23. Rd1 Ng5) 18... Ngf6 { [%eval -0.81] } 19. Rae1? { (-0.81 → -2.35) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (19. f3 Qh3+ 20. Ke1 Qh4+ 21. Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Nh5 23. Rd3 Nf4 24. Rd2 b5) 19... g5?? { (-2.35 → 2.19) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.19] } (19... Qf4 20. Bd3 Ng4 21. h3 Nxe3+ 22. Rxe3 h5 23. Qb4 Rh6 24. Bxa6 bxa6 25. Rd3) 20. Qb4 { [%eval 1.96] } 20... Qf4 { [%eval 2.05] } 21. Rd1?? { (2.05 → -2.04) Blunder. Rb3 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (21. Rb3 Ng4 22. Re2 Nc5 23. Qxc5 Kb8 24. Rxb7+ Kxb7 25. Qb6+ Kc8 26. Qxc6+ Kb8) 21... Qxh2?? { (-2.04 → 9.16) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 9.16] } (21... Ng4 22. Qd6+ Kc8 23. Re2 Nxh2+ 24. Kg2 Nf3 25. Kf1 Nd4 26. Ree1 Qh4 27. Rxd4) 22. Qd6+ { [%eval 4.82] } 22... Kc8 { [%eval 8.5] } 23. Bxa6 { [%eval 8.48] } 23... Qh1+ { [%eval 10.41] } 24. Ke2 { [%eval 9.64] } 24... Qh5+ { [%eval 9.38] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval 9.46] } 25... Qh1+ { [%eval 8.5] } 26. Ke2 { [%eval 7.91] } 26... Qh5+? { (7.91 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval #10] } (26... Qxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Rde8 28. Nb6+ Kd8 29. Rd3 Re6 30. Qb8+ Ke7 31. Qxh8 Nf8 32. Nc8+) 27. Ke1?? { (Mate in 10 → 1.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (27. Rf3 Qxf3+ 28. Kxf3 bxa6 29. Qxc6+ Kb8 30. Rd3 g4+ 31. Kg2 Nd5 32. Rb3+ N7b6) 27... Qh1+ { [%eval 1.04] } 28. Ke2?! { (1.04 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } (28. Bf1 Ng4 29. Re2 Nh2 30. Kd2 Nxf1+ 31. Kc1) 1/2-1/2