[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xi1QOQam"] [Date "2026.04.13"] [Round "-"] [White "MONTRAL_MX"] [Black "ValerkaM"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xi1QOQam"] [UTCDate "2026.04.13"] [UTCTime "16:58:44"] [WhiteElo "1535"] [BlackElo "1593"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.79] } 3... e4 { [%eval 0.92] } { C40 Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit } 4. Nd4?! { (0.92 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (4. Qe2 Nf6 5. d3 Qxd5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. dxe4 Qe6 8. Qe3 Bb4) 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nb3 { [%eval -0.32] } 5... Bb4?! { (-0.32 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (5... Qe5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. d4 exd3 10. Bxd3) 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 6... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. dxc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 7... Nf6?! { (0.29 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (7... Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nc6 9. Ke1 Nge7 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Nc5 O-O-O 12. Nxe4) 8. Be3?! { (1.39 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (8. Qxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Re8 11. c4 Nf6 12. Bf4 Na6 13. Nd4 e3) 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.83] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.45] } 10. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.44] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval 0.18] } 12... Qf5 { [%eval 0.48] } 13. Nd4 { [%eval 0.68] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.74] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval 0.56] } 14... Qe8? { (0.56 → 1.96) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (14... Qg4 15. Qxg4+ Nxg4 16. Bf4 Nf6 17. h4 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Ne8 19. Re1 f5 20. f3) 15. Bxa7?! { (1.96 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (15. Rxd8+ Qxd8 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Nxa7+ Nxa7 18. Bxa7 Qe6 19. a4 Re8 20. Qb5 Qg4) 15... b6?! { (1.31 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. Nxa7 was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (15... Nxa7 16. Nxa7+ Kb8 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Nb5 c6 20. Nd6 g6 21. Rd4) 16. Qe3?? { (1.97 → -2.09) Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Qc4 Kb7 20. Nd6+ Kc7 21. Qa6 Qxd6) 16... Kb7?? { (-2.09 → 5.46) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 5.46] } (16... Qe5 17. Qe2 Kb7 18. Bxb6 Kxb6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Rxd4 21. Qe3 c5 22. Qb3+) 17. Nxc7 { [%eval 5.41] } 17... Kxc7 { [%eval 6.9] } 18. Bxb6+? { (6.90 → 3.71) Mistake. Qxb6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (18. Qxb6+ Kc8 19. Qa6+ Kc7 20. Bb6+ Kb8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Bxd8 Nxd8 23. c4 Re8) 18... Kb7 { [%eval 3.76] } 19. Rxd8?? { (3.76 → 0.12) Blunder. Bxd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (19. Bxd8 Nxd8 20. Rd6 Qb5 21. a4 Qa5 22. b4 Qc7 23. Rfd1 Nc6 24. Qg5 Rd8) 19... Qe5?? { (0.12 → 7.14) Blunder. Nxd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.14] } (19... Nxd8 20. Bd4 Qc6 21. Qe2 Re8 22. Rd1 Ne6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qh5 Nc7 25. Qxf7) 20. Rxh8 { [%eval 7.07] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 6.88] } 21. Qc5 { [%eval 6.52] } 21... e3 { [%eval 8.07] } 22. fxe3 { [%eval 8.07] } 22... Nxe3? { (8.07 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (22... f6 23. Rxh7 f5 24. e4 Nxb6 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxg7+ Kc6 27. Rxf5 Nec4 28. Rf6+) 23. Rxf7+ { [%eval #5] } 23... Ka6 { [%eval #2] } 24. Ra8+ { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0