[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xtMzf8mP"] [Date "2026.06.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Tacticalveloptar"] [Black "Duhoc"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xtMzf8mP"] [UTCDate "2026.06.17"] [UTCTime "19:05:32"] [WhiteElo "1982"] [BlackElo "1392"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval -0.06] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.22] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.13] } 5... O-O { [%eval -0.19] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.17] } 6... Nd4?! { (-0.17 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (6... d6 7. g3 a6 8. Bg2 b5 9. O-O Rb8 10. b3 h6 11. Kh2) 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.05] } 7... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.06] } 8. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.14] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.16] } 9. Rb1 { [%eval -0.26] } 9... Be6 { [%eval -0.06] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.01] } 10... Bd4 { [%eval 0.03] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval -0.3] } 11... Bxc3+?! { (-0.30 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (11... a5 12. b5 a4 13. Ne2 Bxb2 14. Rxb2 Nd7 15. Rb1 a3 16. O-O Qg5 17. Qc1) 12. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.44] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.48] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.43] } 13... f5? { (0.43 → 1.63) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (13... Qg5 14. Bd2 Qh4 15. O-O h6 16. Qe1 Rae8 17. Qe3 b6 18. Rbc1 c5 19. b5) 14. O-O? { (1.63 → 0.31) Mistake. exf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bd5+ Kh8 17. O-O h6 18. f4 c6 19. Be4 Bxe4) 14... fxe4 { [%eval 0.56] } 15. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.64] } 15... Qg5?! { (0.64 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (15... c6 16. b5 Rc8 17. Bb4 Nf6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Bf3 Bf5 20. Bc3 Nd7 21. Re1) 16. Kh2? { (1.78 → 0.28) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (16. Bd2 Qh4 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bf3 Nf6 19. Qe2 h6 20. b5 Rf7 21. Bc6 Nh5) 16... Rf4?? { (0.28 → 2.34) Blunder. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (16... Rab8 17. Bd2 Qh4 18. Qc1 Nf6 19. Bg5 Qh5 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qe3 b6 22. a4) 17. Bd2 { [%eval 2.32] } 17... Bxh3?! { (2.32 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. Raf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (17... Raf8 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Bxb7 Nf6 20. Qe2 Qh4 21. Qe1 Bxh3 22. f3 Qh6 23. gxh3) 18. gxh3 { [%eval 3.88] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 3.9] } 19. Bxf4 { [%eval 4.21] } 19... Qxf4+ { [%eval 4.3] } 20. Kg2 { [%eval 3.71] } 20... Qg5+ { [%eval 4.26] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval 3.71] } 21... Qf4+ { [%eval 4.33] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 4.21] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 4.28] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval 4.33] } 23... Qh6 { [%eval 3.97] } 24. Rg1?? { (3.97 → -2.45) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (24. Qe3 Qh5 25. Bxb7 Ng4 26. Qg3 Rf4 27. Rbe1 g6 28. Be4 Nf6) 24... Nh5?? { (-2.45 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (24... Nxe4 25. Qg2 Ng5 26. Qd5+ Rf7 27. Rxg5 Qxg5 28. Qxb7 Qf5 29. Qe4 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1) 25. Bd5+ { [%eval #3] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0