[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yQSxapTV"] [Date "2026.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Matlubbek"] [Black "Echo_vr"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "yQSxapTV"] [UTCDate "2026.05.17"] [UTCTime "14:46:01"] [WhiteElo "1899"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-82"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } 2... d5?! { (0.13 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (2... Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. d4) 3. cxd5 { [%eval 0.96] } 3... c6 { [%eval 1.29] } 4. dxc6?! { (1.29 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (4. Nf3 cxd5 5. Nxe5 Nf6 6. Qa4+ Nbd7 7. d4 Bd6 8. Bg5 Qb6) 4... bxc6? { (0.61 → 2.07) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (4... Nxc6 5. g3 Bc5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. Nf3 h6 8. d3 O-O 9. a3) 5. g3 { [%eval 1.84] } 5... e4?! { (1.84 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (5... Nf6 6. Bg2 h6 7. d3 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Bf5 11. b3) 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.79] } 6... a5 { [%eval 3.03] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 3.03] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 3.4] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 3.27] } 8... Na6?! { (3.27 → 4.18) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 4.18] } (8... h6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Be7 12. e4 Be6 13. d4 Re8 14. h3) 9. Bxc6+ { [%eval 4.01] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 3.94] } 10. Bxa8 { [%eval 3.21] } 10... Nc7? { (3.21 → 6.22) Mistake. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (10... Qxa8 11. f3 Ne7 12. d4 O-O 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 h6 15. Qd3 Nf5 16. e4) 11. Bg2 { [%eval 6.44] } 11... Bc6 { [%eval 8.45] } 12. Bxc6+ { [%eval 8.42] } 12... Kf8 { [%eval 8.32] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 7.95] } 13... Nd5 { [%eval 9.29] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval 9.09] } 14... Bxd2+ { [%eval 11.61] } 15. Bxd2 { [%eval 11.29] } 15... Qc7?! { (11.29 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (15... h5 16. Qa4 Ne7 17. Bxa5 Qc8 18. Nxe7 Qg4 19. Bb4 g5 20. Bc3 Kxe7) 16. Qc2?! { (Mate in 6 → 12.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxc7 was best. } { [%eval 12.23] } (16. Nxc7 g5 17. Bc3 f6 18. Qd7 Ne7 19. Qd6 Kg7 20. Qxf6+ Kg8 21. Qg7#) 16... a4?! { (12.23 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (16... Qa7 17. Rc1 Ne7 18. Be3 Qb8 19. Bc5 h5 20. Nxe7 Rh6 21. Nf5+ Kg8 22. Nxh6+) 17. Qc5+ { [%eval #6] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval #6] } 18. Qxe7+?! { (Mate in 6 → 12.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxe7 was best. } { [%eval 12.02] } (18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Bb4 Kg8 20. Qxe7 h6 21. Be4 f5 22. Bc3 fxe4 23. Qxg7#) 18... Nxe7 { [%eval 12.3] } 19. Bb4 { [%eval 12.29] } 19... h5 { [%eval 14.35] } 20. Bxe7+ { [%eval 13.46] } 20... Kg8 { [%eval 12.89] } 21. Bxa4 { [%eval 12.53] } 21... Rh6?! { (12.53 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (21... f6 22. Rc1 Kh7 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. Ba3 Kh8 25. Bc2 Re8 26. Ne7 Ra8 27. Rg1) 22. O-O-O?! { (Mate in 7 → 12.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 12.2] } (22. Rc1 g5 23. Rc8+ Kg7 24. Bf8+ Kh8 25. Nxg5 Rg6 26. Bh6+ Rg8 27. Nf6 Rxc8) 22... Ra6 { [%eval 12.03] } 23. Bc2 { [%eval 11.88] } 23... Rxa2?! { (11.88 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (23... g6 24. Nc3 Kg7 25. Rd3 Re6 26. Bc5 Rc6 27. Bd4+ f6 28. Rhd1 Rd6 29. Kb1) 24. Nb6 { [%eval #7] } 24... Ra1+ { [%eval #7] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval #6] } 25... f5 { [%eval #5] } 26. Rxa1 { [%eval #5] } 26... h4 { [%eval #3] } 27. b4 { [%eval #5] } 27... g5 { [%eval #5] } 28. b5 { [%eval #5] } 28... f4 { [%eval #4] } 29. Ra7 { [%eval #3] } 29... fxg3 { [%eval #3] } 30. Bf6 { [%eval #2] } 30... gxf2 { [%eval #2] } 31. Ra8+ { [%eval #4] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval #4] } 32. Bxg5 { [%eval #4] } 32... f1=Q { [%eval #4] } 33. Rxf1 { [%eval #3] } 33... h3 { [%eval #2] } 34. Ra6 { [%eval #3] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } 35. Nc8 { [%eval #3] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval #3] } 36. Ne5+ { [%eval #2] } 36... Kg8 { [%eval #2] } 37. Ra7 { [%eval #1] } 37... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 38. Rf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0