[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yTkTq06e"] [Date "2026.03.02"] [Round "-"] [White "essamking"] [Black "yousseflord"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "yTkTq06e"] [UTCDate "2026.03.02"] [UTCTime "20:59:23"] [WhiteElo "1685"] [BlackElo "1937"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Spike Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. g4 { [%eval -0.32] } { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Spike Variation } 3... Bg7 { [%eval -0.1] } 4. g5 { [%eval -0.18] } 4... Nh5 { [%eval -0.13] } 5. Nc3?! { (-0.13 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (5. Bxg7 Nxg7 6. d4 c6 7. Qd2 d5 8. Nc3 a5 9. Bg2 O-O) 5... e5 { [%eval -0.57] } 6. e3 { [%eval -0.81] } 6... Qxg5?! { (-0.81 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (6... d5 7. Bg2 Be6 8. d3 O-O 9. Bf3 d4 10. Ne4 f5 11. gxf6 Nxf6 12. h4) 7. Nd5? { (-0.22 → -1.60) Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (7. Be2 Na6 8. h4 Qf6 9. a3 d6 10. d3 Bd7 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. Qxh5 O-O-O) 7... Qd8 { [%eval -1.51] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -1.46] } 8... Nf6? { (-1.46 → -0.25) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (8... c6 9. Bxh5 cxd5 10. Bf3 d4 11. exd4 O-O 12. dxe5 d6 13. Ne2 dxe5 14. Bg2) 9. c4? { (-0.25 → -1.90) Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (9. Bxe5 d6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. d4 O-O 13. Bd3 Re8 14. c3 c5) 9... Nc6 { [%eval -1.57] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval -1.95] } 10... d6 { [%eval -1.91] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -2.06] } 11... Be6 { [%eval -2.12] } 12. e4 { [%eval -2.54] } 12... a5 { [%eval -2.48] } 13. f4 { [%eval -2.67] } 13... exf4 { [%eval -2.06] } 14. Nxf4 { [%eval -2.07] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval -1.58] } 15. Qb1 { [%eval -1.7] } 15... O-O { [%eval -1.69] } 16. Nxe6 { [%eval -1.72] } 16... fxe6 { [%eval -1.57] } 17. a3 { [%eval -1.96] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval -2.0] } 18. h4 { [%eval -1.8] } 18... a4 { [%eval -1.57] } 19. b4 { [%eval -1.49] } 19... Ne5 { [%eval -1.4] } 20. h5 { [%eval -1.33] } 20... g5?? { (-1.33 → 2.03) Blunder. Nxh5 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (20... Nxh5 21. Bxh5 gxh5 22. Rxh5 Rf2 23. Nh3 Rf3 24. Rg1 Qf6 25. Kc2 h6 26. Qa1) 21. Nf3?? { (2.03 → -0.53) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (21. h6 Bh8 22. Nh3 Nfd7 23. Nxg5 Qe7 24. Rdg1 Ng6 25. Bg7 Nde5 26. Kc2 c5) 21... Nxf3 { [%eval -0.45] } 22. Bxf3? { (-0.45 → -1.65) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval -1.65] } (22. h6 Bh8 23. Bxf3 Nd7 24. Bg4 Qe7 25. d4 Rf4 26. Be2 e5 27. d5 Nf6) 22... c5?? { (-1.65 → 0.58) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (22... Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. h6+ Kg8 25. Bg4 Qe7 26. Rdg1 Rf4 27. Be2 Kh8 28. Qb2+) 23. b5?? { (0.58 → -1.86) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval -1.86] } (23. h6 Bh8 24. e5 Nd7 25. Bg4 Bxe5 26. Bxe6+ Kh8 27. Rhf1 cxb4 28. Rxf8+ Nxf8) 23... d5?? { (-1.86 → 1.80) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (23... Nd7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. h6+ Kg8 26. Bg4 Qe7 27. Qd3 Ne5 28. Qh3 Nxg4 29. Qxg4) 24. exd5? { (1.80 → 0.42) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (24. h6 Bh8 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Be4 Nf4 27. Bxh7+ Kf7 28. Qe4 Rb8 29. Bc3 Bd4) 24... exd5?? { (0.42 → 4.01) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (24... Nxd5 25. Be4 Nf4 26. Bxh7+ Kh8 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. h6+ Kh8 29. Qb2+ Qd4 30. Qxd4+) 25. Rdg1?? { (4.01 → 0.82) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (25. h6 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Bxg7 Rf4 28. Be5 Rg4 29. Rde1 Qd7 30. Qc2 Rd8) 25... h6?! { (0.82 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (25... Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. h6+ Kh8 29. Qb2+ Qd4 30. Rxg5 Qxb2+ 31. Kxb2) 26. Qg6 { [%eval 1.3] } 26... dxc4?? { (1.30 → 6.47) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 6.47] } (26... d4 27. Bxb7 Ra7 28. Bc6 Re7 29. Kb1 Nd7 30. Bd5+ Kh8 31. Rf1 Nf6 32. Bc6) 27. Bxb7?? { (6.47 → 1.74) Blunder. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (27. Rxg5 hxg5 28. h6 Rf7 29. hxg7 Rxg7 30. Qf5 Rf7 31. Qxg5+ Kf8 32. Rh8+ Ke7) 27... Rb8 { [%eval 1.55] } 28. Bc6 { [%eval 1.63] } 28... Qe7?? { (1.63 → 4.72) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 4.72] } (28... Qd3 29. Qxd3 cxd3 30. Be5 Rbd8 31. Bc7 Rd4 32. Rf1 Rc4+ 33. Kb1 Rc2 34. b6) 29. Rxg5 { [%eval 4.83] } 29... hxg5 { [%eval 4.79] } 30. h6 { [%eval 4.53] } 30... Qf7?! { (4.53 → 6.17) Inaccuracy. Rbd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.17] } (30... Rbd8 31. Qxg5 Rd3 32. Be4 Rd7 33. hxg7 Qxg7 34. Qxc5 c3 35. Bxc3 Qe7 36. Rg1+) 31. Qxg5 { [%eval 5.75] } 31... Nh7 { [%eval 6.34] } 32. Qxg7+ { [%eval 6.29] } 32... Qxg7 { [%eval 6.3] } 33. hxg7 { [%eval 6.26] } 33... Rfd8 { [%eval 6.34] } 34. Be4 { [%eval 6.21] } 34... Ng5?? { (6.21 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (34... Kf7 35. Bxh7 Rxb5 36. Rf1+ Ke7 37. Bf6+ Kf7 38. Bxd8+ Kxg7 39. Bc2 Kg8 40. Bf6) 35. Rh8+?? { (Mate in 12 → 5.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd5+ was best. } { [%eval 5.48] } (35. Bd5+ Rxd5 36. Rh8+ Kf7 37. Rxb8 c3 38. g8=Q+ Kf6 39. Rf8+ Ke7 40. Qg7+ Kd6) 35... Kf7 { [%eval 4.99] } 36. Rh4?? { (4.99 → 0.00) Blunder. Bd5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36. Bd5+ Ne6 37. Bxc4 Rg8 38. Be5 Rb6 39. Bc7 Rxb5 40. Bxe6+ Kxe6 41. Rxg8 Kf7) 36... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Rf4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Rh8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Ke5 { [%eval 0.04] } 45. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rxc3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. d4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2