[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yUgTMlXK"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "brendan222"] [Black "djmeto"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "yUgTMlXK"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "13:10:34"] [WhiteElo "946"] [BlackElo "1024"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van Geet Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] } { A00 Van Geet Opening } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.3] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.08] } 2... e6?! { (-0.08 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (2... cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. Bf4 e6 7. Be2) 3. d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.61] } 4. Qxd5?! { (0.61 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (4. Nxd5 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. e4 Bd6 7. Ne2 b6 8. Bg5 Qe6) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.34] } 5. Qe5+ { [%eval -0.4] } 5... Be7 { [%eval -0.42] } 6. Qg5?! { (-0.42 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. Qxd5 d6 8. e4 O-O 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. c3 Be6) 6... g6? { (-1.34 → -0.14) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (6... Nc6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 Nd4 9. Kd1 d6 10. c3 Nc6 11. e4 Be6 12. Qd2) 7. Be3?? { (-0.14 → -3.00) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (7. e4 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 d5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. a3 Nbxd5 12. Be2 Nxc3) 7... d6? { (-3.00 → -1.42) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (7... d5 8. Bd2 d4 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be1 Qb6 12. Nb1 Bf5 13. e3) 8. O-O-O { [%eval -1.46] } 8... Ne4?? { (-1.46 → 0.89) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (8... Be6 9. Qh6 Nbd7 10. Bg5 b5 11. e3 c4 12. Nge2 b4 13. Nb5 Qa5 14. Ned4) 9. Qd5?? { (0.89 → -2.33) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (9. Nxe4 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 Qa5 11. Nxd6+ Kf8 12. Bf6 Qxa2 13. Bxh8 Nc6 14. Nf3 Be6) 9... Nxf2?? { (-2.33 → 3.20) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Qb2 Na5 14. Nd2 Rb8 15. Bf4) 10. Bxf2 { [%eval 3.22] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 3.29] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 3.26] } 11... Bxa2?! { (3.26 → 4.12) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (11... b5 12. e4 Nd7 13. Bxb5 Rb8 14. Nf3 O-O 15. Rhe1 Bxa2 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Nxa2) 12. Nxa2 { [%eval 4.03] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 4.15] } 13. c3 { [%eval 3.47] } 13... h6 { [%eval 4.1] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 3.89] } 14... g5 { [%eval 4.65] } 15. g4 { [%eval 4.11] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval 4.72] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 4.69] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval 5.35] } 17. e3 { [%eval 5.0] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 5.59] } 18. Bb5 { [%eval 4.99] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 5.21] } 19. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.68] } 19... Qxc6 { [%eval 4.57] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval 4.55] } 20... Qe4+ { [%eval 4.54] } 21. Ka1 { [%eval 4.54] } 21... Qxg4 { [%eval 4.72] } 22. h3 { [%eval 4.59] } 22... Qa4 { [%eval 4.44] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval 4.43] } 23... f6 { [%eval 4.56] } 24. Qc2 { [%eval 4.35] } 24... Qc4 { [%eval 5.05] } 25. b3 { [%eval 4.45] } 25... Qb5 { [%eval 4.65] } 26. c4 { [%eval 4.74] } 26... Qc6 { [%eval 4.63] } 27. Kb1? { (4.63 → 2.69) Mistake. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (27. Qf5+ Kb8 28. e4 Qa6 29. Rc2 d5 30. exd5 h5 31. Kb1 Bd6 32. Qd3 g4) 27... Qxf3 { [%eval 2.55] } 28. Rhf1? { (2.55 → 1.10) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (28. Nc3 Rdf8 29. Rcf1 f5 30. Nd5 Bd8 31. Be1 Qe4 32. Qxe4 fxe4 33. Bc3 Rhg8) 28... Qxh3 { [%eval 1.03] } 29. Qc3? { (1.03 → -0.14) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (29. Nc3 Qe6 30. Be1 h5 31. Nd5 h4 32. Kb2 Kb8 33. Bc3 Rdf8 34. b4 Rf7) 29... b6?! { (-0.14 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (29... h5 30. Qd3 h4 31. Nc3 Qe6 32. e4 g4 33. Be3 g3 34. Bf4 Rdg8 35. Kb2) 30. e4 { [%eval 0.33] } 30... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 31. Rxc3?! { (0.26 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (31. Nxc3 h5 32. Kc2 h4 33. Nd5 Rde8 34. Kd3 Bd8 35. Ne3 Kd7 36. Nf5 Kc6) 31... g4? { (-0.42 → 0.87) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (31... h5 32. Rh3 Rdf8 33. Be1 g4 34. Rhh1 f5 35. exf5 h4 36. Bc3 Rhg8 37. f6) 32. Nc1? { (0.87 → -0.31) Mistake. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (32. Bh4 Rde8 33. Rf5 Bf8 34. Rg3 Rxe4 35. Nc3 Re1+ 36. Kc2 Rg8 37. Rxg4 Rxg4) 32... h5 { [%eval 0.13] } 33. Ne2?! { (0.13 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (33. Bh4 Rde8 34. Rf5 Bf8 35. Ne2 Rxe4 36. Bxf6 Rh7 37. Ng3 Re1+ 38. Kc2 Be7) 33... Rdg8?? { (-0.74 → 1.18) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (33... h4 34. Nf4 Rdg8 35. Nd5 Bd8 36. Rh1 g3 37. Bxg3 hxg3 38. Rxh8 Rxh8 39. Rxg3) 34. Nf4?? { (1.18 → -0.64) Blunder. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (34. Bh4 Kd7 35. Rf5 b5 36. Kc2 bxc4 37. bxc4 a5 38. Ng3 Rb8 39. Nxh5 a4) 34... g3?? { (-0.64 → 2.06) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (34... h4 35. Rh1 g3 36. Nd5 Bd8 37. Bxg3 hxg3 38. Rxh8 Rxh8 39. Rxg3 a6 40. Nc3) 35. Bxg3 { [%eval 1.66] } 35... Rxg3?? { (1.66 → 4.93) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval 4.93] } (35... h4 36. Bh2 Rg4 37. Re3 Kd7 38. Re2 Bd8 39. Kc2 Kc6 40. Rd1 Re8 41. Red2) 36. Rxg3 { [%eval 4.66] } 36... h4 { [%eval 4.75] } 37. Rg4 { [%eval 4.77] } 37... h3 { [%eval 4.98] } 38. Rh1 { [%eval 5.17] } 38... h2 { [%eval 5.37] } 39. Rg7 { [%eval 5.28] } 39... Bf8 { [%eval 5.31] } 40. Rf7 { [%eval 5.3] } 40... Bh6 { [%eval 6.65] } 41. Ne6?! { (6.65 → 4.44) Inaccuracy. Rxh2 was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (41. Rxh2 f5 42. exf5 d5 43. Nxd5 Kb8 44. Rf6 b5 45. Rhxh6 Rg8 46. Rh1) 41... Bf4?! { (4.44 → 6.29) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 6.29] } (41... Be3 42. Rf8+ Rxf8 43. Nxf8 Bf4 44. Ng6 Bg3 45. Ne7+ Kd7 46. Nf5 Be5 47. Ne3) 42. Rxa7?! { (6.29 → 4.64) Inaccuracy. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (42. Nxf4 Rh4 43. Rxf6 b5 44. cxb5 c4 45. Kb2 cxb3 46. Nd5 Kb8 47. Rf2 Rh8) 42... Kb8 { [%eval 4.17] } 43. Ra6?? { (4.17 → 0.07) Blunder. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (43. Rf7 Bg3 44. Rf8+ Rxf8 45. Nxf8 Kc7 46. Kc2 b5 47. Ne6+ Kb6 48. Ng7 bxc4) 43... Kb7?? { (0.07 → 2.01) Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (43... Rg8 44. Kc2 Be5 45. b4 Rg2+ 46. Kd3 Rg1 47. Rxh2 Bxh2 48. Rxb6+ Kc8 49. bxc5) 44. Ra2 { [%eval 1.96] } 44... Re8?? { (1.96 → 5.68) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 5.68] } (44... Be5 45. Rg2 b5 46. Rg7+ Kb6 47. Nc7 f5 48. Nd5+ Ka6 49. Rg2 fxe4 50. Re2) 45. Nxf4 { [%eval 6.37] } 45... Rxe4 { [%eval 6.22] } 46. Nd5 { [%eval 5.53] } 46... Rh4?? { (5.53 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #18] } (46... b5 47. cxb5 Rd4 48. Nc3 Rd3 49. Rc2 d5 50. Kb2 c4 51. bxc4 dxc4 52. Rcxh2) 47. Raxh2 { [%eval 11.44] } 47... Rxh2?! { (11.44 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (47... Rg4 48. Rh8 Rg7 49. R1h7 Rxh7 50. Rxh7+ Ka8 51. Kc2 Kb8 52. Kd2 Kc8 53. Kc3) 48. Rxh2 { [%eval #13] } 48... Ka6 { [%eval #7] } 49. Nxf6 { [%eval #15] } 49... b5 { [%eval #5] } 50. Rh6?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh7 was best. } { [%eval 10.84] } (50. Rh7 bxc4 51. bxc4 Kb6 52. Nd5+ Ka6 53. Kc2 Ka5 54. Ra7#) 50... bxc4?! { (10.84 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (50... Kb7 51. Nd5 Kc6 52. Re6 b4 53. Re1 Kd7 54. Re7+ Kd8 55. Rc7 Ke8 56. Rh7) 51. bxc4 { [%eval #10] } 51... Ka5 { [%eval #3] } 52. Nd5 { [%eval #2] } 52... Ka4 { [%eval #2] } 53. Rh4 { [%eval #4] } 53... Kb3 { [%eval #4] } 54. Kc1 { [%eval #3] } 54... Ka4 { [%eval #2] } 55. Kd2 { [%eval #4] } 55... Kb3 { [%eval #4] } 56. Ke3 { [%eval #5] } 56... Kc2 { [%eval #5] } 57. Ke4 { [%eval #13] } 57... Kb3 { [%eval #5] } 58. Kf5 { [%eval #6] } 58... Kc2 { [%eval #6] } 59. Ke6 { [%eval #11] } 59... Kb3 { [%eval #11] } 60. Kxd6 { [%eval #10] } 60... Kc2 { [%eval #10] } 61. Kxc5 { [%eval #9] } 61... Kb3 { [%eval #5] } 62. Kb5 { [%eval #6] } 62... Kc2 { [%eval #6] } 63. c5 { [%eval #6] } 63... Kb3 { [%eval #3] } 64. c6 { [%eval #5] } 64... Kc2 { [%eval #5] } 65. c7 { [%eval #4] } 65... Kb3 { [%eval #3] } 66. Rb4+ { [%eval #4] } 66... Kc2 { [%eval #4] } 67. c8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 67... Kd3 { [%eval #3] } 68. Nb6 { [%eval #4] } 68... Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 69. Qc3+ { [%eval #2] } 69... Ke2 { [%eval #2] } 70. Rb2+ { [%eval #1] } 70... Kd1 { [%eval #1] } 71. Qh3 { [%eval #2] } 71... Ke1 { [%eval #1] } 72. Qh1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0