[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ygC9CZol"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "-"] [White "robertdw"] [Black "gecko_25"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "ygC9CZol"] [UTCDate "2026.04.11"] [UTCTime "21:23:40"] [WhiteElo "1176"] [BlackElo "1166"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.4] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... a5 { [%eval 0.48] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.46] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.41] } 7... Be6?? { (0.41 → 2.69) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (7... O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. b3 Ne7 10. O-O c6 11. d4 e4 12. d5) 8. d3?? { (2.69 → 0.50) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (8. d4 Bxc4 9. dxc5 dxc5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. e4 Rb8) 8... Qd7? { (0.50 → 1.91) Mistake. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (8... Bb6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bd2 Qd7 13. Rc1 h6 14. O-O) 9. O-O?? { (1.91 → 0.15) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxc4 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 d5 14. Nc2 Qc6) 9... O-O?? { (0.15 → 2.33) Blunder. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (9... Bh3 10. d4 Bb6 11. b3 h5 12. f3 Ne7 13. Rb1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 c6 15. e4) 10. h3?? { (2.33 → -1.55) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (10. d4 Bxc4 11. dxc5 Qe6 12. e4 dxc5 13. Nd5 Rad8 14. Bg5 Nxd5 15. Bxd8 Nb6) 10... Rfe8?? { (-1.55 → 1.38) Blunder. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (10... Bxh3 11. d4 Ba7 12. b3 Rfe8 13. Ra2 h6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxh3 Qxh3 16. Nf4) 11. e4?? { (1.38 → -1.27) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (11. d4 Ba7 12. d5 Bxh3 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 d5 15. b4 Rad8 16. c5 d4) 11... Nd4? { (-1.27 → 0.33) Mistake. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (11... Bxh3 12. Bg5 Nh5 13. Kh2 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Nd5 h6 16. Bh4 Nd4 17. Nxd4) 12. Bg5 { [%eval -0.2] } 12... Nxe2+ { [%eval -0.07] } 13. Nxe2 { [%eval -0.44] } 13... Bxh3 { [%eval -0.41] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.47] } 14... Bxg2?? { (-0.47 → 1.74) Blunder. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (14... gxf6 15. Kh2 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. f4 Bg4 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 f5 20. Kg2) 15. Kxg2 { [%eval 1.57] } 15... gxf6 { [%eval 1.67] } 16. Ng1? { (1.67 → 0.08) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (16. Nc3 Kg7 17. Qf3 c6 18. Rh1 h5 19. Rxh5 Rh8 20. Rah1 Bd4 21. R1h4 Rag8) 16... c6?? { (0.08 → 1.90) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (16... f5 17. Nf3 fxe4 18. dxe4 Qg4 19. Qc2 f5 20. exf5 e4 21. Nh4 c6 22. f3) 17. Qh5 { [%eval 1.6] } 17... d5 { [%eval 2.16] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 2.29] } 18... cxd5 { [%eval 2.29] } 19. f3?? { (2.29 → -1.59) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (19. Nf3 dxe4 20. dxe4 f5 21. Rac1 b6 22. Nh4 fxe4 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Nf5) 19... dxe4 { [%eval -1.28] } 20. fxe4 { [%eval -1.34] } 20... Qxd3? { (-1.34 → 0.00) Mistake. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20... Ra6 21. Nf3 Qxd3 22. Nh4 Qxe4+ 23. Kh3 Bf8 24. Rfe1 Qc4 25. Nf5 Rd8 26. Rac1) 21. Qg4+? { (0.00 → -1.39) Mistake. Rxf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (21. Rxf6 Qxe4+ 22. Nf3 Be7 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Re1 Qc2+ 25. Kh3 Bxf6 26. Qxf6+ Kg8) 21... Kf8?! { (-1.39 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (21... Kh8 22. Qf3 Qd2+ 23. Ne2 Be7 24. Rh1 Rg8 25. Rhd1 Qxb2 26. Rdb1 Qd2 27. Rd1) 22. Ne2?! { (-0.68 → -1.57) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (22. Nf3 Red8 23. Nh4 Qd2+ 24. Kh3 Qg5 25. Qf3 Rd4 26. Nf5 Rd2 27. Rac1 b6) 22... Ke7? { (-1.57 → -0.42) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (22... h5 23. Qf3 Red8 24. Nc3 Qxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Rd2+ 26. Kh3 Rxb2 27. Nd5 Rf2 28. Rxf2) 23. Rad1 { [%eval -0.74] } 23... Qb5?? { (-0.74 → 1.01) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (23... h5 24. Rxd3 hxg4 25. Nc3 Red8 26. Nd5+ Kf8 27. Rd2 a4 28. Rxf6 Bd4 29. Rf5) 24. Rxf6?! { (1.01 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24. Nc3 Qxb2+ 25. Kh3 Qxc3 26. Qf5 Qc4 27. Qxf6+ Kf8) 24... Kxf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Qxe5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Qh8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Qe5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Qh8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Qe5+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2