[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/za0PxQCA"] [Date "2026.04.10"] [Round "-"] [White "Nicholas-Venter"] [Black "vcSimonW"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "za0PxQCA"] [UTCDate "2026.04.10"] [UTCTime "12:43:54"] [WhiteElo "628"] [BlackElo "528"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 { C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense } 3. Ne2 Nc6 4. O-O d5 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. f3 Bh5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Qe1 e4 10. fxe4 dxe4 11. Ng3 Qd4+ 12. Rf2 Bd6 13. Nxh5 Nxh5 14. c3 Qe5 15. d4 Qd5 16. Re2 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Kf1 Qf5+ 19. Rf2 Qd5 20. Re2 Qf5+ 21. Rf2 e3 22. Bxe3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3+ Kf8 24. Rxf5 Re8 25. Re5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 f6 27. Qxh5 g6 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qe3 h5 30. Qxa7 Rh7 31. Qa8+ Kf7 32. a3 h4 33. a4 Rh5 34. Ra2 Rf5+ 35. Kg1 Re5 36. Ra3 Re1+ 37. Kf2 Rxb1 38. Rb3 f5 39. Rb6 Rh1 40. Qb7+ Kg8 41. Rc6 Kf8 42. Rc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0