[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ziXTw9WE"] [Date "2026.06.16"] [Round "-"] [White "DogNube"] [Black "OnceKnightly"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ziXTw9WE"] [UTCDate "2026.06.16"] [UTCTime "22:20:35"] [WhiteElo "1318"] [BlackElo "1321"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [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... c6 { [%eval 0.13] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval -0.18] } 3... Ne7?! { (-0.18 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (3... d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 e4 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nh3 h6 8. O-O) 4. e3 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.2] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.05] } 6... Nb4 { [%eval 0.35] } 7. a3?? { (0.35 → -2.47) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bf5 9. O-O Nc2 10. g4 Bg6 11. f4 Nxa1) 7... Nd3+ { [%eval -2.53] } 8. Kf1 { [%eval -2.46] } 8... g5?! { (-2.46 → -1.57) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (8... a5 9. Nbc3 Na6 10. Kg1 Be7 11. Rb1 O-O 12. h4 h6 13. f4 Bg4 14. fxe5) 9. Nbc3 { [%eval -1.66] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval -1.24] } 10. b4 { [%eval -1.41] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval -1.14] } 11. Ne4 { [%eval -1.25] } 11... g4?! { (-1.25 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (11... a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. h3 Na6 14. g4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nac5 16. Bxd3 Nxd3 17. Ng3) 12. Rb1 { [%eval -0.92] } 12... b5?! { (-0.92 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (12... Qd7 13. a4 O-O 14. Ba3 b5 15. N2c3 Na6 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Kg1 Nc7 18. h3) 13. Qc2 { [%eval -0.43] } 13... a6?! { (-0.43 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (13... a5 14. Rb3 Nxc1 15. Nxc1 O-O 16. Nd3 Be6 17. h3 axb4 18. Nxb4 Bc4+ 19. d3) 14. h3 { [%eval 0.29] } 14... gxh3 { [%eval 0.32] } 15. Rxh3 { [%eval 0.42] } 15... Bxh3 { [%eval 0.64] } 16. Bxh3 { [%eval 0.59] } 16... h6 { [%eval 1.07] } 17. f4? { (1.07 → -0.56) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (17. Bf5 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. g4 Ra4 20. N2c3 Ra7 21. Ng3 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxa3) 17... f6?? { (-0.56 → 1.65) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (17... a5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Bf5 axb4 20. axb4 Ra4 21. Nf4 Nxb4 22. Qb3 Nd5 23. Ba3) 18. Rb3 { [%eval 1.75] } 18... Nxc1 { [%eval 1.7] } 19. Nxc1 { [%eval 1.74] } 19... a5?? { (1.74 → 4.47) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (19... O-O 20. Rd3 Qe7 21. Nd6 a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Nf5 Qf7 24. Kg2 Qc7 25. Qd1) 20. Rd3 { [%eval 4.1] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 4.78] } 21. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.66] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 4.65] } 22. Nxb5 { [%eval 3.96] } 22... Qb6 { [%eval 4.52] } 23. Nd6 { [%eval 4.46] } 23... axb4 { [%eval 4.26] } 24. Be6?! { (4.26 → 3.31) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.31] } (24. Qc4 Qc7 25. Nb3 Na6 26. Ne4 Qb8 27. a4 Ra7 28. Nec5 Nxc5 29. Nxc5 Ke8) 24... c5?! { (3.31 → 5.06) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 5.06] } (24... e4 25. Rd4 c5 26. Ba2 Qc7 27. Nf5 Nd7 28. Rxe4 Rxa3 29. Re7 b3 30. Nxb3) 25. Rd5 { [%eval 4.95] } 25... Na6?! { (4.95 → 8.27) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 8.27] } (25... Nc6 26. Qg6 Qa6+ 27. Kf2 Qa7 28. Rxc5 h5 29. Rxc6 h4 30. Nf5 hxg3+ 31. Kg1) 26. fxe5 { [%eval 6.17] } 26... fxe5?? { (6.17 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (26... Qd8 27. Qg6 Ra7 28. exf6 Qxf6+ 29. Rf5 Qxf5+ 30. Nxf5 Bb2 31. Bc4 bxa3 32. Qd6+) 27. Qg6 { [%eval #3] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval #3] } 28. Qf5+ { [%eval #2] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval #2] } 29. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Nb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0