[Event "Hourly Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HdxHM1qf"] [Date "2025.08.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Lakshman_Rajendran"] [Black "Majidzxc"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "HdxHM1qf"] [UTCDate "2025.08.20"] [UTCTime "12:16:27"] [WhiteElo "1567"] [BlackElo "1978"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+23"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. exd5 { [%eval -0.07] } 7... cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. g3?! { (0.00 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (8. Bf4 a6 9. Qd4 Ne7 10. O-O-O Nf5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. Bd3 Nd6) 8... a6 { [%eval -0.24] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval -0.07] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.09] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -0.21] } 11... Be7 { [%eval -0.19] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -0.27] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.35] } 13. Bxf6?! { (-0.35 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (13. Na4) 13... Bxf6 { [%eval -1.18] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -1.26] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -1.36] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval -1.85] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval -1.67] } 16. h4 { [%eval -1.93] } 16... Bxc3? { (-1.93 → -0.25) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (16... g6 17. Re2 Rfd8 18. Nd1 Qa5 19. Ra1 Bc6 20. Qd2 Qc7 21. c3 Bb5 22. Re1) 17. bxc3 { [%eval -0.48] } 17... Ra8 { [%eval -0.01] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval -0.16] } 18... Bc6 { [%eval -0.11] } 19. Qe3?! { (-0.11 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (19. Rb4 Rac8) 19... Bb5 { [%eval -0.93] } 20. h5 { [%eval -1.49] } 20... h6 { [%eval -1.3] } 21. f3? { (-1.30 → -3.05) Mistake. Rb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (21. Rb3) 21... Rac8 { [%eval -2.7] } 22. Rb3?! { (-2.70 → -3.82) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.82] } (22. f4 Qa5 23. Rb4 Qxa2 24. Qd2 Qa5 25. Re3 Bc4 26. Kh2 Qc7 27. Qd4 a5) 22... Qxg3 { [%eval -3.63] } 23. Qf2 { [%eval -4.33] } 23... Qg5 { [%eval -4.31] } 24. Qe3 { [%eval -4.65] } 24... Qxh5 { [%eval -4.66] } 25. Qe5 { [%eval -4.78] } 25... Qg6 { [%eval -4.29] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval -4.7] } 26... Rc4 { [%eval -4.71] } 27. Rg1 { [%eval -5.17] } 27... Qxc2+ { [%eval -5.13] } 28. Ke1?? { (-5.13 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (28. Kg3 Ra4 29. Rb4 Rc8 30. Rxa4 Bxa4 31. Bh3 Qxc3 32. Qxc3 Rxc3 33. Rb1 Ra3) 28... Qxa2?? { (Mate in 7 → -4.45) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.45] } (28... Re4+ 29. Qxe4 dxe4 30. Rb2 Qxb2 31. Bf1 e3 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Bxb5 Qf2+ 34. Kd1) 29. Bf1 { [%eval -4.11] } 29... g6 { [%eval -4.43] } 30. Bxc4 { [%eval -4.07] } 30... Bxc4?? { (-4.07 → 0.00) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (30... dxc4 31. Rb4 Qc2 32. Qd4 e5 33. Qd2 Qxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Rd8+ 35. Ke2 Rd3 36. Rg4) 31. Rb7?? { (0.00 → -3.93) Blunder. Rxg6+ was best. } { [%eval -3.93] } (31. Rxg6+ fxg6 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. Qe6+) 31... Qa1+?! { (-3.93 → -2.56) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.56] } (31... Qc2 32. Qe3 a5 33. Qd2 Qxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Ra8 35. Ra1 Kg7 36. f4 g5 37. Ke3) 32. Kf2 { [%eval -2.68] } 32... Qb2+?? { (-2.68 → 6.11) Blunder. Qa2+ was best. } { [%eval 6.11] } (32... Qa2+) 33. Kg3?? { (6.11 → -5.90) Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } { [%eval -5.9] } (33. Rxb2 Bb5 34. Ke1 Re8 35. Qf6 Bd3 36. Rb7 Rf8 37. Rh1 h5 38. Qf4 Bf5) 33... Qxb7 { [%eval -5.73] } 34. Qd4 { [%eval -6.25] } 34... a5 { [%eval -5.93] } 35. Rh1 { [%eval -5.74] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval -5.79] } 36. Qe3 { [%eval -6.22] } 36... Qc7+ { [%eval -6.13] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval -5.92] } 37... g5?? { (-5.92 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (37... h5 38. Qg5 Rg8 39. Rh3 Rg7 40. f4 Kg8 41. Re3 a4 42. Re5 a3 43. f5) 38. Qxg5 { [%eval #5] } 38... Rg8 { [%eval #1] } 39. Rxh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0