[Event "Congrats Mpilo and Gilton"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IYZKeShz"] [Date "2026.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Paliani"] [Black "bwai"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IYZKeShz"] [UTCDate "2026.03.08"] [UTCTime "19:22:57"] [WhiteElo "1252"] [BlackElo "1633"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.03] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval -0.18] } 4... O-O { [%eval -0.31] } 5. a3 { [%eval -0.37] } 5... Be7?! { (-0.37 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (5... Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Re8 7. b4 c5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Qb3 d6 10. Be2) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.42] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.54] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.31] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.41] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.36] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.37] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.3] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 10... e4? { (0.29 → 1.54) Mistake. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (10... Bh5 11. Nh4 Nb6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. b3 a5 14. Bb2 Re8 15. h3 Nfd7 16. Nf5) 11. Nd2? { (1.54 → -0.11) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bh5 13. Qc2 Bg6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Bd2 Be4 16. Ne1 Bxg2) 11... d5 { [%eval -0.13] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval -0.64] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval -0.65] } 13. b4?! { (-0.65 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (13. Qb3 Nb6 14. a4 a5 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Rc8 17. Ne5 Be6 18. Ne2 Nc4) 13... Nb6?! { (-1.45 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (13... Rc8 14. Bb2 Nb6 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Nc4 17. Bc1 a5 18. Qb3 axb4 19. axb4) 14. b5?! { (-0.75 → -1.63) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (14. f3 exf3 15. Nxf3 Qc8 16. Ne5 Bh3 17. Bb2 Bxg2 18. Qxg2 Qe6 19. Rae1 Rac8) 14... Qd7?! { (-1.63 → -0.99) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (14... Rc8 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. f3 Be6 17. Ne2 Bf5 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Nf4 g5 20. Ne2) 15. f3 { [%eval -1.07] } 15... exf3 { [%eval -0.93] } 16. Bxf3?! { (-0.93 → -2.02) Inaccuracy. Nxf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (16. Nxf3 Bf5 17. Qb3 Bd6 18. a4 Rac8 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. a5 Nc4 21. Nxc4 dxc4) 16... Bxf3 { [%eval -1.88] } 17. Nxf3 { [%eval -1.89] } 17... Qh3?! { (-1.89 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (17... Rac8 18. Qd3 Rfe8 19. Bd2 Qe6 20. Ng5 Qg4 21. Rxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Nd1) 18. Qg2? { (-0.98 → -2.25) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -2.25] } (18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qd7 20. Qd3 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Rad8 22. Re1 Rfe8 23. Qd3 h6) 18... Qxg2+ { [%eval -2.3] } 19. Kxg2 { [%eval -2.32] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval -1.73] } 20. Ne5?? { (-1.73 → -4.83) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -4.83] } { White wins on time. } (20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 f5 22. Nb3 Rac8 23. Na5 Rc7 24. Kf2 Rc2+ 25. Kg1 Rfc8) 1-0