[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ia8McPlB"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "kost1604"] [Black "RITAM_THE_GOAT"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Ia8McPlB"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "10:30:47"] [WhiteElo "1738"] [BlackElo "1759"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Qd1 { [%eval -0.09] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.29] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.2] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bb5? { (0.00 → -1.51) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nd5 Be6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. c3 Qc7 12. Ng5 Bd7) 8... Bd7? { (-1.51 → -0.04) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (8... Nxe4 9. Re1 Nf6 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 a6 12. Ba4 Be6 13. b3 d5 14. Bxc6) 9. e5?? { (-0.04 → -1.91) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (9. Re1 Ne5 10. a4 a6 11. Bf1 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. a5 Bc6 14. Nc3 e6) 9... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.94] } 10. Bxd7+ { [%eval -2.04] } 10... Nexd7 { [%eval -1.91] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -2.11] } 11... O-O { [%eval -2.05] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval -2.41] } 12... h6 { [%eval -2.27] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -2.18] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval -1.99] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval -2.01] } 14... Kh7 { [%eval -1.97] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval -2.32] } 15... Qc6 { [%eval -2.24] } 16. Nbd4 { [%eval -2.25] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -2.1] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval -2.64] } 17... a6 { [%eval -2.6] } 18. c3?! { (-2.60 → -3.79) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -3.79] } (18. Ne2 Rac8 19. c3 e5 20. Ng3 Rfe8 21. Qe2 Nb6 22. h4 Nc4 23. h5 d5) 18... Nc5?! { (-3.79 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (18... e5 19. Nf5 e4 20. Qd2 gxf5 21. Nh4 Rg8 22. Nxf5 Ne5 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. Ng3) 19. Qc2 { [%eval -2.47] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval -2.52] } 20. b4?! { (-2.52 → -3.87) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (20. Ne2 e5 21. Ng3 Ne6 22. Rad1 d5 23. a4 e4 24. Nd4 Ng4 25. Qb3 Nxe3) 20... Nce4 { [%eval -3.79] } 21. Rac1 { [%eval -3.8] } 21... Qxc3 { [%eval -3.28] } 22. Qxc3?! { (-3.28 → -4.40) Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval -4.4] } (22. Qb1 Qa3 23. h4 Nc3 24. Qd3 Nb5 25. Qd2 Qa4 26. Ng5+ hxg5 27. hxg5 Nh5) 22... Rxc3 { [%eval -3.99] } 23. Rxc3 { [%eval -4.36] } 23... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.31] } 24. a3 { [%eval -4.34] } 24... e5 { [%eval -4.03] } 25. Nc2 { [%eval -4.61] } 25... Ne2+ { [%eval -4.57] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval -4.49] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval -4.57] } 27. Nfe1 { [%eval -4.83] } 27... d5 { [%eval -4.83] } 28. Bc5 { [%eval -5.46] } 28... d4 { [%eval -5.0] } 29. f3 { [%eval -5.74] } 29... Nd7 { [%eval -5.55] } 30. Rf2 { [%eval -5.4] } 30... Nxc5 { [%eval -5.46] } 31. bxc5 { [%eval -5.57] } 31... Nc3 { [%eval -4.83] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval -4.86] } 32... e4 { [%eval -4.99] } 33. fxe4 { [%eval -4.8] } 33... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.88] } 34. Rxf7 { [%eval -4.89] } 34... Nxc5 { [%eval -4.78] } 35. Nxc5 { [%eval -5.64] } 35... Rxc5 { [%eval -5.77] } 36. Rf2 { [%eval -6.41] } 36... d3 { [%eval -6.18] } 37. Ne3 { [%eval -6.13] } 37... Rc1+ { [%eval -6.28] } 38. Rf1 { [%eval -6.27] } 38... d2 { [%eval -5.6] } 39. h3?? { (-5.60 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (39. Nd1 a5 40. Kg1 Bd4+ 41. Kh1 b5 42. g4 a4 43. Kg2 Bg7 44. Kf3 b4) 39... Rxf1+ { [%eval #-7] } { White resigns. } 0-1