[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JHJdUYne"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "-"] [White "VelanDan"] [Black "GouriSabari"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "JHJdUYne"] [UTCDate "2026.01.03"] [UTCTime "12:54:53"] [WhiteElo "806"] [BlackElo "948"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 4. e5?! { (0.34 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5) 4... Ng8?! { (-0.33 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (4... Ng4 5. Qe2 f6 6. exf6 Nxf6 7. Ne4 e6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. d3) 5. Ng5? { (0.50 → -0.97) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxe5 7. Bf4 Ng6 8. Bg3 a6 9. h4 e6) 5... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.09] } 6. Qe2?! { (-1.09 → -2.10) Inaccuracy. Nge4 was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (6. Nge4) 6... f6 { [%eval -1.65] } 7. Nge4 { [%eval -2.1] } 7... d6?! { (-2.10 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (7... e6 8. Qd1 d6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. O-O d5 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. d4 Bxb5 13. Nxb5) 8. f4 { [%eval -1.81] } 8... Nd7?? { (-1.81 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (8... Nc6 9. Qf2 Nh6 10. h3 e6 11. g4 Be7 12. Ng3 d5 13. d3 d4 14. Nce2) 9. g4?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxd6# was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (9. Nxd6#) 9... h6?? { (0.15 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (9... e6) 10. g5?? { (Mate in 1 → 1.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxd6# was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (10. Nxd6#) 10... hxg5?? { (1.61 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (10... Nb6 11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. a4 Kc7 13. a5 Nd7 14. b4 f5 15. Ng3 g6 16. Qxg6) 11. fxg5?? { (Mate in 1 → -1.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxd6# was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (11. Nxd6#) 11... fxg5?? { (-1.52 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (11... Ne5) 12. Nxg5?? { (Mate in 1 → -0.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxd6# was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (12. Nxd6#) 12... e6?? { (-0.49 → 2.28) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (12... Ne5) 13. Qf2?? { (2.28 → -3.86) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (13. d4 cxd4 14. Qxe6+ Qe7 15. Nb5 Qxe6+ 16. Nxe6 Ne5 17. Nec7+ Kd8 18. Nxa8 Be7) 13... Qxg5 { [%eval -3.9] } 14. Rg1 { [%eval -4.36] } 14... Qe7?! { (-4.36 → -3.37) Inaccuracy. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.37] } (14... Qe5+ 15. Ne2 Qf6 16. Qg3 Qh4 17. d4 Qxg3+ 18. Rxg3 Ne7 19. Bg5 Nf5 20. Nf4) 15. d4 { [%eval -3.37] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval -3.26] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval -3.99] } 16... d5 { [%eval -3.97] } 17. Ng5 { [%eval -3.89] } 17... Rh5 { [%eval -3.12] } 18. Bf4?! { (-3.12 → -4.33) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -4.33] } (18. Be2 Ndf6 19. Bxh5+ Nxh5 20. Bd2 Nhf6 21. O-O-O e5 22. Rde1 Nh6 23. Nf3 Ne4) 18... e5 { [%eval -4.56] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval -4.03] } 19... g6 { [%eval -3.23] } 20. h4 { [%eval -3.54] } 20... Bh6 { [%eval -3.03] } 21. c3?! { (-3.03 → -4.02) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (21. O-O-O Nc5 22. Re1 Bf5 23. Bh3 Bxh3 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Qf7+ Kd8 26. Re1 Rxg5) 21... dxc3 { [%eval -3.83] } 22. bxc3 { [%eval -3.96] } 22... Bxg5 { [%eval -3.9] } 23. hxg5 { [%eval -4.18] } 23... b6 { [%eval -3.6] } 24. c4 { [%eval -4.05] } 24... dxc4 { [%eval -3.52] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval -4.05] } 25... Bb7 { [%eval -3.48] } 26. Rxc4 { [%eval -3.77] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval -3.89] } 27. Ra4 { [%eval -4.06] } 27... Nc5 { [%eval -4.16] } 28. Rxa7 { [%eval -3.88] } 28... Ne4?? { (-3.88 → 0.29) Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (28... Qd7 29. Qe3 Ne7 30. Qxe5 Rd8 31. Qf4 Qc6 32. Rxb7 Nxb7 33. Rg4 Nc5 34. Qf6) 29. Qxb6?? { (0.29 → -3.50) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.5] } (29. Bb5+) 29... Rxg5?? { (-3.50 → 4.37) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.37] } (29... Qd6 30. Bb5+ Bc6 31. Bxc6+ Qxc6 32. Qxc6+ Rxc6 33. Ra8+ Kf7 34. Rf1+ Kg7 35. Rff8) 30. Bb5+?? { (4.37 → -0.90) Blunder. Rxb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (30. Rxb7 Rxg1 31. Rxe7+ Nxe7 32. Qxg1 Rb8 33. Bd3 Nxd2 34. Kxd2 Rb2+ 35. Kc1 Rxa2) 30... Bc6?? { (-0.90 → 7.67) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 7.67] } (30... Kf8 31. Rxg5 Nxd2 32. Rg4 Nf3+ 33. Kd1 Qd8+ 34. Qxd8+ Rxd8+ 35. Kc1 Rc8+ 36. Rc4) 31. Bxc6+ { [%eval 7.07] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval 7.0] } 32. Bb4?? { (7.00 → 2.22) Blunder. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (32. Rf1+ Rf5 33. Rxf5+ gxf5 34. Rxe7 Nxe7 35. Bd7 Nc6 36. Bxc8 Nd4 37. Bh6+ Kf7) 32... Rxg1+ { [%eval 2.42] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval 2.08] } 33... Rxc6?? { (2.08 → 8.29) Blunder. Rg2+ was best. } { [%eval 8.29] } (33... Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Rd2 35. Bxe7+ Nxe7 36. Qb4 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Re2+ 38. Kd1 Rd8+ 39. Rd7) 34. Qxc6?! { (8.29 → 4.90) Inaccuracy. Bxe7+ was best. } { [%eval 4.9] } (34. Bxe7+ Kg7 35. Qxc6 Ng3+ 36. Kf2 Kh6 37. Kxg1 Nh5 38. Kf2 Nf4 39. Qh1+ Nh5) 34... Qxb4?? { (4.90 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (34... Re1+ 35. Kf3 Ng5+ 36. Kg2 Re2+ 37. Kg3 Ne4+ 38. Kf3 Rf2+ 39. Ke3 Rxa2 40. Bxe7+) 35. Qc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0