[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MJjE8R1T"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "kenedyKimutai"] [Black "michsport"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "MJjE8R1T"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "20:05:18"] [WhiteElo "2145"] [BlackElo "2198"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [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 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval -0.06] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.1] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.13] } 9. exd5 { [%eval -0.29] } 9... cxd5 { [%eval -0.28] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.23] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.22] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -0.55] } 11... h6 { [%eval -0.6] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval -0.52] } 12... Bxc3?! { (-0.52 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (12... Be7 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Qb6 15. a4 a6 16. a5 Qb4) 13. bxc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.35] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.34] } 14... e4 { [%eval 0.4] } 15. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.13] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval 0.15] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.24] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -0.02] } 17... g5 { [%eval 0.52] } 18. Bg3 { [%eval 0.42] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval 0.6] } 19. Be5 { [%eval 0.44] } 19... f6 { [%eval 0.49] } 20. Bd4 { [%eval 0.47] } 20... Nf4? { (0.47 → 1.75) Mistake. Ng7 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (20... Ng7 21. Bxa7 Qa5 22. Bd4 Nf5 23. Rb4 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Qa3 25. Rb3 Qxa2 26. Qb6) 21. Ba6?! { (1.75 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Bxa7 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (21. Bxa7 h5 22. Bd4 h4 23. h3 Kg7 24. a4 Kg6 25. Bf1 Bd7 26. Ra1 Ne6) 21... Rc6 { [%eval 0.76] } 22. Bb7?! { (0.76 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (22. Bf1 Rf7 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. h4 Bf5 25. Bxa7 Qc8 26. Bd4 Ne6 27. a4 Nxd4) 22... Rc7 { [%eval 0.05] } 23. Bxa7?? { (0.05 → -2.45) Blunder. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (23. Rb4 Qe7 24. Ba6 Bc8 25. Bf1 Ne6 26. Be3) 23... Qd7 { [%eval -2.62] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -2.5] } 24... Rxb7 { [%eval -2.65] } 25. Rxb7 { [%eval -2.8] } 25... Qxb7 { [%eval -2.63] } 26. Bxf4 { [%eval -2.56] } 26... gxf4 { [%eval -2.82] } 27. Qxf4 { [%eval -2.88] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval -2.62] } 28. Qd6 { [%eval -2.53] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval -2.5] } 29. h3?! { (-2.50 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (29. a4 Rg8 30. a5 Bh3 31. g3 Qe6 32. Qxe6 Bxe6 33. c4 Ra8 34. cxd5 Bxd5) 29... Rg8 { [%eval -3.04] } 30. Re3 { [%eval -3.07] } 30... Rg5?! { (-3.07 → -2.35) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (30... f5 31. c4 dxc4 32. Ra3 Bc8 33. Qc5 Bb7 34. Rg3 Re8 35. a4 f4 36. Rg4) 31. f4?! { (-2.35 → -3.54) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (31. c4 f5 32. cxd5 Bxd5 33. Rc3 Rg6 34. Qe5 Bc6 35. Rg3 f4 36. Rxg6 Kxg6) 31... Rg7 { [%eval -3.65] } 32. a4 { [%eval -3.63] } 32... Qa7 { [%eval -3.67] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval -3.64] } 33... Bg8?! { (-3.64 → -2.82) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -2.82] } (33... Qc7 34. Qxc7 Rxc7 35. g4 f5 36. a5 Ra7 37. Re1 fxg4 38. hxg4 Bxg4 39. Rb1) 34. Qb4?! { (-2.82 → -4.39) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval -4.39] } (34. Qxf6 Qxa4 35. Qf5+ Rg6 36. Rg3 Qxc2+ 37. Ke1 Qb1+ 38. Ke2 Qb5+ 39. Kd1 Qb6) 34... Rxg2+ { [%eval -4.54] } 35. Kxg2 { [%eval -4.36] } 35... Qxe3 { [%eval -4.28] } 36. Qe7+ { [%eval -4.72] } 36... Kg6 { [%eval -4.45] } 37. Qe8+ { [%eval -5.36] } 37... Bf7 { [%eval -5.71] } 38. f5+ { [%eval -6.96] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval -6.94] } 39. Qd7?? { (-6.94 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval #-17] } (39. Qb5 Qf3+ 40. Kg1 Qg3+ 41. Kf1 e3 42. Qe2 Bh5 43. Qg2 e2+ 44. Qxe2 Bxe2+) 39... Qf3+ { [%eval #-23] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval -10.14] } 40... e3 { [%eval -7.76] } 41. Qa7 { [%eval -8.42] } 41... Qf2+ { [%eval #-10] } 42. Kh1 { [%eval #-11] } 42... Qf1+ { [%eval #-10] } 43. Kh2 { [%eval #-10] } 43... e2 { [%eval #-9] } { White resigns. } 0-1