[Event "rapid 8+0 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MwNE4oIY"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "The-gambiter"] [Black "Shapovalov1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MwNE4oIY"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "07:05:01"] [WhiteElo "1843"] [BlackElo "1867"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+0"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... dxc3 { [%eval -0.12] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted } 4. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 4... d6 { [%eval -0.22] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.14] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.12] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -0.08] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.06] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... dxe5?! { (0.00 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (7... Ng4 8. exd6 exd6 9. O-O Be7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bf4) 8. Qxd8+ { [%eval 0.76] } 8... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.71] } 9. Ng5 { [%eval 0.75] } 9... Nd4? { (0.75 → 2.40) Mistake. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (9... Na5 10. Bb5 Be6 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Nxe6+ fxe6 13. Bc4 Kc7) 10. O-O { [%eval 2.3] } 10... Ke8 { [%eval 2.29] } 11. Nxf7?? { (2.29 → 0.26) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (11. Bxf7+ Kd8 12. Bc4 Ke8 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Nf7 b5 15. Nxe5 bxc4 16. Bxd4 a6) 11... Rg8? { (0.26 → 1.68) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (11... b5 12. Nxb5 Nxb5 13. Nxh8 Nd6 14. Bb3 g6 15. Re1 Bg7 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Rxe5) 12. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.52] } 12... e6?! { (1.52 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (12... Be6 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Bf4 a6 17. Rac1 Rxc1 18. Rxc1) 13. Be3 { [%eval 1.83] } 13... Bc5?? { (1.83 → 4.86) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.86] } (13... Nc6 14. f4 Bd6 15. Nb5 Bb8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Nd4 Nd5 18. Rae1 Rf8 19. Bd2) 14. Nb5 { [%eval 4.51] } 14... Nxb5 { [%eval 5.32] } 15. Bxb5+ { [%eval 5.32] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 5.73] } 16. Bxc5 { [%eval 5.68] } 16... a6 { [%eval 5.86] } 17. Bxd7+ { [%eval 5.86] } 17... Bxd7 { [%eval 5.79] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 5.9] } 18... Bb5 { [%eval 5.92] } 19. a4 { [%eval 5.73] } 19... Be2?! { (5.73 → 8.36) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 8.36] } (19... Rc8 20. b4 Bc6 21. Nc4 Rb8 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Bd5 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Nxd5) 20. Rd7 { [%eval 7.21] } 20... b5? { (7.21 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (20... Rh8 21. Re1 Rd8 22. Re7+ Kf8 23. Nd7+ Kg8 24. Rxe2 b6 25. Bxb6 Rc8 26. f3) 21. Re7+ { [%eval #4] } 21... Kd8 { [%eval #4] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval #5] } 22... Bc4 { [%eval #4] } 23. Nf7+ { [%eval #5] } 23... Kc8 { [%eval #5] } 24. Bd6 { [%eval #6] } { Black resigns. } 1-0