[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/P9niQTHi"] [Date "2026.01.19"] [Round "-"] [White "NOELDelaCruz"] [Black "lawrence2021"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "P9niQTHi"] [UTCDate "2026.01.19"] [UTCTime "21:09:03"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2189"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+29"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "840+5"] [ECO "B48"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack"] [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] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] } { B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.34] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.16] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.49] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.49] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.54] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.89] } 10. Nb3 { [%eval 0.4] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.39] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.51] } 12. Bf4?! { (0.51 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (12. Bc5 O-O 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qd6 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Bc6 16. Be2 Ra7 17. Rhd1 Nc8) 12... Ne5 { [%eval -0.24] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -0.42] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.41] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval -0.49] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval -0.48] } 15. Qd4?! { (-0.48 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (15. Qe3) 15... d6 { [%eval -1.03] } 16. h4?! { (-1.03 → -1.89) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (16. Qd2 Rfd8) 16... Nc4 { [%eval -1.76] } 17. Bh2 { [%eval -2.34] } 17... e5 { [%eval -2.05] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval -2.15] } 18... Nxa3+ { [%eval -2.13] } 19. bxa3 { [%eval -2.14] } 19... Qxc3 { [%eval -2.29] } 20. Qxc3 { [%eval -2.19] } 20... Rxc3 { [%eval -1.94] } 21. Kb2?! { (-1.94 → -2.59) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (21. Rd3 Rc7 22. Rhd1 Rfc8 23. R3d2 Ne8 24. Bg3 Bc6 25. Bf2 g6 26. g3 Bd7) 21... Rfc8 { [%eval -2.82] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval -2.44] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval -2.39] } 23. Bg1 { [%eval -2.29] } 23... Nf8 { [%eval -1.73] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -1.79] } 24... Ne6 { [%eval -1.41] } 25. Bd2 { [%eval -1.48] } 25... R3c7 { [%eval -1.42] } 26. Ba5 { [%eval -1.52] } 26... Rc6 { [%eval -1.51] } 27. Bb4 { [%eval -1.37] } 27... Nf4 { [%eval -1.23] } 28. Rd2 { [%eval -1.35] } 28... Ba8 { [%eval -1.03] } 29. g3 { [%eval -1.05] } 29... Nxd3+ { [%eval -1.09] } 30. cxd3 { [%eval -0.93] } 30... Bf6?! { (-0.93 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (30... f5 31. g4) 31. Rhh2? { (0.00 → -1.21) Mistake. Na5 was best. } { [%eval -1.21] } (31. Na5 R6c7 32. Bxd6 Rd7 33. Bb4 Bd8 34. Rc2 Rxc2+ 35. Kxc2 Bb6 36. Kd2 f5) 31... Rb6?! { (-1.21 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (31... d5 32. exd5) 32. Na5 { [%eval -0.71] } 32... d5 { [%eval -0.25] } 33. Rc2 { [%eval -0.25] } 33... Rbb8 { [%eval -0.29] } 34. Bd6 { [%eval -0.25] } 34... Rxc2+ { [%eval -0.27] } 35. Rxc2 { [%eval -0.17] } 35... Rd8 { [%eval -0.25] } 36. Bc7?! { (-0.25 → -1.22) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (36. Bb4 dxe4) 36... Rc8 { [%eval -1.36] } 37. Bb6? { (-1.36 → -2.84) Mistake. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.84] } (37. Rc3 dxe4) 37... Rxc2+ { [%eval -2.79] } 38. Kxc2 { [%eval -2.89] } 38... dxe4 { [%eval -2.7] } 39. dxe4 { [%eval -2.71] } 39... Kf8?! { (-2.71 → -1.93) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (39... Be7 40. Nb3 Bxa3 41. Nc5 f5 42. Nxa6 fxe4 43. Nc7 Bc6 44. fxe4 Kf7 45. Kd3) 40. Nb3 { [%eval -1.92] } 40... Bb7 { [%eval -1.56] } 41. Nc5 { [%eval -1.74] } 41... Bc8 { [%eval -1.76] } 42. Bc7 { [%eval -2.37] } 42... Be7 { [%eval -2.17] } 43. Bb6 { [%eval -1.95] } 43... Bd6 { [%eval -2.06] } 44. Kb3 { [%eval -2.12] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval -1.91] } 45. a4 { [%eval -1.74] } 45... Bd7?! { (-1.74 → -0.99) Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (45... Bh3) 46. a5 { [%eval -1.38] } 46... Bc8 { [%eval -1.24] } 47. Kc3 { [%eval -1.35] } 47... g6 { [%eval -1.39] } 48. Nd3 { [%eval -1.34] } 48... Kd7 { [%eval -1.08] } 49. Bc5 { [%eval -1.42] } 49... Bc7 { [%eval -1.71] } 50. Kb4 { [%eval -1.55] } 50... Kc6 { [%eval -0.98] } 51. Bf8 { [%eval -1.27] } 51... Bd6+?! { (-1.27 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (51... Kd7 52. g4 f5 53. gxf5 gxf5 54. exf5 Ke8 55. Bg7 Bd6+ 56. Kc3 Bxf5 57. Bxe5) 52. Bxd6 { [%eval -0.4] } 52... Kxd6 { [%eval -0.16] } 53. Kc3?! { (-0.16 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (53. g4) 53... f5 { [%eval -0.8] } 54. Kd2?! { (-0.80 → -1.86) Inaccuracy. Kb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.86] } (54. Kb4 Bd7) 54... Bb7 { [%eval -1.96] } 55. Ke3?! { (-1.96 → -3.19) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (55. Nb4 fxe4 56. fxe4 Bxe4 57. Nxa6 Bb7 58. Nb4 Kc5 59. a6 Be4 60. Ke3 Bg2) 55... h5 { [%eval -3.04] } 56. exf5 { [%eval -2.88] } 56... gxf5 { [%eval -2.57] } 57. f4? { (-2.57 → -4.93) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.93] } (57. Nb4 Bc8) 57... e4 { [%eval -4.93] } 58. Ne5?! { (-4.93 → -6.86) Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best. } { [%eval -6.86] } (58. Nc1 b4 59. Kd4 Bd5 60. Ne2 b3 61. Kc3 Kc5 62. Nc1 b2 63. Kxb2 Kd4) 58... Bd5 { [%eval -6.5] } 59. Kd4 { [%eval -7.8] } 59... b4 { [%eval -7.53] } 60. Ng6 { [%eval -7.35] } 60... b3 { [%eval -7.28] } 61. Kc3 { [%eval -7.24] } 61... e3 { [%eval -6.78] } 62. Ne5 { [%eval -6.67] } 62... Kc5 { [%eval -6.52] } 63. Nd3+ { [%eval -6.41] } 63... Kb5 { [%eval -6.5] } 64. Nb2 { [%eval -6.55] } 64... Kxa5 { [%eval -6.14] } 65. Kd3 { [%eval -6.42] } 65... Kb4 { [%eval -6.58] } 66. Kxe3 { [%eval -6.4] } 66... Ka3 { [%eval -5.76] } { White resigns. } 0-1