[Event "After mid morning Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Z9aVKps1"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Millan254"] [Black "Brighton254"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Z9aVKps1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "11:55:19"] [WhiteElo "1107"] [BlackElo "1040"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-94"] [BlackRatingDiff "+93"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.55] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.6] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.59] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.5] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.89] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.44] } 6... Nb4 { [%eval 0.65] } 7. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.51] } 7... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.63] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.6] } 8... Na6 { [%eval 0.65] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.35] } 9... c5?! { (0.35 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (9... c6 10. Qd3 Nc7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Nc4) 10. bxc5? { (1.22 → -0.06) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (10. b5 Nc7 11. Qe2 g6 12. a4 Bg7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Nc4 Nh5 15. b6 Nf4) 10... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.13] } 11. Rb1?? { (0.13 → -2.05) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (11. Nd2 g6 12. a4 Bh6 13. Qf3 Bg7 14. Nb3 Rc8 15. O-O O-O) 11... Ncxe4 { [%eval -2.04] } 12. Nxe5? { (-2.04 → -4.24) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -4.24] } (12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rb4 Nc3 14. Qd2 Na2 15. Rb1 Nxc1 16. O-O Be7 17. Rfxc1 b6) 12... Qe7?? { (-4.24 → -1.39) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (12... dxe5 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qe2 f5 15. f3 Nf6 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Be3 O-O 18. O-O) 13. Nc6?? { (-1.39 → -3.87) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qd3 Nf6 15. Qb5+ Kd8 16. Qa5+ Kc8 17. Qc3+ Kb8 18. Rxb7+ Qxb7) 13... bxc6 { [%eval -3.69] } 14. dxc6? { (-3.69 → -6.81) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -6.81] } (14. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Rb7 Bd8 17. dxc6 Rc8 18. f3 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 O-O) 14... Nxc3+ { [%eval -6.85] } 15. Kd2?? { (-6.85 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (15. Be3 Nxd1 16. Rxd1 Qc7 17. O-O Qxc6 18. Rfe1 Kd7 19. Bd4 Ne4 20. Rb1 f5) 15... Nxd1? { (Mate in 2 → -7.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxb1+ was best. } { [%eval -7.9] } (15... Nxb1+ 16. Kd3 Qe4#) 16. Kxd1 { [%eval -7.76] } 16... Qe4 { [%eval -6.25] } 17. Re1 { [%eval -6.18] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval -5.56] } 18. Rxe7+ { [%eval -6.13] } 18... Bxe7 { [%eval -5.9] } 19. a4 { [%eval -6.23] } 19... O-O { [%eval -6.22] } 20. Rb7 { [%eval -6.21] } 20... Bd8 { [%eval -5.53] } 21. Be3 { [%eval -6.39] } 21... Bb6 { [%eval -6.37] } 22. Bxb6 { [%eval -6.92] } 22... axb6 { [%eval -6.72] } 23. Rxb6 { [%eval -6.99] } 23... Rxa4 { [%eval -6.78] } 24. c7 { [%eval -7.0] } 24... Raa8 { [%eval -6.97] } 25. Rc6 { [%eval -7.21] } 25... h6 { [%eval -6.99] } 26. Rxd6 { [%eval -7.07] } 26... Ne4 { [%eval -6.63] } 27. Ke2 { [%eval -7.96] } 27... Nxd6 { [%eval -7.95] } 28. f4 { [%eval -8.27] } 28... Rfe8+ { [%eval -8.34] } 29. Kd3 { White offers draw } { [%eval -8.25] } 29... Rab8 { [%eval -7.09] } 30. Kd4 { [%eval -8.4] } 30... Rbc8 { [%eval -8.36] } 31. Kd5 { [%eval -8.47] } 31... Nf5 { [%eval -8.43] } 32. Kc6 { [%eval -8.68] } 32... Nd4+ { [%eval -8.75] } 33. Kd7 { [%eval -8.92] } 33... Nxc2 { [%eval -8.85] } 34. f5? { (-8.85 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (34. Kc6 Nd4+ 35. Kd5 Nb5 36. Kc4 f6 37. g3 Nxc7 38. f5 h5 39. Kb3) 34... Nd4 { [%eval #-8] } 35. g4 { [%eval #-8] } 35... Nb5 { [%eval #-8] } 36. f6 { [%eval #-7] } 36... gxf6 { [%eval #-6] } 37. Kc6 { [%eval #-5] } 37... Nxc7 { [%eval #-6] } 38. g5 { [%eval #-5] } 38... Ne6+ { [%eval #-4] } 39. Kd6 { [%eval #-3] } 39... fxg5 { [%eval #-4] } 40. h4 { [%eval #-3] } 40... gxh4 { [%eval #-5] } 41. Kd7 { [%eval #-3] } 41... h3 { [%eval #-3] } 42. Kd6 { [%eval #-3] } 42... h2 { [%eval #-3] } 43. Kd5 { [%eval #-3] } 43... h1=Q+ { [%eval #-2] } 44. Kd6 { [%eval #-2] } 44... Rcd8+ { [%eval #-2] } 45. Ke5 { [%eval #-2] } 45... Nc5+ { [%eval #-2] } 46. Kf6 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Qf3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1