Lichess Game of the Month August 2026 - Contest

[Event "Initial September Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/F726tE4l"]
[Date "2026.09.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "SilentCactusOrbit"]
[Black "Tactical2016"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "F726tE4l"]
[UTCDate "2026.09.03"]
[UTCTime "11:30:05"]
[WhiteElo "1809"]
[BlackElo "1711"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-12"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+8"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Be6 7. h3 g6 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Rb8 14. Nf3 Bd5 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Re1 f6 17. Bf4 Rb7 18. Rc1 c6 19. Qc2 g5 20. Bh2 Kf7 21. b3 h6 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 Bg7 24. Bd6 Re8 25. Nd4 f5 26. Bxe7 Bxd4 27. Bd6 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 a5 29. Rd1 Bf6 30. Rb1 b4 31. Re1 Bc3 32. Re3 Bd4 33. Rd3 Bc3 34. Bh2 Re7 35. Re3 f4 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. g3 Be5 38. gxf4 gxf4 39. f3 Kf6 40. Kf1 Kf5 41. Bg1 Ke6 42. Ke2 Kd5 43. Kd3 h5 44. Bf2 Bf6 45. Kd2 Be7 46. Kd3 Bxc5 47. Bxc5 Kxc5 48. Ke4 a4 49. Kxf4 axb3 50. axb3 Kd4 51. Kg5 c5 52. f4 c4 53. f5 c3 54. f6 c2 55. f7 c1=Q+ 56. Kg6 Qf4 57. Kg7 Qg5+ 58. Kf8 Ke5 59. Ke8 Qg6 60. Ke7 Qf6+ 61. Ke8 Qe6+ 62. Kf8 Kf6 0-1

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[Event "Rated Rapid game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/Jt78p4wm"]
[Date "2026.08.28"]
[White "Abhinav_sub08"]
[Black "ir-wan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "2057"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+5"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-5"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+5"]
[ECO "B49"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.22,60] [%clk 0:10:00.03] } c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:10:00.03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.20] [%emt 0:00:02.12] [%clk 0:10:02.91] } Nc6 { [%eval 0.30] [%emt 0:00:01.96] [%clk 0:10:03.07] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%emt 0:00:01.4] [%clk 0:10:06.51] } cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%emt 0:00:03.64] [%clk 0:10:04.43] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%emt 0:00:00.6] [%clk 0:10:10.91] } a6 { [%eval 0.53,45] [%emt 0:00:01.4] [%clk 0:10:08.03] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%emt 0:00:02.36] [%clk 0:10:13.55] } e6 { [%eval 0.37,51] [%emt 0:00:01.64] [%clk 0:10:11.39] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.23] [%emt 0:00:03.64] [%clk 0:10:14.91] } Qc7 { [%eval 0.24] [%emt 0:00:12.6] [%clk 0:10:03.79] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%emt 0:00:05.64] [%clk 0:10:14.27] } Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%emt 0:00:03.64] [%clk 0:10:05.15] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.27,13] [%emt 0:00:03.88] [%clk 0:10:15.39] } h5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. [%eval 0.97] [%emt 0:00:11.8] [%clk 0:09:58.35] } ( 8... Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bf3 Bc8 14. Qe1 ) 9. f4 { [%eval 0.91] [%emt 0:00:27.96] [%clk 0:09:52.43] } b6 { [%eval 0.96] [%emt 0:00:25.4] [%clk 0:09:37.95] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.88] [%emt 0:00:05.96] [%clk 0:09:51.47] } Ng4 { [%eval 0.93] [%emt 0:00:18.92] [%clk 0:09:24.03] } 11. Bxg4 { [%eval 1.09] [%emt 0:00:13.24] [%clk 0:09:43.23] } hxg4 { [%eval 1.00,12] [%emt 0:00:01.88] [%clk 0:09:27.15] } 12. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.95] [%emt 0:00:02.28] [%clk 0:09:45.95] } Bb7 { [%eval 1.00] [%emt 0:00:01.56] [%clk 0:09:30.59] } 13. Ncb5 $4 { Blunder. Rad1 was best. [%eval -1.82,12] [%emt 0:01:28.28] [%clk 0:08:22.67] } ( 13. Rad1 Bc5 14. Rf2 O-O-O 15. h3 g5 16. Nxc6 Bxe3 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Qxg5 Bxf2+ ) 13... axb5 { [%eval -1.86] [%emt 0:00:28.92] [%clk 0:09:06.67] } 14. Nxb5 { [%eval -1.90,11] [%emt 0:00:04.04] [%clk 0:08:23.63] } Qd8 { [%eval -1.48,9] [%emt 0:00:18.76] [%clk 0:08:52.91] } 15. f5 $6 { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. [%eval -1.93,12] [%emt 0:02:03.88] [%clk 0:06:24.75] } ( 15. a4 Rc8 16. c3 Na5 17. Rad1 Rh6 18. Rf2 Bd5 19. h3 Qh4 20. Bxb6 Qxg4 ) 15... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.05] [%emt 0:00:40.04] [%clk 0:08:17.87] } 16. Qf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. [%eval -2.98,13] [%emt 0:00:06.04] [%clk 0:06:23.71] } ( 16. Qg3 f6 17. fxe6 dxe6 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxg7 Rxh2 21. Kxh2 Qc7 ) 16... f6 { [%eval -4.15] [%emt 0:01:52.04] [%clk 0:06:30.83] } 17. Bd4 { [%eval -4.23] [%emt 0:00:38.36] [%clk 0:05:50.35] } Bc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. [%eval -0.93,12] [%emt 0:00:03.32] [%clk 0:06:32.51] } ( 17... Bc6 18. a4 Bxb5 19. axb5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bd6 21. Ra6 O-O 22. fxe6 Qe7 23. Qe4 ) 18. fxe6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. [%eval -4.71] [%emt 0:00:35] [%clk 0:05:20.35] } ( 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nxb7 Qb6 21. Qg3 c4+ 22. Rf2 Rhg8 23. fxe6 Qxb7 ) 18... dxe6 { [%eval -2.77,13] [%emt 0:00:21.32] [%clk 0:06:16.19] } 19. Bxc5 { [%eval -3.19,15] [%emt 0:00:37.72] [%clk 0:04:47.63] } bxc5 { [%eval -4.44] [%emt 0:00:02.68] [%clk 0:06:18.51] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval -4.47] [%emt 0:00:04.84] [%clk 0:04:47.79] } Qb6 $4 { Blunder. Bd5 was best. [%eval 0.00] [%emt 0:00:55.48] [%clk 0:05:28.03] } ( 20... Bd5 21. c4 Qb8 22. cxd5 Qxb5 23. dxe6 O-O 24. Qe4 Rae8 25. Qd5 Re7 26. g4 ) 21. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.00] [%emt 0:00:18.44] [%clk 0:04:34.35] } Ke7 { [%eval 0.00] [%emt 0:00:01.8] [%clk 0:05:31.23] } 22. Qxe5 { [%eval -1.41,14] [%emt 0:01:44.04] [%clk 0:02:55.31] } c4+ { [%eval -0.02] [%emt 0:01:31.4] [%clk 0:04:04.83] } 23. Qd4 { [%eval 0.00,15] [%emt 0:00:06.28] [%clk 0:02:54.03] } Qc6 $4 { Blunder. Qxd4+ was best. [%eval 2.20] [%emt 0:00:14.68] [%clk 0:03:55.15] } ( 23... Qxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Rhd8 25. Rfd1 Bd5 26. Nf5+ exf5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxa2 29. Rc5 ) 24. Nxb7 { [%eval 1.74] [%emt 0:00:58.12] [%clk 0:02:00.91] } Qxb7 { [%eval 1.60] [%emt 0:00:03.24] [%clk 0:03:56.91] } 25. Qc5+ $2 { Mistake. Qxc4 was best. [%eval 1.19,10] [%emt 0:00:23.4] [%clk 0:01:42.51] } ( 25. Qxc4 Rhc8 26. Qg4 Kf7 27. Rd6 Qe7 28. Rfd1 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qh5+ Kg8 ) 25... Kf7 { [%eval 0.66,13] [%emt 0:00:33.48] [%clk 0:03:28.43] } 26. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.45] [%emt 0:00:05.72] [%clk 0:01:41.79] } Rh6 $4 { Blunder. Rhc8 was best. [%eval 3.19] [%emt 0:00:26.2] [%clk 0:03:07.23] } ( 26... Rhc8 27. Qe2 Rxa2 28. Rd6 Qe7 29. Rfd1 Ra1 30. Rxa1 Qxd6 31. c3 f5 32. Rd1 ) 27. Rd6 { [%eval 3.17] [%emt 0:00:20.04] [%clk 0:01:26.75] } Re8 { [%eval 2.93,10] [%emt 0:00:29] [%clk 0:02:43.23] } 28. Rfd1 $4 { Blunder. Qd4 was best. [%eval 1.18,10] [%emt 0:00:27.4] [%clk 0:01:04.35] } ( 28. Qd4 Re7 29. b3 e5 30. Qd5+ Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Ke6 32. c4 Rh4 33. Rfd1 e4 ) 28... Qxb2 { [%eval 1.35,8] [%emt 0:01:40.2] [%clk 0:01:08.03] } 29. Rd7+ { [%eval 0.71,13] [%emt 0:00:05.16] [%clk 0:01:04.19] } Kg8 { [%eval 0.64] [%emt 0:00:11.96] [%clk 0:01:01.07] } 30. Qg4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. [%eval 0.28,10] [%emt 0:00:54.76] [%clk 0:00:14.43] } ( 30. Qc7 Rg6 31. a4 Rg5 32. a5 Qa3 33. Qa7 e5 34. R7d3 Qb4 35. a6 e4 ) 30... f5 { [%eval 0.39,9] [%emt 0:00:24.28] [%clk 0:00:41.79] } 31. Qc4 { [%eval 0.05,11] [%emt 0:00:11.28] [%clk 0:00:08.15] } Qf6 { [%eval 0.65,8] [%emt 0:00:18.52] [%clk 0:00:28.27] } 32. Qc7 { [%eval 0.31,11] [%emt 0:00:02.88] [%clk 0:00:10.27] } Qe5 $4 { Blunder. e5 was best. [%eval 15.69] [%emt 0:00:11.48] [%clk 0:00:21.79] } ( 32... e5 33. a4 Qg5 34. R1d3 Kh8 35. Rd8 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Rxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 38. Qc4 ) 33. Qxe5 { [%eval 15.93] [%emt 0:00:01.88] [%clk 0:00:13.39] } Rg6 { [%eval #9,16] [%emt 0:00:12.82] [%clk 0:00:13.97] } 34. R1d3 { [%eval #8,24] [%emt 0:00:03.79] [%clk 0:00:14.6] } 1-0

soory i dont know how to send the virtual ones