[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/h80Z1lrb"] [Date "2026.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "xh_i18"] [Black "Aristarco4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "h80Z1lrb"] [UTCDate "2026.02.25"] [UTCTime "23:12:33"] [WhiteElo "1907"] [BlackElo "1854"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [ECO "B45"] [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... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } { B45 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.54] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.48] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.81] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.49] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... O-O?! { (0.20 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (8... Ne5 9. Bf4 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 exd5 14. f3) 9. Be3?! { (0.78 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Ne5 11. O-O-O Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Qc7 13. Nd2 Qxc4 14. Nxc4 Bd8) 9... d5 { [%eval 0.42] } 10. exd5?! { (0.42 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (10. O-O-O Bxe3+ 11. Qxe3 Ng4 12. Qg3 Nxf2 13. Qxf2 Qg5+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2 dxc4) 10... exd5 { [%eval -0.42] } 11. O-O-O? { (-0.42 → -2.11) Mistake. Bxb6 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (11. Bxb6 Qxb6 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Nb4 14. O-O-O Nxa2+ 15. Kb1 Nb4 16. Rhe1 Nxd5) 11... Bxe3+?? { (-2.11 → 0.32) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (11... Bg4 12. f3 Re8 13. fxg4 Rxe3 14. Qf1 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Ne5 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Bf3) 12. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.34] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.41] } 13. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.17] } 13... a6 { [%eval 0.36] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 14... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.34] } 15. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.25] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.4] } 16. Nxd5?! { (0.40 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qxh2 19. g3 Qg2 20. Qd2 h6 21. b3 Qf3) 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.12] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.24] } 17... Rac8?? { (0.24 → 2.36) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (17... Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qxh2 19. g3 Qg2 20. Qd4 h6 21. b3 Rae8 22. Ree5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5) 18. c3?? { (2.36 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (18. Rc4 Qxh2 19. Bxe6 Rce8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Re4 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 Kg8 23. Qxb7 Qf4+) 18... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.08] } 19. Rxd5 { [%eval -0.03] } 19... h6?! { (-0.03 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Qxh2 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (19... Qxh2 20. g3 Qg2 21. Rd2 Qc6 22. Qd3 b5 23. Qd7) 20. Rh5 { [%eval 0.61] } 20... b5 { [%eval 0.81] } 21. Kb1?! { (0.81 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (21. a3 Rb8 22. h4 Qc6 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Rfd8) 21... a5?? { (-0.13 → 2.14) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (21... b4 22. Re5 bxc3 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Rxc3 25. Re8 Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kh7 27. Re7) 22. Rxb5 { [%eval 1.9] } 22... Qc6 { [%eval 2.39] } 23. Rxa5 { [%eval 2.37] } 23... Qxg2 { [%eval 2.56] } 24. f4?! { (2.56 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (24. Qg3 Qb7 25. Rae5 Rfd8 26. Qe3 Qg2 27. a4 Rb8 28. Re4 Qxh2 29. b4 Qc7) 24... Qxh2 { [%eval 1.38] } 25. Rg1?? { (1.38 → -0.29) Blunder. Re5 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (25. Re5 Rc4 26. f5 Rg4 27. f6 Rg3 28. fxg7 Rxe3 29. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 30. R1xe3 Qg1+) 25... Rc4? { (-0.29 → 0.87) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (25... Rb8 26. b4 Rfd8 27. Kc1 Rdc8 28. Kb1 Rc4 29. Ka1 Rxf4 30. Re1 Rf2 31. Qe5) 26. f5 { [%eval 0.41] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 0.51] } 27. f6 { [%eval 0.63] } 27... g6 { [%eval 1.08] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 0.58] } 28... Rf4 { [%eval 0.74] } 29. Qe7? { (0.74 → -0.89) Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (29. Rd5 Rb8 30. Rd2 Qh4 31. b4 Qxf6 32. Qe5 Qxe5 33. Rxe5 g5 34. a4 Ra8) 29... Rf8?? { (-0.89 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (29... Qd2 30. Qe2 Qd6 31. Ra6 Qd5 32. Rb6 g5 33. Ka1 Qc5 34. Rb5 Qd6 35. a3) 30. Ra7?? { (Mate in 2 → 5.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.06] } (30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Ra8#) 30... Qg2?? { (5.06 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (30... Rxf6 31. Qxf6 Qg3 32. Qf1 Qd6 33. Qf3 Kg7 34. Ka1 Qd2 35. Rae7 Qd6 36. Qf1) 31. Qxf7+ { [%eval #3] } 31... Rxf7 { [%eval #3] } 32. Re8+ { [%eval #2] } 32... Rf8 { [%eval #2] } 33. Rg7+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 34. Rxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0