[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iCSgA2RV"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Palikacska"] [Black "ROCKING_2008"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iCSgA2RV"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "10:51:58"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "2163"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+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 0.44] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.69] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.66] } 9... dxc6 { [%eval 0.6] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.49] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.59] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.46] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval 0.57] } 12. Qd4 { [%eval 0.16] } 12... Bb7?! { (0.16 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (12... Bd7 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Kb1 O-O 15. h4 b4 16. h5 Bb5 17. Rc1 Rfc8 18. g4) 13. f4?! { (0.86 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Rhe1 b4 15. Kb1 Be7 16. h4 Bc6 17. Bd2 Qb7 18. f4 Bb5) 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.31] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 14... Qa5 { [%eval 0.72] } 15. Qb6?! { (0.72 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (15. Qa7 Bc6) 15... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.11] } 16. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.21] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] } 17. g4 { [%eval 0.08] } 17... Kd7 { [%eval 0.55] } 18. h4?! { (0.55 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (18. f5) 18... Rc6?! { (0.00 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (18... h5 19. g5 g6 20. Kd2 b4 21. Ra1 Ra8 22. a3 bxa3 23. bxa3 a5 24. Rhb1) 19. Bd4 { [%eval 0.6] } 19... Rhc8? { (0.60 → 1.84) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (19... h5 20. Rdg1) 20. f5 { [%eval 1.97] } 20... g6 { [%eval 2.45] } 21. h5 { [%eval 2.07] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval 2.16] } 22. gxf5 { [%eval 2.1] } 22... h6 { [%eval 2.52] } 23. Rhg1 { [%eval 2.61] } 23... Bg5+ { [%eval 2.9] } 24. Kb1?! { (2.90 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (24. Rxg5 hxg5 25. h6 b4 26. Rf1 R6c7 27. fxe6+ fxe6 28. h7 Rh8 29. Bb6 Rc4) 24... R8c7? { (2.05 → 3.91) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 3.91] } (24... b4 25. f6 Kc7 26. Rg4 Kb8 27. c3 a5 28. Bb5 R6c7 29. Bb6 bxc3 30. Bxc7+) 25. Rdf1?! { (3.91 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (25. Rxg5 hxg5 26. h6 Rc8 27. h7 Rh8 28. Rg1 Rc4 29. c3 f6 30. Re1 Rxd4) 25... Ke7?! { (2.82 → 4.46) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (25... exf5 26. Rxg5 hxg5 27. Bxf5+ Ke8 28. e6 Rxe6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. h6 Rh7 31. Bg7) 26. Bc3? { (4.46 → 2.61) Mistake. f6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (26. f6+ Kf8 27. Rg3 Rc4 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. c3 a5 30. b3 Rc8 31. Rfg1 b4) 26... Ba8?! { (2.61 → 3.85) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (26... exf5 27. Bb4+ Ke8 28. Bd6 Bc8 29. Bxc7 Rxc7 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 Ke7 32. Rf3) 27. Bb4+ { [%eval 3.8] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval 4.61] } 28. fxe6+ { [%eval 4.27] } 28... fxe6?! { (4.27 → 5.83) Inaccuracy. Kxe6 was best. } { [%eval 5.83] } (28... Kxe6 29. Bd6 Rxd6 30. exd6 Kxd6 31. Rxg5 hxg5 32. h6 Re7 33. h7 Re8 34. b3) 29. Bd6 { [%eval 5.46] } 29... Rxd6 { [%eval 5.52] } 30. Rf7+ { [%eval 4.58] } 30... Kc6?! { (4.58 → 6.62) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 6.62] } (30... Be7 31. exd6 Kxd6 32. Rh7 d4 33. Rxh6 Bf3 34. Rf1 Bg4 35. Re1 Rc8 36. Rg6) 31. Rxc7+ { [%eval 6.68] } 31... Kxc7 { [%eval 6.58] } 32. exd6+ { [%eval 6.44] } 32... Kxd6 { [%eval 6.37] } 33. Rxg5 { [%eval 6.47] } 33... Bc6 { [%eval 6.49] } 34. Rg6 { [%eval 6.61] } 34... Ke5 { [%eval 7.03] } 35. Rxh6 { [%eval 7.04] } 35... d4 { [%eval 7.97] } 36. Rg6 { [%eval 8.06] } 36... Be8 { [%eval 7.84] } 37. Rg5+ { [%eval 7.71] } 37... Kf4 { [%eval 7.36] } 38. Rg6 { [%eval 7.33] } 38... e5 { [%eval 7.83] } 39. h6 { [%eval 7.32] } 39... Bxg6 { [%eval 7.83] } 40. Bxg6 { [%eval 7.71] } 40... e4 { [%eval 8.32] } 41. Bxe4 { [%eval 8.35] } 41... Kxe4 { [%eval 8.13] } 42. h7 { [%eval 8.1] } 42... d3 { [%eval 12.15] } 43. cxd3+ { [%eval 64.37] } 43... Kxd3 { [%eval 23.55] } 44. h8=Q { [%eval 12.48] } 44... a5?! { (12.48 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (44... b4 45. Qe5 b3 46. Qc3+ Ke2 47. Qc4+ Kf3 48. a4 a5 49. Qxb3+ Kf4 50. Qb5) 45. Qc3+ { [%eval #10] } 45... Ke4 { [%eval #10] } 46. Qxa5 { [%eval #9] } 46... Kd5 { [%eval #9] } 47. Qxb5+ { [%eval #8] } 47... Kd4 { [%eval #6] } 48. Qc6 { [%eval #8] } 48... Ke3 { [%eval #8] } 49. b4 { [%eval #7] } 49... Kd4 { [%eval #7] } 50. b5 { [%eval #6] } 50... Ke3 { [%eval #6] } 51. b6 { [%eval #5] } 51... Kd4 { [%eval #5] } 52. a4 { [%eval #5] } 52... Ke3 { [%eval #5] } 53. a5 { [%eval #5] } 53... Kd4 { [%eval #5] } 54. a6 { [%eval #5] } 54... Ke3 { [%eval #5] } 55. b7 { [%eval #4] } 55... Kd4 { [%eval #4] } 56. a7 { [%eval #4] } 56... Ke3 { [%eval #4] } 57. a8=R { [%eval #4] } 57... Kd4 { [%eval #3] } 58. b8=R { [%eval #3] } 58... Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 59. Qe4+ { [%eval #6] } 59... Kxe4 { [%eval #6] } 60. Rb5 { [%eval #5] } 60... Kd4 { [%eval #5] } 61. Ra4+ { [%eval #4] } 61... Kc3 { [%eval #3] } 62. Rbb4 { [%eval #3] } 62... Kd3 { [%eval #3] } 63. Kb2 { [%eval #3] } 63... Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 64. Kc3 { [%eval #4] } 64... Ke2 { [%eval #3] } 65. Kd4 { [%eval #4] } 65... Kf3 { [%eval #4] } 66. Ke5 { [%eval #4] } 66... Kg3 { [%eval #3] } 67. Kd6 { [%eval #3] } 67... Kf3 { [%eval #3] } 68. Ke7 { [%eval #4] } 68... Kg3 { [%eval #3] } 69. Ke8 { [%eval #3] } 69... Kf3 { [%eval #3] } 70. Ra3+ { [%eval #2] } 70... Ke2 { [%eval #2] } 71. Rb2+ { [%eval #1] } 71... Kd1 { [%eval #1] } 72. Ra1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0