[Event "rapid 8+0 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jGbJbYX6"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "novikovbest"] [Black "kalantaryan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "jGbJbYX6"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "15:46:49"] [WhiteElo "2245"] [BlackElo "2420"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.6] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.68] } 3... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.55] } 4... Qa5 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.75] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.59] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.09] } 7. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 7... O-O-O { [%eval 0.21] } 8. d5 { [%eval -0.07] } 8... Nb4 { [%eval -0.07] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -0.01] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.11] } 10... Nbxd5 { [%eval -0.09] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.55] } 11... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.5] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval -0.75] } 12... e6 { [%eval -0.66] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.85] } 13... a5 { [%eval -0.46] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -0.52] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval -0.09] } 15. b4? { (-0.09 → -1.35) Mistake. Rfd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (15. Rfd1 Bd4 16. Rab1 g5 17. c3 Bc5 18. Be3 Rd6 19. b4 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Rhd8) 15... Bxb4 { [%eval -1.31] } 16. Bxb4 { [%eval -1.39] } 16... axb4 { [%eval -1.24] } 17. a5 { [%eval -1.14] } 17... Kd7 { [%eval -1.13] } 18. Rfb1 { [%eval -1.18] } 18... Qc5 { [%eval -0.96] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -1.28] } 19... Rb8?! { (-1.28 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (19... Ke7 20. Qxb7 Nd5 21. Be4 Nc3 22. Re1 Rb8 23. Qa6 Rhd8 24. Qf1 Rd4 25. Bd3) 20. Ra4 { [%eval -0.47] } 20... Ke7 { [%eval -0.28] } 21. Rbxb4 { [%eval -0.53] } 21... b5 { [%eval -0.5] } 22. axb6 { [%eval -0.55] } 22... Rxb6 { [%eval -0.37] } 23. Rc4 { [%eval -0.56] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval -0.53] } 24. g3 { [%eval -0.48] } 24... Rhb8 { [%eval -0.42] } 25. Rd4?! { (-0.42 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (25. Ra7 Rc8 26. Be2 g6 27. Kg2 h5 28. Qc3 Nd5 29. Qa1 Rc6) 25... Qe5 { [%eval -0.72] } 26. Qe2?! { (-0.72 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (26. Be4 Rb1+ 27. Kg2 c5 28. Qa3 Kf8 29. Rdc4 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Qd5 31. Qd3 Qc6) 26... Qxe2 { [%eval -1.49] } 27. Bxe2 { [%eval -1.49] } 27... Rc6 { [%eval -1.44] } 28. Rac4 { [%eval -1.64] } 28... Rxc4 { [%eval -1.72] } 29. Rxc4 { [%eval -1.67] } 29... Nd5 { [%eval -1.72] } 30. Bd3 { [%eval -1.81] } 30... g6 { [%eval -1.64] } 31. h4 { [%eval -1.65] } 31... Kd6 { [%eval -1.5] } 32. Ra4 { [%eval -1.48] } 32... Nb4 { [%eval -1.35] } 33. c3?! { (-1.35 → -2.27) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -2.27] } (33. Kg2 Nd5 34. Ra6+ Kd7 35. Be4 Nb4 36. Ra4 f5 37. c3 Nd5 38. Bxd5 exd5) 33... Nxd3 { [%eval -2.34] } 34. Rd4+ { [%eval -2.24] } 34... Ke7 { [%eval -2.39] } 35. Rxd3 { [%eval -2.36] } 35... Rb3 { [%eval -2.22] } 36. Kf1 { [%eval -2.1] } 36... e5 { [%eval -1.69] } 37. Ke2?! { (-1.69 → -2.36) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.36] } (37. Rd5 f6 38. c4 Rb4 39. Rc5 Kd7 40. Rd5+ Kc8 41. Rc5 Kb7 42. Rd5 h5) 37... f5 { [%eval -1.82] } 38. Rd5 { [%eval -1.57] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval -1.61] } 39. Rc5? { (-1.61 → -3.17) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (39. c4 c6 40. Rd8 Rc3 41. h5 gxh5 42. Rh8 Rxc4 43. Rxh7 c5 44. Rxh5 Rc2+) 39... Kd6 { [%eval -3.12] } 40. Rc4 { [%eval -2.69] } 40... c5 { [%eval -2.62] } 41. Kd3?? { (-2.62 → -6.09) Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval -6.09] } (41. Ra4 Rxc3 42. Kd2 Rb3 43. Ra7 Kd5 44. Rxh7 Ke4 45. Re7 c4 46. Re6 Kf3) 41... Rb2? { (-6.09 → -3.73) Mistake. e4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (41... e4+ 42. Ke3 Ra3 43. f3 Kd5 44. Rxc5+ Kxc5 45. fxe4 Rxc3+ 46. Kf4 Rc4 47. h5) 42. f3 { [%eval -4.19] } 42... Rg2?! { (-4.19 → -3.12) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (42... Rf2 43. Ke3 Ra2 44. h5 Kd5 45. Rh4 g5 46. c4+ Ke6 47. Rh3 f4+ 48. Kd3) 43. g4?! { (-3.12 → -4.60) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval -4.6] } (43. Ra4 e4+ 44. fxe4 Rxg3+ 45. Kc2 f4 46. Ra7 h5 47. Rg7 c4 48. Kd2 Rg4) 43... Kd5?! { (-4.60 → -3.01) Inaccuracy. e4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (43... e4+ 44. Ke3 Rg3 45. Ra4 Rxf3+ 46. Kd2 fxg4 47. Rxe4 h5 48. Re1 Rh3 49. Rd1) 44. Ra4? { (-3.01 → -4.80) Mistake. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (44. gxf5 gxf5 45. Ra4 c4+ 46. Rxc4 Rg3 47. Rc7 Rxf3+ 48. Ke2 Rh3 49. c4+ Ke4) 44... e4+ { [%eval -4.75] } 45. fxe4+ { [%eval -4.72] } 45... fxe4+ { [%eval -4.63] } 46. Rxe4 { [%eval -5.23] } 46... c4+ { [%eval -5.79] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval -5.74] } 47... Rg3+ { [%eval -5.77] } 48. Kf4 { [%eval -5.67] } 48... Rxg4+ { [%eval -5.92] } 49. Kxg4 { [%eval -8.52] } 49... Kxe4 { [%eval -7.99] } 50. Kg5 { [%eval -7.98] } 50... Kd3 { [%eval -7.58] } 51. Kh6 { [%eval -6.46] } 51... Kxc3 { [%eval -7.7] } 52. Kxh7?! { (-7.70 → -78.16) Inaccuracy. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval -78.16] } (52. Kg5 Kd4 53. Kh6 Ke4 54. Kg5 c3 55. Kf6 c2 56. h5 gxh5 57. Kg5 h4) 52... Kd3 { [%eval -12.85] } 53. Kxg6 { [%eval -10.81] } 53... c3 { [%eval -6.35] } 54. h5?? { (-6.35 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #-14] } (54. Kf7 c2 55. Kf6 Kd4 56. h5 Ke4 57. h6 c1=Q 58. h7 Qh6+ 59. Ke7 Qxh7+) 54... c2 { [%eval #-13] } 55. h6 { [%eval #-13] } 55... c1=Q { [%eval #-12] } 56. h7 { [%eval -7.97] } 56... Qc3 { [%eval #-13] } 57. Kf7 { [%eval #-12] } 57... Qh8 { [%eval #-13] } 58. Kg6 { [%eval #-5] } 58... Ke4 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1