[Event "rapid 8+0 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jXAPtMst"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "novikovbest"] [Black "kalantaryan"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "jXAPtMst"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "18:43:17"] [WhiteElo "2272"] [BlackElo "2429"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.67] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.48] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.59] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.67] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.58] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.64] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.58] } 6... Bh5?! { (0.58 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 d5 8. O-O-O dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qd5 11. Qxd5) 7. Be2? { (1.68 → 0.47) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (7. g4 Bg6 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Nd4 h6) 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.92] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.52] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.75] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.53] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.5] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.58] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.77] } 11. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.74] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.64] } 12. Ng1 { [%eval 0.82] } 12... Bg6 { [%eval 0.84] } 13. g3? { (0.84 → -0.45) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (13. O-O-O) 13... f5?? { (-0.45 → 1.51) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (13... f6 14. exf6) 14. h4 { [%eval 1.54] } 14... Nb8 { [%eval 1.68] } 15. Nh3 { [%eval 1.36] } 15... c5 { [%eval 1.3] } 16. c3 { [%eval 1.44] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 1.62] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval 1.68] } 17... Bf7 { [%eval 1.69] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 1.76] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 1.3] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval 1.11] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 1.23] } 20. Bc4 { [%eval 1.24] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 1.11] } 21. Bb5?! { (1.11 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (21. O-O h6) 21... a6 { [%eval 0.4] } 22. Ba4?! { (0.40 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (22. Be2) 22... Rfd8? { (-0.53 → 0.59) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (22... b5) 23. Rd1?! { (0.59 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (23. O-O h6 24. b4 g5 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Ng2 Rxc1 28. Rxc1) 23... Bf8?! { (-0.04 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (23... b5 24. Bb3) 24. O-O { [%eval 0.68] } 24... b5 { [%eval 0.65] } 25. Bb3 { [%eval 0.71] } 25... Ne7 { [%eval 1.1] } 26. Qa5 { [%eval 1.19] } 26... Rc6 { [%eval 0.99] } 27. a4 { [%eval 1.13] } 27... Nd5? { (1.13 → 2.83) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (27... b4 28. Rc1 Rdc8 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Qxb4 Nd5 31. Qd2 Bb4 32. Qd1 Nxf4 33. Bxf4) 28. Nxd5?! { (2.83 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (28. axb5 axb5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rc1 Rcc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Qa6 Rc6 33. Qxb5 h6) 28... exd5 { [%eval 1.96] } 29. axb5 { [%eval 1.87] } 29... axb5 { [%eval 1.74] } 30. Qxb5?! { (1.74 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (30. Rc1 Rcc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Ra1 Be6 33. Kg2 Rc7 34. Qb6 Rb7 35. Qa6 Rc7) 30... Qe6 { [%eval 1.08] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval 0.56] } 31... Rb6 { [%eval 0.59] } 32. Qa5 { [%eval 0.68] } 32... Rdb8 { [%eval 0.66] } 33. Bd1 { [%eval 0.64] } 33... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.81] } 34. Qc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 34... R2b6 { [%eval 0.36] } 35. Be2 { [%eval 0.39] } 35... Qe8 { [%eval 0.63] } 36. Rfe1?? { (0.63 → -2.57) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (36. Rc2) 36... Be6?? { (-2.57 → 0.28) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (36... Bb4 37. Qa1 Bxe1 38. Rxe1 h6 39. Rc1 Kh7 40. Kh2 Rb2 41. Bd1 Be6 42. Qa4) 37. h5?? { (0.28 → -2.80) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (37. Rf1 h6) 37... Be7?? { (-2.80 → 0.04) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (37... Bb4 38. Qc7 Bxe1 39. Rxe1 h6 40. Ra1 R8b7 41. Qc1 Kh7 42. Kh2 Bf7 43. Qd1) 38. h6? { (0.04 → -1.44) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (38. Qc2) 38... g6? { (-1.44 → 0.18) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (38... g5 39. Qc7 R8b7 40. Qc2 Qf8 41. f4 Qxh6 42. Kg2 g4 43. Rh1 Qf8 44. Rb1) 39. Ra1?! { (0.18 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (39. Qc7) 39... Rc8?! { (-0.47 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (39... Bb4 40. Qc1) 40. Qd2 { [%eval 0.48] } 40... Qd7? { (0.48 → 1.63) Mistake. Rcb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (40... Rcb8) 41. Bg5?? { (1.63 → -0.30) Blunder. Reb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (41. Reb1 Rxb1+ 42. Rxb1 Qd8 43. Qb2 Kf8 44. Qb7 Rc7 45. Qb6 Kf7 46. Bd1 Rc8) 41... Bf8?? { (-0.30 → 2.01) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (41... Bb4 42. Qb2) 42. Rec1 { [%eval 1.65] } 42... Rcb8 { [%eval 1.82] } 43. Bf6?? { (1.82 → -0.06) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (43. Kg2) 43... Rb2 { [%eval -0.06] } 44. Qe1?! { (-0.06 → -0.89) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (44. Rc2) 44... Bxh6 { [%eval -1.05] } 45. Rc5? { (-1.05 → -2.36) Mistake. Rcb1 was best. } { [%eval -2.36] } (45. Rcb1) 45... f4 { [%eval -2.18] } 46. Rca5?! { (-2.18 → -3.59) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -3.59] } (46. Qa5 Bf7 47. Rc7 Qh3 48. Bf1 Rb1 49. Rc1 Rxa1 50. Qxa1 Qg4 51. Rb1 Rc8) 46... fxg3 { [%eval -2.98] } 47. Ra7 { [%eval -2.74] } 47... R2b7 { [%eval -2.55] } 48. Rxb7 { [%eval -2.95] } 48... Rxb7?? { (-2.95 → -0.94) Blunder. gxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (48... gxf2+ 49. Qxf2 Qxb7 50. Kh2 Qb2 51. Ra6 Bg4 52. e6 Qxe2 53. Qxe2 Bxe2 54. Ra7) 49. Ra8+ { [%eval -0.89] } 49... Kf7?? { (-0.89 → 2.37) Blunder. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (49... Bf8 50. fxg3 Qc7 51. Qa1 Rb8 52. Rxb8 Qxb8 53. Qa6 Qe8 54. Qb6 Qc8 55. Kh2) 50. fxg3?? { (2.37 → 0.00) Blunder. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (50. Rh8 Qc6 51. Rxh7+ Ke8 52. Rxh6 gxf2+ 53. Kxf2 Rb2 54. Kg1 Qc2 55. Rh2 Bd7) 50... Be3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kh2?? { (0.00 → -2.25) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -2.25] } (51. Kh1 Rc7 52. Rh8 Rc1 53. Bd1 Qb5 54. Rxh7+ Ke8 55. Kg2 Qb2+ 56. Qe2 Qxe2+) 51... Rb2 { [%eval -1.64] } 52. Qf1 { [%eval -2.03] } 52... Bf5?? { (-2.03 → -0.01) Blunder. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (52... Qb5) 53. Ra3? { (-0.01 → -1.24) Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (53. Kh1) 53... Qb5?! { (-1.24 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (53... Bh6 54. g4 Bxg4 55. Bg5+ Bf3 56. Rxf3+ exf3 57. Qxf3+ Qf5 58. Qxd5+ Qe6 59. Qf3+) 54. Rxe3 { [%eval -0.13] } 54... Qc4? { (-0.13 → 1.33) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (54... Bg4) 55. Qf2 { [%eval 1.3] } 55... Ke6?? { (1.30 → 4.26) Blunder. Qa2 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (55... Qa2 56. Bg5) 56. g4 { [%eval 4.21] } 56... Rxe2?! { (4.21 → 6.37) Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval 6.37] } (56... Ra2 57. Kh3 Qc1 58. Kh4 h6 59. gxf5+ gxf5 60. Rh3 e3 61. Qg3 Rxe2 62. Qg8+) 57. Qxe2?! { (6.37 → 4.48) Inaccuracy. gxf5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (57. gxf5+ Kf7 58. Rxe2 Kf8 59. Rb2 e3 60. Qxe3 Kf7 61. Qg3 Qf1 62. fxg6+ hxg6) 57... Bxg4?? { (4.48 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe2+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (57... Qxe2+ 58. Rxe2 Bxg4 59. Re1 Kf5 60. Rf1+ Bf3 61. Bd8 g5 62. e6 Kxe6 63. Bxg5) 58. Qxg4+ { [%eval #3] } 58... Kf7 { [%eval #3] } 59. Qg2?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.55] } { White wins on time. } (59. Qd7+ Kf8 60. Qg7+ Ke8 61. Qe7#) 1-0