[Event "casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jlvwRVdh"] [Date "2026.04.19"] [Round "-"] [White "JohnGerges"] [Black "YoussefJoe3"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "jlvwRVdh"] [UTCDate "2026.04.19"] [UTCTime "20:56:35"] [WhiteElo "1777"] [BlackElo "2018"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "D47"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.15] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.43] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.07] } { D47 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation } 8. Bb3 { [%eval -0.09] } 8... a6?! { (-0.09 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (8... b4 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Ng3 c5 12. d5 Bxg3 13. dxe6 Bxh2+ 14. Nxh2) 9. a3?! { (0.53 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (9. e4 b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. bxc3 Bd6 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Qf3 Nd5) 9... c5 { [%eval -0.37] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval -0.63] } 10... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.68] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.65] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.37] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval -0.63] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval -0.36] } 13. b4 { [%eval -0.42] } 13... Ba7 { [%eval -0.41] } 14. Bb1?! { (-0.41 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Nd2 Rfd8 17. Bb1 Nb6 18. Qe2 h6 19. Rfd1 Bb8) 14... Nb6 { [%eval -1.0] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval -1.3] } 15... Nfd5?! { (-1.30 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (15... Bb8 16. Nde4 Qe7 17. Nc5 Be5 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. Ra2 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Na4 21. Qd4) 16. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.68] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.74] } 17. Bb2? { (-0.74 → -2.32) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (17. Ne4 Qh4 18. Nd6 Bc6 19. Qc2 Ne7 20. Bb2 Rfd8 21. Ne4 Rac8 22. Qe2 Bd5) 17... Qg5?? { (-2.32 → 0.00) Blunder. Nxe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17... Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bxe3+ 19. Rf2 Qg5 20. Nf3 Qh6 21. Ne1 Rad8 22. Bd3 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2) 18. Ne4 { [%eval -0.11] } 18... Qh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 19. Qg4?? { (0.00 → -2.89) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Nf6 21. Rd1 e5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qd7 Rab8 24. Qf5 Qxf5) 19... f5 { [%eval -2.77] } 20. Nf6+? { (-2.77 → -5.11) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -5.11] } (20. Qg5 fxe4 21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Bxe4 Rf7 23. Bf3 Nb6 24. Bh5 Rc7 25. Be5 Rc2) 20... Nxf6 { [%eval -4.65] } 21. Qg3 { [%eval -4.46] } 21... Bb8 { [%eval -4.56] } 22. Be5 { [%eval -5.49] } 22... Bxe5 { [%eval -4.57] } 23. Qxe5 { [%eval -4.54] } 23... Ng4 { [%eval -4.64] } 24. Qc7 { [%eval -4.7] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval -4.76] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval -4.69] } 25... Rc3 { [%eval -4.13] } 26. h3 { [%eval -4.57] } 26... Nxe3 { [%eval -4.56] } 27. fxe3 { [%eval -4.31] } 27... Rxe3 { [%eval -4.43] } 28. Qf2?! { (-4.43 → -5.84) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -5.84] } (28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 Bd5 30. a4 Rb3 31. Bc2 Rb2 32. Rf2 Rxb4 33. axb5 axb5) 28... Rf6?! { (-5.84 → -4.33) Inaccuracy. Rxh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.33] } (28... Rxh3 29. gxh3 Qxh3 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. Qh2 Qg4+ 32. Kf2 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34. Rf2) 29. Ba2 { [%eval -4.59] } 29... Rxh3 { [%eval -4.51] } 30. gxh3?? { (-4.51 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (30. Qd4 Rh1+ 31. Kf2 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qg6 33. g3 h6 34. Re1 Kh7 35. Bb3 Be4) 30... Qxh3 { [%eval #-8] } 31. Qh2 { [%eval #-8] } 31... Rg6+ { [%eval #-7] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval #-7] } 32... Qxh2+ { [%eval #-6] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval #-6] } { White resigns. } 0-1