[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lh5qpbHL"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "copperlee1"] [Black "blackjack1968"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "lh5qpbHL"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "11:05:03"] [WhiteElo "1640"] [BlackElo "1788"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+26"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "B44"] [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... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -0.26] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.13] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval -0.06] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.1] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.31] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.15] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -0.15] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.13] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.03] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval -0.17] } 11... Rab8?! { (-0.17 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (11... c5 12. f4) 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.3] } 12... Be7?! { (0.30 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Bh2+ was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (12... Bh2+ 13. Kh1) 13. Bxa7 { [%eval 1.16] } 13... Ra8 { [%eval 1.41] } 14. Bb6 { [%eval 1.47] } 14... Qf4 { [%eval 1.43] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 1.48] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 1.38] } 16. Nb6 { [%eval 1.11] } 16... Rab8?! { (1.11 → 1.79) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (16... Rad8) 17. a4 { [%eval 1.73] } 17... c5 { [%eval 1.82] } 18. a5 { [%eval 1.79] } 18... Bxe4?? { (1.79 → 4.32) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (18... d5 19. exd5) 19. Bxe4 { [%eval 4.5] } 19... Nxe4 { [%eval 4.47] } 20. Qxd7 { [%eval 4.12] } 20... Qxd7?! { (4.12 → 5.38) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (20... Qb7 21. Rfd1) 21. Nxd7 { [%eval 5.3] } 21... Rxb2 { [%eval 6.36] } 22. Nxf8 { [%eval 5.87] } 22... Kxf8 { [%eval 6.56] } 23. a6 { [%eval 6.44] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 6.37] } 24. a7 { [%eval 6.38] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval 6.31] } 25. Rfb1 { [%eval 5.87] } 25... Bd6 { [%eval 6.08] } 26. f3 { [%eval 5.72] } 26... Nc3 { [%eval 5.79] } 27. Rb3 { [%eval 5.67] } 27... Nd5 { [%eval 5.55] } 28. Bxc5?? { (5.55 → 0.36) Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (28. Bf2 Nb4 29. c3 Nd5 30. Ra6 Ke7 31. Rb7+ Nc7 32. Rab6 Kd7 33. Kf1 h5) 28... Bxc5+ { [%eval 0.41] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval 0.28] } 29... Ke7? { (0.28 → 1.70) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (29... Nb4 30. Ra4) 30. Rb8 { [%eval 1.49] } 30... Rxa7?? { (1.49 → 4.30) Blunder. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval 4.3] } (30... Nc7 31. g4 h6 32. h4 g6 33. Rxa8 Nxa8 34. Rd1 h5 35. Rd3 Bb6 36. Kg2) 31. Rxa7+ { [%eval 4.21] } 31... Bxa7 { [%eval 4.15] } 32. Rb7+ { [%eval 4.02] } 32... Kf6 { [%eval 4.05] } 33. Rxa7 { [%eval 4.2] } 33... g5 { [%eval 4.81] } 34. c4 { [%eval 4.83] } 34... Nb4 { [%eval 4.81] } 35. c5 { [%eval 4.72] } 35... h5 { [%eval 4.64] } 36. Rb7 { [%eval 4.8] } 36... Nc6 { [%eval 4.75] } 37. Rc7 { [%eval 4.76] } 37... Nd8 { [%eval 5.57] } 38. c6 { [%eval 5.42] } 38... e5 { [%eval 5.26] } 39. Rc8 { [%eval 5.46] } 39... Ne6 { [%eval 5.17] } 40. c7 { [%eval 5.2] } 40... g4 { [%eval 5.9] } 41. hxg4 { [%eval 5.92] } 41... hxg4 { [%eval 5.81] } 42. Rg8?? { (5.81 → 2.62) Blunder. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (42. fxg4 Kg7 43. Kg1 Kf6 44. Kf2 Ke7 45. Re8+ Kxe8 46. c8=Q+ Ke7 47. Qh8 f6) 42... Nxc7 { [%eval 2.54] } 43. Rxg4 { [%eval 2.6] } 43... Kf5 { [%eval 2.69] } 44. Kg1 { [%eval 2.69] } 44... f6 { [%eval 2.64] } 45. Kf2 { [%eval 2.57] } 45... Nd5 { [%eval 2.87] } 46. Rc4 { [%eval 2.38] } 46... Nf4 { [%eval 2.39] } 47. g4+?? { (2.39 → 0.30) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (47. g3 Ne6 48. Rg4 Nc7 49. Rg7 Nd5 50. Rb7 Kg6 51. Rd7 Nb6 52. Rd6 Nc8) 47... Kg5 { [%eval 0.42] } 48. Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Nd3+ { [%eval 0.05] } 49. Ke3 { [%eval 0.09] } 49... Nf4 { [%eval 0.17] } 50. Ke4 { [%eval 0.24] } 50... Nh3 { [%eval 0.5] } 51. Rc8 { [%eval 0.57] } 51... Nf4?? { (0.57 → 6.32) Blunder. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 6.32] } (51... Kg6 52. Kd5 Kf7 53. Ra8 Ng5 54. Ra3 Kg6 55. Kd6 Nh3 56. Ke7 Kg5 57. Ra6) 52. Rg8+ { [%eval 5.83] } 52... Kh4 { [%eval 5.5] } 53. Kf5 { [%eval 5.96] } 53... Kg3 { [%eval 6.76] } 54. Kxf6 { [%eval 6.25] } 54... Kxf3 { [%eval 6.31] } 55. Kxe5 { [%eval 6.56] } 55... Nd3+ { [%eval 7.36] } 56. Kf5 { [%eval 7.29] } 56... Nf4 { [%eval 7.0] } 57. Rf8 { [%eval 6.64] } 57... Nh3 { [%eval 6.54] } 58. g5 { [%eval 6.8] } 58... Nxg5?! { (6.80 → 75.50) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 75.5] } (58... Nf4 59. Ra8 Nd5 60. Ra3+ Ne3+ 61. Kf6 Ke4 62. Ra4+ Kf3 63. g6 Nd5+ 64. Ke5) 59. Kxg5+ { [%eval 61.5] } 59... Ke4 { [%eval #26] } 60. Rf5 { [%eval 4.66] } { Black resigns. } 1-0