[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/saeASXqk"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "-"] [White "grv48"] [Black "Spleeny1122"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "saeASXqk"] [UTCDate "2026.01.23"] [UTCTime "17:46:50"] [WhiteElo "1986"] [BlackElo "2062"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.27] } { B32 Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.5] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... h6?! { (0.00 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (6... Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bb3) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval 0.3] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 9. Qd2?! { (0.32 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (9. Qe2) 9... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.28] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. g4 { [%eval -0.26] } 11... Nh7? { (-0.26 → 1.03) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (11... b5) 12. Nd5 { [%eval 1.09] } 12... Bg5 { [%eval 1.56] } 13. h4?! { (1.56 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (13. Nxg5 Nxg5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. O-O-O Nd4 16. Qe3 Be6 17. h4 gxh4 18. g5 Rc8) 13... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.53] } 14. Qxe3? { (0.53 → -0.60) Mistake. Nxe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (14. Nxe3 Qf6) 14... Bxg4 { [%eval -0.61] } 15. Rg1 { [%eval -0.52] } 15... h5 { [%eval -0.54] } 16. Nh2?! { (-0.54 → -1.47) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (16. O-O-O) 16... Qxh4? { (-1.47 → 0.15) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (16... Nd4 17. Bb3 Qa5+ 18. Nc3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 f5 20. f3 f4 21. Qd3 Be6 22. Qxd6) 17. Nxg4 { [%eval 0.26] } 17... hxg4 { [%eval 0.39] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 0.77] } 18... Qg5?? { (0.77 → 2.97) Blunder. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (18... Rae8 19. Be2) 19. Qxg5 { [%eval 3.02] } 19... Nxg5 { [%eval 2.7] } 20. Rxg4 { [%eval 2.25] } 20... Ne6?? { (2.25 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (20... Nh7 21. Rh1 g6 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Nxh7 Rh8 24. Rgh4 f6 25. Bd5 Nb4 26. Bxb7) 21. Rdg1?? { (Mate in 2 → 2.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Rh4#) 21... Ncd4?? { (2.51 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (21... g6 22. Nc7 Ncd4 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxg6+ Kh7 25. Rg7+ Kh8 26. c3 Rac8 27. R7g3) 22. Ne7+ { [%eval #1] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 23. Rh1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0