[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RYfwzhrx"] [Date "2025.12.21"] [Round "-"] [White "benccliff"] [Black "Vikram1985"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "RYfwzhrx"] [UTCDate "2025.12.21"] [UTCTime "13:54:46"] [WhiteElo "1993"] [BlackElo "2061"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval -0.1] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.09] } 4... e6 { [%eval -0.06] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] } 6. f4 { [%eval -0.03] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.41] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.37] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.87] } 10. Qe1 { [%eval 0.74] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.79] } 11. Qg3?! { (0.79 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (11. Kh1 b5) 11... g5 { [%eval -0.14] } 12. fxg5 { [%eval -0.47] } 12... Nh5?? { (-0.47 → 2.09) Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (12... hxg5 13. Bxg5) 13. Qg4?? { (2.09 → 0.27) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (13. Qh3 hxg5 14. Nxg5 O-O-O 15. Nxf7 Nf4 16. Qxh8 Rxh8 17. Nxh8 Nh5 18. Ng6 Qd8) 13... hxg5 { [%eval 0.28] } 14. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.34] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 15. b4?? { (0.35 → -2.19) Blunder. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (15. Bxe7 Nxe7) 15... Bxg5?! { (-2.19 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Rdg8 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (15... Rdg8 16. Qh4 f6 17. Be3 Ng3 18. Qxg3 Rxg3 19. hxg3 cxb4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Bf2) 16. Nxg5?! { (-1.19 → -2.13) Inaccuracy. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval -2.13] } (16. Qxg5 Rdg8) 16... Rdg8 { [%eval -2.15] } 17. Rxf7?! { (-2.15 → -2.89) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (17. Qh4 Qd8 18. Nf3 Qf8 19. b5 Qg7 20. Qf2 Nf4 21. Kh1 Qxc3 22. bxc6 Bxc6) 17... e5?? { (-2.89 → 4.99) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 4.99] } (17... Ne5 18. Qxe6 Nxf7 19. Qxf7 Rxg5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. bxc5 Rf8 22. Nb6+ Kc7 23. Qxd7+) 18. Be6 { [%eval 4.63] } 18... Nb8?! { (4.63 → 6.14) Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } { [%eval 6.14] } (18... cxb4 19. Nd5 Qa5 20. Rxd7 Rf8 21. Rh7+ Kb8 22. Qxh5 Rxh7 23. Nxh7 Rh8 24. Kh1) 19. Nd5 { [%eval 6.23] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval 6.2] } 20. Nb6+?? { (6.20 → -0.06) Blunder. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (20. Ne7+ Kc7 21. Nxg8 Rxg8 22. Qxh5 Rxg5 23. Qh6 Rg8 24. Raf1 a5 25. Rh7 cxb4) 20... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Bxd7+ { [%eval -0.19] } 21... Kd8?? { (-0.19 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (21... Nxd7) 22. Ne6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0