[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0Zk1FGLB"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Arkady2017"] [Black "Nemo-59"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "0Zk1FGLB"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "13:54:56"] [WhiteElo "1649"] [BlackElo "1646"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. Be2 a6 4. O-O Qc7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 b5? { (0.16 → 1.58) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } (7... Nc6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4) 8. Bf3 Bb7 9. e5 Bd5?? { (1.72 → 5.56) Blunder. Ng8 was best. } (9... Ng8) 10. Bxd5? { (5.56 → 3.16) Mistake. exf6 was best. } (10. exf6 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Bf4 Qb7 13. fxg7 Bxg7 14. Nb3 O-O 15. Rab1 d5) 10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Be3? { (3.34 → 1.94) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } (12. Nf5 Nc6 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. Qxd5 Nb4 15. Qa8+ Qb8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nh6 Bxh6) 12... Bc5? { (1.94 → 3.83) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } (12... Nc6 13. Nf3 Rd8 14. c3 d6 15. e6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. Qf3 e5 18. Qxd5) 13. Re1? { (3.83 → 2.29) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } (13. Nf5 g6 14. Bxc5 gxf5 15. Bd6 Qc4 16. a4 b4 17. b3 Qc3 18. Qxd5 Nc6) 13... O-O? { (2.29 → 3.80) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } (13... Bxd4 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Qxd5 Nc6 16. f4 Ne7 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bf2 Rac8 19. c3) 14. Nf3?? { (3.80 → 1.21) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (14. Nf5 Kh8 15. Qh5 a5 16. Bh6 g6 17. Qg5 Qb6 18. Bg7+ Kg8 19. Bf6 Re8) 14... Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Nc6 16. Qxd5 Nb4?! { (1.60 → 2.27) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (16... h6 17. h3 Rfe8 18. c3 Rad8 19. Rae1 Ne7 20. Qd6 Qa5 21. b4 Qxa2 22. Nd4) 17. Qd2 Qxc2?? { (1.91 → 5.10) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (17... Nc6 18. Rd1 Rad8 19. Qd6 Qa5 20. a3 Rfe8 21. h3 h6 22. Rd5 Qb6 23. c3) 18. Qxb4 Rac8 19. Rc3 Qf5 20. Rac1 Rce8 21. h3 g5 22. Re1 g4 23. Qxg4+ Qxg4 24. hxg4 Kh8 25. Rc7 Rg8 26. Rxd7 Rxg4 27. Rxf7 Rb4 28. Re2 a5 29. Ra7 a4 30. Ng5 Rh4 31. Rb7 b4 32. e6 a3 33. bxa3 bxa3 34. e7 h6? { (7.21 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (34... Kg7 35. Ne6+ Kh6 36. Nc7 Rxe7 37. Rxe7 Rd4 38. Rb6+ Kh5 39. Re1 Rd2 40. Ne8) 35. Ne6? { (Mate in 13 → 7.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf7+ was best. } (35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Nd6 Rxe7 37. Rexe7 Rf4 38. Rb8+ Rf8 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. Rf7+ Kg8) 35... Rc8? { (7.62 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4 was best. } (35... Rg4 36. Nc7 Rgg8 37. Nxe8 Rxe8 38. g3 Kg7 39. Kh2 Kf6 40. Rb3 Kg5 41. Rxa3) 36. Nc7 Kg8 37. e8=R+ Rxe8 38. Nxe8 Rd4 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0