[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9xfFDZjk"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "R4G-DRAGO"] [Black "verbau"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9xfFDZjk"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "15:54:08"] [WhiteElo "1972"] [BlackElo "1946"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. e4 Bb4 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Nxc3 d6 7. g3 Be6 8. d3 Qd7?! { (0.16 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (8... Nd4 9. Bg2 c6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Be3 a5 12. Ne2 c5 13. Rb1) 9. h3 h6 10. Bg2 a6 11. f4 exf4?! { (0.94 → 1.55) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (11... Qd8 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Ne2 c5 15. b4 b6 16. O-O O-O 17. e5) 12. Bxf4?! { (1.55 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } (12. gxf4 O-O-O 13. Be3 Rhe8 14. Kd2 Qe7 15. Kc2 Bd7) 12... O-O-O? { (0.83 → 2.28) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } (12... Nd4 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. O-O Nd7 15. b4 b6 16. Ra2 O-O 17. Raf2 f6 18. Be3) 13. d4 Bxc4 14. d5?! { (2.36 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (14. b3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bd5 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Bxd6 Bxg2 18. Qg4+ Kb8 19. Rh2 Rhe8+) 14... Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. a4?? { (1.93 → -1.41) Blunder. b3 was best. } (16. b3 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qd6 18. Rc1 e4 19. O-O Rhe8 20. Qd4 Kb8 21. Kh2 h5) 16... Kb8?? { (-1.41 → 1.35) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } (16... Qd6 17. b3 Qb4 18. Qc1 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qe3 e4 22. O-O) 17. b3 Nxe4?? { (1.52 → 3.73) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (17... Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 f5 20. O-O e4 21. Qh5 Rhf8 22. Rad1 Qd6 23. Rxf5) 18. Bxe4 f5 19. Bg2 { Black resigns. } 1-0