Lichess Game of the Month February 2026 - Contest

@khoigambit12345 said ^

https://lichess.org/study/HniJws52

This game looks honestly pretty manipulated and not played honestly tho.

Well, i had to spend much time to think as a rapid game. I met an7cplayingchess and i tried my new opening. Although I discovered that my new opening was bad(-2.7), I tried to make some trade to have a better attack. And I suddenly got the attack advantage, which was good enough for me to checkmate. The checkmate (After Kf8??) at firt I thought that I could win a queen for the better position. But after spending a few minutes, I struggled to get a checkmate. For the Kf8??, i don't understand why an7cplayingchess played that, maybe that he wanted to escape from the Qh5+ and then Qf7#. So there is no reason for you to say: This game looks honestly pretty manipulated and not played honestly tho.

@timelesss1111 said ^

https://lichess.org/lJQuDJFp/white

nice game

Help me understand why you sac the knight on c6.

@khoigambit12345 said ^

Well, i had to spend much time to think as a rapid game. I met an7cplayingchess and i tried my new opening. Although I discovered that my new opening was bad(-2.7), I tried to make some trade to have a better attack. And I suddenly got the attack advantage, which was good enough for me to checkmate. The checkmate (After Kf8??) at firt I thought that I could win a queen for the better position. But after spending a few minutes, I struggled to get a checkmate. For the Kf8??, i don't understand why an7cplayingchess played that, maybe that he wanted to escape from the Qh5+ and then Qf7#. So there is no reason for you to say: This game looks honestly pretty manipulated and not played honestly tho.

I'm pretty convinced you made this game up with the other dude (you even interacted with him before) to have a shot for the best game of the month. Also, your game doesn't count anyway since it was played in March (even funnier: you played it today, making it even more obvious)

Maybe ranked games only could prevent possible occasions like this @Lichess ?

This was a very interesting game with perhaps the most exciting chess I have ever played. I combined both the elements of piece play with pin and Sacrifice for glory to execute my plan and win the game. I saw square weaknesses and expectable moves which look completely look normal but they aren't good for my opponents to seal the deal.

@destroylevel said ^

Well, i had to spend much time to think as a rapid game. I met an7cplayingchess and i tried my new opening. Although I discovered that my new opening was bad(-2.7), I tried to make some trade to have a better attack. And I suddenly got the attack advantage, which was good enough for me to checkmate. The checkmate (After Kf8??) at firt I thought that I could win a queen for the better position. But after spending a few minutes, I struggled to get a checkmate. For the Kf8??, i don't understand why an7cplayingchess played that, maybe that he wanted to escape from the Qh5+ and then Qf7#. So there is no reason for you to say: This game looks honestly pretty manipulated and not played honestly tho.

I'm pretty convinced you made this game up with the other dude (you even interacted with him before) to have a shot for the best game of the month. Also, your game doesn't count anyway since it was played in March (even funnier: you played it today, making it even more obvious)

Maybe ranked games only could prevent possible occasions like this @Lichess ?

So i had to play that game in February and play rated instead of unrated? Thank you. (I met him in the waiting room and while i was looking for a game i saw an7cplayingchess, but it was unrated)