[Event "Casual rapid game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/1dNC2pWp"] [Date "2026.03.22"] [White "paultag"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "1dNC2pWp"] [UTCDate "2026.03.22"] [UTCTime "11:17:34"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+3"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 c6?! { (0.20 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (2... d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2) 3. e3 b5?! { (0.35 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (3... d5) 4. Bd3 h6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. O-O Na6?! { (1.31 → 2.10) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (6... Nf6 7. e4 Be7 8. Re1 a5 9. c3 Ba6 10. Ne5 b4 11. Bc2 Qc7 12. c4) 7. c3 Rb8?! { (1.91 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (7... Nf6 8. e4 Nb8 9. exd5 exd5 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Qe2 a5 12. Nf1 Ra7 13. Bf4) 8. Ne5 Ne7? { (2.46 → 4.68) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } (8... Qc7 9. a4 Bd6 10. f4 Ne7 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Qh5 O-O 13. Rf3 Rb6 14. g4) 9. e4 h5 10. h3?! { (4.55 → 2.97) Inaccuracy. Ndf3 was best. } (10. Ndf3 f6 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. Qc2 Rb7 13. a4 fxe5 14. Be4 Nb4 15. cxb4 Qc4) 10... Nc7 11. Re1 Rb6 12. b3?! { (3.68 → 2.78) Inaccuracy. Ndf3 was best. } (12. Ndf3 f6 13. a4 g6 14. exd5 fxe5 15. Nxe5 Bg7 16. Nxg6 Nxg6 17. Bxg6+ Kf8) 12... f6 13. Nef3 g6 14. exd5?! { (3.09 → 2.06) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (14. e5 f5 15. Ng5 Ng8 16. Ndf3 Be7 17. h4 Nh6 18. a4 b4 19. cxb4 Nf7) 14... Nexd5? { (2.06 → 4.27) Mistake. cxd5 was best. } (14... cxd5 15. Ba3 g5 16. Bc5 Kf7 17. a4 Rb7 18. b4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 a6 20. Nb3) 15. Bxg6+ Ke7 16. Be4? { (5.05 → 2.71) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } (16. Ne4 Ba6 17. Ne5 fxe5 18. Bg5+ Kd7 19. Bxd8 Kxd8 20. dxe5 Kc8 21. Qf3 Be7) 16... Nxc3 17. Qc2 b4?! { (2.50 → 3.50) Inaccuracy. N7d5 was best. } (17... N7d5 18. Nh4 Kd7 19. Ng6 Rg8 20. Nxf8+ Qxf8 21. Bf3 Qf7 22. Ne4 b4 23. Kh1) 18. a3 N7d5?! { (2.77 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Kf7 20. axb4 a6 21. Nh4 Rg8 22. Qe2 Rh8 23. Qd3 Bxb4 24. Re3) 19. axb4 Qc7 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nc4 Ra6? { (2.52 → 4.57) Mistake. Rb7 was best. } (21... Rb7 22. Na5) 22. Rxa6 Ne3? { (4.82 → 8.72) Mistake. Bxa6 was best. } (22... Bxa6 23. Qg6 Kd8 24. Rxe6 Bxb4 25. Rxf6 Qh7 26. Rd6+ Bxd6 27. Qxd6+ Kc8 28. Qxc6+) 23. fxe3?! { (8.72 → 6.01) Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } (23. Nxe3 Kd7 24. Ra1 Bb7 25. Rxa7 Qb8 26. Rxb7+ Qxb7 27. Nc4 Bxb4 28. Bd2 Qb8) 23... Kf7?! { (6.01 → 10.10) Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } (23... Bxa6 24. e4 Kd7 25. e5 Bxb4 26. Bd2 Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Bxc4 28. bxc4 fxe5 29. Nxe5+) 24. Ra5 Bxb4 25. Ra4 Qb7 26. Nfe5+ Kg7 27. Rf1 Rh7? { (8.94 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh6 was best. } (27... Rh6 28. e4 fxe5 29. Qf2 Qe7 30. Bxh6+ Kxh6 31. Nxe5 c5 32. Qg3 Qg7 33. Qxg7+) 28. Qf2?! { (Mate in 11 → 10.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6+ was best. } (28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Qxf6+ Ke8 30. Rxb4 Qe7 31. Qxe7+ Rxe7 32. Nd6+ Kd8 33. Rb8 Kc7) 28... Kg8 29. Bd2 Bf8 30. Rb4 Qxb4 31. Bxb4 Bxb4?! { (10.29 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg7 was best. } (31... Bg7 32. Nxc6 Kh8 33. Ne7 f5 34. Nxc8 Bf6 35. Kh2 h4 36. N8d6 Kg8 37. Ne4) 32. Qxf6 Be7 33. Qf4 Bb7 34. e4 Rg7 35. d5? { (Mate in 7 → 8.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng6 was best. } (35. Ng6 Kh7 36. Nxe7 Rxe7 37. Qf8 Rg7 38. Ne5 h4 39. Rf7 Kh6 40. Qxg7+ Kh5) 35... cxd5 36. exd5?! { (9.66 → 6.54) Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } (36. Qh6 Bg5 37. Rf8+ Kxf8 38. Qh8+ Rg8 39. Ng6+ Ke8 40. Qxg8+ Kd7 41. Qf7+ Kc6) 36... exd5 37. Ne3 Bd6? { (7.26 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc5 was best. } (37... Bc5 38. Kh1 d4 39. Nf3 Ba6 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Ng5+ Rxg5 42. Rf7+ Rg7 43. Rxg7+) 38. Nf5 Rg6 39. Nxd6 Kh7 40. Qf7+ Rg7 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. Ne8 Rg3 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. Qxh5+ Kg8 45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Kh2 Rxb3 47. Qf7+ Kh6 48. Neg4+ Kg5 49. Qh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0