[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/LhY9xmHV"] [Date "2026.03.24"] [Round "-"] [White "JamesRBalza"] [Black "Mauro1183"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "LhY9xmHV"] [UTCDate "2026.03.24"] [UTCTime "17:12:38"] [WhiteElo "920"] [BlackElo "1009"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "Center Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } { C20 Center Game } 2... f6? { (-0.11 → 1.40) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (2... exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. e5) 3. d5?! { (1.40 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (3. dxe5 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. Bc4 Qe7 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3) 3... d6 { [%eval 0.95] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.77] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.86] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.82] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. Nh4 { [%eval 0.06] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.03] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.2] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.26] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.19] } 9... Ba6?! { (-0.19 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (9... Nd7) 10. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.41] } 10... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.36] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.22] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.33] } 12. Qb5?! { (0.33 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (12. Nf3 Qd7) 12... a6 { [%eval -0.1] } 13. Qb4?! { (-0.10 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (13. Qe2) 13... c6 { [%eval -0.51] } 14. dxc6 { [%eval -0.49] } 14... Nxc6 { [%eval -0.47] } 15. Qc4+ { [%eval -0.46] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval -0.56] } 16. Qd5 { [%eval -0.75] } 16... Qd7?! { (-0.75 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (16... Nd4) 17. Be3 { [%eval -0.13] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.37] } 18. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.14] } 18... bxc5 { [%eval -0.19] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.61] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.18] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval -0.28] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval -0.09] } 21. Rd3?? { (-0.09 → -3.17) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (21. c3 Ne7) 21... Nb4 { [%eval -3.24] } 22. Rh3? { (-3.24 → -6.04) Mistake. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -6.04] } (22. Qc4 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Rab8 24. Nc3 Rxb2 25. Nf3 Rdb8 26. h4 R2b4 27. Qd5 a4) 22... Nxd5 { [%eval -6.02] } 23. exd5 { [%eval -6.34] } 23... Qxb5 { [%eval -6.2] } 24. Nxg6+ { [%eval -6.22] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval -5.91] } 25. Nxf8 { [%eval -6.57] } 25... Rxf8 { [%eval -6.4] } 26. b3 { [%eval -6.76] } 26... a4 { [%eval -6.35] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval -6.52] } 27... axb3 { [%eval -5.82] } 28. Rg3+ { [%eval -6.18] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval -6.13] } 29. Rbxb3 { [%eval -7.29] } 29... Qa5 { [%eval -6.52] } 30. Rg4?? { (-6.52 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (30. h3 Rab8 31. Kh2 Rxb3 32. Rxb3 Qa6 33. Rf3 f5 34. h4 f4 35. h5 Rg8) 30... Qxa2?? { (Mate in 1 → -6.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1# was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } (30... Qe1#) 31. Rb7?? { (-6.26 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } { White resigns. } (31. h3 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qa7 33. Rh4 f5 34. f4 Qe7 35. Rh5 Rf6 36. Rh4 Rg6) 0-1