[Event "World Chess Gaming"] [Site "worldchess.com"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "James Christopher Rathbun"] [Black "Miguel Wheeler"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "p3h3JOJU"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1345"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D37"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.11] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } { D37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.14] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.05] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.04] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.22] } 9. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.13] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval 0.1] } 10... b6?! { (0.10 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (10... Na6 11. Rd1 Re8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bf6 15. Bf3 Qxd4 16. Be3) 11. a4 { [%eval 0.38] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.41] } 12. Qc2?! { (0.41 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Qxd4 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rd1 Qe5 17. Be3 Bc5) 12... Bb4?! { (-0.26 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (12... Na6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb3 Re8 15. g3 Qd7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4) 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.17] } 13... Bxc3?! { (0.17 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (13... Na6 14. Rac1 g6 15. h4 Re8 16. g3 h5 17. Bg2 Kg7 18. Qd3 Re7 19. Rc2) 14. bxc3 { [%eval 0.92] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.3] } 15. c4 { [%eval 1.28] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 1.56] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.41] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 1.75] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval 1.71] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval 1.63] } 18. Be2?! { (1.63 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (18. Be1 Ndf6 19. Qc7 Rc8 20. Qxd8 Rexd8 21. Be2 Nd6 22. Ba6 Ra8 23. Bd3 Rac8) 18... Ndf6 { [%eval 1.54] } 19. Be1 { [%eval 1.56] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 1.43] } 20. Qb2 { [%eval 1.2] } 20... Re6 { [%eval 1.22] } 21. Rxc8 { [%eval 1.06] } 21... Qxc8 { [%eval 1.12] } 22. Bb5 { [%eval 0.96] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval 1.3] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval 1.37] } 23... Qd6?? { (1.37 → 5.13) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.13] } (23... Qd8 24. Ba6 Nd6 25. Qb3 Qa8 26. Bd3 Qe8 27. Kf1 Qd8 28. f3 g6 29. Bf2) 24. Rc8+ { [%eval 5.13] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 5.96] } 25. Bxe8 { [%eval 5.67] } 25... Nxe8?! { (5.67 → 9.05) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 9.05] } (25... g6 26. f3 Kg7 27. fxe4 Qe6 28. Qc1 Nxe8 29. exd5 Qd7 30. Bg3 h5 31. Kh1) 26. Rxe8+ { [%eval 8.9] } 26... Qf8 { [%eval 9.26] } 27. Rxf8+ { [%eval 9.08] } 27... Kxf8 { [%eval 8.94] } 28. Qxb6 { [%eval 8.96] } 28... f5 { [%eval 8.96] } 29. Bxa5 { [%eval 8.45] } 29... Nd2? { (8.45 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (29... h6 30. Qd8+ Kf7 31. Qxd5+ Kf6 32. Qe5+ Kf7 33. Qxf5+ Nf6 34. f3 g6 35. Qf4) 30. Bxd2 { [%eval #7] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval #7] } 31. a5 { [%eval #6] } { White wins. } 1-0