[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0YB8kFoY"] [Date "2025.05.24"] [White "VanRoy"] [Black "MerrickS"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "0YB8kFoY"] [UTCDate "2025.05.24"] [UTCTime "16:59:26"] [WhiteElo "1894"] [BlackElo "1870"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-24"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.55] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.46] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.44] } { B06 Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.51] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.52] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.56] } 6. g4?! { (0.56 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (6. a4 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Be3 d5 9. Ba2 b6 10. Qd2 Nb4) 6... Ne7 { [%eval -0.22] } 7. h4 { [%eval -0.49] } 7... d5? { (-0.49 → 1.13) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (7... b5) 8. Bd3?! { (1.13 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (8. Bb3) 8... c5 { [%eval 0.45] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.49] } 9... Bxc3+?! { (0.49 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (9... Nd7 10. h5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. O-O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3) 10. bxc3 { [%eval 1.14] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval 1.11] } 11. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.11] } 11... Qxd1+ { [%eval 1.16] } 12. Kxd1 { [%eval 1.11] } 12... Nd5?! { (1.11 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (12... Nd7 13. Ba3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Nxg4 15. Ke1 f5 16. Bg2 Bd7 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Rb1) 13. Bb2?! { (2.24 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Re1+ Be6 15. Nd4 O-O 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rb1 Ra7) 13... Nf6 { [%eval 1.25] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.88] } 14... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.76] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval 0.79] } 15... h5?! { (0.79 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (15... e5) 16. Ng5 { [%eval 1.52] } 16... O-O { [%eval 1.48] } 17. f3 { [%eval 0.96] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 1.35] } 18. c4 { [%eval 1.15] } 18... Nbc6 { [%eval 1.19] } 19. Rae1 { [%eval 0.76] } 19... Nxd3 { [%eval 1.03] } 20. cxd3 { [%eval 1.15] } 20... Ne7?? { (1.15 → 3.44) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.44] } (20... e5 21. Ne4) 21. Ne4 { [%eval 3.55] } 21... f5 { [%eval 3.64] } 22. Nf6+ { [%eval 3.78] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval 3.52] } 23. Nh7 { [%eval 3.72] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 3.98] } 24. Ng5+ { [%eval 4.01] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 4.15] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval 3.94] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 4.85] } 26. Nxe6+ { [%eval 4.81] } 26... Bxe6 { [%eval 4.83] } 27. Rxe6 { [%eval 4.72] } 27... Nd4 { [%eval 4.73] } 28. Rxg6 { [%eval 4.7] } 28... Nxf3+ { [%eval 5.65] } 29. Ke3 { [%eval 5.62] } 29... Rxd3+ { [%eval 7.07] } 30. Kxd3 { [%eval 7.02] } 30... Ne5+ { [%eval 8.68] } 31. Bxe5 { [%eval 8.45] } { Black resigns. } 1-0