[Event "Titled Arena July '25"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2qKLSr0O"] [Date "2025.07.26"] [White "CleverTacticButFail"] [Black "Zhigalko_Sergei"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "2qKLSr0O"] [UTCDate "2025.07.26"] [UTCTime "20:52:55"] [WhiteElo "3183"] [BlackElo "3181"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "E35"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 { E35 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation } 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Bxc3+?! { (0.25 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } (11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 d4 13. exd4 Qxd4 14. a3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxc5 16. Rb1 Qxa3 17. Be4) 12. bxc3 Nxc5 13. Ne2 O-O 14. h4 Qf6 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. O-O-O? { (1.64 → 0.45) Mistake. Bh7+ was best. } (16. Bh7+ Kg7 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. f3 Ne5 19. e4 Be6 20. f4 dxe4 21. fxe5 Qe7) 16... Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Bf5 18. Qxd5 Rac8?! { (0.44 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } (18... Rad8) 19. Kb2?! { (1.01 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (19. e4) 19... Rfd8 20. Qf3 Na5?! { (0.00 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best. } (20... Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Na5 22. Nd4 Qb6+ 23. Nb3 Nxb3 24. axb3 Rxc3 25. Kxc3 Qc5+ 26. Kb2) 21. e4?? { (0.69 → -4.47) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (21. Nd4 Qb6+ 22. Ka1 Nc4 23. Qe2 Bg6 24. f4 Rd5 25. f5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Rxf5) 21... Qb6+ 22. Ka1 Nb3+?? { (-4.34 → 2.95) Blunder. Rxd1+ was best. } (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nc4 24. Rb1 Qxb1+ 25. Kxb1 Bxe4+ 26. Qxe4 Nd2+ 27. Kc2 Nxe4 28. f3) 23. axb3 Qxb3?! { (2.82 → 3.73) Inaccuracy. Rxd1+ was best. } (23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxb3 25. Nc1 Qa4+ 26. Kb2 Qb5+ 27. Kc2 Qa4+ 28. Kd2 Bxe4 29. Qf6) 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 25. Qh5+ Bh7?? { (3.52 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } (25... Kg8 26. Qxg5+ Bg6 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Kh7 29. Qd5 Qc2 30. Nd4 Qxc3+ 31. Kb1) 26. Be5+ Kg8 27. Qxg5+ Bg6 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 29. Qh4+ { Black resigns. } 1-0