[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3Kmo7grg"] [Date "2025.12.19"] [Round "-"] [White "klavier88"] [Black "littleejohny"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "3Kmo7grg"] [UTCDate "2025.12.19"] [UTCTime "18:59:55"] [WhiteElo "2088"] [BlackElo "1942"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-20"] [BlackRatingDiff "+15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French Defense: Rubinstein Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 { C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation } 4. Nxe4 Be7 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Bd3 Ngf6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bd7?! { (0.60 → 1.33) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (9... c5 10. dxc5) 10. Nxd7? { (1.33 → 0.02) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } (10. Qf3 Be8 11. Qxb7 Nd5 12. a3 Rb8 13. Qxa7 f6 14. Nc4 Ra8 15. Qb7 Ba4) 10... Qxd7 11. Be3 c6 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Bd2 Rad8 14. a3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qf3 Bd4 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. c3 Bg7 21. Be4 Ne7 22. Rd2 b6 23. Bf4 e5 24. Be3 Rcd8 25. Rfd1 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rd8 27. Qd1 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 f5 29. Bd5+ Nxd5?! { (0.19 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (29... Kf8) 30. Qxd5+ Kf8 31. Bg5?! { (1.03 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (31. h3 f4) 31... h6 32. Bd8 Qf7 33. Qd6+ Kg8 34. h3 e4 35. Be7 Kh7 36. Bd8 Bf8 37. Qb8 Qd7 38. Bc7 Bc5?! { (0.10 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } (38... Kg8 39. c4 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Qd7 41. b4 Kf7 42. Bf4 g5 43. Be5 Qe7 44. Kg1) 39. Qxa7?? { (0.99 → -4.91) Blunder. Be5 was best. } (39. Be5 g5 40. Qh8+ Kg6 41. Qf6+ Kh5 42. Bd4 Bxd4 43. cxd4 b5 44. Qe5 Kg6) 39... e3 40. fxe3 Bxe3+ 41. Kh1?? { (-4.91 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } (41. Kh2 Bf4+ 42. Kg1 Bxc7 43. Kf1 h5 44. Qb7 Kh6 45. Qf3 Qd2 46. Qe2 Qf4+) 41... Qd1+ 42. Kh2 Bg1+ 43. Kh1 Bc5+ 44. Kh2 Bg1+ 45. Kh1 Bf2+ 46. Kh2 Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1