[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7OLzbQFG"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "-"] [White "Sarthak_2017"] [Black "BALSAMINECRAFT"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "7OLzbQFG"] [UTCDate "2026.04.03"] [UTCTime "08:21:06"] [WhiteElo "1121"] [BlackElo "1143"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+72"] [BlackRatingDiff "-58"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.71] } 5. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.71] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.64] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.67] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.64] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.41] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 0.76] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.23] } 8... O-O-O { [%eval 0.76] } 9. Bd2?! { (0.76 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (9. c3 Bd6 10. Nd2 e5 11. b4 e4 12. b5 Ne7 13. c4 Qf5 14. c5 Bxh2+) 9... Bb4?? { (-0.26 → 1.45) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (9... h5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bc3 e5 12. Nd2 exd4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Bxc4 Bc5 15. Nf3) 10. Bxb4 { [%eval 1.58] } 10... Nxb4 { [%eval 1.49] } 11. c3 { [%eval 1.45] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 1.48] } 12. Bh5?! { (1.48 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (12. Nd2 h5 13. b4 Kb8 14. c4 h4 15. c5 Ne4 16. b5 Na5 17. c6 Qd6) 12... b6?! { (0.41 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Nxh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (12... Nxh5 13. Qxh5 g6 14. Qe2 e5 15. Nd2 Rhe8 16. b4 Qd6 17. Qf3 f5 18. Nb3) 13. a4?! { (1.48 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (13. Be2 Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Ne7 16. Ba6+ Kb8 17. Qc2 Nc8 18. c4 dxc4) 13... a5 { [%eval 1.13] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 1.01] } 14... Ne4?! { (1.01 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Nxh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (14... Nxh5 15. Qxh5 Qe7 16. Qe2 Kb7 17. Reb1 Ra8 18. b4 axb4 19. cxb4 Rhb8 20. Nb3) 15. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.72] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval 1.65] } 16. b3 { [%eval 1.3] } 16... g6 { [%eval 1.54] } 17. Bg4 { [%eval 1.01] } 17... f5 { [%eval 0.94] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 0.93] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.91] } 19. dxe5? { (0.91 → -0.20) Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (19. Bb5 Qd6 20. f3 exf3 21. Qxf3 e4 22. Qe2 Kb7 23. b4 Ra8 24. Qb2 Rhf8) 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.22] } 20. Qc1? { (-0.22 → -1.34) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (20. b4 Qxd1 21. Rexd1 c6 22. f3 exf3 23. gxf3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rd4 Kc7) 20... Qe7? { (-1.34 → -0.19) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (20... Nd3 21. Bxd3 exd3 22. Qd2 Rhe8 23. h3 Qd6 24. c4 Re6 25. Rac1 Qc5 26. Rcd1) 21. Rd1?! { (-0.19 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (21. b4 Nd3 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Rd1 Qe4 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Qb2 Rhe8 26. Rab1 Re5) 21... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.71] } 22. Bxd1 { [%eval -0.95] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval -0.96] } 23. Be2 { [%eval -1.0] } 23... Rd6 { [%eval -0.78] } 24. c4?! { (-0.78 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (24. Qc2 Qd7 25. Rd1 Nd3 26. Rb1 Kb7 27. b4 axb4 28. cxb4 Qc6 29. Bd1 Qxc2) 24... Qd7?? { (-1.43 → 0.38) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (24... Qf6 25. h3 Nd7 26. Rb1 Nc5 27. Qc2 Kb7 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qb2 30. Qd5+) 25. c5 { [%eval 0.43] } 25... Rd1+?? { (0.43 → 5.38) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (25... Rd2 26. Ba6+ Kd8 27. Qc3 Rd5 28. cxb6 cxb6 29. b4 axb4 30. Qxb4 Qd6 31. Qb3) 26. Bxd1 { [%eval 4.98] } 26... Nd3 { [%eval 5.15] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 5.1] } 27... h6 { [%eval 5.99] } 28. cxb6 { [%eval 5.89] } 28... cxb6 { [%eval 5.78] } 29. f3 { [%eval 5.77] } 29... exf3 { [%eval 6.16] } 30. Bxf3 { [%eval 6.0] } 30... b5 { [%eval 7.74] } 31. axb5 { [%eval 7.3] } 31... Qxb5 { [%eval 7.95] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval 7.41] } 32... a4 { [%eval 7.52] } 33. g4 { [%eval 6.64] } 33... fxg4 { [%eval 6.22] } 34. Bxg4+ { [%eval 6.43] } 34... Kc7 { [%eval 7.1] } 35. Qc2+ { [%eval 7.02] } 35... Kb6? { (7.02 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (35... Qc5 36. Qxd3 a3 37. Ra1 Kb6 38. Qd8+ Kb5 39. Qb8+ Kc6 40. Qc8+ Kb6 41. Qxc5+) 36. bxa4 { [%eval #12] } { Black resigns. } 1-0