[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/83WzMde8"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Balazut"] [Black "sandilengwane17"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "83WzMde8"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "08:52:34"] [WhiteElo "748"] [BlackElo "793"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+129"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 3... Bd6?! { (-0.12 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (3... Nf6 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 a6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. e4) 4. h4?! { (0.56 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (4. e4 Bb4 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Ne2 Bd6) 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. Qd3 { [%eval -0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 6. g3? { (0.41 → -0.88) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nbd7 8. Bg5 b6 9. Nxf6+ Nxf6 10. Ne5 Bb7) 6... Re8?! { (-0.88 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (6... c5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nbd7 9. O-O Ne5 10. Qd2 Neg4 11. e4 e5 12. Nf5) 7. Bh3?! { (0.07 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (7. Bg5 c5 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nb5 Rd8 10. Nxd6 Rxd6 11. c3 Rb6 12. Ng5 g6) 7... e5?! { (-0.93 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (7... c5 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Ndb5 Bb4 13. e5) 8. e3?? { (0.05 → -4.86) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.86] } (8. dxe5 Bxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxh3 10. Rxh3 Rxe5 11. Bf4 Re6 12. O-O-O c6 13. h5 Nbd7) 8... Bb4?? { (-4.86 → -0.80) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (8... e4 9. Qf1 exf3 10. Bd2 Bxh3 11. Qxh3 h5 12. Qf5 c6 13. O-O-O b5) 9. a3?? { (-0.80 → -5.18) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -5.18] } (9. dxe5 Bxh3 10. Rxh3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. h5 Nc6 13. c4 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qf6) 9... Bd6?? { (-5.18 → -0.87) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.87] } (9... e4 10. Qf1 Bxc3+ 11. Nd2 Bxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Bg4 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. h5 Nc6 15. h6) 10. Nb5?? { (-0.87 → -4.48) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.48] } (10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. O-O Bd6 14. Ned4 Ne4 15. Nxc6 bxc6) 10... exd4?? { (-4.48 → -0.39) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (10... e4 11. Bxc8 Qxc8 12. Qe2 exf3 13. Qxf3 Bf8 14. Bd2 c6 15. Nc3 Ne4 16. O-O-O) 11. Nxd6 { [%eval -0.61] } 11... Qxd6?! { (-0.61 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. cxd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (11... cxd6 12. Bxc8 Qxc8 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Kf1 Qg4 15. Qf5 Qd1+ 16. Kg2 Nxd4 17. exd4) 12. O-O?? { (-0.06 → -5.39) Blunder. Bxc8 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (12. Bxc8 Rxc8 13. exd4 Re8+ 14. Be3 Nbd7 15. O-O h6 16. Rae1 Ne4 17. Bf4 Qb6) 12... Ne4?? { (-5.39 → 0.40) Blunder. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (12... Bxh3 13. Re1 Qd7 14. exd4 Rxe1+ 15. Nxe1 Nc6 16. f3 h5 17. Ng2) 13. Qb5?? { (0.40 → -5.10) Blunder. Bxc8 was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. exd4 Nd7 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. c4 Qa6 17. Rac1 c6 18. Ne5 Nxe5) 13... c6 { [%eval -5.25] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval -6.07] } 14... Bxh3 { [%eval -6.15] } 15. Rd1?? { (-6.15 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exd4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (15. exd4 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Nxg3+ 17. fxg3 Qxg3 18. Qb3 Nd7 19. Bg5 Re6 20. Re1 Rxe1+) 15... Bg4?? { (Mate in 7 → -6.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -6.37] } (15... Qf6 16. Qc4 dxc4 17. Kh2 Qxf3 18. Rg1 Qxf2+ 19. Kxh3 Qxg1 20. Kg4 Qxg3+ 21. Kf5) 16. Nh2 { [%eval -8.12] } 16... Bxd1 { [%eval -8.19] } 17. exd4 { [%eval -8.08] } 17... b5 { [%eval -6.98] } 18. Qb4 { [%eval -7.52] } 18... c5 { [%eval -7.0] } 19. Qxb5 { [%eval -6.97] } 19... Rd8?! { (-6.97 → -5.20) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -5.2] } (19... Qd7 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. Bf4 Bxc2 22. Rc1 Ba4 23. dxc5 Ndxc5 24. Ng4 Ne6 25. f3) 20. Qa5?! { (-5.20 → -7.00) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -7.0] } (20. Bf4 Qc6 21. Qa5 Qd7 22. Rxd1 Nc6 23. Qa6 Nxd4 24. c3 Ne6 25. f3 Nxf4) 20... Nc6 { [%eval -6.71] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval -8.29] } 21... Nxd4 { [%eval -6.7] } 22. Qxd1 { [%eval -6.62] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval -5.46] } 23. Bg5 { [%eval -6.28] } 23... f6 { [%eval -5.69] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval -5.54] } 24... Qb6 { [%eval -5.19] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval -5.57] } 25... g5 { [%eval -4.85] } 26. hxg5 { [%eval -4.93] } 26... fxg5 { [%eval -4.97] } 27. Bxg5 { [%eval -5.86] } 27... Nxg5 { [%eval -5.85] } 28. Qe1?! { (-5.85 → -8.32) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -8.32] } (28. c3 Nf5 29. b4 c4 30. Ng4 Kh8 31. b5 Qd6 32. b6 axb6 33. Rb5 Nh3+) 28... Nxc2 { [%eval -6.45] } 29. Qc1 { [%eval -7.19] } 29... Nh3+ { [%eval -6.17] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -5.76] } 30... Nxf2 { [%eval -5.09] } 31. Kxf2?! { (-5.09 → -7.98) Inaccuracy. Qxc2 was best. } { [%eval -7.98] } (31. Qxc2 Rf8 32. Rf1 Qf6 33. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 34. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Kf7 36. Ng4 Ke7) 31... c4+ { [%eval -7.56] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval -7.67] } 32... Nd4+ { [%eval -6.83] } 33. Kd2?? { (-6.83 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (33. Kf1 Qg6 34. Qd1 Rf8+ 35. Kg1 Rc6 36. Qxd4 Qxb1+ 37. Kg2 Qc2+ 38. Kh1 Qe4+) 33... Rf8 { [%eval #-11] } 34. Ng4 { [%eval #-6] } 34... Qa5+? { (Mate in 6 → -7.28) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nb3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.28] } (34... Nb3+ 35. Ke2 Nxc1+ 36. Rxc1 Rce8+ 37. Ne5 Rxe5+ 38. Kd2 Qd4+ 39. Kc2 Qd3#) 35. b4 { [%eval -9.9] } 35... Qc7 { [%eval -7.92] } 36. Qc3 { [%eval -7.16] } 36... Qxg3?? { (-7.16 → 0.63) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (36... Nf3+ 37. Kc1 d4 38. Qc2 Qg7 39. Kb2 Qxg4 40. Rh1 Qf5 41. Qe2 Rf7 42. Ka1) 37. Qxg3?! { (0.63 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (37. Nh6+ Kh8 38. Qxg3 c3+ 39. Ke3 Rf3+ 40. Qxf3 Nxf3 41. Kxf3 c2 42. Rc1 Rc3+) 37... Nf5?? { (0.00 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c3+ was best. } { [%eval #9] } (37... c3+ 38. Ke1 Rce8+ 39. Ne5+ Kh8 40. Qxc3 Rxe5+ 41. Kd2 Rf2+ 42. Kd3 Rf3+ 43. Kxd4) 38. Qf3?? { (Mate in 9 → 3.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. Qe5+ Ng7 40. Rg1 Rf2+ 41. Kc1 Rg8 42. Nxg8 Rf1+ 43. Rxf1 Kxg8) 38... c3+ { [%eval 3.53] } 39. Kd1?? { (3.53 → -4.98) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -4.98] } (39. Kd3 a5 40. Rc1 axb4 41. axb4 Kh8 42. Ne5 Ng7 43. Nf7+ Kg8 44. Nh6+ Kh8) 39... c2+?? { (-4.98 → 0.14) Blunder. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (39... Ne3+ 40. Ke2 Rxf3 41. Nh6+ Kg7 42. Kxf3 d4 43. Ke4 c2 44. Rc1 Kxh6 45. Kxd4) 40. Kd2?? { (0.14 → -8.79) Blunder. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -8.79] } (40. Kc1 cxb1=Q+ 41. Kxb1 Rcd8 42. Qd3 Rd6 43. Ne5 Ne7 44. Qg3+ Ng6 45. Nd3 Re6) 40... cxb1=Q { [%eval -9.13] } 41. Qxd5+ { [%eval -9.6] } 41... Rf7 { [%eval -8.2] } 42. Qe6? { (-8.20 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (42. Nh6+ Nxh6 43. Qg5+ Qg6 44. Qxg6+ hxg6 45. b5 g5 46. b6 axb6 47. Ke2) 42... Rd8+ { [%eval #-4] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Qd1+ { [%eval #-3] } 44. Kf2 { [%eval #-3] } 44... Qxg4 { [%eval #-4] } 45. Qc6 { [%eval #-2] } 45... Rd1 { [%eval #-5] } 46. Qc2 { [%eval #-2] } 46... Nd4+ { [%eval #-1] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval #-1] } 47... Nxc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1