[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/84Gba9MS"] [Date "2025.08.11"] [White "ClearerThinking"] [Black "ppxo"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "84Gba9MS"] [UTCDate "2025.08.11"] [UTCTime "09:01:25"] [WhiteElo "2274"] [BlackElo "2168"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-26"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation } Qb6 4. Nc3 e6 5. a3 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. f4 c5 8. Na4 Qc7 9. c3 b6 10. b4 Be7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bd3 Ba6 13. b5 c4 14. bxa6? { (1.35 → 0.04) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } (14. Bxh7+) 14... cxd3 15. Nb2 Nxa6 16. Nxd3 Rfc8?! { (-0.24 → 0.51) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (16... f5 17. Ne2) 17. h4 Nab8?! { (0.36 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } (17... Qc4 18. Qf3 Nc7 19. h5 f6 20. a4 b5 21. h6 g6 22. Nh3 f5 23. a5) 18. h5 Nc6 19. Qf3 Na5 20. Ne2 Nb3 21. Rb1 Nxd2 22. Kxd2 Bxa3 23. f5 Be7 24. Qg4?? { (0.79 → -1.06) Blunder. fxe6 was best. } (24. fxe6) 24... exf5 25. Qxf5 h6 26. Rbf1 Bg5+ 27. Ke1 Nf8 28. Ndf4 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Ne6 30. Rg4 a5 31. Qf3 Qc4?! { (-2.25 → -1.54) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (31... b5 32. Qxd5 b4 33. cxb4 axb4 34. Kf2 Ra5 35. Qb3 Qa7 36. Rb1 Rxe5 37. Qxb4) 32. Rf1?! { (-1.54 → -2.34) Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } (32. Rh3) 32... Ra7 33. Kf2 a4 34. Nf4 Nxf4 35. Rxf4?! { (-2.48 → -3.68) Inaccuracy. Qxf4 was best. } (35. Qxf4 Kh8 36. Kg3 a3 37. Rxg7 Kxg7 38. Kh4 a2 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Rf4 Qc6) 35... Qxc3 36. Qxd5 Qc6?! { (-3.65 → -2.75) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (36... a3) 37. Qxc6 Rxc6 38. Ke3 Rc3+ 39. Ke4 a3 40. R4f3? { (-3.07 → -4.91) Mistake. Rf5 was best. } (40. Rf5 Rc2 41. d5 a2 42. Ra1 b5 43. Kd3 Rac7 44. d6 R7c3+ 45. Ke4 Re2+) 40... Rxf3 41. gxf3 b5 42. d5?! { (-4.48 → -6.07) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } (42. Kd3 a2 43. Ra1 Ra3+ 44. Kc2 Rxf3 45. Kb2 Rd3 46. Rc1 Rxd4 47. Kxa2 Rh4) 42... b4 43. Kd3 b3 44. Kc3 b2 45. Kb3?! { (-5.29 → -6.89) Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. } (45. Kc2 Rc7+ 46. Kb1 Rc5 47. Rd1 Kf8 48. f4 Ke8 49. f5 Kd7 50. Rg1 Rxd5) 45... Kf8 46. Ka2 Rc7 47. Kb1 Rc5 48. Rd1 Ke7 49. f4 g6 50. hxg6 fxg6 51. d6+ Kd7 52. Re1 h5 53. Rg1 h4 54. f5?! { (-11.86 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka2 was best. } (54. Ka2 Rc1) 54... Rc1+ { White resigns. } 0-1