[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8OPC1Cyk"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "MarovaFaina"] [Black "LotharLudwig1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8OPC1Cyk"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "16:25:29"] [WhiteElo "1546"] [BlackElo "1717"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+63"] [BlackRatingDiff "-80"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "C43"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.1] } 3... Nf6?! { (-0.10 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } { C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack } (3... Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. e5 Ng4 7. O-O O-O 8. a3) 4. e5 { [%eval 0.41] } 4... Nd5?! { (0.41 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (4... Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qf4 Be6 9. Bd2) 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.27] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 1.26] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 1.07] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 1.17] } 7. Qe4 { [%eval 1.23] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 1.3] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 1.57] } 8... f6 { [%eval 1.61] } 9. exf6 { [%eval 1.63] } 9... gxf6?! { (1.63 → 2.27) Inaccuracy. Qxe4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (9... Qxe4+ 10. Nxe4 d5 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. O-O-O gxf6 13. Bxf6 Bh6+ 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Bh4) 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.06] } 10... Qxe4+ { [%eval 2.18] } 11. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.09] } 11... Rg8 { [%eval 2.59] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 2.48] } 12... d5 { [%eval 2.62] } 13. Neg5 { [%eval 2.79] } 13... h6 { [%eval 2.93] } 14. Re1+ { [%eval 3.01] } 14... Ne7?! { (3.01 → 3.96) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (14... Be7 15. Nd4 Kd7 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nf7 Rf8 18. Nxh6 c5 19. Nf3 Nc6 20. h4) 15. Nh7 { [%eval 3.82] } 15... Rg6?! { (3.82 → 5.94) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.94] } (15... Nd7 16. Bh4 Rg7 17. Nxf8 Kxf8 18. Bg3 Nc5 19. Bxc7 Ne4 20. Bf4 Rg6 21. Ne5) 16. Ne5 { [%eval 5.11] } 16... Rxf6?? { (5.11 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (16... Rg7 17. Nxf8 Kxf8 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. g4 Be6 20. f4 a5 21. f5 Bf7 22. h4) 17. Nxf6+ { [%eval #1] } 17... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 18. Nf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0