[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9LVI6GUz"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Laval18"] [Black "Catatafish"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9LVI6GUz"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "18:03:10"] [WhiteElo "1798"] [BlackElo "1848"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "D44"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.4] } { D44 Semi-Slav Defense Accepted } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.12] } 7. e3 { [%eval -0.37] } 7... Qa5? { (-0.37 → 0.82) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (7... b5 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O Qb6 10. Na2 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e4) 8. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.86] } 8... Bxc3+ { [%eval 1.12] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 1.16] } 9... Qxc3+ { [%eval 1.19] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 1.16] } 10... gxf6 { [%eval 1.14] } 11. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.07] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 1.23] } 12. a5 { [%eval 0.97] } 12... Rg8 { [%eval 1.44] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.44] } 13... f5 { [%eval 1.72] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 1.64] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 2.2] } 15. Rfc1?! { (2.20 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Rfb1 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (15. Rfb1 f4 16. Nf3 fxe3 17. fxe3 Ng4 18. Bd3 e5 19. a6 Rb8 20. Rc1 Qb4) 15... Qb4 { [%eval 1.31] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval 1.18] } 16... Nd5? { (1.18 → 2.58) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (16... Qd6 17. Qb2 Rb8 18. Ra3 Bd7 19. Ne5 Ke7 20. Be2 Nd5 21. Rb3 b5 22. axb6) 17. Qc2? { (2.58 → 1.14) Mistake. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rc5 Qb3 19. Ne5 a6 20. f4 h5 21. Nd3 b6 22. axb6 Qxb6) 17... Qf8? { (1.14 → 2.50) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (17... Qd6 18. g3 Kf8 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Ne5 Rg7 21. Nd3 Qd6 22. a6 f6 23. Nf4) 18. a6?! { (2.50 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (18. Bxd5 exd5 19. a6 Qe7 20. axb7 Qxb7 21. Qc5 Rg6 22. Ne5 Re6 23. h3 a6) 18... Qg7? { (1.56 → 3.20) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (18... Qd6 19. axb7 Bxb7 20. Qb1 Nb6 21. Bf1 f6 22. Nd2 Rg7 23. Ra2 Bc8 24. g3) 19. g3 { [%eval 2.92] } 19... f4?! { (2.92 → 4.23) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 4.23] } (19... f6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nh4 Qd7 22. axb7 Bxb7 23. Nxf5 Rg5 24. Nh4 Rg7 25. Qc5) 20. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.1] } 20... exd5 { [%eval 4.17] } 21. exf4 { [%eval 4.15] } 21... Qg6?! { (4.15 → 5.90) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 5.9] } (21... f6 22. Re1+ Kd8 23. Nh4 Qd7 24. Nf5 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Nd6 Qd7 27. axb7) 22. Re1+ { [%eval 4.95] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 4.87] } 23. Qc5+ { [%eval 5.37] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval 5.24] } 24. axb7 { [%eval 5.16] } 24... Bxb7 { [%eval 5.06] } 25. Re7 { [%eval 5.07] } 25... Bc8 { [%eval 5.94] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval 5.62] } 26... Qh5 { [%eval 6.63] } 27. Rxf7+ { [%eval 6.5] } 27... Kh8?? { (6.50 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (27... Qxf7 28. Nxf7 Bf5 29. Qxc6 Rgf8 30. Nd6 Be4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Qxe4 Rfe8 33. Qc6) 28. Qxc6 { [%eval 9.28] } 28... Bh3? { (9.28 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (28... Qxf7 29. Nxf7+ Kg7 30. Qxa8 Be6 31. Qc6 Bxf7 32. Rxa7 Rb8 33. Qc7 Rf8 34. Kg2) 29. Qf6+ { [%eval #1] } 29... Rg7 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0