[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CzOTh3rn"] [Date "2026.05.19"] [Round "-"] [White "SinethembaMandyolli"] [Black "NeelavoDey"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "CzOTh3rn"] [UTCDate "2026.05.19"] [UTCTime "10:34:43"] [WhiteElo "1241"] [BlackElo "1142"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-109"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "B07"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... d6?! { (-0.11 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } { B07 King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense } (2... exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. e5) 3. d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.39] } 4. f3 { [%eval 0.43] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.42] } 5. h3? { (0.42 → -0.69) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (5. c4 a5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 c6 9. Be3 Na6) 5... g6? { (-0.69 → 0.49) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (5... Nh5 6. Ne2 f5 7. exf5 Qh4+ 8. Kd2 g6 9. Qe1 Bh6+ 10. Kd1 Qxe1+ 11. Kxe1) 6. Qd3? { (0.49 → -0.68) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (6. Be3 c6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. g4 cxd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. O-O-O b5) 6... Bg7?! { (-0.68 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (6... c6 7. Be3 cxd5 8. exd5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Qd2 Nc7 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bb3) 7. Ne2 { [%eval -0.16] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.02] } 8. c4 { [%eval -0.45] } 8... Qe7? { (-0.45 → 0.67) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (8... Nh5 9. Be3 f5 10. Nbc3 Bf6 11. exf5 Bh4+ 12. Kd1 gxf5 13. g4 f4 14. Bd2) 9. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.61] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.95] } 10. b4?! { (0.95 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (10. g4 Ne8 11. h4 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. gxf5 Qxf5 15. Qxf5 Rxf5) 10... Na6 { [%eval 0.55] } 11. b5?? { (0.55 → -1.33) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (11. Rb1 c5 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bb7 15. h4 Nc7 16. h5 Ba6) 11... Nb4?? { (-1.33 → 2.66) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (11... Nc5 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Be3 f5 14. O-O-O fxe4 15. fxe4 Bf6 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. g4) 12. Qd2 { [%eval 2.26] } 12... Na6?! { (2.26 → 3.22) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (12... a5 13. Rb1 Nh5 14. a3 f5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxb4 Ra1 17. Kd1 fxe4 18. Nxe4) 13. bxa6 { [%eval 3.18] } 13... Rfe8 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 3.9] } 14. a4 { [%eval 3.61] } 14... Rf8 { [%eval 3.86] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 3.28] } 15... Bxa4?! { (3.28 → 4.77) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (15... Bc8 16. g4 Bxa6 17. Ng3 Nd7 18. h4 Nc5 19. Rb1 Bc8 20. Be2 Bd7 21. Kf2) 16. Nxa4 { [%eval 4.8] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 5.29] } 17. Nac3 { [%eval 5.13] } 17... Rf8 { [%eval 5.44] } 18. g4 { [%eval 5.13] } 18... Rfe8 { [%eval 5.55] } 19. Nc1 { [%eval 5.17] } 19... Rf8 { [%eval 5.39] } 20. Nd3 { [%eval 5.17] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 5.65] } 21. Nb4 { [%eval 5.59] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 5.86] } 22. Nc6 { [%eval 5.91] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 6.03] } 23. Nb5 { [%eval 5.77] } 23... Qe8 { [%eval 6.66] } 24. Qg5 { [%eval 5.72] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 5.74] } 25. Bd3 { [%eval 5.63] } 25... Qe6?! { (5.63 → 8.69) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 8.69] } (25... Kh8 26. Qd2 Ng8 27. Ra2 f5 28. g5 Ne7 29. Nxe7 Qxe7 30. h4 h5 31. Kd1) 26. dxe6 { [%eval 8.64] } 26... fxe6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 8.62] } 27. Ne7+ { [%eval 8.46] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 8.37] } 28. Nxc7 { [%eval 8.32] } 28... Bh6 { [%eval 10.28] } 29. Qxh6 { [%eval 10.76] } 29... Nxg4?! { (10.76 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (29... Rf7 30. Bxd6 Nd7 31. Nxg6+ Kg8 32. Nxe5 Nc5 33. Qg5+ Rg7 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 35. Bxc5) 30. fxg4 { [%eval #5] } 30... Rf7 { [%eval #5] } 31. Nxa8 { [%eval 10.71] } 31... Rxe7?! { (10.71 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (31... Rf6 32. Nxg6+ Rxg6 33. Qe3 Rf6 34. Bxd6 Rf4 35. Nxb6 Kg8 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Bxf1) 32. Bxd6 { [%eval #3] } 32... Rf7 { [%eval #3] } 33. Bxe5+ { [%eval #5] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval #5] } 34. Rf1 { [%eval #4] } 34... Rxf1+ { [%eval #4] } 35. Bxf1 { [%eval #3] } 35... g5 { [%eval #1] } 36. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0