[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/D3cVpJ1v"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "JohnJPershing"] [Black "asimovfoundation"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "D3cVpJ1v"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "18:00:27"] [WhiteElo "1861"] [BlackElo "1822"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-19"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.06] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.04] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.26] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.17] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.03] } 7... axb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 8. dxc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 8... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.1] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.05] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.13] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.09] } 10... c4 { [%eval 0.23] } 11. Nbd2?? { (0.23 → -2.50) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.5] } (11. Qe2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 e6 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Nd2 Qd5 15. bxc4 Qg5+ 16. Kh1 Qh5) 11... e6?? { (-2.50 → 0.36) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (11... c3 12. Bxc3 Qxc3 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qc6 15. Qxc6+ bxc6 16. a4 b4 17. Rfc1) 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] } 12... Bb4?! { (0.21 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (12... Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Bd6 14. Rfc1 cxb3 15. Qxc6+ bxc6 16. axb3 Kd7 17. Ng5 Ke7 18. Kf1) 13. Ne5 { [%eval 1.37] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 1.36] } 14. Nxg4? { (1.36 → -0.12) Mistake. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (14. bxc4 Bf5 15. e4 Bxd2 16. exf5 Bf4 17. Qb3 bxc4 18. Nxc4 O-O 19. g3 b5) 14... Nxg4 { [%eval -0.1] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval -0.1] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 16. h3 { [%eval -0.2] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] } 17. a4? { (-0.17 → -1.49) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (17. a3 Ba5 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. b4 Bb6 20. Rfe1 h6 21. e4 Rd8 22. Rcd1 Rac8) 17... Nd5?! { (-1.49 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (17... c3 18. Ba3 Bxa3 19. Rxa3 Nd5 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Ng5 g6 22. Raa1 Ra5 23. h4) 18. axb5?! { (-0.38 → -1.31) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -1.31] } (18. e4 Nf6 19. axb5 c3 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Bc1 Qb6 22. Bg5 Nd7 23. Rd1 Qxb5) 18... c3 { [%eval -1.3] } 19. Rxa8 { [%eval -1.25] } 19... Rxa8 { [%eval -1.33] } 20. Ra1?? { (-1.33 → -3.70) Blunder. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.7] } (20. Bc1 Bf8 21. Ne5 Nb4 22. Qe2 Ra1 23. Nc4 c2 24. e4 Rb1 25. Qf3 h5) 20... Rxa1+ { [%eval -3.57] } 21. Bxa1 { [%eval -3.5] } 21... Qa5 { [%eval -3.4] } 22. Bb2?! { (-3.40 → -5.20) Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval -5.2] } (22. Qb1 c2 23. Qxc2 Qxa1+ 24. Kh2 Qc3 25. Qa2 Qc7+ 26. g3 Qc8 27. Ne5 f6) 22... cxb2 { [%eval -4.24] } 23. Ng5? { (-4.24 → -9.52) Mistake. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval -9.52] } (23. Qxb2 Qxb5 24. Qa1 Qa5 25. Qf1 Nf6 26. g4 Bd6 27. Qc4 Qc7 28. Qxc7 Bxc7) 23... Qa1+ { [%eval -9.28] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval -8.5] } 24... b1=Q { [%eval -8.36] } 25. Qc8+ { [%eval -7.76] } 25... Bf8 { [%eval -7.23] } 26. Nxe6 { [%eval -10.74] } 26... fxe6 { [%eval -12.04] } 27. Qxe6+ { [%eval -9.28] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval -8.76] } 28. Qf7? { (-8.76 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (28. Qe8 Qg1+ 29. Kg3 Qa3 30. b4 Qxb4 31. Kf3 Qf1 32. Qe5 Qe7 33. Kg3 Qxe5+) 28... Qa8? { (Mate in 7 → -7.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd6+ was best. } { [%eval -7.86] } { White resigns. } (28... Bd6+ 29. f4 Qg1+ 30. Kg3 Qae1+ 31. Kg4 Qxg2+ 32. Kf5 Qxe3 33. Qe8+ Qxe8 34. h4) 0-1