[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EBG59mAq"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "leon-hh"] [Black "HighlandCow2021"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "EBG59mAq"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "12:54:19"] [WhiteElo "1660"] [BlackElo "1672"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B18"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] } { B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.28] } 6. Bd3? { (0.28 → -0.83) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6) 6... Nf6?! { (-0.83 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (6... Qxd4 7. N1e2 Qd6 8. Nf4 Nf6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 e6 11. Qe2) 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.02] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.26] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.22] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.12] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.09] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.08] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.41] } 12. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.05] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.1] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval 0.05] } 13... h6?? { (0.05 → 3.54) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (13... Be7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. a4 c5 17. Rad1 Red8 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Be3) 14. Nxd6 { [%eval 3.47] } 14... Re7?! { (3.47 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (14... hxg5 15. Nxe8 Nxe8 16. Qe3 g4 17. Ne5 Nef6 18. Qe2 a5 19. Nxg4 Nxg4 20. Qxg4) 15. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.67] } 15... Nxf6 { [%eval 4.73] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 4.6] } 16... Rd7 { [%eval 4.85] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval 4.91] } 17... Rd5 { [%eval 4.9] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval 4.45] } 18... c5 { [%eval 4.44] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval 3.83] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval 3.93] } 20. cxd4 { [%eval 4.0] } 20... Rxd4 { [%eval 4.12] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval 4.16] } 21... Rd2 { [%eval 4.4] } 22. Rad1 { [%eval 3.84] } 22... Rxd1 { [%eval 4.05] } 23. Rxd1 { [%eval 3.97] } 23... Qa5 { [%eval 4.14] } 24. Qxb7 { [%eval 4.2] } 24... Re8?? { (4.20 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (24... Rf8 25. Nd7 Nxd7 26. Rxd7 Qxa2 27. Nf1 Qa1 28. g3 a5 29. Rc7 a4 30. Kg2) 25. Qxf7+ { [%eval #13] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 8.97] } 26. Ng6+?! { (8.97 → 6.30) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 6.3] } (26. Nh5 Nxh5 27. Qxe8+ Kh7 28. Qg6+ Kg8 29. Qxh5 a6 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Qxe6 Qc7) 26... Kh7 { [%eval 6.23] } 27. Nf8+ { [%eval 5.93] } 27... Kh8 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 6.88] } 28. Nxe6 { [%eval 6.8] } 28... Rg8 { [%eval 6.74] } 29. Nxg7 { [%eval 6.77] } 29... Qg5 { [%eval 7.23] } 30. Ne6 { [%eval 6.77] } 30... Qe5?! { (6.77 → 82.43) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 82.43] } (30... Qg6 31. Qxg6 Rxg6 32. Rd8+ Rg8 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Nf4 Kf7 35. h4 Nd7 36. Kh2) 31. Rd8 { [%eval 14.01] } 31... Qe1+ { [%eval 10.49] } 32. Nf1 { [%eval 9.44] } 32... Qe4? { (9.44 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (32... Qxe6 33. Rxg8+ Nxg8 34. Qxe6 Kg7 35. h4 a5 36. Kh2 Nf6 37. Qe7+ Kg6 38. Kh3) 33. Rxg8+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Nxg8 { [%eval #1] } 34. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0