[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ekh7sb7j"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "d_ritz"] [Black "TheSpectralKnight"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Ekh7sb7j"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "21:59:49"] [WhiteElo "2052"] [BlackElo "2009"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-25"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+30"] [ECO "E12"] [Opening "Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.07] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.54] } { E12 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.13] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.57] } 8. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.52] } 8... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.54] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.47] } 9... Bg6?! { (0.47 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 d6 11. h4 Nd7 12. O-O-O Qe8 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd7) 10. Ne5?! { (1.13 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. Bxg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (10. Bxg6 fxg6 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. Qe4 Nc6 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. d5 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5) 10... d6?! { (0.30 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (10... Bxd3 11. Nxd3 d6 12. Qf3 Nd7 13. O-O c5 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Rfe8 16. Bg3) 11. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.18] } 11... hxg6 { [%eval 1.19] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval 1.21] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 1.16] } 13. O-O?! { (1.16 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (13. Be4 Rb8 14. Bc6 g5 15. Bg3 g6 16. h3 a6 17. O-O f5 18. b4 Nf6) 13... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } 14. d5?! { (0.61 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Bg3 Bf6 17. Be2 cxd4 18. exd4 e5 19. dxe5 Bxe5) 14... e5 { [%eval -0.38] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval -0.39] } 15... f5 { [%eval -0.4] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -0.7] } 16... f4?! { (-0.70 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (16... Bh4 17. Bxh4 Qxh4 18. f3 e4 19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Be2 g5 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Qe1) 17. exf4?! { (0.00 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (17. Qg4 fxg3 18. Qe6+ Kh8 19. Qh3+ Kg8) 17... exf4 { [%eval -1.09] } 18. Bxf4? { (-1.09 → -2.36) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.36] } (18. Qg4 Ne5 19. Qe6+ Rf7 20. Bc2 Qd7 21. h3 Qxe6 22. dxe6 Rff8 23. Bh2 Nxc4) 18... Rxf4 { [%eval -2.51] } 19. Bxg6 { [%eval -2.92] } 19... Ne5 { [%eval -2.84] } 20. Bc2 { [%eval -3.1] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval -3.01] } 21. Qh5 { [%eval -3.09] } 21... Rh4 { [%eval -3.22] } 22. Qe2 { [%eval -3.13] } 22... Qg4?! { (-3.13 → -2.18) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval -2.18] } (22... Rf8 23. Be4 g5 24. Rae1 Rh6 25. f3 Kg7 26. Bc2 b5 27. g3 Bf6 28. cxb5) 23. Qxg4 { [%eval -2.59] } 23... Rxg4?! { (-2.59 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (23... Nxg4 24. g3 Rh6 25. h3 Ne5 26. Kg2 Rf8 27. Rae1 Bd8 28. h4 Nxc4 29. Re2) 24. b3? { (-1.45 → -3.36) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.36] } (24. f4 Nxc4 25. Rae1 Bf6 26. g3 Nd2 27. Bf5 Nxf1 28. Kxf1 Rxf4+ 29. gxf4 Bxb2) 24... Nf3+ { [%eval -3.25] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -3.21] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval -3.24] } 26. Bd1 { [%eval -3.2] } 26... Re4 { [%eval -3.25] } 27. Ra2 { [%eval -3.45] } 27... Bf6 { [%eval -3.21] } 28. g3 { [%eval -3.48] } 28... Rae8 { [%eval -3.19] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -3.23] } 29... b5 { [%eval -2.95] } 30. cxb5 { [%eval -3.41] } 30... Nxb5 { [%eval -3.24] } 31. Bf3 { [%eval -3.46] } 31... Re1 { [%eval -3.21] } 32. a4?! { (-3.21 → -4.34) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval -4.34] } (32. Bh5 R8e7 33. Rxe1 Rxe1 34. Re2 Bc3 35. Rc2 Re5 36. Bg4 Bd4 37. Re2 Kf8) 32... Nd4 { [%eval -3.8] } 33. Bd1 { [%eval -4.47] } 33... Rxf1 { [%eval -4.38] } 34. Kxf1 { [%eval -4.22] } 34... Re5 { [%eval -3.75] } 35. Rd2 { [%eval -3.81] } 35... Rxd5 { [%eval -3.69] } 36. f4 { [%eval -3.78] } 36... Nf5 { [%eval -3.84] } 37. Rxd5 { [%eval -3.8] } 37... Ne3+ { [%eval -3.89] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval -3.82] } 38... Nxd5 { [%eval -3.75] } 39. Bf3 { [%eval -3.87] } 39... Nc3 { [%eval -3.54] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval -3.72] } 40... d5 { [%eval -3.49] } 41. Kd2 { [%eval -3.94] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval -3.88] } 42. g4 { [%eval -3.63] } 42... g6 { [%eval -3.65] } 43. g5 { [%eval -3.49] } 43... Bg7 { [%eval -3.43] } 44. h4 { [%eval -3.5] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval -3.73] } 45. Bg4+ { [%eval -3.7] } 45... Kd6 { [%eval -3.59] } 46. h5 { [%eval -3.74] } 46... gxh5 { [%eval -3.77] } 47. Bxh5 { [%eval -4.13] } 47... c4 { [%eval -3.9] } 48. bxc4 { [%eval -4.02] } 48... dxc4 { [%eval -3.85] } 49. Bf7 { [%eval -3.93] } 49... Kc5 { [%eval -4.34] } 50. Kc2 { [%eval -5.35] } 50... Nxa4 { [%eval -5.17] } 51. f5 { [%eval -4.9] } 51... Nb6 { [%eval -4.51] } 52. f6 { [%eval -5.11] } 52... Bh8 { [%eval -5.01] } 53. Be6 { [%eval -4.9] } 53... Nd5 { [%eval -4.36] } 54. f7 { [%eval -5.03] } 54... Bg7 { [%eval -5.42] } 55. g6 { [%eval -6.1] } 55... a5 { [%eval -6.06] } 56. Bd7 { [%eval -5.98] } 56... Nf4 { [%eval -5.84] } 57. Bf5 { [%eval -7.17] } 57... a4 { [%eval -7.09] } 58. Kb1 { [%eval -7.94] } 58... Kb4 { [%eval -8.28] } 59. Bc2 { [%eval -7.6] } 59... a3 { [%eval -9.41] } 60. Ka2? { (-9.41 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval #-14] } (60. Kc1 Nd3+ 61. Kd1 a2 62. Ke2 a1=Q 63. f8=Q+ Bxf8 64. Kf3 Qf6+ 65. Kg4 Kc3) 60... Nd3 { [%eval -14.93] } 61. f8=Q+?! { (-14.93 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval #-14] } (61. Kb1 Kc3 62. Ba4 Nb4 63. Kc1 a2 64. Kd1 a1=Q+ 65. Ke2 Qxa4 66. Kf1 Kb3) 61... Bxf8 { [%eval #-14] } { White resigns. } 0-1