[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FY3qEb1i"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "mward128"] [Black "sideshow_bob"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "FY3qEb1i"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "19:00:30"] [WhiteElo "1783"] [BlackElo "1983"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-19"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.36] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Qg4 { [%eval 0.21] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.24] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.25] } 8. b4?? { (0.25 → -1.91) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (8. Bd3 Bxf2+ 9. Ke2 a5 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Qxg7 Rg8 12. Qf6 Nbc6) 8... Bxf2+ { [%eval -1.61] } 9. Kd1 { [%eval -1.76] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval -1.34] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -1.51] } 10... h5?! { (-1.51 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (10... O-O 11. Qh3 f6 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Nc3 h6 14. g4 Ne3+ 15. Ke2 e5 16. Nxe5) 11. Qg5 { [%eval -0.85] } 11... Be3 { [%eval -0.74] } 12. Bxe3 { [%eval -0.69] } 12... Qxe3 { [%eval -0.67] } 13. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.76] } 13... Qxg5 { [%eval -0.68] } 14. Nxg5 { [%eval -0.68] } 14... exf5 { [%eval -0.79] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -0.69] } 15... Be6 { [%eval -0.69] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval -0.86] } 16... Kd7 { [%eval -0.92] } 17. Nxe6? { (-0.92 → -2.26) Mistake. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (17. Nd6 Nc6 18. Nxb7 Nxe5 19. Re1 Rhb8 20. Nc5+ Kd6 21. c4 d4 22. Ngxe6 fxe6) 17... fxe6 { [%eval -2.31] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval -2.8] } 18... a6 { [%eval -2.74] } 19. Nd6 { [%eval -2.62] } 19... b5 { [%eval -2.64] } 20. Ke2 { [%eval -3.34] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval -3.52] } 21. Nb7 { [%eval -3.71] } 21... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.65] } 22. Nc5+ { [%eval -3.55] } 22... Ke7 { [%eval -3.36] } 23. Ra1 { [%eval -3.48] } 23... Nd7 { [%eval -3.51] } 24. Nd3 { [%eval -3.94] } 24... e5 { [%eval -3.64] } 25. g3 { [%eval -4.1] } 25... Rhc8 { [%eval -3.87] } 26. Rac1 { [%eval -4.43] } 26... a5 { [%eval -4.5] } 27. Rhf1 { [%eval -4.44] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval -4.57] } 28. h3 { [%eval -4.73] } 28... g5 { [%eval -4.69] } 29. h4 { [%eval -4.64] } 29... gxh4 { [%eval -4.57] } 30. gxh4 { [%eval -4.39] } 30... Rg8 { [%eval -4.28] } 31. Kd2 { [%eval -4.96] } 31... Rg4 { [%eval -4.33] } 32. Rce1 { [%eval -4.49] } 32... axb4 { [%eval -4.48] } 33. Nf4+ { [%eval -5.32] } 33... Kd6 { [%eval -5.22] } 34. Nxh5 { [%eval -5.11] } 34... f4 { [%eval -5.13] } 35. axb4 { [%eval -5.13] } 35... Rh8 { [%eval -5.09] } 36. Rg1?! { (-5.09 → -6.78) Inaccuracy. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval -6.78] } (36. Nxf4 Rxf4 37. Rg1 Rhxh4 38. Rg6+ Rf6 39. Rg7 Rf2+ 40. Kc1 Rxb4 41. Reg1 Rc4) 36... Rxg1 { [%eval -6.69] } 37. Rxg1 { [%eval -6.55] } 37... Rxh5 { [%eval -6.34] } 38. Rg6+ { [%eval -6.53] } 38... Kc7 { [%eval -6.08] } 39. Rg4 { [%eval -6.85] } 39... Nf6 { [%eval -6.74] } 40. Rg7+ { [%eval -6.64] } 40... Kd6 { [%eval -6.82] } 41. Rb7 { [%eval -6.57] } 41... Kc6 { [%eval -6.3] } 42. Re7 { [%eval -6.4] } 42... Nd7 { [%eval -6.32] } 43. Re6+ { [%eval -6.52] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval -6.2] } 44. c3 { [%eval -6.77] } 44... Rxh4 { [%eval -6.53] } 45. Rg6 { [%eval -6.78] } 45... Rh2+ { [%eval -7.31] } 46. Kd3? { (-7.31 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (46. Ke1 f3 47. Rg3 e4 48. Kf1 Rc2 49. Rh3 Rxc3 50. Kf2 Nf6 51. Rg3 Kd6) 46... Rh3+? { (Mate in 2 → -7.03) Lost forced checkmate sequence. e4+ was best. } { [%eval -7.03] } (46... e4+ 47. Kd4 Rd2#) 47. Kd2 { [%eval -7.0] } 47... f3 { [%eval -6.26] } 48. Rg7 { [%eval -7.7] } 48... Rh6 { [%eval -7.67] } 49. Ke3 { [%eval -7.42] } 49... e4 { [%eval -7.52] } 50. Rg5 { [%eval -7.42] } 50... Kc6 { [%eval -6.65] } 51. Rf5?? { (-6.65 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval #-14] } (51. Rg1 Kd6 52. Ra1 Ke5 53. Rg1 Rh2 54. Rg5+ Ke6 55. Rg1 Nf6 56. Kf4 Nh5+) 51... Rf6 { [%eval #-13] } 52. Rh5 { [%eval #-13] } 52... f2 { [%eval #-18] } 53. Rh1 { [%eval #-12] } 53... f1=Q { [%eval #-11] } 54. Rxf1 { [%eval #-11] } 54... Rxf1 { [%eval #-10] } 55. Kd4 { [%eval #-2] } 55... Rd1+ { [%eval #-9] } 56. Ke3 { [%eval #-9] } 56... Rd3+ { [%eval #-8] } 57. Ke2 { [%eval #-8] } 57... Rxc3 { [%eval #-8] } { White resigns. } 0-1