[Event "Masters 19th Nov Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JWVdGZEM"] [Date "2025.11.19"] [Round "-"] [White "matthewcns"] [Black "ben0514"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "JWVdGZEM"] [UTCDate "2025.11.19"] [UTCTime "18:12:39"] [WhiteElo "1032"] [BlackElo "980"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.34] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. Qf3?! { (0.28 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (3. d4 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qe2 g6 7. Nf3 Nbd7) 3... Be7 { [%eval -0.16] } 4. Bc4?! { (-0.16 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (4. d4) 4... Bd7?! { (-0.76 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (4... d5) 5. d3 { [%eval -0.25] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. g4? { (0.18 → -0.92) Mistake. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (6. Bb3 Nc6 7. e4 Nf6 8. Qe2 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. f4 O-O 11. Nf3 Qc7) 6... g6?! { (-0.92 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (6... d5 7. Bb3 h5 8. gxh5 Nf6 9. Ne2 c5 10. h6 g5 11. e4 g4 12. Qg3) 7. h3 { [%eval -0.48] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -0.21] } 8. e4 { [%eval -0.22] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 9. b4?? { (0.30 → -2.34) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (9. Bb3) 9... a5 { [%eval -2.11] } 10. bxa5? { (-2.11 → -3.63) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (10. b5 Ne5 11. Qe2 Nxc4 12. dxc4 Bc8 13. Bh6 Bb7 14. Nd2 Bf8 15. Bg5 h6) 10... bxa5?? { (-3.63 → -0.90) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (10... Ne5 11. Qe2 Nxc4 12. dxc4 Rxa5 13. Nd2 Qa8 14. h4 Bc6 15. f3 Rxa2 16. Rxa2) 11. a4? { (-0.90 → -2.48) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (11. d4 d5) 11... Rb8? { (-2.48 → -0.72) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (11... Ne5 12. Qe3 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Bc6 14. Nd2 h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. h4 Nc5 17. Ba3) 12. Na3?! { (-0.72 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (12. Bf4) 12... h5 { [%eval -0.89] } 13. gxh5? { (-0.89 → -2.29) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.29] } (13. g5 Nh7) 13... gxh5?? { (-2.29 → -0.21) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (13... Ne5 14. Qe2 Nxh5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bxa4 17. h4 c6 18. d4 d5) 14. h4?? { (-0.21 → -2.04) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (14. d4 Nxe4) 14... Na7? { (-2.04 → -0.83) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (14... Ne5) 15. Bg5 { [%eval -1.36] } 15... Bxa4?! { (-1.36 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (15... d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Bb5 c6 18. Qe3 d4 19. Qxd4 cxb5 20. Qxa7 O-O 21. Ne2) 16. e5?? { (-0.64 → -2.69) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.69] } (16. d4 Bc6) 16... dxe5 { [%eval -2.36] } 17. Ba6? { (-2.36 → -4.06) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -4.06] } (17. Qe3 Nc6 18. Nf3 Ng4 19. Qe2 f6 20. Bxe6 Qd6 21. Bf5 Qxa3 22. O-O Qb3) 17... Rb3? { (-4.06 → -2.41) Mistake. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.41] } (17... Bc6 18. Qh3 Bxh1 19. Qxh1 Qd5 20. Nf3 Qc6 21. Nc4 Qxa6 22. Nfxe5 Qb7 23. Qxb7) 18. Nc2? { (-2.41 → -3.97) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -3.97] } (18. Nc4 Bc6 19. Qd1 a4 20. Rh3 Nd5 21. Na5 Rxc3 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Bb7 Bxg5) 18... Rxc3?! { (-3.97 → -2.59) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (18... Bc6 19. Qh3 Nb5 20. Ne2 Bxh1 21. Qxh1 Nd6 22. Rxa5 Nd5 23. Ra1 Bxg5 24. hxg5) 19. Rxa4 { [%eval -2.56] } 19... Rxc2 { [%eval -2.63] } 20. Qd1 { [%eval -3.25] } 20... Rc6 { [%eval -3.27] } 21. Qf3? { (-3.27 → -5.48) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -5.48] } (21. Bc4 Rb6 22. Nf3 Nc6 23. Be3 Rb8 24. Rg1 Ng4 25. Kf1 Qd6 26. Bd2 Nd4) 21... Rxa6 { [%eval -5.5] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval -6.06] } 22... Rb6 { [%eval -6.29] } 23. Ke3 { [%eval -8.15] } 23... Rb1?! { (-8.15 → -5.76) Inaccuracy. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.76] } (23... Nd5+ 24. Ke2 Nc3+ 25. Kf1 Nxa4 26. Rh3 Nc5 27. Qg2) 24. Rd4?! { (-5.76 → -12.76) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -12.76] } (24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Ne2 Rxh1 26. Qxh1 Qd5 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. Rxa5 d4+ 29. Ke4 Nc6) 24... exd4+ { [%eval -9.59] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval -9.89] } 25... Rb2+ { [%eval -9.98] } 26. Kc1 { [%eval -12.59] } 26... O-O?! { (-12.59 → -5.86) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval -5.86] } (26... Qb8 27. Qa8 Rb1+ 28. Kc2 Qxa8 29. Kxb1 Qxh1 30. Ka2 Qxg1 31. f4 Nc6 32. Kb2) 27. Kxb2 { [%eval -6.67] } 27... Qd5 { [%eval -6.43] } 28. Rh3?! { (-6.43 → -10.20) Inaccuracy. Ka1 was best. } { [%eval -10.2] } (28. Ka1 Rb8 29. Qxd5 Nxd5 30. Nf3 Bxg5 31. hxg5 Nc6 32. Rxh5 Kg7 33. Nd2 Rh8) 28... Qe5?! { (-10.20 → -6.15) Inaccuracy. Rb8+ was best. } { [%eval -6.15] } (28... Rb8+ 29. Kc1 Qa2 30. Qa8 Rxa8 31. Kd1 Qb1+ 32. Ke2 Qxg1 33. Rg3 Qxg3 34. fxg3) 29. Bd2?! { (-6.15 → -8.84) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval -8.84] } (29. Rg3 Rb8+ 30. Kc2 Kf8 31. Ne2 Ng4 32. Kd1 Qd5 33. Qxd5 exd5 34. Nf4 Bxg5) 29... Qf5?! { (-8.84 → -5.83) Inaccuracy. Rb8+ was best. } { [%eval -5.83] } (29... Rb8+ 30. Kc2 Qc5+ 31. Kd1 Rb1+ 32. Ke2 Qe5+ 33. Be3 Rxg1 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. f4) 30. Ne2 { [%eval -6.72] } 30... Ng4 { [%eval -5.74] } 31. Nxd4 { [%eval -6.29] } 31... Qc5 { [%eval -6.22] } 32. Nb3 { [%eval -7.04] } 32... Bxh4?? { (-7.04 → 5.73) Blunder. Qa3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (32... Qa3+ 33. Kc2 Qa2+ 34. Kd1 Qxb3+ 35. Ke2 Qd5 36. Qxd5 exd5 37. f3 f5 38. fxg4) 33. Rxh4?? { (5.73 → -3.79) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.79] } (33. Nxc5 Rb8+ 34. Kc1 Nc6 35. Rxh4 Nce5 36. Rxg4+ Nxg4 37. Nd7 Rd8 38. Qc6 Nxf2) 33... Qf5?? { (-3.79 → -0.14) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (33... Rb8 34. Bh6 Qb4 35. d4 Qxd4+ 36. Ka2 Qa4+ 37. Kb2 Rb5 38. Qc3 e5 39. f3) 34. Rh3?? { (-0.14 → -3.65) Blunder. Qxf5 was best. } { [%eval -3.65] } (34. Qxf5 exf5) 34... Qf4?? { (-3.65 → 9.89) Blunder. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval 9.89] } (34... Qxf3 35. Rxf3 Nc6 36. Rg3 Rb8 37. Ka3 Kf8 38. Rg1 Rb5 39. f3 Nge5 40. Rc1) 35. Qxf4 { [%eval 8.26] } 35... Nh6? { (8.26 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (35... Rb8 36. Rxh5 Rxb3+ 37. Kxb3 Kf8 38. Rxa5 e5 39. Qxg4 Nc6 40. Ra8+ Ke7) 36. Qxh6 { [%eval #2] } 36... Re8 { [%eval #1] } 37. Rg3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0