[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KE0pcffo"] [Date "2026.08.08"] [Round "-"] [White "clasicreturns"] [Black "TheTchigorinDefense"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "KE0pcffo"] [UTCDate "2026.08.08"] [UTCTime "17:14:38"] [WhiteElo "2427"] [BlackElo "2362"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 8. Nfd2 e5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Nbd2 Bb4 13. Qe2 h5 14. Rd1 h4 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. a3 hxg3 17. hxg3 Bc5 18. b4 Bb6?? { (-0.11 → 1.74) Blunder. f5 was best. } (18... f5 19. bxc5 g5 20. Qc2 Qf7 21. Rb1 Rb5 22. Rxb5 axb5 23. Ncd2 Bd5 24. Kf1) 19. Bb2 Bd5?! { (1.69 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } (19... Ba7 20. Na5 Bd7 21. Kg2 c5 22. Rh1 Rh6 23. Rxh6 gxh6 24. Qc2 Bb6 25. Nc4) 20. Nxb6 cxb6?! { (2.02 → 3.30) Inaccuracy. Rxb6 was best. } (20... Rxb6 21. e4 Bb3 22. Rdc1 c5 23. Rxc5 Rbh6 24. Rac1 Qd8 25. Kg2 Be6 26. Rd1) 21. e4 Be6 22. Rd6 c5 23. Qxa6 c4 24. Qb5+ Bd7 25. Qxc4 Rc8 26. Qd3 Be6 27. Qb5+ Bd7 28. Qxb6 Rc2 29. Rad1?! { (6.00 → 4.34) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } (29. Bd4 Bc8 30. Qb5+ Bd7 31. Qa6 Kf8 32. Rd1 Be8 33. Qd3 Qc7 34. Kg2 Rc6) 29... Rh1+?! { (4.34 → 6.37) Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } (29... Nxf2 30. R1d2 Rxd2 31. Qb8+ Qd8 32. Qxd8+ Kxd8 33. Nxd2 Ng4 34. a4 Rh2 35. b5) 30. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Rxb2 33. Qb8+ Qd8 34. Qxd8+ Kxd8 35. e6 { Black resigns. } 1-0