[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LXicBHB8"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "CurlyGiraffe"] [Black "Arvind24"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LXicBHB8"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "16:58:43"] [WhiteElo "1052"] [BlackElo "1005"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+23"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... Bb4?! { (0.29 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (4... Qf6 5. Nb1 dxc4 6. Nc3 a6 7. g3 Qd8 8. Bg2 Rb8 9. O-O) 5. a3 { [%eval 0.82] } 5... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.78] } 6. Qxd2?! { (0.78 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bxd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (6. Bxd2 Nf6 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe5 Re8) 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.33] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.47] } 7... Bd7?! { (0.47 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (7... Qd5 8. Qc2 b5 9. a4 Nb4 10. Qc3 a5 11. axb5 Qf5 12. Bxc4 Bb7 13. Ra4) 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.37] } 8... Qb8 { [%eval 1.9] } 9. Bb5 { [%eval 1.44] } 9... Nd8?! { (1.44 → 2.12) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (9... a6 10. Bd3 Nce7 11. e4 Nf6 12. Bc2 Bc6 13. Qe3 Qd8 14. O-O O-O 15. b3) 10. Bxd7+ { [%eval 2.07] } 10... Kxd7 { [%eval 2.16] } 11. Ne5+ { [%eval 1.85] } 11... Ke8 { [%eval 1.94] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.89] } 12... f6 { [%eval 1.87] } 13. Ng4?? { (1.87 → -2.11) Blunder. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (13. Nd3 Qc8 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Nc5 Qf7 16. e4 b6 17. Na6 Rc8 18. Bf4 Qd7) 13... Nh6?? { (-2.11 → 3.05) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (13... h5 14. Ne5 fxe5 15. dxe5 Qc8 16. e4 Qd7 17. Qe2 a6 18. Bg5 Qb5 19. Qd2) 14. Nxh6 { [%eval 3.16] } 14... gxh6 { [%eval 3.06] } 15. b4 { [%eval 2.55] } 15... a6 { [%eval 2.99] } 16. e4 { [%eval 3.19] } 16... Nc6?! { (3.19 → 4.68) Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (16... Nf7 17. d5 e5 18. Qe2 Rg8 19. f4 Qd8 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxh6 Rg6 22. Bf4) 17. d5 { [%eval 4.69] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 4.48] } 18. Qxh6 { [%eval 4.48] } 18... Nf7 { [%eval 5.29] } 19. Qxf6 { [%eval 5.39] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval 5.36] } 20. Qxe6+ { [%eval 5.16] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval 5.19] } 21. Qg4 { [%eval 4.85] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 5.51] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval 5.58] } 22... Rd6 { [%eval 6.72] } 23. Bxd6 { [%eval 6.64] } 23... cxd6 { [%eval 6.85] } 24. Qg7 { [%eval 5.87] } 24... b5 { [%eval 6.68] } 25. Rac1 { [%eval 6.47] } 25... Qd8 { [%eval 7.71] } 26. Rc6 { [%eval 7.83] } 26... a5 { [%eval 8.87] } 27. bxa5 { [%eval 7.9] } 27... Qd7 { [%eval 9.22] } 28. Rb6 { [%eval 8.48] } { Black resigns. } 1-0