[Event "WCC8 MIKHAIL TAL. Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LaxMveyN"] [Date "2025.11.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Andrey_Abakan"] [Black "ZaharPro0916"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LaxMveyN"] [UTCDate "2025.11.15"] [UTCTime "13:11:19"] [WhiteElo "1407"] [BlackElo "938"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.52] } { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] } 3... Qe6+ { [%eval 0.87] } 4. Be2 { [%eval 0.85] } 4... Qg6?! { (0.85 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (4... Qb6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Na4 Qd6 8. h3 Bf5 9. c4) 5. Bf3? { (1.91 → 0.33) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (5. Nf3 Qb6 6. d4 e6 7. Ne5 Nf6 8. a4 Qd6 9. Bf4 Qd8) 5... Qe6+?! { (0.33 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (5... Nc6 6. Nb5 Kd8 7. d3 Nf6 8. h4 Ne5 9. Qe2 Nxf3+ 10. Nxf3) 6. Nge2 { [%eval 1.18] } 6... Qh6? { (1.18 → 2.99) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (6... g6 7. d4 Nf6 8. Bf4 c6 9. Qd2 Qc4 10. b3 Qa6 11. Na4) 7. O-O { [%eval 2.52] } 7... e6 { [%eval 2.43] } 8. d4 { [%eval 2.5] } 8... Bd6?? { (2.50 → 6.39) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 6.39] } (8... Qh4 9. Nf4 Bd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Nh5 g6 12. Ng3 Be7 13. Bf4 Na6 14. Ne4) 9. Bxh6 { [%eval 6.56] } 9... gxh6 { [%eval 6.99] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 7.08] } 10... Bf4 { [%eval 8.73] } 11. Nxc7+?! { (8.73 → 5.53) Inaccuracy. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 5.53] } (11. Nxf4 Na6 12. Re1 Nf6 13. a4 Rg8 14. g3 Bd7 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bxa6 Bc6) 11... Kd8?! { (5.53 → 8.90) Inaccuracy. Bxc7 was best. } { [%eval 8.9] } (11... Bxc7 12. d5 e5 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. c4 Nbd7 15. Ng3 O-O 16. c5 e4 17. Nxe4) 12. Nxa8 { [%eval 8.31] } 12... h5 { [%eval 9.69] } 13. Bxh5 { [%eval 8.25] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 9.33] } 14. Bxf7 { [%eval 7.87] } 14... h5 { [%eval 10.31] } 15. Nxf4 { [%eval 10.1] } 15... h4 { [%eval 9.72] } 16. Bxe6 { [%eval 9.72] } 16... Bxe6 { [%eval 10.58] } 17. Nxe6+ { [%eval 10.32] } 17... Ke7 { [%eval 11.21] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval 10.94] } 18... h3?! { (10.94 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (18... Kf7 19. Ng5+ Kg6 20. Nc7 Kxg5 21. f4+ Kh6 22. Qe5 Nbd7 23. Qg5+ Kh7 24. Ne6) 19. Nec7+? { (Mate in 8 → 9.96) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.96] } (19. Ng5+ Kd8 20. Qe5 Na6 21. Qxf6+ Kc8 22. Qxh8+ Kd7 23. Qxh3+ Kc6 24. c4 b6) 19... Kf7 { [%eval 11.23] } 20. Qc4+ { [%eval 10.67] } 20... Kg6 { [%eval 10.97] } 21. Qd3+ { [%eval 11.05] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval 10.39] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval 9.43] } 22... Rg8 { [%eval 10.95] } 23. Nxf6 { [%eval 11.2] } 23... Rxg2+ { [%eval 11.64] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval 11.07] } 24... Kxf6?! { (11.07 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (24... Na6 25. Qxh3 Rg5 26. Ne4 Rd5 27. Rae1 Kf8 28. f3 Nb4 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Qh7+) 25. Qxh3 { [%eval #6] } 25... Rg6 { [%eval #6] } 26. f4 { [%eval #7] } 26... Nc6 { [%eval #7] } 27. Qh4+ { [%eval #8] } 27... Kf5 { [%eval #6] } 28. Rae1 { [%eval #5] } 28... Nxd4 { [%eval #1] } 29. Re5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0