[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NFGvTAoi"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "TheTchigorinDefense"] [Black "Josephsoft"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NFGvTAoi"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "20:30:44"] [WhiteElo "2371"] [BlackElo "2241"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B52"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 { B52 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line } 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. c3 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bb4 13. Bf4 O-O 14. g3 Rfc8 15. h4 Be7 16. Bd2 Rc7 17. Kg2 Rac8 18. Rad1 Bb4 19. Bf4 Be7 20. Bd2 Bb4 21. Bf4 Be7 22. Ng5?! { (0.31 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (22. h5 h6 23. g4 Bd8 24. Ne1 Ne7 25. Be3 a6 26. f4 Rc4 27. b3 R4c7) 22... h6 23. Rh1?! { (-0.24 → -0.99) Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } (23. Nh3) 23... hxg5 24. hxg5 g6 25. Rh4 Bf8 26. Rdh1 Bg7 27. Be3? { (-1.00 → -2.30) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } (27. Qg4 Nxd4) 27... Ne7 28. g4 Rc2?? { (-2.51 → 0.97) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } (28... Qc6) 29. Qf3 Qb5?? { (0.39 → 5.28) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } (29... Kf8 30. Rh7) 30. Rh7 Kf8?! { (5.11 → 8.17) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (30... Rc1 31. Bxc1 Rxc1 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qf6+ Kf8 34. Rh8+ Ng8 35. Qd8+ Qe8 36. Rxg8+) 31. Rxg7 Kxg7? { (7.26 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf5 was best. } (31... Nf5 32. gxf5 exf5 33. Rhh7 Qd7 34. Rxf7+ Qxf7 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. Qxd5+ Kg7 37. e6) 32. Qf6+ Kf8 33. Rh7 { Black resigns. } 1-0