[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OJkxfUAH"] [Date "2023.10.23"] [White "DarkLeicester"] [Black "HomesteadPost"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.10.23"] [UTCTime "20:49:49"] [WhiteElo "1763"] [BlackElo "1530"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+69"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+40"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 { C00 French Defense: Chigorin Variation } h5?! { (-0.01 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (2... e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d3 7. Qxd3) 3. d4 h4 4. c4 a5 5. d5? { (1.42 → 0.00) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bxh4 e5 9. Bg3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Na6) 5... a4?! { (0.00 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } (5... Bb4+ 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bd2 e5 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nf6 10. Qe3 Nbd7 11. f3 c6 12. Nh3) 6. Nf3?! { (0.99 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (6. a3) 6... a3 7. Ne5? { (0.53 → -0.77) Mistake. Nxa3 was best. } (7. Nxa3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 d6 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 b6 11. h3 e5 12. Qb2 Na6 13. Bd3 Nc5) 7... axb2 8. Bxb2 c6 9. Qf3 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Nh6 11. a3 Bxc3+?! { (-0.17 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (11... Be7 12. Nd3 d6 13. h3 O-O 14. Qd1 Nd7 15. Be2 Nb6 16. Qb3 cxd5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nxd5) 12. Bxc3 Rf8?? { (0.32 → 2.96) Blunder. d6 was best. } (12... d6 13. Ng4) 13. Bd3?? { (2.96 → 1.05) Blunder. c5 was best. } (13. c5 cxd5 14. exd5 Qe7 15. Bc4 Qxc5 16. O-O d6 17. Bb4 Qb6 18. dxe6 dxe5 19. Rfb1 Nc6) 13... Qb6?? { (1.05 → 4.15) Blunder. d6 was best. } (13... d6 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 g5 16. e5 exd5 17. Bf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Qd7 19. Qxg5 Qe7 20. Qf5) 14. O-O Qb3?! { (3.89 → 5.04) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (14... c5 15. Ng4 e5 16. Nxe5 d6 17. Qf4 h3 18. Nf3 f6 19. Qg3 Rf7 20. gxh3 Qc7 21. a4) 15. Bb4 Rxa3?! { (5.77 → 8.25) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (15... c5 16. Bxc5) 16. Bxf8? { (8.25 → 4.05) Mistake. Bxa3 was best. } (16. Bxa3 Qb6 17. Rfb1 Qd8 18. Bd6 Na6 19. dxe6 dxe6 20. c5 Nc7 21. Bc4 b5 22. Ra7 bxc4) 16... Kxf8 17. Rxa3 Qxa3 18. g4?! { (3.86 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Ng6+ was best. } (18. Ng6+ Kg8 19. Nxh4 e5 20. Bc2 Qb4 21. Qb3 Qa5 22. Nf3 d6 23. Rb1 Na6 24. h3) 18... Qb2? { (2.79 → 4.89) Mistake. d6 was best. } (18... d6 19. Ng6+ Ke8 20. g5 Ng4 21. Qxg4 Qxd3 22. Nxh4 g6 23. Rc1 Qa3 24. Rd1 Qb3 25. e5) 19. Qf4 f6 20. Ng6+ Kf7 21. Nh8+ Kg8 22. Qxb8 Kxh8 23. Qxc8+ Ng8 24. Qxd7 Qd2 25. dxe6 Qg5 26. e7 Nxe7 27. Qe8+ Ng8 28. Qh5+ Nh6 29. Qxg5 fxg5 30. h3 c5?! { (5.63 → 7.54) Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } (30... Nf7 31. Be2 Kh7 32. Rb1 Kg6 33. Rxb7 Kf6 34. Rc7 Nd8 35. Kh1 Ke5 36. Rc8 Ne6 37. Rxc6) 31. f4 gxf4 32. Rxf4 Ng8? { (8.64 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } (32... g5 33. Rf1 Ng8 34. e5 Kg7 35. e6 Nf6 36. e7 Ne8 37. Be4 Nf6 38. Bxb7 Ne8 39. Ba8) 33. e5?! { (Mate in 16 → 13.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g5 was best. } (33. g5 Nf6 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Rxf6 Kh7 36. e5+ Kg7 37. Rf4 b5 38. cxb5 c4 39. Bxc4 Kg6) 33... Ne7?! { (13.92 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } (33... b5 34. Rf8) 34. Rf8+ Ng8 35. e6 b6 36. e7 g6 37. e8=Q Kg7 38. Qf7+ Kh6 39. Qxg8 g5 40. Qg6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0