[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PST4GIW7"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "baberle"] [Black "iruntimer"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "PST4GIW7"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "02:04:14"] [WhiteElo "1797"] [BlackElo "1707"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+15"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.47] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.18] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.71] } 7. f3?! { (0.71 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (7. exd5 exd5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 Bb4 10. O-O-O O-O 11. a3 Ba5) 7... dxe4? { (0.14 → 1.83) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (7... Nf6 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Qd2 Bd6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bc4) 8. Nxe4? { (1.83 → 0.40) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 bxc6 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Be2 Nf6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Rd8) 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.38] } 9. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.39] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 10... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.62] } 11. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.67] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 0.57] } 12. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.63] } 12... Ke7 { [%eval 0.67] } 13. Ne4?! { (0.67 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (13. Nh5 Bd7 14. Kf2 Be8 15. Bd3 f5 16. Nf4 Kf6 17. Rhe1 Bf7 18. Bc4 Bc5+) 13... f5 { [%eval 0.19] } 14. Nd6 { [%eval 0.1] } 14... Kf6?! { (0.10 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (14... Bg7 15. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 16. c3 b5 17. a3 b4 18. axb4 a5 19. b5 a4 20. Be2) 15. Nxc8?! { (0.68 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (15. Be2 Be7 16. f4 Rd8 17. Nc4 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Bd7 19. Ne5 Rd8 20. Kc1 Bc5) 15... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.21] } 16. c3 { [%eval 0.1] } 16... Bc5 { [%eval 0.16] } 17. b4 { [%eval -0.17] } 17... Be3 { [%eval -0.04] } 18. Rd3 { [%eval -0.1] } 18... f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 19. g3 { [%eval -0.1] } 19... e5 { [%eval 0.28] } 20. Rd6+ { [%eval 0.13] } 20... Ke7 { [%eval 0.11] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval 0.14] } 21... Rc7 { [%eval 0.45] } 22. Bh3 { [%eval 0.27] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 0.72] } 23. Bf5?! { (0.72 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (23. Ke2 Rxd3 24. Kxd3 Kf6 25. a4 b6 26. Rd1 Rc6 27. Kc2 fxg3 28. hxg3 Bf2) 23... h6?? { (-0.06 → 1.65) Blunder. Rxd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (23... Rxd3 24. Bxd3 Rxc3 25. Ke2 Bd4 26. gxf4 exf4 27. Rd1 Ra3 28. Bb1 Re3+ 29. Kf2) 24. Rxd8? { (1.65 → 0.09) Mistake. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (24. Ke2 a5 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. Rd1+ Ke7 27. Rd5 Rxc3 28. Rxe5+ Kd6 29. Rxa5 b6) 24... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.12] } 25. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Ke2 { [%eval 0.02] } 26... Rxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Rd1+ { [%eval 0.04] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 0.15] } 28. Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Rc7 { [%eval 0.36] } 29. Rd5 { [%eval 0.37] } 29... Kf6? { (0.37 → 1.82) Mistake. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (29... Rc4 30. g4 Rxb4 31. Rd7+ Kf8 32. Rh7 Rb2+ 33. Kd3 Rxh2 34. Be6 Rd2+ 35. Ke4) 30. g4 { [%eval 1.7] } 30... Bd4? { (1.70 → 3.46) Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (30... Rc6 31. h4 h5 32. Be4 hxg4 33. fxg4 Rc4 34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Rd3 Bd4 36. g5) 31. Rd6+ { [%eval 3.46] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 3.33] } 32. Rg6+ { [%eval 3.21] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 3.24] } 33. Rxh6 { [%eval 3.32] } 33... Rc1 { [%eval 3.83] } 34. h4 { [%eval 3.8] } 34... Ra1 { [%eval 4.04] } 35. h5 { [%eval 3.77] } 35... Rxa2+ { [%eval 4.1] } 36. Kd3 { [%eval 4.04] } 36... Ra3+ { [%eval 4.67] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval 4.57] } 37... Re3+ { [%eval 4.37] } 38. Kd5 { [%eval 4.79] } 38... Rxf3 { [%eval 4.5] } 39. Rg6?! { (4.50 → 3.05) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (39. g5 Bc3 40. Rxb6 e4 41. h6 Rf1 42. g6+ Ke7 43. g7 Rd1+ 44. Kxe4 Re1+) 39... Rh3?? { (3.05 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (39... Bc3 40. h6 e4 41. Rxb6 Rd3+ 42. Kxe4 Re3+ 43. Kxf4 Bd2 44. h7 Re8+ 45. Kf3) 40. Be6+?? { (Mate in 8 → 3.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (40. Kd6 Kf8 41. Be4 Rc3 42. Bd5 Rc6+ 43. Bxc6 e4 44. Bd5 Be5+ 45. Kd7 Bg7) 40... Ke7 { [%eval 3.24] } 41. h6 { [%eval 3.04] } 41... f3?? { (3.04 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (41... Bc3 42. Rg7+ Ke8 43. h7 e4 44. Rc7 e3 45. Rxc3 Rxh7 46. Kd6 Kf8 47. Rc4) 42. Rg7+ { [%eval #3] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval #1] } 43. Rf7+?? { (Mate in 1 → -2.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g5# was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (43. g5#) 43... Kg5 { [%eval -1.63] } 44. h7?! { (-1.63 → -2.43) Inaccuracy. Rf5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.43] } (44. Rf5+ Kxh6 45. g5+ Kg6 46. Rxe5 Rh4 47. Re4 f2 48. Rxh4 f1=Q 49. Rxd4 Qf3+) 44... f2 { [%eval -1.89] } 45. Rf5+ { [%eval -2.44] } 45... Kg6 { [%eval -2.02] } 46. Bf7+? { (-2.02 → -3.79) Mistake. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.79] } (46. Rf3 Rh1 47. Bf5+ Kg7 48. Bd3 a5 49. Ke6 Rh6+ 50. Ke7 e4 51. Bxe4 Rf6) 46... Kxh7 { [%eval -3.16] } 47. Rxf2? { (-3.16 → -5.17) Mistake. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval -5.17] } (47. Kd6 a5 48. bxa5 bxa5 49. Ke7 Rh4 50. Be6 Rxg4 51. Rxf2 Bc5+ 52. Kd7 Bxf2) 47... Bxf2 { [%eval -5.07] } 48. Kxe5 { [%eval -5.98] } 48... a5 { [%eval -5.78] } 49. bxa5 { [%eval -5.92] } 49... bxa5 { [%eval -5.81] } 50. Ke4 { [%eval -5.45] } 50... Kg7 { [%eval -6.61] } 51. Bd5 { [%eval -6.05] } 51... a4 { [%eval -5.5] } 52. g5?! { (-5.50 → -7.27) Inaccuracy. Ba2 was best. } { [%eval -7.27] } (52. Ba2 Ra3 53. Bc4 Rc3 54. Kd5 a3 55. Ba2 Rc2 56. Bb3 Rb2 57. Bc4 Rd2+) 52... a3?! { (-7.27 → -5.45) Inaccuracy. Re3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.45] } (52... Re3+ 53. Kd4 a3 54. Bc4 Rb3+ 55. Ke5 a2 56. Bxb3 a1=Q+ 57. Ke6 Qa6+ 58. Ke5) 53. Kf4?! { (-5.45 → -8.93) Inaccuracy. Ba2 was best. } { [%eval -8.93] } (53. Ba2 Re3+ 54. Kd5 Re2 55. Bc4 Rd2+ 56. Ke6 a2 57. Bxa2 Rxa2 58. Kd7 Rc2) 53... Bd4?! { (-8.93 → -5.40) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -5.4] } (53... Rd3 54. Be6 Rd2 55. Kf5 Bc5 56. Ke5 Re2+ 57. Kd5 Rxe6 58. Kxc5 a2 59. Kc4) 54. Kg4 { [%eval -5.98] } 54... Rh2 { [%eval -5.2] } 55. Kg3?! { (-5.20 → -7.92) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -7.92] } (55. Kf4 a2 56. Bxa2 Rxa2 57. Ke4 Ba1 58. Kd3 Kg6 59. Kc4 Ra3 60. Kb5 Re3) 55... Be5+ { [%eval -81.15] } 56. Kf3 { [%eval -7.84] } 56... a2 { [%eval -7.91] } 57. Bxa2 { [%eval -5.33] } 57... Rxa2 { [%eval -5.22] } 58. Ke4 { [%eval -81.15] } 58... Bb8 { [%eval -58.0] } 59. g6 { [%eval -67.27] } 59... Kxg6 { [%eval -8.81] } 60. Kd5? { (-8.81 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (60. Kd3 Ra4 61. Kc3 Ba7 62. Kb3 Rf4 63. Kc3 Kf5 64. Kc2 Kg4 65. Kd3 Kf3) 60... Ra6 { [%eval #-11] } 61. Kc4 { [%eval #-11] } 61... Kf6 { [%eval #-11] } 62. Kb5 { [%eval #-11] } 62... Rd6 { [%eval #-11] } 63. Kc5 { [%eval #-9] } 63... Ke6 { [%eval #-8] } 64. Kb5 { [%eval #-8] } 64... Kd5 { [%eval #-7] } 65. Ka5 { [%eval #-2] } 65... Rc6 { [%eval #-6] } 66. Kb5 { [%eval #-4] } 66... Be5 { [%eval #-5] } 67. Ka5 { [%eval #-2] } 67... Kc5 { [%eval #-3] } 68. Ka4 { [%eval #-3] } 68... Rb6 { [%eval #-3] } 69. Ka5 { [%eval #-3] } 69... Bc7 { [%eval #-4] } 70. Ka4 { [%eval #-4] } 70... Rb5 { [%eval #-3] } 71. Ka3 { [%eval #-3] } 71... Kc4 { [%eval #-2] } 72. Ka4 { [%eval #-1] } 72... Rb4+ { [%eval #-3] } 73. Ka3 { [%eval #-3] } 73... Bd6 { [%eval #-3] } 74. Ka2 { [%eval #-3] } 74... Rb3 { [%eval #-3] } 75. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 75... Kc3 { [%eval #-2] } 76. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] } 76... Kc2 { [%eval #-1] } 77. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 77... Ra3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1