[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QSOA6ikv"] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Chakawell"] [Black "scottcmaclean"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QSOA6ikv"] [UTCDate "2026.01.20"] [UTCTime "19:24:46"] [WhiteElo "1627"] [BlackElo "1804"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+63"] [BlackRatingDiff "-83"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.26] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.09] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. g3?! { (0.03 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (3. b4 d5 4. Bb2 a6 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nd4 Ne5 7. d3 exd3) 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.33] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.45] } 4... Bc5? { (-0.45 → 0.67) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (4... d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. Nd2 Bg4 7. Ne2 Qd7 8. b4 a5 9. b5) 5. b3?! { (0.67 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (5. b4 Bb6 6. c4 d6 7. Nf3 Be6 8. Bg2 Qd7 9. O-O O-O) 5... d6?! { (-0.23 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (5... d5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Ne2 Re8 8. Nd2 Ne7 9. O-O c6 10. c4) 6. Bg2?! { (0.40 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (6. b4 Bb6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nf3 Ne7 9. c4 c6 10. O-O Bc7) 6... Bd7?! { (-0.18 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (6... d5 7. Bb2) 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.42] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval 0.43] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.44] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.48] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 0.64] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval 0.64] } 10... g5?! { (0.64 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (10... Bf5 11. g4) 11. Nc3?! { (1.45 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (11. c4 Ba7 12. b4 Bf5 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Nc3 h5 15. Rc1 Rh6 16. Qc2 Rd8) 11... g4?! { (0.80 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (11... Ba7 12. b4) 12. h4?! { (1.88 → 1.28) Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (12. hxg4 O-O-O 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Kb8 15. Qf3 Rdf8 16. O-O-O f5 17. gxf5 Rxf5) 12... O-O-O?! { (1.28 → 2.10) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (12... Ba7) 13. b4 { [%eval 1.96] } 13... Ba7 { [%eval 2.01] } 14. Nce4? { (2.01 → 0.33) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (14. O-O Kb8 15. b5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Nh5 17. Nxa7 Nxa7 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6) 14... Nb8?! { (0.33 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (14... Nh5 15. c4) 15. Nxf6 { [%eval 1.12] } 15... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.09] } 16. O-O { [%eval 1.23] } 16... Bc6?! { (1.23 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (16... Qg6 17. c4) 17. e4?! { (2.08 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Qxg4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (17. Qxg4+ Bd7 18. Ne4 Qe6 19. Qf3 Bc6 20. Qf6 Qg4 21. Qxf7 Rdf8 22. Qb3 Nd7) 17... Qe6?! { (1.06 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (17... Ba4 18. Nb1 Bd4 19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Qg7 21. Bb2 Nc6 22. Qd2 Nd4 23. Bxd4) 18. Kh2?! { (1.74 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (18. a4 f5 19. exf5 Qxf5 20. Ne4 Qe6 21. b5 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rhf8 23. Bg2 Rde8) 18... f5 { [%eval 1.12] } 19. exf5 { [%eval 1.35] } 19... Qxf5 { [%eval 1.15] } 20. f3 { [%eval 1.32] } 20... gxf3?? { (1.32 → 3.34) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (20... Qe6 21. a4) 21. Bh3 { [%eval 3.32] } 21... Bd7?! { (3.32 → 4.46) Inaccuracy. Qxh3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (21... Qxh3+ 22. Kxh3 Rdf8 23. Nxf3 Nd7 24. Nd2 Nf6 25. Ne4 Bd7+ 26. Kg2 Ng4 27. Bc1) 22. Bxf5 { [%eval 4.37] } 22... Bxf5 { [%eval 4.41] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 4.25] } 23... Rhg8 { [%eval 4.59] } 24. Qxf3 { [%eval 4.53] } 24... Bg4 { [%eval 4.5] } 25. Qg2 { [%eval 4.29] } 25... Rg7 { [%eval 4.71] } 26. Rf6 { [%eval 4.68] } 26... h5 { [%eval 4.74] } 27. Raf1 { [%eval 4.72] } 27... Nd7 { [%eval 4.66] } 28. Rf7 { [%eval 4.85] } 28... Rg6 { [%eval 5.07] } 29. Bc1 { [%eval 5.13] } 29... Rdg8 { [%eval 5.32] } 30. Bg5 { [%eval 5.16] } 30... d5 { [%eval 6.09] } 31. Nf6 { [%eval 5.81] } 31... c6 { [%eval 7.25] } 32. Nxd7 { [%eval 7.31] } 32... Bxd7 { [%eval 7.21] } 33. Rf8+ { [%eval 7.73] } 33... Rxf8 { [%eval 9.38] } 34. Rxf8+ { [%eval 9.38] } 34... Kc7 { [%eval 9.05] } 35. Qf3 { [%eval 8.72] } 35... Re6? { (8.72 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be8 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (35... Be8 36. Rxe8 Rxg5 37. Qf7+ Kb6 38. hxg5 a5 39. Kh3 a4 40. Rf8 e4 41. dxe4) 36. Qf7? { (Mate in 9 → 7.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd8+ was best. } { [%eval 7.66] } (36. Bd8+ Kb8 37. Qf7 Re8 38. Rxe8 Bg1+ 39. Kxg1 Bxe8 40. Qxe8 b6 41. Qxc6 a5) 36... Bd4? { (7.66 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (36... c5 37. Bd8+ Kc6 38. Qf5 Bb6 39. Rf6 Kb5 40. Rxe6 Bxd8 41. Qxe5 Bxe6 42. Qxe6) 37. Rd8?? { (Mate in 8 → 6.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.81] } (37. Bd8+ Kd6 38. Rh8 c5 39. Rh7 Bg1+ 40. Kxg1 cxb4 41. axb4 e4 42. Bc7+ Kxc7) 37... Rd6 { [%eval 6.75] } 38. Qxh5 { [%eval 7.47] } 38... c5 { [%eval 8.28] } 39. bxc5 { [%eval 8.22] } 39... Bxc5 { [%eval 8.07] } 40. Qf7 { [%eval 7.42] } 40... Kc6 { [%eval 10.04] } 41. Be7 { [%eval 9.72] } 41... Re6? { (9.72 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (41... Kb6 42. Bxd6 Bxd6 43. Rxd7 Bb8 44. Qe6+ Kb5 45. Rxb7+ Ka5 46. Qxd5+ Ka4 47. Rxb8) 42. Bxc5 { [%eval #7] } 42... Kxc5 { [%eval #9] } 43. Qxd7 { [%eval #16] } 43... Rc6 { [%eval #17] } 44. Qxd5+ { [%eval 13.03] } 44... Kb6 { [%eval 12.3] } 45. Rd6 { [%eval 10.19] } { Black resigns. } 1-0