[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VzZfKdbd"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "DrOdnat"] [Black "JohnJPershing"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "VzZfKdbd"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "17:00:02"] [WhiteElo "1779"] [BlackElo "1883"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+33"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined } 5. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.01] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.43] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.09] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.06] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 10... dxe5 { [%eval -0.06] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval -0.11] } 11... Qxd1 { [%eval -0.08] } 12. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.07] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval -0.02] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.26] } 13... a6 { [%eval -0.1] } 14. Ba3?! { (-0.10 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (14. Be3 Rc8 15. Bd3 Na5 16. Nd2 Rxc3 17. Ne4 Rc8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 Nc4) 14... Na5 { [%eval -0.4] } 15. Bxe7?! { (-0.40 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (15. Be2 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 h6 17. h4 Rc8 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. h5 Ke7 20. Nb3 Nxb3) 15... Nxc4?! { (-1.09 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Kxe7 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (15... Kxe7 16. Nd2 Rhc8 17. Bd3 Rxc3 18. Ne4 Rc7 19. Nd6 Rc5 20. f4 Bc6 21. Rac1) 16. Bd6 { [%eval -0.32] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval -0.23] } 17. Rdc1?! { (-0.23 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (17. a5 Nxd6 18. exd6 Rc5 19. Rab1 Bc6 20. Re1 Rxa5 21. Ne5 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 Kd7) 17... Nxd6?! { (-1.12 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (17... f6 18. Rd1 Nxd6 19. Rxd6 Rxc3 20. Rb6 Bc8 21. Rb4 Rc7 22. h4 Rf8 23. Re1) 18. exd6 { [%eval -0.32] } 18... Rc6 { [%eval -0.08] } 19. Rd1? { (-0.08 → -1.37) Mistake. Rab1 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (19. Rab1 O-O 20. Rxb7 Rxd6 21. a5 Rd8 22. h4 Bc6 23. Rb6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxb6) 19... Rxc3? { (-1.37 → 0.07) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (19... f6 20. Rab1 b6 21. Rb3 Kf7 22. Rdb1 Rb8 23. Nd2 e5 24. c4 Rxd6 25. Ne4) 20. Rdc1?! { (0.07 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bc6 22. Ne5 g5 23. a5 f6 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Rxc6 Kd7) 20... Rc6 { [%eval -0.48] } 21. Rxc6 { [%eval -0.49] } 21... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.34] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval -0.4] } 22... f6 { [%eval -0.42] } 23. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.44] } 23... bxc6 { [%eval -0.49] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval -0.45] } 24... Kd7 { [%eval -0.51] } 25. Rb7+ { [%eval -0.47] } 25... Kxd6 { [%eval -0.45] } 26. Rxg7 { [%eval -0.51] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval -0.58] } 27. g3? { (-0.58 → -2.04) Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (27. Kf1 c5 28. Ke2 c4 29. Rxh7 Rb2+ 30. Ke3 c3 31. Rh8 Kc5 32. Rc8+ Kb4) 27... Rb1+ { [%eval -1.66] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval -1.55] } 28... Ra1? { (-1.55 → 0.00) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... c5 29. Rxh7 c4 30. Rh8 Kd5 31. Rd8+ Ke4 32. Rc8 Kd3 33. Rd8+ Kc2 34. Rd6) 29. Rxh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... c3? { (0.00 → 1.63) Mistake. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (32... Rb4 33. Ra7 c3 34. Rxa6+ Kd5 35. Ra7 Ke4 36. Rc7 Kd3 37. Rd7+ Kc4 38. Rc7+) 33. Rg7? { (1.63 → 0.00) Mistake. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (33. Rh8 c2 34. Rd8+ Kc7 35. h7 c1=Q 36. h8=Q Qc6+ 37. Kh2 Kb6 38. Qxf6 Ra5) 33... c2 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. h7 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... c1=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 35. h8=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Qc6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Ra1?? { (0.00 → 3.01) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (36... Qb6 37. Kh3 Ra1 38. Qf8+ Ke5 39. Rg6 Rh1+ 40. Kg4 Qxf2 41. Qb8+ Kd5 42. Qb7+) 37. Qb8+?? { (3.01 → 0.46) Blunder. Qf8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (37. Qf8+ Kd5 38. Qxf6 Rb1 39. Rg4 Qb6 40. Qf3+ Kd6 41. Rg7 Kc5 42. Qc3+ Kd6) 37... Kd5?? { (0.46 → 4.80) Blunder. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.8] } (37... Kc5 38. f3 Ra2+ 39. Kh3 Qb5 40. Qf4 Qf1+ 41. Kg4 Qd3 42. Qxf6 Qd4+ 43. Qxd4+) 38. Rc7?? { (4.80 → 1.37) Blunder. Qb3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (38. Qb3+ Kd6 39. Qb4+ Qc5 40. Qb8+ Kd5 41. Rd7+ Kc4 42. Rc7 Ra5 43. Rxc5+ Rxc5) 38... Qd6?? { (1.37 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (38... Qb5 39. Qa8+ Ke5 40. Qf3 Kd6 41. Rb7 Qa5 42. Rb8 Kc7 43. Qb7+ Kd6 44. Rh8) 39. Qb3+ { [%eval 9.0] } 39... Ke5 { [%eval 8.3] } 40. f4+ { [%eval 8.29] } 40... Kf5? { (8.29 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (40... Ke4 41. Rc4+ Qd4 42. Rxd4+ Kxd4 43. Qb2+ Kd5 44. Qxa1 a5 45. Qxf6 a4 46. Kh3) 41. Qc2+ { [%eval #6] } 41... Kg4 { [%eval #6] } 42. Rg7+?? { (Mate in 6 → 5.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.55] } (42. Qg6+ Kf3 43. Rc3+ Ke2 44. Qe4+ Kd1 45. Qc2+ Ke1 46. Re3+ Kf1 47. Qg2#) 42... Kf3 { [%eval 5.36] } 43. Qc3+ { [%eval 5.33] } 43... Ke4 { [%eval 5.15] } 44. Qxa1 { [%eval 5.37] } 44... Qd2+ { [%eval 6.14] } 45. Kh3 { [%eval 5.95] } 45... e5 { [%eval 6.08] } 46. Qxa6 { [%eval 6.19] } 46... Qe2?? { (6.19 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (46... Kf3 47. Qf1+ Ke4 48. Re7 Qd6 49. Qe2+ Kd5 50. Qd3+ Kc6 51. Qxd6+ Kxd6 52. Ra7) 47. Qxe2+ { [%eval #4] } 47... Kf5 { [%eval #2] } 48. fxe5 { [%eval #3] } 48... Ke6 { [%eval #3] } 49. exf6+ { [%eval #4] } 49... Kf5 { [%eval #2] } 50. f7 { [%eval #1] } 50... Kf6 { [%eval #1] } 51. f8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0