[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WTCfiNKq"] [Date "2025.09.09"] [Round "-"] [White "berndwind"] [Black "bobsouzabr"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WTCfiNKq"] [UTCDate "2025.09.09"] [UTCTime "10:58:45"] [WhiteElo "1915"] [BlackElo "1913"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "A31"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 { A31 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation } cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. Nb5 Bb4+ 7. N1c3 O-O 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 d6 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. b4 Rfd8 16. Rd1 Be6 17. Bb2 f6 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 a6 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Kf1 Bd7 23. Ke1 Bc6 24. e4 Ne6 25. h4 Nf4 26. Kd2 Bb5 27. Ke3 Kf7 28. g3 Ne6 29. Bd1 Bc4?! { (0.14 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } (29... Ke7) 30. f4 exf4+ 31. gxf4 b5?! { (0.87 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (31... g6 32. f5 gxf5 33. exf5 Ng7 34. Kd4 Bb5 35. Bc2 Bd7 36. Kc5 b5 37. Bc1) 32. f5 Nd8 33. Kd4 Nb7?! { (0.95 → 2.11) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } (33... Ke7 34. Bc1 a5 35. bxa5 Nc6+ 36. Kc5 Nxa5 37. Be3 Kd7 38. Kb6 Nb3 39. Bg4) 34. e5 fxe5+?! { (2.12 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } (34... Ke7 35. Bf3 fxe5+ 36. Kxe5 Nd6 37. Bd4 Kd7 38. Bc5 Nf7+ 39. Kd4 Nd6 40. Bg4) 35. Kxe5 a5? { (2.59 → 4.89) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } (35... Ke7 36. Kf4 Kf7 37. Bd4 a5 38. Bf3 axb4 39. Bxb7 bxa3 40. Bc5 a2 41. Bd4) 36. Bf3 Nd8?! { (4.43 → 6.25) Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } (36... axb4 37. Bxb7 bxa3 38. Bxa3 b4 39. Bxb4 Bb5 40. Bd5+ Ke8 41. Kf4 h6 42. Bc3) 37. bxa5 g6 38. a6 b4 39. a7 bxa3?! { (10.32 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } (39... Ke7 40. f6+ Kd7 41. a8=Q Nf7+ 42. Kf4 g5+ 43. hxg5 Nd8 44. Qa7+ Kc8 45. Qc5+) 40. Bxa3 Be2 41. Bd5+?! { (Mate in 5 → 14.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. a8=Q was best. } { Black resigns. } (41. a8=Q gxf5 42. Qxd8 h5 43. Qf8+ Kg6 44. Qg8+ Kh6 45. Bf8#) 1-0