[Event "Import"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WVDhOvGA"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [GameId "WVDhOvGA"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "10:16:31"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A38"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line"] [Termination "Unterminated"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 { A38 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line } 6. O-O O-O 7. Rb1?! { (0.28 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (7. d4 d6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 a6 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5) 7... d6 8. a3 a5 9. e3?! { (0.20 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (9. d3 Rb8 10. b3 Ne8 11. Bb2 Nc7 12. e3 Bd7 13. Re1 e5 14. Nd2 b5) 9... Bf5 10. d3 Qc8 11. Re1 e5 12. Ng5 Qc7 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Ne4 Ne8 15. Bd2 Kh8 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 b6 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Rb3 Rd8 20. Qb1 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 f5 22. Bd5 Nf6 23. Nc3?! { (0.26 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } (23. Bg2 Na5 24. Rc3 e4 25. d4 Nc6 26. Rc2 cxd4 27. exd4 Nxd4 28. Nxd4 Qxd4) 23... Nb4 24. e4?? { (-0.59 → -2.38) Blunder. d4 was best. } (24. d4 e4 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Ne2 Nfxd5 27. cxd5 Nd3 28. Rd1 Qxd5 29. Bc3 Bxc3) 24... f4 25. Kf1?? { (-2.33 → -5.41) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } (25. Qd1 Qh3 26. Qf3 Nc2 27. Qg2 Qh5 28. h3 Nxd5 29. cxd5 Nxe1 30. Bxe1 fxg3) 25... f3 26. Re3 Qh3+ 27. Ke1 Ng4 28. Kd1?! { (-5.72 → -8.54) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } (28. Nd1 Qg2 29. Bxb4 cxb4 30. d4 Nxf2 31. Rxf3 Rxf3 32. Rxf3 Qxf3 33. Nxf2 Rf8) 28... Nxe3+?! { (-8.54 → -5.28) Inaccuracy. Qf1+ was best. } (28... Qf1+ 29. Re1 Nxf2+ 30. Kc1 Nfxd3+ 31. Qxd3 Nxd3+ 32. Kb1 Nxe1 33. Nb5 f2 34. Bc1) 29. Bxe3 Qxh2? { (-5.01 → -2.76) Mistake. Bh6 was best. } (29... Bh6 30. Rxb4 Bxe3 31. Rb2 Bd4 32. Kc2 Bxf2 33. Nb5 Bd4 34. Nxd4 exd4 35. e5) 30. Kd2 Bh6 31. Bxh6?? { (-3.11 → -6.48) Blunder. Qe1 was best. } (31. Qe1 Bxe3+ 32. Qxe3 Rd7 33. Ra3 Kg7 34. Ra1 Qh6 35. Nd1 Rh8 36. Ra4 Rb8) 31... Qxh6+? { (-6.48 → -3.73) Mistake. Qxf2+ was best. } (31... Qxf2+ 32. Kc1 Qg1+ 33. Kb2 Qh2+ 34. Ka3 Qxh6 35. Rb2 f2 36. Qf1 Nxd3 37. Rc2) 32. Kd1? { (-3.73 → -7.13) Mistake. Ke1 was best. } (32. Ke1 Qh2 33. Nd1 Qg1+ 34. Kd2 Qf1 35. Ra3 Qe2+ 36. Kc1 Rde8 37. Qb3 h5) 32... Qh2 33. Qa1?? { (-6.66 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb4 was best. } (33. Rxb4 cxb4 34. Qxb4 Qxf2 35. Qe7 Rde8 36. Qg5 Qg1+ 37. Kc2 f2 38. Qh4 f1=Q) 33... Qg1+ *