[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZQFzeBhp"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Janek-Monk"] [Black "Staincastle"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ZQFzeBhp"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "19:00:56"] [WhiteElo "1893"] [BlackElo "1797"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-29"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B38"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.38] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.31] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] } { B38 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.55] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.56] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.66] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.65] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.51] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.56] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.63] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.36] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.37] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 0.19] } 12... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.3] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.02] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.51] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.13] } 15... Ne5?! { (0.13 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Bxd4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (15... Bxd4+ 16. Qxd4) 16. f4 { [%eval 0.85] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.8] } 17. b4?! { (0.80 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (17. Bf2 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Qb8 19. Qc2 Qe8 20. b3 e6 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Qc4 Nc5) 17... Nb6?! { (0.10 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. Bxd4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (17... Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4) 18. Kh1?! { (1.17 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxc8 Nxc8 20. h4 Nb6 21. h5 f6 22. Qe3 a5 23. bxa5 Nd7) 18... Na4?! { (0.29 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (18... Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nd7 20. Qd2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qb8 22. Qc3 Qa7 23. Bg4 Nf6 24. Bf3) 19. Bg4 { [%eval 0.94] } 19... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.97] } 20. Rxc1 { [%eval 1.12] } 20... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.9] } 21. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.02] } 21... Nb6 { [%eval 1.13] } 22. Qc3?! { (1.13 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (22. h4) 22... Nd7?! { (0.32 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (22... a5) 23. h4 { [%eval 0.62] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] } 24. Bf3 { [%eval 0.53] } 24... h5 { [%eval 0.91] } 25. Qc7 { [%eval 0.89] } 25... b5 { [%eval 0.96] } 26. Qb7?! { (0.96 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (26. Rc6) 26... a5 { [%eval 0.25] } 27. Qxb5 { [%eval 0.34] } 27... axb4 { [%eval 0.36] } 28. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.31] } 28... Qd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 29. g3?? { (0.33 → -8.74) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -8.74] } (29. a4 Qa7) 29... Qh3+ { [%eval -8.66] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval -8.48] } 30... Qxg3+ { [%eval -8.05] } 31. Bg2? { (-8.05 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (31. Kf1 Qxf3+ 32. Ke1 Qh1+ 33. Kd2 Nxe4+ 34. Ke3 Qxc1+ 35. Kxe4 Rc8 36. Qb3 Kh7) 31... Qe3+ { [%eval #-5] } { White resigns. } 0-1