[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZqZbpL0N"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Alardru"] [Black "nalrajeh"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ZqZbpL0N"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "20:17:08"] [WhiteElo "1783"] [BlackElo "1749"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-39"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Center Game: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.04] } { C22 Center Game: Normal Variation } 4. Qd1?! { (-0.04 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.57] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.7] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval -0.68] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.76] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.68] } 7. exd5 { [%eval -0.8] } 7... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.68] } 8. Qe2+?! { (-0.68 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Qe2+ Kf8 10. O-O Qh5 11. Qd1 Nd4 12. Be2 Nxe2+) 8... Be6 { [%eval -1.44] } 9. Bd2? { (-1.44 → -3.30) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (9. Nf3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O-O 11. O-O Rhe8 12. Qd2 Bg4 13. c4 Qd6 14. Qf4 Qxf4) 9... Bxc3 { [%eval -3.18] } 10. Bxc3 { [%eval -2.98] } 10... Qxg2 { [%eval -2.91] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -3.25] } 11... Qxh1 { [%eval -3.31] } 12. f3 { [%eval -3.6] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval -3.4] } 13. Nh3 { [%eval -4.11] } 13... Qxd1+ { [%eval -4.12] } 14. Qxd1 { [%eval -4.14] } 14... Bxh3 { [%eval -4.18] } 15. Qg1 { [%eval -4.25] } 15... Rhg8 { [%eval -4.14] } 16. b4 { [%eval -4.19] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -4.22] } 17. b5 { [%eval -4.15] } 17... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.22] } 18. bxc6 { [%eval -4.37] } 18... Nxa2+ { [%eval -4.28] } 19. Kb2 { [%eval -4.24] } 19... Nb4 { [%eval -3.98] } 20. cxb7+ { [%eval -4.16] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval -4.07] } 21. Be4?! { (-4.07 → -5.64) Inaccuracy. Bxh7 was best. } { [%eval -5.64] } (21. Bxh7 Rh8 22. Qxg7 Nd5 23. Be4 Be6 24. Bh7 Ne7 25. h4 Bf5 26. Bxf5 Nxf5) 21... f5 { [%eval -5.42] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval -5.36] } 22... Nxd3+ { [%eval -5.31] } 23. cxd3 { [%eval -5.85] } 23... f4 { [%eval -5.9] } 24. Kc3 { [%eval -5.99] } 24... g6 { [%eval -6.05] } 25. Qg5 { [%eval -6.07] } 25... Rgf8 { [%eval -5.89] } 26. d4 { [%eval -5.88] } 26... Be6 { [%eval -5.96] } 27. Qh6 { [%eval -5.88] } 27... Bg8 { [%eval -5.78] } 28. h4 { [%eval -6.62] } 28... Bd5 { [%eval -6.44] } 29. Qxh7 { [%eval -6.7] } 29... Bxf3 { [%eval -6.66] } 30. Qxg6 { [%eval -6.96] } 30... Bd5 { [%eval -6.77] } 31. Qb1 { [%eval -8.53] } 31... f3 { [%eval -8.35] } 32. Qf1 { [%eval -8.27] } 32... f2 { [%eval -7.71] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval -10.74] } 33... Rd6 { [%eval -8.19] } 34. h5 { [%eval -8.69] } 34... Rf3 { [%eval -7.51] } 35. Kc1? { (-7.51 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (35. Kd1 Bc4 36. Qxc4 f1=Q+ 37. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 38. Kd2 Rxd4+ 39. Ke2 Rf6 40. Ke3 Rh4) 35... Rc6+ { [%eval -10.35] } 36. Kd1 { [%eval -9.07] } 36... Be4 { [%eval -8.24] } 37. Qb5? { (-8.24 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (37. d5 Rd3+ 38. Qxd3 Bxd3 39. dxc6 f1=Q+ 40. Kd2 Qf3 41. h6 Qxc6 42. Kxd3 Qxh6) 37... f1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } 38. Qxf1 { [%eval #-5] } 38... Rxf1+ { [%eval #-4] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval #-4] } 39... Rf3 { [%eval #-3] } 40. d5 { [%eval #-3] } 40... Rc2+ { [%eval #-2] } 41. Ke1 { [%eval #-2] } 41... Bd3 { [%eval #-1] } 42. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 42... Rf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1