[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/b8Vx4oxh"] [Date "2026.05.14"] [Round "-"] [White "surprisetactics"] [Black "ztraynor"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "b8Vx4oxh"] [UTCDate "2026.05.14"] [UTCTime "23:03:38"] [WhiteElo "1859"] [BlackElo "1877"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-24"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "D38"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] } { D38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.07] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.4] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.3] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval 0.34] } 8... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.55] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.59] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.77] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.54] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.58] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.62] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.75] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval 0.7] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 1.07] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.8] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.75] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.77] } 14... c5 { [%eval 1.07] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 0.87] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 0.79] } 16. Bb5 { [%eval 0.79] } 16... dxe3 { [%eval 1.25] } 17. fxe3 { [%eval 1.42] } 17... Nc5? { (1.42 → 2.76) Mistake. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (17... Bg6) 18. Qc3 { [%eval 2.83] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.51] } 19. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.55] } 19... bxc5?! { (2.55 → 3.34) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (19... g5 20. Qa3 Rxe3 21. Qb2 Bd3 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Bf2 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Nf3) 20. Bxd8 { [%eval 3.46] } 20... Rexd8 { [%eval 3.24] } 21. Rxf5 { [%eval 3.3] } 21... Nxe3 { [%eval 3.35] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval 3.33] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval 3.38] } 23. Bc4 { [%eval 2.96] } 23... Rxd2?! { (2.96 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (23... Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Rb4 25. Rc1 Ra4 26. a3 Rd4 27. Rfc2 g5 28. Rc3 Kg7 29. Nb2) 24. Bxf7+ { [%eval 3.8] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 3.85] } 25. Rxd2 { [%eval 3.78] } 25... Kxf7 { [%eval 3.87] } 26. Re1 { [%eval 3.85] } 26... Ng4 { [%eval 3.63] } 27. Rd7+ { [%eval 4.04] } 27... Kg6 { [%eval 3.69] } 28. Rxa7 { [%eval 3.81] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 4.73] } 29. Ree7 { [%eval 4.65] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval 4.89] } 30. Rxg7+ { [%eval 4.72] } 30... Kh5?! { (4.72 → 6.89) Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval 6.89] } (30... Kf5 31. Rad7 Rb8 32. Rb7 Re8 33. Rge7 Ra8 34. Rb5 Nxh2 35. Rxc5+ Kf6 36. Re1) 31. Rad7 { [%eval 6.77] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 7.2] } 32. Rd5+ { [%eval 6.34] } 32... Kh4?? { (6.34 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (32... Re5 33. Rxe5+ Nxe5 34. a4 Nd3 35. a5 Nb4 36. Rc7 Kg6 37. Rxc5 Kf7 38. Rc4) 33. g3+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kh3 { [%eval #1] } 34. Rh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0