[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cv8wn7Mq"] [Date "2025.06.05"] [White "Sj-chess"] [Black "xerxes_chess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cv8wn7Mq"] [UTCDate "2025.06.05"] [UTCTime "02:14:09"] [WhiteElo "1539"] [BlackElo "1478"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+37"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Ne7 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nd7?! { (0.77 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Nbc6 was best. } (4... Nbc6 5. Bd3 Nb4 6. Be2 Nbc6 7. a3 h6 8. e5 b6 9. b4) 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. exd5 Nxd5?! { (0.89 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (7... exd5 8. Re1) 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Re1+ Ne5?? { (2.02 → 5.85) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } (9... Kf8 10. Bg5 Bf6 11. Bh6+ Bg7 12. Bf4 Kg8 13. c4 Nf6 14. a4 Bg4 15. a5) 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Qe2 Be6 13. h3 c5 14. Bb5 Qc8 15. Rad1?! { (5.58 → 3.83) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (15. c3 Bxh3 16. gxh3 Qxh3 17. Nh2 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Bxc3) 15... a6 16. Ba4 b5 17. c4 bxa4 18. cxd5 Bf5 19. d6 Qe6?! { (3.45 → 4.85) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (19... h6 20. Be7 Re8 21. Qd2 Qb7 22. Nh2 h5 23. Nf3 Bxh3 24. gxh3 Qxf3 25. Re3) 20. d7 f6?! { (4.76 → 6.16) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (20... Qb6 21. Rd6 Qb7 22. Red1 h6 23. d8=Q Rfxd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kh7 26. Rd1) 21. exf6 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. d8=Q+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kg7 26. Re7+ Rf7 27. Ree8 Kf6 28. Ne5 Re7 29. Ng4+ Ke6 30. Ne3 Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kf6 32. Nxf5 Kxf5 33. g4+ Kg5 34. Re5+ Kh4 35. Kg2 h5? { (8.40 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c4 was best. } (35... c4 36. Ra5 a3 37. Rxa3 h5 38. Ra4 a5 39. Rxc4 Kg5 40. Re4 Kh4 41. Rd4) 36. gxh5 gxh5 37. Kf3 Kxh3 38. Rxh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0