[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eb2ga9Cx"] [Date "2025.06.20"] [White "MerrickS"] [Black "Nikos_corfu"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "eb2ga9Cx"] [UTCDate "2025.06.20"] [UTCTime "14:00:18"] [WhiteElo "1917"] [BlackElo "1882"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "E18"] [Opening "Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.33] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.26] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.42] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.29] } { E18 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.46] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.27] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.38] } 11. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 11... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.24] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.21] } 12... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 13. e3 { [%eval 0.15] } 13... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.28] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.22] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval 0.32] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 0.19] } 15... c6 { [%eval 0.17] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.18] } 16... Rc7 { [%eval 0.25] } 17. Qf4 { [%eval 0.22] } 17... Rec8?! { (0.22 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (17... Bd8) 18. Kh2 { [%eval 1.23] } 18... Rd8?? { (1.23 → 4.69) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (18... Qe7) 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.96] } 19... Rcc8 { [%eval 4.84] } 20. Nxf6+ { [%eval 4.89] } 20... gxf6 { [%eval 4.53] } 21. Qxf6 { [%eval 4.3] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval 4.47] } 22. Qxe6 { [%eval 4.5] } 22... fxe6 { [%eval 4.55] } 23. Rc2 { [%eval 4.32] } 23... Rd6 { [%eval 4.87] } 24. Rfc1 { [%eval 4.98] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 5.19] } 25. b4 { [%eval 5.25] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 5.43] } 26. b5 { [%eval 5.6] } 26... Kd7 { [%eval 5.54] } 27. bxc6+ { [%eval 5.63] } 27... Bxc6 { [%eval 6.31] } 28. Bxc6+ { [%eval 6.85] } 28... Rdxc6 { [%eval 6.63] } 29. Rxc6 { [%eval 5.48] } 29... Rxc6 { [%eval 5.41] } 30. Rxc6 { [%eval 5.38] } 30... Kxc6 { [%eval 5.32] } 31. g4 { [%eval 5.09] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval 5.89] } 32. g5 { [%eval 5.89] } 32... hxg5 { [%eval 5.74] } 33. hxg5 { [%eval 5.58] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 5.58] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 5.93] } 34... b5 { [%eval 6.31] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval 6.29] } 35... a5 { [%eval 6.2] } 36. Ke2 { [%eval 6.1] } 36... b4 { [%eval 7.29] } 37. Kd3 { [%eval 6.58] } 37... a4 { [%eval 7.08] } 38. Kc4 { [%eval 7.23] } 38... b3 { [%eval 7.23] } 39. axb3 { [%eval 8.31] } 39... a3 { [%eval 8.1] } 40. Kc3 { [%eval 7.71] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 7.54] } 41. b4 { [%eval 7.01] } { Black resigns. } 1-0