[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eg26oAEA"] [Date "2026.02.08"] [Round "-"] [White "littleejohny"] [Black "DarioH"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "eg26oAEA"] [UTCDate "2026.02.08"] [UTCTime "10:01:42"] [WhiteElo "1966"] [BlackElo "1871"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-15"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C18"] [Opening "French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 { C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation } 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nbc6 9. c3 O-O 10. g3 Na5 11. Bg2 Nc4?! { (0.30 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (11... b6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bd2 Bd3 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. g4 Be4 17. h4) 12. O-O a5 13. h4 Bd7 14. h5?! { (1.30 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } (14. Nf4 Nf5 15. Nh5 Be8 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Re1 Ra6 18. Bf1 f6 19. exf6 gxf6) 14... h6 15. Bf4?! { (0.74 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } (15. Nf4) 15... b5 16. Qc1 Rb8 17. g4 Kh7 18. Qc2+ Kg8 19. g5 Nf5 20. gxh6 Nxh6 21. Bxh6?! { (0.14 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (21. Qd3 Qh4) 21... gxh6 22. Qc1 Kh7 23. Qc2+ Kh8 24. Qc1 Kh7 25. Qc2+ Kh8 26. Qc1 Qg5 27. f4? { (-0.68 → -2.00) Mistake. Qxg5 was best. } (27. Qxg5 hxg5) 27... Qxh5 28. Ng3?! { (-1.68 → -2.62) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (28. f5 Rg8 29. Nf4 Qxf5 30. Ra2 Qg5 31. Qe1 f6 32. Nh3 Qe3+ 33. Qxe3 Nxe3) 28... Qg4?? { (-2.62 → -0.80) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } (28... Qh4 29. Rf3 Rg8 30. Nf1 f5 31. Qc2 Rg7 32. Qf2 Qh5 33. Ra2 Rbg8 34. Ng3) 29. Rf3? { (-0.80 → -2.22) Mistake. f5 was best. } (29. f5) 29... Rg8 30. Kf2 b4 31. f5?! { (-1.74 → -2.93) Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } (31. cxb4 Rg6) 31... Qh4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Ra7? { (-2.82 → -5.44) Mistake. Qh1 was best. } (33. Qh1 Qg5 34. Ne2 b3 35. Rh3 Kh7 36. Rg3 Qxf5+ 37. Rf3 Qg5 38. Rg1 b2) 33... bxc3 34. Rxd7 Rb2+ 35. Kg1 c2 36. Kf2?! { (-5.20 → -8.25) Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } (36. Nf1 Qg5 37. Qxg5 Rxg5 38. Rc3 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Rf2 40. Kg1 Rxf5 41. Rc7 Rg5+) 36... Qxd4+ 37. Ke2 Qxe5+ 38. Kd3 Qf6 39. Ke2?! { (-5.96 → -8.02) Inaccuracy. Bh1 was best. } (39. Bh1 Ne5+ 40. Ke2 Nxd7 41. fxe6 Qxe6+ 42. Re3 Qa6+ 43. Kd2 Qf6 44. Bxd5 Rb1) 39... Qe5+ 40. Kd3 Rg5?! { (-7.18 → -5.30) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } (40... Ne3 41. Rxe3 Rb3+ 42. Ke2 Rxe3+ 43. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 44. Kxe3 c1=Q+ 45. Kf2 Qc5+ 46. Kf1) 41. fxe6 Qxe6 42. Rfxf7?? { (-5.14 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh3 was best. } (42. Bh3 Qb6 43. Rdxf7 Ne5+ 44. Ke2 Nxf7 45. Bf5 Rg8 46. Re3 Qd4 47. Rd3 Qf6) 42... Rxg3+ 43. Bf3 Qe3+?? { (Mate in 7 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe4+ was best. } (43... Qe4+ 44. Kc3 Qe5+ 45. Kd3 Rb3+ 46. Kxc2 Rc3+ 47. Kb1 Rxc1+ 48. Kxc1 Qb2+ 49. Kd1) 44. Qxe3 Nxe3 45. Rf8+ Rg8 46. Rff7 Rg5 47. Rf8+ Rg8 48. Rff7 Rb3+ 49. Kd4?? { (-0.37 → -9.17) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (49. Ke2 c1=N+ 50. Kf2 Nd3+ 51. Ke2 Nf4+ 52. Rxf4 Re8 53. Bh5 Ng2+ 54. Kf2 Nxf4) 49... Rg5?! { (-9.17 → -5.57) Inaccuracy. Nf5+ was best. } (49... Nf5+ 50. Kxd5 Rd3+ 51. Ke6 Rxd7 52. Rxf5 c1=Q 53. Rf8 Rxf8 54. Kxd7 Qc8+ 55. Kd6) 50. Rf8+ Rg8 51. Rff7?! { (-5.33 → -9.10) Inaccuracy. Rxg8+ was best. } (51. Rxg8+ Kxg8 52. Rc7 Nf5+ 53. Ke5 Rxf3 54. Rxc2 Kf7 55. Rc1 Ne3 56. Kd4 h5) 51... Nf5+ 52. Ke5 Ng7? { (-9.08 → -4.66) Mistake. Re8+ was best. } (52... Re8+ 53. Kf6 Ng7 54. Rfe7 Rxf3+ 55. Ke5 Rxe7+ 56. Rxe7 c1=Q 57. Rb7 Qg5+ 58. Kd6) 53. Rc7 Re8+ 54. Kxd5?? { (-3.65 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } (54. Kd6 Rbe3 55. Rxg7 R8e6+ 56. Kxd5 c1=Q 57. Rxc1 Kxg7 58. Rh1 Re8 59. Rg1+ Kh8) 54... Rd3+ 55. Kc4 c1=Q+ 56. Kxd3 Qe3+?? { (Mate in 5 → -6.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re3+ was best. } (56... Re3+ 57. Kd4 Qd2+ 58. Kc5 Rc3+ 59. Kb5 Qb2+ 60. Ka6 Ra3#) 57. Kc4 Qe6+?! { (-6.54 → -4.65) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } (57... Ne6 58. Rcd7 Ng5 59. Rde7 Rxe7 60. Rxe7 Qxe7 61. Bd1 Qe3 62. Kb5 Ne6 63. Kc6) 58. Kc3 Qe5+ 59. Kc4 Rg8 60. Bd5 h5 61. Rfe7 Qf4+ 62. Kc5 Qc1+ 63. Kb6 Qb2+ 64. Kc5 Qc3+ 65. Bc4 h4 66. Kb6?! { (-5.72 → -7.58) Inaccuracy. Kb5 was best. } (66. Kb5 Rb8+ 67. Rb7 Qb2+ 68. Kc6 Qf6+ 69. Kc5 Rxb7 70. Rxb7 Ne6+ 71. Bxe6 Qxe6) 66... Qb4+ 67. Ka7 Qa5+ 68. Kb7 Qb4+ 69. Ka7 Rb8 70. Re6?? { (-5.15 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc6 was best. } (70. Rc6 Qxe7+ 71. Kxb8 Qe5+ 72. Ka7 Nf5 73. Bf1 Qe3+ 74. Kb7 Qf3 75. Bb5 Ne7) 70... Nxe6 { White resigns. } 0-1