[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fAbC7vUM"] [Date "2026.02.11"] [Round "-"] [White "littleejohny"] [Black "CBird"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "fAbC7vUM"] [UTCDate "2026.02.11"] [UTCTime "16:55:00"] [WhiteElo "1951"] [BlackElo "1815"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-16"] [BlackRatingDiff "+31"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. c3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5?! { (0.71 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } (5... Bg7 6. Nc3 d6 7. h3 e6 8. Bb5 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1) 6. e5? { (1.77 → 0.32) Mistake. exd5 was best. } (6. exd5 Nb8 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O) 6... Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. Nbd2 Bb4 9. O-O Nge7 10. Nb3?! { (0.87 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nf5 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 h5 14. g3 g5 15. b5 Na5) 10... Nf5 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 O-O?! { (-0.31 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (12... a5 13. a4 Qb6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Be2 O-O 16. Bb5 Rc7 17. Kh1 Rfc8 18. Rc1) 13. g4 Ng7 14. Be2 Qh4 15. Kg2 f6 16. a3 Ba5?! { (0.28 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (16... Be7 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Be3 e5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Qd2 Rad8 21. f4 Qe4+ 22. Rf3) 17. Nc5? { (1.24 → -0.11) Mistake. Nxa5 was best. } (17. Nxa5 Nxa5 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Be1 f5 20. Qd2 h6 21. b4 a6 22. Qd3 Rf7) 17... fxe5 18. dxe5 Bb6 19. Nd7?? { (-0.06 → -3.74) Blunder. b4 was best. } (19. b4 Rf7 20. Be3 Nxe5 21. Qd2 Raf8 22. f4 Nc6 23. Rac1 Qe7 24. Bb5 Ne8) 19... Rxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Qg3?? { (-3.48 → -0.97) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (21... Nd4 22. Qf1 Qxe2 23. Bg5 Rc8 24. Qxe2 Nxe2 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rd1 Nd4 27. Kg2) 22. Qf1 Nd4? { (-1.10 → 0.37) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } (22... Rd8 23. Bf4 Qb3 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Bb5 Bd4 26. Rc1 Nxe5 27. Ne8 Nd3 28. Bg3) 23. Bf4?? { (0.37 → -3.90) Blunder. Bd1 was best. } (23. Bd1 Rd8 24. Bf4 Qh4 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rc1 Nc6 27. Ba4 g5 28. Bh2 Be3) 23... Nxe2 24. Qxe2 Qxf4 25. Rf1 Qe4+ 26. Qxe4 dxe4 27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Nxe4 Rc8?? { (-3.36 → 0.00) Blunder. Bc7 was best. } (28... Bc7 29. Rf7 Bxe5 30. Rxb7 Ne8 31. Ng5 Kg8 32. Nxh7 Nd6 33. Re7 Nf7 34. b4) 29. Rf7?? { (0.00 → -2.79) Blunder. Nd6 was best. } (29. Nd6 Rb8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kh8) 29... h5 30. Nf6 hxg4 31. hxg4 Bd4 32. Rxb7 Bxe5 33. Nd7 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Rxb2 36. Rxa7 Bd4 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Ke4 e5 39. g5? { (-2.02 → -3.93) Mistake. Nf8+ was best. } (39. Nf8+ Kh6 40. Ra6 Rb6 41. Rxb6 Bxb6 42. Nd7 Bc7 43. Nxe5 Kg5 44. a4 Ne6) 39... Ne6 40. Nf6+ Kg7 41. Ne8+ Kf7 42. Nd6+ Ke7 43. Nc4 Re2+ 44. Kd3?? { (-5.06 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } (44. Kf3 Re1 45. Kg2 e4 46. Ra4 Rg1+ 47. Kh2 Rc1 48. Rb4 e3 49. Rb7+ Kd8) 44... Rg2?? { (Mate in 1 → -4.97) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf4# was best. } (44... Nf4#) 45. Rb8?? { (-4.97 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na5 was best. } (45. Na5 Kd6 46. Ke4 Rg4+ 47. Kf3 Rxg5 48. Nc4+ Kd5 49. Ne3+ Bxe3 50. Kxe3 Rg3+) 45... Nf4+?? { (Mate in 1 → -4.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc5# was best. } (45... Nc5#) 46. Ke4 Rxg5 47. Rb7+ Kf8 48. a4 Ne6 49. Kd5 Nc5 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. a5 Rf5 52. a6?! { (-3.42 → -4.76) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } (52. Nd6 Rf1 53. Ra8 Nd3 54. Ke6 Nf4+ 55. Kd7 Nd5 56. Kc6 Nf6 57. a6 Ra1) 52... Nxa6 53. Nd6?! { (-4.53 → -7.49) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { White resigns. } (53. Rb3 Nc7+ 54. Kd6 Rf7 55. Kc6 Ne8 56. Kd5 Nf6+ 57. Ke6 e4 58. Nd6 Ra7) 0-1