[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/i4Pevp3g"] [Date "2026.03.22"] [Round "-"] [White "alex_makarets"] [Black "berndwind"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "i4Pevp3g"] [UTCDate "2026.03.22"] [UTCTime "08:01:31"] [WhiteElo "2337"] [BlackElo "2007"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3600+30"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.22] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] } 7... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 0.41] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.47] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.42] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.41] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.44] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.35] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 0.36] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval 0.21] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval -0.17] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.23] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval 0.27] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 0.22] } 16. Bb1?! { (0.22 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (16. Bc2 b5 17. c4 O-O 18. Ng5 g6 19. Qg4 h5 20. Qg3 bxc4 21. Nh3 Nd3) 16... h6?! { (-0.53 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (16... Na4 17. Be4 O-O 18. Bc2 Nb2 19. Rc1 Qc6 20. Bf4 Na4 21. Qd3 g6 22. Qe3) 17. Nd4 { [%eval 0.12] } 17... O-O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... Kb8 { [%eval 0.27] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.27] } 19... Rd7 { [%eval 0.58] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval 0.46] } 20... Rhd8 { [%eval 0.82] } 21. Rb2 { [%eval 0.29] } 21... Rxd4?? { (0.29 → 2.18) Blunder. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (21... Rd5 22. h3 g5 23. Be3 Rxe5 24. Nf3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 Nd7 27. Kg2) 22. cxd4 { [%eval 2.33] } 22... Rxd4 { [%eval 2.05] } 23. Bc3?? { (2.05 → 0.25) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (23. Be3 Qc6 24. f3 Rd7 25. Kh1 g5 26. Reb1 Bd8 27. Qc4 Qd5 28. Qc3 g4) 23... Rd5 { [%eval 0.64] } 24. Reb1?! { (0.64 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qc6 26. Qf3 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Kc7 28. Kg2 a5 29. Bd4 Bc6) 24... Nd7 { [%eval -0.24] } 25. Qe3 { [%eval -0.37] } 25... Bc5? { (-0.37 → 0.74) Mistake. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (25... Rc5 26. Rb3 Rc4 27. Bd1 Bc5 28. Qg3 Rxa4 29. Bf3 g5 30. Bxb7 Kxb7 31. Bb2) 26. Qg3 { [%eval 0.78] } 26... Bf8?! { (0.78 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (26... Bd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. h4 a5 29. Bd3 f6 30. Rb3 Bd5 31. exf6 Qxg3 32. fxg3) 27. Bb3 { [%eval 1.48] } 27... Rc5 { [%eval 1.37] } 28. Bd4 { [%eval 1.44] } 28... Rc1+ { [%eval 1.5] } 29. Bd1 { [%eval 1.36] } 29... Be4 { [%eval 1.9] } 30. Rxc1?! { (1.90 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. Bxb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (30. Bxb6 Nxb6 31. Rxb6+ Kc8 32. Rb8+ Kd7 33. Rxc1 Qxc1 34. Qg4 Bc5 35. Qe2 Qa1) 30... Qxc1 { [%eval 0.94] } 31. Qb3?! { (0.94 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31. Qg4 a5 32. h4 Bb4 33. Qxe4 Qxd1+ 34. Kh2 Qxa4 35. Bc3 Qb5 36. Qf4 Qc5) 31... Bd5? { (0.00 → 1.31) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (31... Nc5 32. Qxb6+ Kc8 33. Qb8+ Kd7 34. Qa7+ Kc6 35. Qb6+ Kd7) 32. Qc2 { [%eval 1.29] } 32... Qg5?! { (1.29 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. Qxc2 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (32... Qxc2 33. Bxc2 Kc7 34. f4 a5 35. Kf2 Bb4 36. g4 g5 37. Ke3 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4) 33. f3 { [%eval 1.88] } 33... Qd8 { [%eval 1.84] } 34. Be2 { [%eval 1.6] } 34... Bb7 { [%eval 1.93] } 35. Qb3 { [%eval 1.58] } 35... Nc5 { [%eval 1.58] } 36. Qxb6?? { (1.58 → -3.10) Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (36. Qc4 a5 37. Bf2 Nd7 38. Rb1 Bc5 39. Rd1 Qc7 40. Bxc5 Nxc5 41. Qd4 Bd5) 36... Qxd4+ { [%eval -3.16] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval -3.05] } 37... Be7 { [%eval -3.06] } 38. Rb1 { [%eval -2.95] } 38... Qxe5?? { (-2.95 → -0.85) Blunder. Qxa4 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (38... Qxa4 39. f4 Qd7 40. Bf3 Qc7 41. Qb2 Ka7 42. Qf2 Bxf3 43. gxf3 Qc6 44. Rc1) 39. Bxa6 { [%eval -0.91] } 39... Qxh2?? { (-0.91 → 2.92) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (39... Qd5 40. Bxb7 Nxb7 41. Qb5 Qxb5+ 42. Rxb5 Bc5 43. h4 Kc7 44. h5 Kc6 45. Rb1) 40. Bxb7 { [%eval 2.81] } 40... Qh1+ { [%eval 3.12] } 41. Kf2 { [%eval 3.03] } 41... Bh4+?? { (3.03 → 6.69) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 6.69] } (41... Nd7 42. Bc6+ Nxb6 43. Rxh1 Bc5+ 44. Ke2 Kc7 45. Be8 Kd8 46. Bb5 Nd5 47. Rc1) 42. Ke3 { [%eval 6.65] } 42... Bg5+ { [%eval 6.62] } 43. Kd4 { [%eval 6.0] } 43... Qh4+?? { (6.00 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxb1 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (43... Qxb1 44. Qxb1 Nxb7 45. a5 Bf6+ 46. Kc4 Kc8 47. a6 Nd6+ 48. Kc5 Kd7 49. a7) 44. Be4+ { [%eval #5] } 44... Kc8 { [%eval #5] } 45. Qxc5+ { [%eval #4] } 45... Kd8 { [%eval #2] } 46. Rb8+ { [%eval #2] } 46... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 47. Qc8+ { [%eval #3] } 47... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 48. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0