[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/kSXbXMtK"] [Date "2026.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "gladiatorIII"] [Black "Shandor60"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "kSXbXMtK"] [UTCDate "2026.02.25"] [UTCTime "10:44:45"] [WhiteElo "1408"] [BlackElo "1286"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } { C23 Bishop's Opening } 2... Qe7?! { (0.03 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (2... Nf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. d3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Na4 Bb4+ 7. c3) 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.83] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.79] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.76] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.92] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.82] } 5... Be6 { [%eval 0.97] } 6. Bxe6 { [%eval 1.16] } 6... Qxe6 { [%eval 1.3] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.77] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 1.2] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.16] } 8... c6 { [%eval 1.24] } 9. Nc3?! { (1.24 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (9. Ne3 Qc7 10. d4 Nd7 11. c4 g6 12. b4 Ngf6 13. Bb2 Bg7 14. c5 Nxe4) 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.55] } 10... exd4? { (0.55 → 1.84) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (10... Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Qd2 Be7 13. Nh4 g6 14. Bh6 exd4 15. Qxd4 Nc5 16. Nf3) 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.55] } 11... d5? { (1.55 → 3.14) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (11... g6 12. Nf3 Na6 13. Re1 Nc7 14. Qd4 Bg7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Qxe5+ Ne6 17. Bg5) 12. Re1 { [%eval 3.17] } 12... Bd6?! { (3.17 → 4.67) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 4.67] } (12... Be7 13. e5 Ne4 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qe5 O-O 18. Nxe6) 13. e5 { [%eval 4.54] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval 5.28] } 14. Rxe5+ { [%eval 5.35] } 14... Kf8 { [%eval 5.22] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 4.91] } 15... Na6 { [%eval 5.28] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval 5.17] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 5.26] } 17. Rxe8+ { [%eval 4.93] } 17... Qxe8 { [%eval 5.78] } 18. Nf5 { [%eval 5.56] } 18... Rg8?? { (5.56 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (18... Qe6 19. Bd6+ Kg8 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21. Ba3 Ke8 22. Nf5 Rg8 23. Kf1 Ne4 24. Nxe4) 19. Qg3?? { (Mate in 12 → 5.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.69] } (19. Bd6+ Qe7 20. Bxe7+ Ke8 21. Bxf6 Nc7 22. Qf4 Kd7 23. Qd6+ Kc8 24. Ne7+ Kb8) 19... g6?? { (5.69 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (19... Qe6 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Bd6+ Ke8 22. Re1+ Kd8 23. Re7 Qxe7 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Nf5+) 20. Bh6+ { [%eval #6] } 20... Rg7 { [%eval #6] } 21. Nxg7? { (Mate in 6 → 9.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.66] } (21. Qd6+ Kg8 22. Qxf6 Qf8 23. Bxg7 gxf5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Re1 Nc7 26. Qh8#) 21... Kg8? { (9.66 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (21... Qd7 22. Nh5+ Ke7 23. Nxf6 Qe6 24. Qh4 Kd8 25. Nfxd5+ Kc8 26. Ne7+ Kb8 27. Nxg6) 22. Nxe8 { [%eval #5] } 22... Nxe8 { [%eval #5] } 23. Re1 { [%eval #4] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval #3] } 24. Qd6 { [%eval #2] } 24... d4 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qd8+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Ne8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0