[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mcHFkzIC"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "davegiltinan"] [Black "Catholicity"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mcHFkzIC"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "20:59:19"] [WhiteElo "1655"] [BlackElo "1582"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "D13"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] } { D13 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.24] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nbd7?! { (0.00 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (6... Ne4 7. e3 Nxg5 8. Nxg5 e6 9. f4 Nc6 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Be2) 7. e3 { [%eval 0.5] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.41] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.55] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.96] } 9. Qa4 { [%eval 0.41] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.41] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.49] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.31] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.33] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.47] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.34] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.89] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 1.07] } 13... Qb7 { [%eval 1.59] } 14. Ne5?! { (1.59 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (14. a4) 14... Nh5? { (1.00 → 2.47) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (14... h6 15. Qd1) 15. Bxh7+ { [%eval 2.59] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 2.64] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 2.4] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.98] } 17. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.99] } 17... f5 { [%eval 2.91] } 18. Rab1 { [%eval 2.99] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 3.05] } 19. a4 { [%eval 2.95] } 19... Qf7 { [%eval 3.58] } 20. axb5 { [%eval 3.48] } 20... a5 { [%eval 3.93] } 21. b6 { [%eval 3.93] } 21... Bb7 { [%eval 3.71] } 22. c4 { [%eval 3.02] } 22... Rfc8? { (3.02 → 4.81) Mistake. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 4.81] } (22... dxc4 23. Bxc4 Rfc8 24. Rfc1 Nd7 25. Bc7 Nxb6 26. Bxb6 Be4 27. Qa2 Rab8 28. f3) 23. c5 { [%eval 4.64] } 23... Ng4 { [%eval 5.01] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval 4.97] } 24... Qh5 { [%eval 5.83] } 25. f3 { [%eval 5.79] } 25... g5?! { (5.79 → 8.81) Inaccuracy. Nxh2 was best. } { [%eval 8.81] } (25... Nxh2 26. g4 Nxg4 27. fxg4 Qxg4+ 28. Qg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 a4 30. Kf2 Kg8 31. Rg1) 26. fxg4 { [%eval 8.59] } 26... Qxg4 { [%eval 9.9] } 27. Be5+ { [%eval 9.46] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval 11.65] } 28. Be2?! { (11.65 → 7.28) Inaccuracy. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval 7.28] } (28. Rxf5 exf5 29. Bxf5+ Kh6 30. Bxg4 Rg8 31. Qf5 Raf8 32. Qe6+ Rg6 33. Qe7 Rgg8) 28... Qh4? { (7.28 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (28... Qe4 29. Bd3 Qxe3+ 30. Kh1 Kg6 31. Rfe1 Qe4 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Kg1 a4 34. Bc7) 29. Bg3?? { (Mate in 14 → 6.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval 6.66] } (29. Rxf5 Qe4 30. Qxe4 dxe4 31. Rf7+ Kh6 32. Rbf1 Rg8 33. Rxb7 Rgf8 34. Rxf8 Rxf8) 29... Qe4 { [%eval 6.93] } 30. Qxe4 { [%eval 6.75] } 30... dxe4 { [%eval 6.95] } 31. Ra1 { [%eval 6.4] } 31... g4 { [%eval 7.48] } 32. Be1 { [%eval 6.48] } 32... a4 { [%eval 6.36] } 33. Bb5 { [%eval 6.29] } 33... a3 { [%eval 6.33] } 34. Bb4 { [%eval 6.08] } 34... Rab8 { [%eval 6.69] } 35. Rxa3 { [%eval 6.68] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 7.01] } 36. Bd7 { [%eval 6.89] } 36... Rh8 { [%eval 7.4] } 37. Bxe6 { [%eval 7.23] } 37... Rh5 { [%eval 7.36] } 38. d5 { [%eval 7.54] } 38... Rbh8 { [%eval 8.13] } 39. Bxf5+ { [%eval 8.08] } 39... Rxf5 { [%eval 8.06] } 40. Rxf5 { [%eval 7.91] } 40... Kxf5 { [%eval 7.97] } 41. c6 { [%eval 7.76] } 41... Ke5 { [%eval 7.73] } 42. cxb7 { [%eval 7.42] } 42... Rg8? { (7.42 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } { Black resigns. } (42... Rb8 43. Ra5 Rxb7 44. Rb5 g3 45. Bc3+ Kf5 46. hxg3 Kg4 47. d6 Kxg3 48. Rb1) 1-0