[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nvXViWdZ"] [Date "2025.09.18"] [Round "-"] [White "EllipticDad"] [Black "Paulze2000"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "nvXViWdZ"] [UTCDate "2025.09.18"] [UTCTime "16:30:06"] [WhiteElo "1976"] [BlackElo "1951"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-25"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 { D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation } 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. h3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. a3 Re8 13. b4 Nf8 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Bh2 N6d7?! { (0.38 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (15... a5) 16. f4 f6 17. Nxd7?! { (1.28 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (17. Nf3 b5 18. Nh4 Nb6 19. Nf5 Bc8 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. f5 Qd7 22. a4 Nc4) 17... Qxd7 18. Rf3 c5 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Nb5 Be7 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Nd4 Rxe3? { (0.22 → 1.80) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } (22... Bxd4 23. exd4 a5 24. f5 Ba6 25. Bg3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Rac8 27. Rb1 Rc4 28. Kh2) 23. Bf5?? { (1.80 → -4.02) Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } (23. Rxe3 Bxd4 24. Bh7+ Kxh7 25. Qxd4 Rc8 26. Rae1 Ng6 27. Bg3 Rc6 28. Kh2 h5) 23... Qe7?? { (-4.02 → -1.03) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } (23... Re1+ 24. Qxe1 Bxd4+ 25. Kh1 Qxf5 26. Rb3 Bb6 27. Qe7 Ba6 28. a4 d4 29. Rg3) 24. Kf2?? { (-1.03 → -4.41) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (24. Kh1) 24... Re8 25. Kg3 Re1? { (-3.98 → -2.34) Mistake. g6 was best. } (25... g6 26. Bc2 Qc7 27. Nb5 Qb6 28. Rb1 Re1 29. Nc3 Rxd1 30. Rxb6 axb6 31. Nxd1) 26. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rxe1 28. Nc2?! { (-2.15 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } (28. Rb3) 28... Rd1 29. Rb3 Ba6 30. Ne3 Rd2 31. Bg1 d4 32. Nf1?! { (-3.37 → -5.26) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (32. Ng4 Bd6) 32... Bxf1 33. Kf3?! { (-4.76 → -7.47) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } (33. Be4 Bd6 34. Bd5+ Kh8 35. Rb1 Ba6 36. Re1 Re2 37. Rxe2 Bxe2 38. Bxd4 a5) 33... Bxg2+ 34. Kg3 Bf1 35. Rb8 Kf7 36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Kh4?! { (-5.19 → -8.32) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } (37. Be4 h5 38. h4 Bd6 39. Rxa7 g5 40. hxg5 fxg5 41. Bd5+ Kh8 42. Rf7 Ng6) 37... Rg2 38. Bxd4? { (-8.23 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } (38. Rb8 Rxg1 39. Rb1 d3 40. Rxf1 Rxf1 41. Bxd3 Rxf4+ 42. Kg3 Rd4 43. Be2 Kh7) 38... Bxd4 39. Rb8 Bf2+ 40. Kh5 Be2+ 41. Bg4 Bxg4+ 42. hxg4 Rh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1