[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pdLUiCJ7"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Zander237"] [Black "AENikitin"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "pdLUiCJ7"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "21:37:04"] [WhiteElo "1586"] [BlackElo "1558"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+39"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+20"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.27] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.2] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 7... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.32] } 8... e5?! { (0.32 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (8... a6 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. Be2 Be7 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxe5 Qb8 13. Qxb8+ Rxb8 14. Bf3) 9. Qd3 { [%eval 1.04] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.02] } 10. Bxf7+?? { (1.02 → -3.55) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.55] } (10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Be3 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bc4 h6 15. a4) 10... Kxf7 { [%eval -3.45] } 11. f4 { [%eval -3.57] } 11... Rf8 { [%eval -3.47] } 12. fxe5 { [%eval -4.01] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval -3.94] } 13. Qg3 { [%eval -4.01] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval -3.61] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -3.62] } 14... Qc7?? { (-3.62 → -0.53) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (14... Kg8 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Rf5 Rf7 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Bc6 20. Nd5) 15. Nd5 { [%eval -0.79] } 15... Qc6?! { (-0.79 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (15... Qd7 16. Rad1 Qe6 17. Nc7 Qc6 18. Nxa8 Be6 19. Rd3 Rxa8 20. Qxe5 Kg8 21. Rc3) 16. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.44] } 16... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.62] } 17. Qf2?? { (0.62 → -3.93) Blunder. Qxg7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.93] } (17. Qxg7+ Rf7 18. Qg3 Be6 19. Bg5 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Raf8 21. Qh4 Bc4 22. Rf5 Qd4) 17... Qxe4?? { (-3.93 → -0.57) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (17... Kf7 18. Bc5 Re8 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Qe3 Rad8 21. Rde1 Bc4 22. Rxf6+ Qxf6 23. b3) 18. Bc5+ { [%eval -0.67] } 18... Ke8?? { (-0.67 → 1.14) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (18... Kf7 19. Rae1 Qc6 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Rxe5 Bd7 22. Qd4 Qb6 23. Rf4 h6 24. h3) 19. Bxf8?? { (1.14 → -0.99) Blunder. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (19. Rae1 Qd5 20. c4 Qd8 21. Rxe5+ Kf7 22. Rd5 Qc7 23. Qh4 h6) 19... Kxf8 { [%eval -1.03] } 20. Qc5+ { [%eval -1.1] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval -0.76] } 21. Rae1 { [%eval -0.84] } 21... Qd4+ { [%eval -0.82] } 22. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.91] } 22... exd4 { [%eval -0.87] } 23. Re4?! { (-0.87 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (23. Rd1 Be6 24. Rxd4 Rc8 25. Rd2 Bc4 26. Rf3 Re8 27. b3 Bb5 28. c4 Bc6) 23... Be6?! { (-1.52 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (23... d3 24. Rc4 Kg8 25. cxd3 Bd7 26. Rd4 Bc6 27. Re1 h6 28. h3 Bd5 29. a4) 24. a3?? { (-0.67 → -2.68) Blunder. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (24. Rxd4 Rc8 25. Rd2 Bc4 26. Rf3 Bb5 27. Re3 a6 28. b3 Rc7 29. c4 Bc6) 24... Rd8 { [%eval -2.6] } 25. g4?! { (-2.60 → -4.04) Inaccuracy. Ref4 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (25. Ref4 d3 26. R4f2 dxc2 27. Rxc2 Kg6 28. h3 Bf5 29. Rcc1 Be4 30. Rfd1 Rf8) 25... Ke7 { [%eval -4.09] } 26. Ref4 { [%eval -4.35] } 26... Bxg4 { [%eval -3.48] } 27. h3?! { (-3.48 → -4.68) Inaccuracy. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval -4.68] } (27. Re1+ Kf7 28. Ree4 d3 29. cxd3 Rxd3 30. Rxg4 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Rd2+) 27... Bxh3 { [%eval -4.63] } 28. R4f3?! { (-4.63 → -6.46) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -6.46] } (28. Rd1 Rd5 29. Rfxd4 Rg5+ 30. Kh2 Bd7 31. c4 Bc6 32. b4 a6 33. R1d2 Rh5+) 28... Bxf1 { [%eval -6.58] } 29. Kxf1 { [%eval -6.5] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval -6.49] } 30. Rf2 { [%eval -6.76] } 30... h6 { [%eval -6.46] } 31. Re2+ { [%eval -6.85] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval -6.39] } 32. Rd2 { [%eval -6.43] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval -6.44] } 33. c4 { [%eval -7.4] } 33... Ne4 { [%eval -7.11] } 34. Rd3 { [%eval -7.04] } 34... Ke6 { [%eval -7.17] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval -7.28] } 35... Ke5 { [%eval -7.29] } 36. Rb3 { [%eval -7.43] } 36... b6 { [%eval -7.24] } 37. Rb5+ { [%eval -8.23] } 37... Nc5 { [%eval -8.03] } 38. a4 { [%eval -8.77] } 38... Ke4 { [%eval -7.55] } 39. b3 { [%eval -8.48] } 39... Rf8 { [%eval -9.68] } 40. b4 { [%eval -7.27] } 40... Nxa4 { [%eval -7.05] } 41. Rd5? { (-7.05 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh5 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (41. Rh5 Nc3+ 42. Ke1 Kd3 43. c5 Re8+ 44. Kf2 Kc4 45. cxb6 axb6 46. Rh4 Nb5) 41... Nc3+ { [%eval #-10] } { White resigns. } 0-1