[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rXVL5nYx"] [Date "2025.04.25"] [White "AnttiM2"] [Black "jamesoreilly"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "rXVL5nYx"] [UTCDate "2025.04.25"] [UTCTime "13:04:55"] [WhiteElo "1762"] [BlackElo "1694"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+26"] [BlackRatingDiff "-123"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.06] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.26] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.21] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.14] } 8. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.04] } 8... axb4 { [%eval -0.03] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.55] } 9... Nf6?! { (-0.55 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (9... Qf6 10. Qc2) 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.25] } 10... d5 { [%eval -0.24] } 11. exd5 { [%eval -0.26] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval -0.3] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.31] } 12... d4?! { (-0.31 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (12... O-O 13. Nd2) 13. Re1 { [%eval -0.21] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.19] } 14. h3?! { (0.19 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (14. Qb3 Qe7) 14... O-O { [%eval -0.46] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval -0.52] } 15... Qb6? { (-0.52 → 0.91) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (15... Nh5 16. Nd2) 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.93] } 16... Qc6 { [%eval 0.98] } 17. f3? { (0.98 → -0.15) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (17. Ne4 bxa3 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Be4 Qxe4 20. Rxe4 Bxe4 21. bxa3 Rfd8 22. c5 Rac8) 17... bxa3 { [%eval 0.05] } 18. Rxa3 { [%eval 0.01] } 18... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.27] } 19. Qxa3 { [%eval 0.21] } 19... Ra8 { [%eval 0.18] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval -0.18] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval -0.21] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -0.47] } 21... Qg3?! { (-0.47 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (21... Nh5) 22. Rb1 { [%eval -0.13] } 22... Ra5?! { (-0.13 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (22... Qg5 23. c5) 23. Ne4?! { (0.64 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (23. c5 Bd5) 23... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] } 24. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.32] } 24... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.31] } 25. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.33] } 25... Qd6 { [%eval 0.44] } 26. Qd3 { [%eval 0.12] } 26... Rg5? { (0.12 → 1.29) Mistake. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (26... Ra4 27. Qc2) 27. Rd1 { [%eval 1.41] } 27... e5 { [%eval 1.35] } 28. Qe4?! { (1.35 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (28. f4) 28... h6 { [%eval 0.94] } 29. Qa8+?! { (0.94 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (29. h4 Rh5 30. b4 Qf6 31. Ra1 g6 32. g3 Rf5 33. Kg2 h5 34. Ra8+ Kh7) 29... Kh7 { [%eval 0.13] } 30. Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30... f5 { [%eval 0.42] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval 0.22] } 31... Qc5 { [%eval 0.04] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval 0.05] } 32... Rh5 { [%eval 0.51] } 33. Rb1 { [%eval 0.61] } 33... g6?? { (0.61 → 2.56) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (33... Qe7 34. b4) 34. b4 { White offers draw } { [%eval 2.4] } 34... Qc7 { [%eval 3.0] } 35. c5 { [%eval 2.84] } 35... Rh4? { (2.84 → 4.60) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 4.6] } (35... e4 36. fxe4 Qg3 37. c6 d3 38. Qa2 Kg7 39. exf5 gxf5 40. Qd2 Rxh3+ 41. gxh3) 36. b5 { [%eval 4.78] } 36... e4 { [%eval 4.43] } 37. b6 { [%eval 4.93] } 37... Qb8 { [%eval 5.67] } 38. c6 { [%eval 5.64] } 38... d3 { [%eval 6.2] } 39. Qc4 { [%eval 5.75] } 39... exf3 { [%eval 6.45] } { Black resigns. } 1-0