[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sM42lckM"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Valzioukh"] [Black "Mitcha_Jacobs"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "sM42lckM"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "01:43:04"] [WhiteElo "1083"] [BlackElo "1200"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+107"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } 2. dxc5 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... b6?! { (0.11 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit } (2... e6 3. e4 Bxc5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c3 a6 8. O-O) 3. cxb6 { [%eval 0.9] } 3... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.96] } 4. Nh3 { [%eval 0.56] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.86] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.46] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.78] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.96] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 1.43] } 7. Bc4?! { (1.43 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (7. Qd5 Nf6 8. Qxe5+ Be7 9. Nf4 Nc6 10. Qb5 Qc7 11. Be2 Rb8 12. Qa4 O-O) 7... d6?? { (0.37 → 4.03) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (7... Nf6 8. b4 Be7 9. e4 Bb7 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Be3 Qc6 12. Qd3 h6 13. Nxf7) 8. O-O? { (4.03 → 2.14) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (8. b4 Nf6 9. bxc5 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Bxh3 11. gxh3 O-O 12. Ba3 Qc8 13. Nd2 a5) 8... Bxh3? { (2.14 → 3.75) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (8... Bb7 9. Ng5 Nf6 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. Bc4 Qc6 12. Nf3 a5 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Nbd2) 9. gxh3 { [%eval 3.69] } 9... a5 { [%eval 3.62] } 10. Nd2? { (3.62 → 1.94) Mistake. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. b4 Bxb4 12. cxb4 Nf6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nd5 Qb7 15. Qd1 axb4) 10... Nd7?! { (1.94 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (10... Nf6 11. Qa4+ Nbd7 12. b4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qxe3+ 14. Kh1 O-O 15. Qc2 axb4 16. cxb4) 11. e4?? { (3.13 → 0.83) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (11. Qf3 d5 12. Qxd5 Qg6+ 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. Rg1 Qf5 15. Rxg7 Ngf6 16. Qg2 Rf8) 11... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.89] } 12. Nb3?! { (0.89 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (12. a4 O-O 13. Bb5 Qb7 14. Qf3 Rfe8 15. Kh1 Re7 16. Re1 Nf8 17. Nb3 Ng6) 12... Nxe4?? { (0.20 → 2.77) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (12... O-O 13. Qe2 a4 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. f3 Ne6 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3) 13. Nxc5?? { (2.77 → 0.56) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (13. Qd5 Bxf2+ 14. Kg2 O-O 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bh4 17. Nd2 d5 18. Bb5 Ne8) 13... Ndxc5?? { (0.56 → 2.41) Blunder. Nexc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (13... Nexc5 14. Qd5 O-O 15. Rd1 Qd8 16. Bf1 Qh4 17. Qg2 Ne6 18. Rxd6 Nf6 19. Be3) 14. Qg4?? { (2.41 → -0.17) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (14. Bd5 O-O 15. Qf3 Nf6 16. Bxa8 e4 17. Bxe4 Nfxe4 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Be3 h6) 14... O-O?? { (-0.17 → 1.68) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (14... d5 15. Bxd5 Nf6 16. Qf3 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 O-O 18. b4 Na4 19. Qxe5 Qg6+ 20. Qg5) 15. Be3?? { (1.68 → -0.72) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (15. Bh6 g6 16. Qf3 Kh8 17. b4 axb4 18. Bd5 f5 19. Rab1 b3 20. axb3 Rfe8) 15... Nf6 { [%eval -0.72] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.75] } 16... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.22] } 17. a3?! { (-0.22 → -1.03) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (17. f4 Qc7 18. Qg2 Kh8 19. Rad1 Rab8 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxf7 Qxf7) 17... d5 { [%eval -0.97] } 18. Ba2?! { (-0.97 → -1.66) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (18. b4 dxc4 19. Bxc5 Qe6 20. f4 Rd5 21. Rae1 e4 22. f5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 Qxf5) 18... d4 { [%eval -1.56] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval -1.8] } 19... exd4 { [%eval -1.7] } 20. Bxd4?? { (-1.70 → -4.85) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.85] } (20. Bf4 Rac8 21. Be5 d3 22. Qe3 Nfe4 23. Rad1 Re8 24. Qf4 Qg6+ 25. Kh1 d2) 20... Rxd4 { [%eval -4.91] } 21. h4 { [%eval -5.29] } 21... Rxh4 { [%eval -5.22] } 22. Rad1 { [%eval -5.25] } 22... Rg4+ { [%eval -5.2] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval -5.3] } 23... Qc6+ { [%eval -4.62] } 24. f3 { [%eval -4.57] } 24... Nh5?? { (-4.57 → 3.33) Blunder. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (24... Rg5 25. Rc1 Qe8 26. Qxe8+ Rxe8 27. f4 Rh5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Ncd7 30. Rfd1) 25. Rd2?? { (3.33 → -2.89) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (25. Qe7 Ne6 26. Bd5 Rc4 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Rc1 Rb6 29. Qd7 Rbb8 30. Qc6 g6) 25... Nf4?? { (-2.89 → -0.38) Blunder. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (25... Rg5 26. Qe7 Qf6 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 28. Qxf6 Nxf6 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Nb7 31. Bc4) 26. Rfd1?? { (-0.38 → -5.73) Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -5.73] } (26. Qc4 Rh4 27. b4 Qf6 28. Qxc5 Rh5 29. Qd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 axb4 31. Rd4 g5) 26... h5? { (-5.73 → -3.25) Mistake. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -3.25] } (26... Rg1+ 27. Kxg1 Nxe2+ 28. Rxe2 Ne6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. b4 Qxf3 31. Rde1 Qg4+ 32. Kh1) 27. Qf2? { (-3.25 → -5.59) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -5.59] } (27. Qe3 Ncd3 28. Rxd3 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Rh4 30. Bd5 Qc7 31. Rd2 Rf8 32. Be4 Rb8) 27... Rg2 { [%eval -4.55] } 28. Qe3 { [%eval -4.78] } 28... Rxd2 { [%eval -5.56] } 29. Rxd2 { [%eval -6.04] } 29... Ncd3 { [%eval -5.78] } 30. Bd5 { [%eval -6.73] } 30... Qxd5 { [%eval -6.75] } 31. Rxd3 { [%eval -7.96] } 31... Nxd3 { [%eval -7.9] } 32. b4 { [%eval -11.68] } 32... axb4 { [%eval -11.28] } 33. axb4?! { (-11.28 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (33. Kg1 bxa3 34. Qe7 Qxf3 35. Qh4 Qf2+ 36. Qxf2 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 a2 38. Ke2 a1=Q) 33... Ra1+ { [%eval #-9] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval #-9] } 34... Ra2+ { [%eval #-10] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval #-4] } 35... Nxb4? { (Mate in 4 → -7.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6+ was best. } { [%eval -7.47] } (35... Qd6+ 36. Qe5 Qxe5+ 37. f4 Qxf4+ 38. Kh3 Rxh2#) 36. Qe8+ { [%eval -10.65] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval -10.21] } 37. Qe4+ { [%eval -8.68] } 37... Qxe4 { [%eval -7.12] } 38. fxe4 { [%eval -6.32] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval -6.01] } 39. e5?? { (-6.01 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (39. Kf3 Kh6 40. Ke3 Nc2+ 41. Kd3 Ne1+ 42. Kc4 h4 43. Kc3 Ra1 44. Kd2 g5) 39... Kf5 { [%eval -15.4] } 40. Kh4?! { (-15.40 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (40. h4 Nd5 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Kf2 Rh3 43. Kg2 Nf4+ 44. Kf2 Rxh4 45. Ke3 Nd5+) 40... Rxh2+ { [%eval #-6] } { White resigns. } 0-1