[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/suCADj0f"] [Date "2025.12.12"] [Round "-"] [White "MerrickS"] [Black "RPCX"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "suCADj0f"] [UTCDate "2025.12.12"] [UTCTime "12:00:39"] [WhiteElo "1902"] [BlackElo "1872"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] } { B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.23] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.08] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.18] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.18] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.37] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.41] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.42] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval 0.03] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 13. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] } 13... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.29] } 14. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.29] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.62] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.53] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval 0.51] } 16. a4 { [%eval 0.13] } 16... e5 { [%eval 0.15] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 0.2] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.17] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 18... Nd3 { [%eval 0.64] } 19. Bxd3 { [%eval 0.61] } 19... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.68] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 20... Bc4 { [%eval 0.39] } 21. Qd1 { [%eval 0.35] } 21... h5?! { (0.35 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (21... a5 22. Qd2 h5 23. Bh6 Bf6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Be3 Qc7 26. Rc1 Qd7 27. b3) 22. Rxe8+ { [%eval 1.14] } 22... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.98] } 23. Be3?! { (0.98 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (23. b3 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Qf5 25. Be3 Bd3 26. Rc1 Be4 27. Rc7 b5 28. axb5 axb5) 23... a5 { [%eval 0.21] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 0.3] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval 0.43] } 25. b3 { [%eval 0.4] } 25... Ba6 { [%eval 0.34] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 0.4] } 26... b5 { [%eval 0.63] } 27. axb5 { [%eval 0.54] } 27... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.68] } 28. Nd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 28... Qb6?? { (0.33 → 3.31) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.31] } (28... Qc5) 29. Nf5 { [%eval 3.25] } 29... Qxb3?! { (3.25 → 4.85) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (29... d4 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Bd3 33. Rxa5 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Rf1 35. Ra2) 30. Nxg7 { [%eval 4.82] } 30... Kxg7 { [%eval 4.83] } 31. Bd4+ { [%eval 5.15] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 5.88] } 32. Qf4 { [%eval 5.75] } 32... Qb7 { [%eval 7.09] } 33. Qf6 { [%eval 7.06] } 33... Rg8 { [%eval 6.77] } 34. Re1 { [%eval 6.37] } 34... Bb5?? { (6.37 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be2 was best. } { [%eval #17] } (34... Be2 35. g4 Bf3 36. Qxf3 f5 37. Qf4 a4 38. Qd6 Rg7 39. Bxg7 Qxg7 40. Re7) 35. Re7 { [%eval #16] } 35... Qxe7 { [%eval #16] } 36. Qxe7 { [%eval #16] } 36... Be8 { [%eval #16] } 37. g4 { [%eval #8] } 37... a4 { [%eval #13] } 38. g5 { [%eval #12] } 38... a3 { [%eval #6] } 39. Qxa3 { [%eval #5] } 39... Bd7 { [%eval #5] } 40. Qe7 { [%eval #4] } 40... Be6 { [%eval #4] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval #4] } 41... Ra8 { [%eval #4] } 42. Qf6 { [%eval #3] } 42... Rg8 { [%eval #3] } 43. h4 { [%eval #2] } 43... Rg7 { [%eval #1] } 44. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0