[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uIEFlaSz"] [Date "2026.01.07"] [Round "-"] [White "betolini"] [Black "littleejohny"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "uIEFlaSz"] [UTCDate "2026.01.07"] [UTCTime "16:58:36"] [WhiteElo "2227"] [BlackElo "1972"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: King's Indian Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d3 { C00 French Defense: King's Indian Attack } d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. dxe4 Nf6 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O?! { (0.51 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (8... Nd7 9. Qe2) 9. O-O?! { (1.09 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (9. e5 Nd7 10. Qe2 Kh8 11. h4 h6 12. h5 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bd3 Nc5) 9... Ng4 10. Qc2 Nge5 11. Ba2?! { (0.50 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (11. Be2 Qe8 12. b4 Bd7 13. Rd1 f6 14. a5 Rd8 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. f4 Nf7) 11... Qd3 12. Bb1 Rd8 13. b4 Qxc2 14. Bxc2 Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Bf6 16. Ra3 b6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Be7 19. Raa1 Bg4 20. Nd2 Be6 21. Rfd1 f6 22. f3 Kf7 23. Bb3?? { (-0.12 → -2.39) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } (23. Kf2) 23... Rd3 24. Bxe6+ Kxe6 25. Nf1 Rxc3 26. Rac1?! { (-2.28 → -3.33) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (26. Bd2 Rd3 27. Rac1 Kd7 28. Ne3 Bd6 29. Nd5 Nd4 30. Kf1 Nb3 31. Rc2 a5) 26... Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Nxb4? { (-3.13 → -1.39) Mistake. Kd7 was best. } (27... Kd7 28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 Nb4 30. Ng3 Ra5 31. Nf5 Bf8 32. h4 Rxb5 33. Rd1+) 28. Rxc7 Rb8 29. Ng3 g6 30. f4 Bd6?! { (-1.96 → -1.32) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } (30... exf4 31. Bxf4 Rd8 32. Be3 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 h5 34. Rc8 h4 35. Nf1 Ra1 36. Bxb6) 31. f5+ gxf5 32. exf5+ Kd5 33. Rxh7 b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. Nh5 Nc2? { (-1.36 → -0.11) Mistake. Kc6 was best. } (35... Kc6) 36. Nxf6+ Kc4 37. Ba7 Rf8 38. Ne4 Ba3? { (0.10 → 1.56) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } (38... Bb4) 39. g4?! { (1.56 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Rc7+ was best. } { Black resigns. } (39. Rc7+ Kd3 40. Nf2+ Kd2 41. f6 Nd4 42. h4 Ra8 43. Ng4 Ne6 44. Rd7+ Ke2) 1-0