[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vE8fhpzH"] [Date "2025.02.15"] [White "RabbieR"] [Black "Nestor3690"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "vE8fhpzH"] [UTCDate "2025.02.15"] [UTCTime "07:00:59"] [WhiteElo "1893"] [BlackElo "1854"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "E32"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 { E32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation } O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 b6 8. Bg5 Bb7 9. c5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 Nc6?! { (0.49 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (11... c6 12. Ne5 bxc5 13. Qxc5 Qd8 14. b4 a5 15. b5 a4 16. Rb1 Nd7 17. Nxd7) 12. b4 Ne7?! { (0.85 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (12... a6 13. Rc1) 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14. c6 Bc8 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. b5?! { (1.89 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (16. h4 Nxh4 17. f4 Qe7 18. g3 Nf5 19. g4 f6 20. Ng6 Qe8 21. gxf5 exf5) 16... Nd6?! { (1.02 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (16... a6 17. a4 axb5 18. axb5 Rxa1+ 19. Qxa1 Qe7 20. O-O f6 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Nd3) 17. a4 a5 18. f3 Nf5 19. Qd2?! { (2.49 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (19. O-O Qg5 20. f4 Qh4 21. Rf3 Qe7 22. g4 Nh4 23. Rg3 f6 24. Ng6 Nxg6) 19... Qh4+ 20. Kd1 Qg5 21. f4 Qe7?! { (1.34 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Qxg2 was best. } (21... Qxg2) 22. g4 Nd6?! { (2.23 → 2.92) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } (22... Nh4 23. Kc2 f6 24. Ng6 Nxg6 25. Bxg6 e5 26. f5 Kf8 27. Kb3 Qd6 28. Rag1) 23. h4?! { (2.92 → 2.00) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } (23. Rg1 g5 24. h4 f6 25. Ng6 Qh7 26. Qg2 Ne4 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Qxe4 gxf4) 23... Qe8? { (2.00 → 3.51) Mistake. f6 was best. } (23... f6 24. Ng6 Qf7 25. Qg2 Ne4 26. h5 e5 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Rf1 Bxg4+ 29. Qxg4) 24. h5?! { (3.51 → 2.17) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (24. g5 Kf8 25. h5 Qe7 26. Kc2 Nf5 27. Rh3 Qd6 28. Kb3 Ke7 29. Rg1 Re8) 24... Qe7? { (2.17 → 3.77) Mistake. f6 was best. } (24... f6) 25. Ke2 Ne4?! { (3.25 → 4.80) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (25... f6 26. Ng6 Qe8 27. Rag1 e5 28. dxe5 Ne4 29. Qb2 f5 30. gxf5 Bxf5 31. Nh4) 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Qc2 f6 28. Ng6 Qf7 29. Qxe4 e5 30. f5 exd4 31. Rhd1 Qc4+ 32. Kf3 Qc3 33. Qd3 Bxf5 34. gxf5 Qxd3 35. Rxd3 dxe3 36. Rxe3 Re8?! { (6.08 → 8.83) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } (36... Rd2 37. Rae1 Kh7 38. Re7 Rg8 39. Rxc7 Ra2 40. Ree7 Ra3+ 41. Ke4 Rxa4+ 42. Kd5) 37. Rae1 Rxe3+ 38. Rxe3 Ra7? { (8.80 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } (38... Kh7 39. Re7 Rd8 40. Rd7 Re8 41. Rxc7 Re1 42. Rd7 Rf1+ 43. Ke2 Rxf5 44. c7) 39. Re8+ Kf7 40. Rf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0