[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vgL384Hg"] [Date "2024.03.25"] [White "chess4chess4game"] [Black "wanderingeigeas"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.03.25"] [UTCTime "13:59:18"] [WhiteElo "1942"] [BlackElo "1950"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bd6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Bd3 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 Bf5 10. Bg3 Qc7 11. Re1 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Ng6 13. Re3 Na6 14. a3 Bxg3 15. hxg3 Qb6 16. b3 Nc7 17. a4 Na6 18. Rae1 Nb4?! { (0.50 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } (18... Nc7 19. Qf5) 19. Qd2 Kf7?! { (0.92 → 1.72) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } (19... Na6 20. Na2) 20. Ne2 Rfe8 21. Nf4 Rxe3?! { (1.81 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. Nxf4 was best. } (21... Nxf4 22. gxf4 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc7 24. c3 Na6 25. Qe6+ Kf8 26. b4 Rd8 27. Qh3 Kg8 28. Nh4) 22. Qxe3 Nxc2?? { (2.54 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf4 was best. } (22... Nxf4 23. Qe7+ Kg8 24. gxf4 Nxc2 25. Qe6+ Kf8 26. Qd6+ Kg8 27. Re7 Qd8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rxb7) 23. Qe6+ Kf8 24. Qd7?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxg6+ was best. } (24. Nxg6+ hxg6 25. Nh4 Nxe1 26. Nxg6#) 24... Nxe1?? { (5.87 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } (24... c5 25. Ne6+ Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Nxd4 27. Qxb7 Nxe6 28. Qxa8+ Kf7 29. Qxd5 Ne7 30. Qb7 a5 31. Kh1) 25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0