[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vr4iTVbm"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "FabianoCaruana_2810"] [Black "BROCHERO"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "vr4iTVbm"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "14:05:26"] [WhiteElo "1205"] [BlackElo "1271"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3600+30"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } { D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 2... Be6 { [%eval 0.44] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.43] } 4. Qd2 { [%eval 0.41] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.75] } 6. e3?! { (0.75 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (6. dxc5 Nd7 7. O-O-O Ngf6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. e4 Nxc5 10. exd5 Bd7 11. d6 e6) 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.5] } 7... Bf5?? { (0.50 → 3.80) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.8] } (7... Nc6 8. h4 Nf6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. f3 Bd7 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. g4 e5 13. Nb3) 8. O-O-O { [%eval 3.25] } 8... e5 { [%eval 3.57] } 9. Nxf5 { [%eval 3.45] } 9... gxf5 { [%eval 3.3] } 10. Qxd5 { [%eval 3.19] } 10... Nd7? { (3.19 → 5.10) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.1] } (10... Nc6 11. Qc4 Qa5 12. Bg5 Nge7 13. Qb5 f6 14. Bh4 O-O 15. Rd7 Qxb5 16. Bxb5) 11. Bb5 { [%eval 4.63] } 11... exf4 { [%eval 4.55] } 12. Bxd7+ { [%eval 4.11] } 12... Kf8 { [%eval 4.05] } 13. exf4 { [%eval 4.07] } 13... Bh6?! { (4.07 → 5.29) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 5.29] } (13... Qc7 14. Qxf5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. fxe5 Ne7 18. g3 h5 19. Ba4) 14. g3 { [%eval 5.34] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 6.77] } 15. Rhe1 { [%eval 6.64] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 7.08] } 16. Qxf5 { [%eval 6.42] } 16... Rd8?? { (6.42 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (16... Qd8 17. Qe5 Bg7 18. Ba4 Qb8 19. Qe7+ Kg8 20. Bb3 Qf8 21. Qxb7 h5 22. Re7) 17. Rxe7 { [%eval #7] } 17... Kxe7 { [%eval #1] } 18. Nd5+?! { (Mate in 1 → 12.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc5# was best. } { [%eval 12.75] } (18. Qc5#) 18... Nxd5 { [%eval 9.67] } 19. Rxd5 { [%eval 8.8] } 19... Rhe8 { [%eval 10.81] } 20. Bxe8 { [%eval 9.88] } 20... Rxe8? { (9.88 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (20... Rxd5 21. Qxf7+ Kd8 22. Qxd5+ Kxe8 23. Qe6+ Kd8 24. Qxh6 b5 25. Qf8+ Kc7 26. Qf7+) 21. Qxh7? { (Mate in 2 → 9.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd7+ was best. } { [%eval 9.92] } (21. Rd7+ Kf8 22. Qxf7#) 21... Ke6? { (9.92 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (21... Bg5 22. Rxg5 Kd7 23. Qxf7+ Re7 24. Rd5+ Kc6 25. Qxe7 Kxd5 26. Qd7+ Kc5 27. Qxb7) 22. Ra5? { (Mate in 3 → 9.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.47] } (22. Qf5+ Ke7 23. Rd7+ Kf8 24. Qxf7#) 22... Kd7 { [%eval 10.11] } 23. Qxh6 { [%eval 9.85] } 23... Re1+ { [%eval 10.0] } 24. Kd2 { [%eval 9.92] } 24... Re6 { [%eval 9.64] } 25. Qh3 { [%eval 9.61] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 10.22] } 26. Rxa7 { [%eval 10.06] } 26... Rd6+ { [%eval 9.87] } 27. Kc3 { [%eval 9.67] } 27... Rc6+ { [%eval 12.11] } 28. Kd4 { [%eval 10.48] } 28... Rd6+ { [%eval 11.67] } 29. Kc5 { [%eval 11.98] } 29... Rc6+ { Black offers draw } { [%eval 10.13] } 30. Kd5 { [%eval 14.18] } 30... Rd6+ { [%eval 10.33] } 31. Ke4 { [%eval 9.83] } 31... Rb6 { [%eval 9.92] } 32. Qh4+ { [%eval 9.59] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 82.51] } 33. Qh8 { [%eval 81.54] } 33... Rb4+ { [%eval 66.01] } 34. Kf3 { [%eval 12.79] } 34... Kc7 { [%eval 13.49] } 35. Qc3+ { [%eval #9] } 35... Kb6 { [%eval #9] } 36. Qxb4+ { [%eval #9] } 36... Kxa7 { [%eval #9] } 37. h4 { [%eval #10] } 37... Kb8 { [%eval #6] } 38. h5 { [%eval #6] } 38... Kc8 { [%eval #5] } 39. h6 { [%eval #5] } 39... Kd8 { [%eval #3] } 40. h7 { [%eval #4] } 40... Ke8 { [%eval #2] } 41. h8=Q+ { [%eval #2] } 41... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 42. Qxb7+ { [%eval #1] } { White wins on time. } 1-0