[Event "MaxStranger7 vs norbertgy"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025-12-22"] [Round "-"] [White "MaxStranger7"] [Black "norbertgy"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xDBvW8Hb"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "1944"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.06] } 3. b4 { [%eval -0.36] } 3... cxb4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.16] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.19] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.09] } 8... a6?! { (0.09 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (8... Qa5 9. Nf3) 9. Nc4 { [%eval 0.62] } 9... b5?? { (0.62 → 3.16) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (9... Rb8 10. Bf4 e5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Ngf3 Nge7 13. Bd3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5 15. Qe2) 10. Nb6 { [%eval 3.58] } 10... Qe6+ { [%eval 3.86] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 3.92] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 3.9] } 12. d5 { [%eval 3.52] } 12... Qf6 { [%eval 4.18] } 13. Nxc8 { [%eval 4.09] } 13... Rxc8 { [%eval 5.09] } 14. dxc6 { [%eval 4.66] } 14... Qxc3+ { [%eval 4.94] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 4.88] } 15... Qxc6 { [%eval 4.54] } 16. Bf3?! { (4.54 → 3.48) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.48] } (16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Bf3 Qd6 18. Rc1 Nf6 19. Rc6 Qe5+ 20. Ne2 e6 21. Bc3 Qg5) 16... Qc4?! { (3.48 → 4.56) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (16... Qd7 17. Ne2 Nf6 18. O-O e5 19. Ng3 Be7 20. Rxa6 O-O 21. Be3 Qxd1 22. Rxd1) 17. Ne2 { [%eval 4.52] } 17... Rd8?! { (4.52 → 6.48) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 6.48] } (17... e5 18. O-O Bc5 19. Rc1 Qe6 20. Bb7 Rc7 21. Ba5 Rd7 22. Rxc5 Ne7 23. Qa1) 18. Rc1 { [%eval 6.28] } { White wins. } 1-0