[Event "Take Take Take Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/y43JK2q2"] [Date "2026.04.08"] [Round "-"] [White "VerdeNotte"] [Black "MatthewG-p4p"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "y43JK2q2"] [UTCDate "2026.04.08"] [UTCTime "21:17:56"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2825"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... g5? { (0.10 → 1.21) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } { A04 Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit } (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6) 2. g3?! { (1.21 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (2. Nxg5 d5 3. g3 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e5 6. c4 dxc4) 2... g4 { [%eval 0.52] } 3. Ne5?! { (0.52 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (3. Nh4 c5 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 d4 7. d3 e5) 3... d6 { [%eval -0.21] } 4. Nd3 { [%eval -0.37] } 4... h5 { [%eval -0.21] } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.34] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval -0.57] } 6. hxg4 { [%eval -0.55] } 6... Bxg4 { [%eval -0.51] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -0.56] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.38] } 8. Nc3?! { (-0.38 → -1.31) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -1.31] } (8. c3 Qd7 9. Qb3 O-O-O 10. Qxf7 Bh6 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. Nb4 Nxb4 13. cxb4) 8... Qd7?! { (-1.31 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (8... e5 9. b4 h4 10. Bb2 h3 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Nge7 13. b5 Nd4 14. Ne4) 9. Nf4?! { (-0.51 → -1.28) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -1.28] } (9. f3 Be6 10. Nf4 O-O-O 11. e3 f5 12. d4 Bf7 13. d5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Ne5) 9... O-O-O { [%eval -0.85] } 10. d3 { [%eval -1.14] } 10... e5 { [%eval -1.11] } 11. Nfd5 { [%eval -1.06] } 11... Nge7?! { (-1.06 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (11... Kb8 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Qd2 f6 14. Be3 Nd4 15. O-O-O c6 16. f3 Be6 17. Nf4) 12. Bg5 { [%eval -0.52] } 12... Rde8?! { (-0.52 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. Rdf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (12... Rdf8 13. Bf6 Bxf6 14. Nxf6 Qe6 15. Nfd5 h4 16. Rxh4 Rxh4 17. gxh4 Rg8 18. Nxe7+) 13. Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.09] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 14... Rhg8 { [%eval 0.25] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.26] } 15... Be6? { (0.26 → 1.52) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (15... d5 16. Bh4 Rg6 17. O-O-O d4 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Kb1 Ncb4 20. a3 Na6 21. Rc1) 16. Rxh5 { [%eval 1.6] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval 1.46] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 1.53] } 17... Kb8 { [%eval 1.76] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 1.47] } 18... d5 { [%eval 1.56] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 1.41] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval 1.58] } 20. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.42] } 20... fxe6 { [%eval 1.79] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval 1.62] } 21... Ref8 { [%eval 1.78] } 22. Rdh1 { [%eval 1.55] } 22... Nfd4 { [%eval 2.13] } 23. e3 { [%eval 1.37] } 23... Nf5?! { (1.37 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (23... Nf3 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 25. Qe2 Rf7 26. Kb1 b6 27. a3 Kb7 28. f3 a5 29. g4) 24. e4 { [%eval 2.09] } 24... Nfd4 { [%eval 2.01] } 25. c3?! { (2.01 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (25. Be3 Nf3 26. Qd1 dxe4 27. dxe4 Ncd4 28. Bxf3 Nxf3 29. Qxd6 cxd6 30. Rh7 d5) 25... Nb5?! { (1.23 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (25... Nf3 26. Bxf3 Rxf3 27. Qe2 Rf7 28. Rh8 Rff8 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Rh5 Qf8 31. exd5) 26. Rh6?? { (2.22 → -0.16) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (26. exd5 exd5 27. Kb1 a6 28. f4 Qc5 29. a4 Na3+ 30. bxa3 d4 31. c4 Qxa3) 26... d4 { [%eval -0.19] } 27. c4 { [%eval -0.67] } 27... Qc5?? { (-0.67 → 1.60) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (27... Nc3 28. Rf6 Rxf6 29. Bxf6 Qf8 30. Bg5 Nxa2+ 31. Kd1 Nc3+ 32. Ke1 a5 33. Bh6) 28. Rxe6?! { (1.60 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (28. Kd1 Nd6 29. Bf6 Nf7 30. Rh7 Nd6 31. Bh4 b5 32. cxb5 Qxb5 33. Ke2 Nb7) 28... Nc3 { [%eval 0.92] } 29. a3 { [%eval 0.87] } 29... Na5 { [%eval 0.58] } 30. Kc2?? { (0.58 → -2.73) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -2.73] } (30. b4 Nb3+ 31. Kc2 Nxd2 32. bxc5 Rxg5 33. Rf6 Rgg8 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Kxd2 Rxf2+) 30... Nc6?? { (-2.73 → 1.49) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (30... Nxc4 31. dxc4 Qxc4 32. Kc1 Nb5+ 33. Qc2 Qxe6 34. f4 Rh8 35. Rxh8 Rxh8 36. Bh4) 31. bxc3?? { (1.49 → -2.07) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (31. Be7 Qa5 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Rxc6 Qa4+ 34. Kc1 Na2+ 35. Kb1 Qb3 36. Ka1 bxc6) 31... dxc3?? { (-2.07 → 0.00) Blunder. Qxa3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31... Qxa3 32. Rxc6 Rxf2 33. Qxf2 Qa2+ 34. Kc1 Qxf2 35. Rg6 Rc8 36. Bh3 dxc3 37. Bxc8) 32. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... bxc6?? { (0.00 → 4.74) Blunder. Qxa3 was best. } { [%eval 4.74] } (32... Qxa3 33. Qxc3 Rxf2+ 34. Bd2 Qa2+ 35. Kc1 bxc6 36. Bh3 Rxd2 37. Be6 Rd8 38. Qxd2) 33. Be3 { [%eval 4.45] } 33... cxd2?! { (4.45 → 5.76) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 5.76] } (33... Qa5 34. Qxc3 Qa6 35. Kd1 Ka8 36. Ke2 Rb8 37. Rd1 Qa4 38. Bh3 Rb3 39. Qxe5) 34. Bxc5 { [%eval 5.68] } 34... Rd8 { [%eval 6.0] } 35. Kxd2 { [%eval 5.96] } 35... Rg7 { [%eval 6.44] } 36. Rb1+ { [%eval 6.28] } 36... Ka8 { [%eval 6.36] } 37. Ke3 { [%eval 5.65] } 37... Rgd7 { [%eval 6.1] } 38. Bf1 { [%eval 5.75] } 38... Rh7 { [%eval 6.04] } 39. Be2 { [%eval 6.16] } 39... Rg8 { [%eval 6.06] } 40. Bb4 { [%eval 6.09] } 40... Rb8 { [%eval 6.11] } 41. Rb2 { [%eval 5.86] } 41... Rf7 { [%eval 6.46] } 42. Bc3 { [%eval 6.32] } 42... Re8 { [%eval 7.28] } 43. f4 { [%eval 6.45] } 43... Rg7 { [%eval 6.29] } 44. Bxe5 { [%eval 6.3] } 44... Rxg3+ { [%eval 6.06] } 45. Kf2 { [%eval 5.97] } 45... Rh3 { [%eval 6.12] } 46. Bf3 { [%eval 5.87] } 46... Rh2+ { [%eval 6.33] } 47. Bg2 { [%eval 6.05] } 47... Rg8 { [%eval 6.1] } 48. Kg1 { [%eval 5.61] } 48... Rh3 { [%eval 5.83] } 49. Rd2 { [%eval 5.75] } 49... Rhg3 { [%eval 5.87] } 50. Kf1 { [%eval 6.06] } 50... Rd8 { [%eval 6.2] } 51. f5 { [%eval 6.06] } 51... Rgxd3 { [%eval 6.68] } 52. Rxd3 { [%eval 6.46] } 52... Rxd3 { [%eval 6.79] } 53. f6 { [%eval 6.54] } 53... Rd7 { [%eval 7.14] } 54. Bh3 { [%eval 6.83] } 54... Rd8 { [%eval 6.82] } 55. Be6 { [%eval 6.45] } 55... Re8 { [%eval 8.04] } 56. f7 { [%eval 7.66] } 56... Rxe6 { [%eval 12.57] } 57. f8=Q+ { [%eval 8.76] } 57... Kb7 { [%eval 9.66] } 58. Qb4+ { [%eval 7.76] } 58... Kc8 { [%eval 7.24] } 59. Qc3 { [%eval 6.84] } 59... Re7 { [%eval 6.43] } 60. Ke2 { [%eval 7.35] } 60... Rf7 { [%eval 7.44] } 61. Ke3 { [%eval 6.89] } 61... Rd7 { [%eval 7.29] } 62. Bg3 { [%eval 6.8] } 62... Kb7 { [%eval 7.39] } 63. Qe5 { [%eval 6.95] } 63... Rf7 { [%eval 7.4] } 64. c5 { [%eval 6.77] } 64... a5 { [%eval 7.11] } 65. Qe6 { [%eval 7.13] } 65... Rh7 { [%eval 7.82] } 66. Qb3+ { [%eval 7.75] } 66... Ka7 { [%eval 7.54] } 67. Kd4 { [%eval 7.23] } 67... a4 { [%eval 7.73] } 68. Qxa4+ { [%eval 8.41] } 68... Kb7 { [%eval 7.53] } 69. Qb4+ { [%eval 6.81] } 69... Ka7 { [%eval 7.71] } 70. Bxc7 { [%eval 10.41] } 70... Rxc7 { [%eval 7.38] } 71. Qb6+ { [%eval 10.45] } 71... Ka8 { [%eval 8.79] } 72. Kc4 { [%eval 8.38] } 72... Ra7? { (8.38 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (72... Rc8 73. e5 Rc7 74. e6 Rh7 75. Qxc6+ Kb8 76. Qe8+ Kc7 77. Kd5 Rg7 78. Qd7+) 73. Qxc6+ { [%eval #15] } 73... Rb7 { [%eval #13] } 74. e5 { [%eval #12] } 74... Ka7 { [%eval #12] } 75. Qxb7+ { [%eval 13.81] } 75... Kxb7 { [%eval 12.94] } 76. e6 { [%eval 14.26] } 76... Kc7 { [%eval 13.2] } 77. e7 { [%eval 9.77] } 77... Kb7? { (9.77 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (77... Kd7 78. e8=Q+ Kxe8 79. c6 Kd8 80. Kb5 Kc8 81. Kb6 Kd8 82. a4 Ke7 83. c7) 78. e8=Q { [%eval #4] } 78... Kc7 { [%eval #4] } 79. Qe7+ { [%eval #4] } 79... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 80. Kb5 { [%eval #2] } 80... Kb8 { [%eval #2] } 81. Kb6 { [%eval #1] } 81... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 82. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0