[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zVFXonaR"] [Date "2025.12.21"] [Round "-"] [White "stavroulakourk"] [Black "BillyTheBee"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zVFXonaR"] [UTCDate "2025.12.21"] [UTCTime "12:34:30"] [WhiteElo "1265"] [BlackElo "1248"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.59] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.44] } 4... Ba5?! { (0.44 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (4... Bd6 5. Bg3 Bxg3 6. hxg3 Qe7 7. Bd3 g6 8. c4 b6 9. Nf3) 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.96] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 1.09] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.96] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.86] } 7. b5 { [%eval 0.62] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.86] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.79] } 8... O-O?! { (0.79 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (8... h6 9. c4 d6 10. h3 c5 11. O-O d5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nc3) 9. O-O { [%eval 1.35] } 9... d6 { [%eval 1.36] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 1.48] } 10... a6 { [%eval 1.86] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 1.88] } 11... Bd7?! { (1.88 → 2.96) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (11... Qe8) 12. bxa6?! { (2.96 → 2.25) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (12. Ne4 Bxb5 13. Bc2 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Re8 15. Bh4 Kf8 16. Nxf6 gxf6 17. Nd2 Ke7) 12... bxa6? { (2.25 → 3.71) Mistake. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (12... Bc6 13. axb7 Bxb7 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 c6 16. Bc2 h6 17. Bh4 c5 18. a4) 13. Ne4 { [%eval 2.94] } 13... h6?! { (2.94 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (13... Bb5 14. Bxb5 axb5 15. Nfd2 d5 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bh6 f5 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Rb1) 14. Nxf6+ { [%eval 3.75] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 3.78] } 15. Bxh6 { [%eval 3.78] } 15... Re8? { (3.78 → 6.09) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 6.09] } (15... f5 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. e4 Qf6 18. exf5 exf5 19. Qd2 Nc6 20. Qg5 Qxg5 21. Nxg5) 16. Nh4 { [%eval 6.07] } 16... f5 { [%eval 6.07] } 17. Qh5 { [%eval 6.14] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 5.32] } 18. Bg5?! { (5.32 → 4.01) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (18. g4 Bc6 19. f3 f4 20. Bxf4 Reb8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Ng6+ Ke8 23. g5 Qxg6) 18... Qg7 { [%eval 3.84] } 19. e4? { (3.84 → 2.35) Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (19. h3 f6 20. Bh6 Qf7 21. Ng6 Bb5 22. Rad1 Nc6 23. c4 Ba4 24. g4 Nb4) 19... Kf8?? { (2.35 → 7.04) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 7.04] } (19... f6 20. Be3 Qg4 21. Qh6 Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. exf5 e5 24. Ng6 Bb5 25. Rfd1) 20. Bh6 { [%eval 6.78] } 20... c5 { [%eval 9.16] } 21. Bxg7+ { [%eval 9.2] } 21... Kxg7 { [%eval 8.89] } 22. Qg5+ { [%eval 9.03] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 8.15] } 23. Qf6 { [%eval 8.24] } 23... Bd8? { (8.24 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (23... Kg8 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. exf5 Reb8 26. f6 Bb5 27. Qg7+ Ke8 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qxf7+) 24. Ng6+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0