[Event "2026.01.04 Washed Bros Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2MXwIGiO"] [Date "2026.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "modernpetrosian"] [Black "tfang"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "2MXwIGiO"] [UTCDate "2026.01.05"] [UTCTime "01:07:53"] [WhiteElo "2338"] [BlackElo "2391"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [WhiteFideId "30911613"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] } { D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.4] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.37] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.43] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.49] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.51] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.51] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.47] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 10... b5?? { (0.36 → 2.15) Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (10... Nf8 11. Kb1 Bb4 12. h4 h6 13. Ne5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. g4 Nxg4 16. Rdg1) 11. Kb1? { (2.15 → 0.91) Mistake. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (11. Nxb5 Ba6 12. Nc7 Bxd3 13. Rxd3 c5 14. Nxa8 Qxa8 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rdd1 Rc8) 11... Nb6?! { (0.91 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (11... Bb4 12. Ne5 Qb6 13. g4 Bxc3 14. g5) 12. h3? { (1.63 → 0.45) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (12. Ne5 a6 13. g4 Bd6 14. g5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nfd7 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bf4 g6) 12... Nc4 { [%eval 0.72] } 13. g4 { [%eval 0.66] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.57] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.6] } 14... Bd7? { (0.60 → 1.81) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. e6 Nc5 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Be2 Bf8 19. h4 Kg8 20. f3) 15. Rdg1? { (1.81 → 0.42) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (15. f3 Bd6 16. Qh2 b4 17. Ne2 Be6 18. h4 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Nd4 c5) 15... a5? { (0.42 → 1.63) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (15... b4 16. Na4 c5 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Nxc5 Bb5 19. g5) 16. Ka1?? { (1.63 → -0.62) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (16. h4 b4 17. h5 g5 18. Bxh7+ Nxh7 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Na4 Bf6) 16... a4 { [%eval -0.63] } 17. Ne2?! { (-0.63 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (17. a3 b4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Qa5 21. Na2 Bf8 22. Qc3 Qa7) 17... b4 { [%eval -1.33] } 18. Nxc4 { [%eval -1.36] } 18... b3 { [%eval -1.03] } 19. Qc1 { [%eval -1.53] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval -1.28] } 20. Bxc4 { [%eval -1.3] } 20... bxa2? { (-1.30 → 0.01) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (20... a3 21. Bxb3 Qa5 22. bxa3 Bxa3 23. Qc2 c5 24. Rb1 cxd4 25. Nxd4 Ne4 26. Qc7) 21. Nc3 { [%eval -0.4] } 21... a3 { [%eval -0.28] } 22. b3 { [%eval -0.45] } 22... Bb4 { [%eval -0.18] } 23. g5 { [%eval -0.33] } 23... Nd5? { (-0.33 → 1.20) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (23... Nh5 24. Nxa2 Nxf4 25. Nxb4 Qa5 26. Na2 Nxh3 27. Rg2 Nxg5 28. f4 Ne6 29. Nc3) 24. Nxa2?? { (1.20 → -0.65) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (24. Bxd5 Bxc3+ 25. Qxc3 cxd5 26. Rc1 Qb6 27. Kxa2 Rec8 28. Qd2 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bxh3) 24... Ba5?! { (-0.65 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (24... Bf8 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Qc7 Qe7 27. Rc1 Rac8 28. Qb7 Qe6 29. Nc3 Bc6) 25. Be5 { [%eval -0.08] } 25... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.02] } 26. dxe5 { [%eval 0.01] } 26... Bf5 { [%eval 0.1] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -0.41] } 27... Qe7?! { (-0.41 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (27... Qxg5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Qc6 Rc8 30. Qxd5 Bc7 31. f4 Qg3 32. Qd4 Qg2 33. Qd2) 28. f4 { [%eval 0.29] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval 0.81] } 29. Rd4 { [%eval 0.3] } 29... Bb6 { [%eval 0.59] } 30. Rhd1 { [%eval 0.26] } 30... Qc5? { (0.26 → 1.75) Mistake. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (30... Qa7 31. h4 Kg7 32. Bxd5 Bxd4+ 33. Rxd4 cxd5 34. Nb4 Rc8 35. Qd1 a2 36. Nxd5) 31. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.55] } 31... Qxc1+ { [%eval 1.93] } 32. Rxc1 { [%eval 1.85] } 32... Bxd4+ { [%eval 1.64] } 33. exd4 { [%eval 2.13] } 33... cxd5 { [%eval 1.98] } 34. Rc3 { [%eval 1.89] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval 2.44] } 35. Nc1 { [%eval 2.39] } 35... Rb4 { [%eval 2.84] } 36. Ne2 { [%eval 2.69] } 36... Be4 { [%eval 3.4] } 37. Ka2 { [%eval 3.08] } 37... Bg2 { [%eval 3.75] } 38. Kxa3 { [%eval 3.69] } 38... Rb7 { [%eval 3.75] } 39. f5 { [%eval 3.73] } 39... gxf5 { [%eval 3.77] } 40. Nf4 { [%eval 3.71] } 40... Be4 { [%eval 3.78] } 41. h4 { [%eval 3.83] } 41... Kg7 { [%eval 3.78] } 42. Rc6 { [%eval 3.86] } 42... Ra7+ { [%eval 4.5] } 43. Kb2 { [%eval 4.57] } 43... Rb7 { [%eval 4.42] } 44. h5 { [%eval 4.61] } 44... Rb8 { [%eval 5.25] } 45. h6+ { [%eval 5.18] } 45... Kf8 { [%eval 5.78] } 46. Rc7 { [%eval 5.92] } 46... Ra8 { [%eval 6.59] } 47. Nh5?! { (6.59 → 4.72) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 4.72] } (47. e6 Bb1 48. Kxb1 Ra5 49. Rxf7+ Kg8 50. Rg7+ Kh8 51. Rc7 Kg8) 47... Ra6?? { (4.72 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (47... f4 48. Nxf4 Re8 49. Kc3 Re7 50. Rc5 Ra7 51. Nxd5 Bxd5 52. Rxd5 Rc7+ 53. Rc5) 48. Nf6 { [%eval 7.91] } 48... Bf3? { (7.91 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (48... Rxf6 49. exf6 Ke8 50. g6 Kd8 51. gxf7 Kxc7 52. f8=Q Bg2 53. Qe7+ Kb6 54. f7) 49. Rc8+ { [%eval #1] } 49... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 50. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0