[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5HdfQWts"] [Date "2026.02.05"] [Round "-"] [White "ChessTheory64"] [Black "Hard-Defenderr"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5HdfQWts"] [UTCDate "2026.02.05"] [UTCTime "17:16:54"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2296"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+15"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] } { D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.27] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.34] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.35] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.34] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.35] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.32] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.38] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.38] } 12... Nhf6 { [%eval 0.59] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.52] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.83] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 0.41] } 14... Nf8 { [%eval 0.43] } 15. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.49] } 15... Bg4 { [%eval 0.47] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.55] } 16... Bh5 { [%eval 0.51] } 17. e4 { [%eval 0.4] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval 0.41] } 18. Nxh5 { [%eval 0.39] } 18... Nxh5 { [%eval 0.32] } 19. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.1] } 19... Qb4 { [%eval 0.06] } 20. d5 { [%eval -0.06] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval -0.08] } 21. dxc6 { [%eval -0.13] } 21... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.08] } 22. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.06] } 22... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.05] } 23. Qf2 { [%eval 0.08] } 23... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 24. Rxe8 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Ne6 { [%eval 0.04] } 26. Qd7 { [%eval 0.06] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval 0.1] } 27. Qxe8+ { [%eval 0.08] } 27... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.07] } 28. Rd7 { [%eval 0.09] } 28... Nc5 { [%eval 0.06] } 29. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Re1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval -0.04] } 30... Nd3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Nxb2 { [%eval 0.17] } 32. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.19] } 32... Rc1 { [%eval 0.05] } 33. Ne4 { [%eval 0.09] } 33... Rc2 { [%eval 0.13] } 34. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.05] } 34... Nd3 { [%eval 0.18] } 35. a4 { [%eval 0.12] } 35... Ne1 { [%eval 0.11] } 36. a5 { [%eval 0.13] } 36... Rxg2+ { [%eval 0.1] } 37. Kf4 { [%eval 0.04] } 37... Rxh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Ra2 { [%eval 0.02] } 39. Nc5 { [%eval -0.27] } 39... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Re7 { [%eval 0.29] } 40... Rxf3+?! { (0.29 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (40... Nc2 41. Re4 Ra5 42. Ra4 Rxc5 43. a7 Rc8 44. a8=Q g5+ 45. Ke4 Rxa8 46. Rxa8+) 41. Kg4?? { (0.96 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (41. Ke4 Ra3 42. Kd4 Nf3+ 43. Kc4 g5 44. a7 g4 45. Re8+ Kg7 46. a8=Q Rxa8) 41... Ra3?? { (Mate in 7 → 2.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (41... f5+ 42. Kh5 Kh7 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Ne6+ Kf6 45. Nf4 Rxf4 46. a7 Ng2 47. Kxh6) 42. Rxe1 { [%eval 2.59] } { Black resigns. } 1-0