[Event "New Year Prize Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8UWYOf2V"] [Date "2026.01.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Erminesnow"] [Black "Jordan_John"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8UWYOf2V"] [UTCDate "2026.01.01"] [UTCTime "17:00:34"] [WhiteElo "1949"] [BlackElo "1329"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.57] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.64] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.35] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.62] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.47] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.47] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.64] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.54] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.53] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.5] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.5] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.52] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.53] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.49] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.58] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.59] } 11. d5?! { (0.59 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (11. Rad1) 11... exd5 { [%eval -0.45] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval -0.85] } 12... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.69] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.67] } 13... Bxd5?! { (-0.67 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (13... Bxb2 14. Rad1) 14. Bxg7? { (0.20 → -1.20) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (14. Rad1) 14... Kxg7 { [%eval -1.17] } 15. Qc3+ { [%eval -1.59] } 15... Kg8 { [%eval -1.52] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval -1.54] } 16... Bxf3?? { (-1.54 → 0.93) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (16... Nf6 17. Rfe1 Bb7 18. Qd2 Ne4 19. Qb2 Qe7 20. Nd2 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. e4) 17. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.95] } 17... Ne5?? { (0.95 → 3.60) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (17... Rc8) 18. Rxd6?? { (3.60 → -5.75) Blunder. Bxa8 was best. } { [%eval -5.75] } (18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. Rxd6 Re8 20. f3 Qb8 21. Rfd1 Qc7 22. e4 Nc6 23. Qf6 Nd4) 18... Qxd6 { [%eval -5.08] } 19. Bxa8 { [%eval -5.07] } 19... Rxa8 { [%eval -5.11] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval -5.3] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval -4.82] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval -4.8] } 21... Rd8?? { (-4.80 → 4.01) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (21... Nc6 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. h3 Nc6 25. Qd1 c4 26. bxc4 Qxc4) 22. Rxd8+ { [%eval 3.97] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 3.87] } 23. f4 { [%eval 3.87] } 23... Qg4?! { (3.87 → 5.34) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.34] } (23... Nc6 24. Qc3+ Kh6 25. Rd2 f6 26. Rd1 Nb4 27. Qd2) 24. Qf2?! { (5.34 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (24. fxe5 Qg5 25. Rd1 Qxe3+ 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Kf8 28. h3) 24... Nc4?! { (3.89 → 5.39) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.39] } (24... Nc6 25. Rd3 Qe6 26. Rd1 Nb4 27. Qd2 Qe4 28. Kf2 a5 29. a3 Nc2 30. Qc3+) 25. bxc4 { [%eval 5.48] } 25... Qe6 { [%eval 5.38] } 26. Rd2 { [%eval 5.08] } 26... Qxc4 { [%eval 5.08] } 27. Qe2 { [%eval 4.68] } 27... Qxa2? { (4.68 → 8.40) Mistake. Qxe2 was best. } { [%eval 8.4] } (27... Qxe2 28. Rxe2 a5 29. Rc2 a4 30. g4 a3 31. Rc1 h6) 28. Kf2? { (8.40 → 4.60) Mistake. Rxa2 was best. } { [%eval 4.6] } (28. Rxa2 a5 29. Qb2+ Kg8 30. Kf2 a4 31. Qa1 c4 32. Rd2 c3) 28... c4? { (4.60 → 8.50) Mistake. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 8.5] } (28... Qb3 29. Rd3 Qb4 30. Qa2 Kh6 31. Rd1 a5 32. Qa1) 29. Rxa2 { [%eval 9.08] } 29... b5? { (9.08 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (29... g5 30. Qb2+ Kg6 31. fxg5 Kxg5 32. Qg7+ Kf5 33. Qxf7+ Ke5 34. Qe7+ Kd5) 30. Rxa7 { [%eval #4] } 30... b4 { [%eval #4] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval #4] } 31... c3 { [%eval #4] } 32. Qb3 { [%eval #3] } { White wins on time. } 1-0