[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TnbcXGAm"] [Date "2026.02.06"] [Round "-"] [White "BenjaminRipert"] [Black "BlackWhiteEdgar88"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "TnbcXGAm"] [UTCDate "2026.02.06"] [UTCTime "08:45:39"] [WhiteElo "2048"] [BlackElo "2078"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } { A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.09] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.12] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.04] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.13] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.08] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] } 8. exd4 { [%eval 0.12] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.16] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.19] } 9... dxc4 { [%eval 0.02] } 10. bxc4 { [%eval -0.22] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.32] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval -0.57] } 11... Qb6?? { (-0.57 → 2.84) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (11... e5 12. O-O) 12. Rb1?? { (2.84 → -0.51) Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (12. Na4 Qb4+ 13. Bc3 Qxc4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Rc1 Qa6 16. Be3 O-O 17. Nc5 Qa3) 12... Nxe2 { [%eval -0.82] } 13. Kxe2 { [%eval -0.76] } 13... Qa6?! { (-0.76 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (13... O-O 14. Qa4) 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.11] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 15. Rhd1?! { (0.09 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (15. Qb5) 15... Nf5 { [%eval -0.17] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval -0.15] } 16... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.2] } 17. Rxb2 { [%eval -0.16] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 0.12] } 18. Rbd2?! { (0.12 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (18. Qa3) 18... e5 { [%eval -0.6] } 19. Qc3?! { (-0.60 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (19. Kf1) 19... a6 { [%eval -1.32] } 20. Nd6 { [%eval -1.38] } 20... Nd4+ { [%eval -1.27] } 21. Kf1?? { (-1.27 → -4.53) Blunder. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.53] } (21. Rxd4 exd4 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Rd8 24. c5 Rd7 25. Re4 Rc7 26. Re8+ Kg7) 21... Be6?? { (-4.53 → 0.14) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (21... Qxd6 22. f4 Qc5 23. Re1 Be6 24. Rxe5 Nb5 25. Qd3 Qxc4 26. Qxc4 Bxc4+ 27. Kg1) 22. c5 { [%eval 0.12] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval 0.12] } 23. Bxb7?? { (0.12 → -4.00) Blunder. Nxb7 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (23. Nxb7 Rab8) 23... Rab8?? { (-4.00 → 0.31) Blunder. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (23... Rad8 24. Qb4 a5 25. Qb2 Qxc5 26. Ne4 Bh3+ 27. Kg1 Qe7 28. Rxd4 exd4 29. Qb6) 24. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.27] } 25. Qa3 { [%eval 0.11] } 25... Bf5?! { (0.11 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (25... Bd7 26. h4) 26. f4?! { (0.82 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26. Nxf5 gxf5) 26... Nc2?? { (0.00 → 2.66) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (26... Nb5 27. Nxb5 axb5 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Qa8 Bc8 31. Qd5 Qa5 32. Qxe5) 27. Qc3 { [%eval 2.88] } 27... exf4? { (2.88 → 4.98) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.98] } (27... Bg4 28. Qxc2 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 exf4 30. Bf3 fxg3 31. hxg3 Rb6 32. Rd2 Rdxd6 33. cxd6) 28. gxf4? { (4.98 → 2.50) Mistake. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (28. Nxf5 Ne3+ 29. Nxe3 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 fxe3 31. Qxe3 Qa5 32. Qf2 Qa4 33. Re1 Qa3) 28... Nb4?? { (2.50 → 5.44) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 5.44] } (28... Bg4 29. Qxc2 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rb4 31. f5 Qe7 32. Qe2 Qh4 33. Kg1 Rdb8 34. Qf2) 29. Nxf5 { [%eval 4.74] } 29... Qxf4+?! { (4.74 → 7.66) Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval 7.66] } (29... gxf5 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qxb4 Qd3+ 33. Kf2 Qc2+ 34. Kg3 h5 35. h4) 30. Qf3? { (7.66 → 3.70) Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (30. Kg1 Qf2+ 31. Rxf2 gxf5 32. Qg3+ Kh8 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Qc3+ Kg8 35. Qxb4 Rd1+) 30... Qc4+ { [%eval 3.56] } 31. Ke1?? { (3.56 → -0.01) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (31. Qe2 Qf4+ 32. Qf2 Qc4+ 33. Kg1 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Nd3 35. Nh6+ Kg7 36. Qxf7+ Qxf7) 31... Re8+?! { (-0.01 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Rxd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (31... Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Qc1+ 33. Rd1 Re8+ 34. Kf1 Qc4+ 35. Kg1 Qxc5+ 36. Nd4 Rd8 37. Qf6) 32. Ne3?? { (1.00 → -4.99) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.99] } (32. Kf2 Qxc5+ 33. Nd4 Rbd8 34. Qb3 Rd6 35. a3 Nd5 36. Rc2 Qa5 37. Nf3 Rdd8) 32... Nc2+ { [%eval -4.62] } 33. Rxc2 { [%eval -4.71] } 33... Qxc2 { [%eval -4.68] } 34. Rd2 { [%eval -4.32] } 34... Rb1+ { [%eval -4.26] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval -4.1] } 35... Qc4+ { [%eval -3.68] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -3.74] } 36... Qxc5 { [%eval -3.59] } 37. Re2 { [%eval -4.09] } 37... f5?? { (-4.09 → -1.37) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (37... Qd4 38. Kg3 Rb4 39. Bf1 Qe5+ 40. Kg2 Re4 41. Rf2 Rxe3 42. Qxf7+ Kh8 43. Bxa6) 38. Rc2? { (-1.37 → -2.62) Mistake. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.62] } (38. Qd5+) 38... Qa5?? { (-2.62 → -0.39) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (38... Qb6 39. Qd5+ Kf8 40. Qc5+ Qxc5 41. Rxc5 Rb2+ 42. Nc2 Rd8 43. Kg3 Rd2 44. Ne1) 39. Qd5+ { [%eval -0.59] } 39... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.59] } 40. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.63] } 40... Reb8 { [%eval -0.3] } 41. Nc7?? { (-0.30 → -2.80) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (41. Kg3) 41... a5?! { (-2.80 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. R1b2 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (41... R1b2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 43. Kg1 a5 44. a4 Rb1+ 45. Kf2 Kf7 46. Nd5 Ke6 47. Ne3) 42. Bd5+ { [%eval -1.73] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval -1.75] } 43. Bb3 { [%eval -2.03] } 43... Rh1 { [%eval -1.51] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval -1.62] } 44... Re1 { [%eval -1.52] } 45. Rc5?! { (-1.52 → -2.59) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (45. Kf2 Re5 46. Ne6+ Kh6 47. Nd4 Rb4 48. Nc6 Rf4+ 49. Kg3 Rg4+ 50. Kf2 Rb5) 45... a4 { [%eval -2.58] } 46. Bd5 { [%eval -2.79] } 46... Rb2+ { [%eval -2.76] } 47. Kg3 { [%eval -2.62] } 47... Rg1+ { [%eval -2.57] } 48. Kh3? { (-2.57 → -4.43) Mistake. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.43] } (48. Kf4 Re2 49. Bf3 Rxh2 50. Rc6 Kh6 51. Ne6 Re1 52. Rd6 Rh4+ 53. Kg3 Rc4) 48... Kh6 { [%eval -3.73] } 49. Ra5?? { (-3.73 → -8.39) Blunder. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval -8.39] } (49. Rc3 Rd2 50. a3 Rgd1 51. Bc4 Rh1 52. Kg3 Rdxh2 53. Kf4 Rh3 54. Rc2 Rxa3) 49... Rd2 { [%eval -8.17] } 50. Rxa4? { (-8.17 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (50. Bc4 Rc2 51. Bd3 Rxc7 52. a3 Rc3 53. Rd5 Rd1 54. Kg3 Rcxd3+ 55. Rxd3 Rxd3+) 50... Rd3+ { [%eval #-2] } 51. Kh4 { [%eval #-1] } 51... g5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1