[Event "Sunday Strategy March 8 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/alvZjKBA"] [Date "2026.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "MsChessNJ"] [Black "ID0228"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "alvZjKBA"] [UTCDate "2026.03.08"] [UTCTime "22:36:12"] [WhiteElo "1888"] [BlackElo "1218"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+3"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... Nf6?! { (0.40 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (3... e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Bd6 6. c5 Be7 7. Rb1 a5 8. a3) 4. cxd5 { [%eval 1.24] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.5] } 5. e4 { [%eval 1.32] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 1.54] } 6. d5 { [%eval 1.49] } 6... Nb8 { [%eval 1.68] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.49] } 7... c6 { [%eval 1.48] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval 1.55] } 8... cxd5 { [%eval 1.67] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.39] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.89] } 10. Bxd5?? { (1.89 → 0.06) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (10. O-O e6 11. exd5 Be7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qxe6+ Kh8) 10... e6 { [%eval 0.1] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval 0.01] } 11... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.11] } 12. Kxd1 { [%eval -0.12] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.15] } 13... Na5?! { (0.15 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (13... Bd7 14. Ke2 f6 15. Rhd1 Na5 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Ba4+ Nc6 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. Rd1) 14. Ke2? { (1.10 → -0.12) Mistake. Ba4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (14. Ba4+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Ke2 Bd6 17. Rad1 Ke7 18. e5 Bc7 19. Bc5+ Ke8) 14... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.14] } 15. axb3 { [%eval -0.16] } 15... h6? { (-0.16 → 0.95) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (15... Bd7 16. Rhc1 Bb5+ 17. Ke1 a6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rc7 Rb8 20. Rd1 Bd6 21. Rc4) 16. Rxa7 { [%eval 1.17] } 16... Rxa7 { [%eval 1.11] } 17. Bxa7 { [%eval 1.01] } 17... g5? { (1.01 → 2.29) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (17... Bd7 18. Rc1 Be7 19. Ke3 Rg8 20. Bc5 Bg5+ 21. Nxg5 hxg5 22. Bd4 Bc6 23. b4) 18. Rc1?! { (2.29 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (18. Bd4 Rg8 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Ng4 Rg6 22. Nf6+ Kd8 23. e5 Bb5+) 18... Kd7?? { (1.57 → 5.76) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.76] } (18... Bd7 19. Bd4 Rh7 20. Ra1 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Rxg7 22. Ne5 h5 23. Ra8+ Ke7 24. Ra7) 19. Ne5+ { [%eval 5.52] } 19... Kd8 { [%eval 6.93] } 20. Nxf7+ { [%eval 6.85] } 20... Kd7 { [%eval 7.61] } 21. Nxh8 { [%eval 7.12] } 21... Bg7 { [%eval 7.53] } 22. Rd1+ { [%eval 6.79] } 22... Ke8 { [%eval 6.86] } 23. Ng6 { [%eval 6.63] } 23... Bxb2 { [%eval 6.89] } 24. Bb6 { [%eval 6.83] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 7.37] } 25. Rd8 { [%eval 7.38] } 25... Kxg6 { [%eval 7.2] } 26. Rxc8 { [%eval 7.07] } 26... h5 { [%eval 7.26] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 7.13] } 27... g4 { [%eval 7.37] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval 7.2] } 28... e5 { [%eval 7.99] } 29. Bd8 { [%eval 8.11] } 29... h4 { [%eval 8.61] } 30. Bxh4 { [%eval 8.22] } 30... g3 { [%eval 8.34] } 31. Bxg3 { [%eval 8.2] } 31... Kg5 { [%eval 9.98] } 32. b4 { [%eval 8.71] } 32... Kg4? { (8.71 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (32... Kf6 33. Kd3 Bd4 34. f4 exf4 35. Bh4+ Kg6 36. Kxd4 Kh5 37. Be1 f3 38. gxf3) 33. b5 { [%eval #17] } 33... Kg5 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 12.54] } 34. b6 { [%eval #10] } 34... Bd4 { [%eval #10] } 35. Rg7+ { [%eval #15] } 35... Kh5 { [%eval #8] } 36. b7 { [%eval #9] } 36... Ba7 { [%eval #7] } 37. Bxe5 { [%eval #8] } 37... Bb8 { [%eval #4] } 38. Bxb8 { [%eval #3] } 38... Kh4 { [%eval #3] } 39. Bf4 { [%eval #2] } 39... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 40. b8=Q { [%eval #1] } 40... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 41. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0