Lichess Game of the Month January 2026 - Contest

Breakthrough and rook sacrifice

One of my best games in my opinion. 2 innacuracies with 96% accuracy!

rookrolledlikeaboss vs albion62: Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation • lichess.org https://share.google/hFzlu3NiiLHlxJZfA

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[Event "Streamer Arena January '26"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/RfCaJF2R"]
[Date "2026.01.30"]
[Round "-"]
[White "amritrmenda1997"]
[Black "Fillin112"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1603"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[ECO "C00"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[GameId "RfCaJF2R"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.30"]
[UTCTime "15:37:20"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+11"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-12"]
[BlackBerserk "true"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[Opening "French Defense: Chigorin Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
[Source "Analyze This App"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:03:00]} e6 {[%clk 0:01:30]} 2. Qe2 {[%clk 0:02:59]}
   {C00 French Defense: Chigorin Variation} d5 {[%clk 0:01:30]} 3. d3
   {[%clk 0:02:58]} dxe4 {[%clk 0:01:29]} 4. dxe4 {[%clk 0:02:58]} e5
   {[%clk 0:01:28]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:57]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 6. Nc3
   {[%clk 0:02:56]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 7. h3 $6 {[%clk 0:02:54]}
   {(0.33 -0.67) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best.} (7. Qb5 Bd6 8. Be3 Ne7 9. O-O-O a6
2. Qxb7 O-O 11. a3 Na5 ) 7... Bh5 $4 {[%clk 0:01:24]}
   {(-0.67 1.20) Blunder. Nd4 was best.} (7... Nd4 8. Qd3 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Qxd3 10.
   cxd3 Bxf3 11. Rg1 h6 12. Be3 ) 8. g4 {[%clk 0:02:53]} Bg6 {[%clk 0:01:23]} 9.
   Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:51]} Bc5 $6 {[%clk 0:01:22]}
   {(0.85 1.51) Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (9... h5 10. g5 ) 10. Be3
   {[%clk 0:02:50]} Bxe3 {[%clk 0:01:20]} 11. Qxe3 {[%clk 0:02:49]} Nge7
   {[%clk 0:01:19]} 12. Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:48]} Qc8 {[%clk 0:01:18]} 13. O-O
   {[%clk 0:02:45]} O-O {[%clk 0:01:16]} 14. Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:44]} f6
   {[%clk 0:01:07]} 15. Qb3 $6 {[%clk 0:02:40]}
   {(1.14 0.45) Inaccuracy. Qa3 was best.} (15. Qa3 Re8 16. Nh4 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nd4
3. Nxg6 Ne2+ 19. Kh2 hxg6 20. Qb3 Kh7 ) 15... Bf7 {[%clk 0:01:06]} 16. c4 $6
   {[%clk 0:02:37]} {(0.56 -0.14) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.} (16. Nh4 ) 16... a5
   {[%clk 0:01:00]} 17. Qb5 $6 {[%clk 0:02:31]}
   {(0.35 -0.29) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.} (17. Nh4 Ng6 ) 17... Nxd5
   {[%clk 0:00:57]} 18. cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:30]} Nd4 $4 {[%clk 0:00:57]}
   {(0.30 2.06) Blunder. Ne7 was best.} (18... Ne7 19. Nh4 Rd8 20. Nf5 Nxf5 21.
   exf5 h5 22. Rfe1 Rd6 23. a3 Qd8 24. Bf3 ) 19. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:28]} exd4
   {[%clk 0:00:57]} 20. Rxd4 {[%clk 0:02:22]} h5 {[%clk 0:00:55]} 21. Qe2
   {[%clk 0:02:16]} hxg4 {[%clk 0:00:53]} 22. Qxg4 {[%clk 0:02:14]} Qd8
   {[%clk 0:00:52]} 23. Rd3 {[%clk 0:02:09]} Qd6 {[%clk 0:00:48]} 24. Rg3
   {[%clk 0:02:08]} g6 {[%clk 0:00:47]} 25. f4 {[%clk 0:02:01]} Rae8
   {[%clk 0:00:44]} 26. f5 {[%clk 0:02:00]} Re5 $2 {[%clk 0:00:34]}
   {(2.54 4.70) Mistake. Re7 was best.} (26... Re7 27. fxg6 Be8 28. h4 Kg7 29.
   Rb3 Bd7 30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. Rxg3 Rh8 32. Rf4 ) 27. fxg6 {[%clk 0:01:57]} Be8
   {[%clk 0:00:33]} 28. Qh4 {[%clk 0:01:51]} Qc5+ {[%clk 0:00:26]} 29. Kh2
   {[%clk 0:01:49]} Re7 {[%clk 0:00:22]} 30. g7 $6 {[%clk 0:01:41]}
   {(5.91 3.78) Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (30. e5 Rg7 31. Rxf6 Rxf6 32. Qxf6 Qf8
4. Be4 Ba4 34. d6 Bc6 35. Bf5 Bd5 ) 30... Rxg7 {[%clk 0:00:21]} 31. Rxg7+
   {[%clk 0:01:39]} Kxg7 {[%clk 0:00:21]} 32. Qg4+ {[%clk 0:01:37]} Bg6
   {[%clk 0:00:20]} 33. h4 $6 {[%clk 0:01:33]}
   {(2.72 1.91) Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best.} (33. Rf3 Kh7 34. Rg3 Rg8 35. Qh4+ Kg7
5. e5 fxe5 37. Qh5 Kf6 38. Qg5+ Kf7 ) 33... Qd6+ {[%clk 0:00:19]} 34. Kh3
   {[%clk 0:01:29]} Qe5 $4 {[%clk 0:00:18]} {(1.79 4.06) Blunder. Kf7 was best.}
   (34... Kf7 35. Qg3 ) 35. Rf5 {[%clk 0:01:26]} Qxb2 $6 {[%clk 0:00:12]}
   {(4.25 6.09) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.} (35... Qe8 36. h5 Rh8 37. Kg3 Rh6 38.
   e5 Qd7 39. hxg6 Rxg6 40. exf6+ Kf7 41. Rg5 ) 36. h5 {[%clk 0:01:23]} Qc3+
   {[%clk 0:00:11]} 37. Kh2 {[%clk 0:01:19]} {Black resigns.} 1-0