[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nV9ruWos"] [Date "2026.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "esamjones"] [Black "Humanoid_1800"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "nV9ruWos"] [UTCDate "2026.01.05"] [UTCTime "21:26:39"] [WhiteElo "1374"] [BlackElo "1472"] [BlackTitle "BOT"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.41] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.38] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.37] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.13] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.2] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.03] } 9... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.32] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 10... b4 { [%eval 0.38] } 11. Ne2? { (0.38 → -0.82) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Be7 14. Bxc6 dxc6 15. Qg4 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qa5) 11... a5?! { (-0.82 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (11... Bxe4) 12. a3?! { (0.08 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (12. Qd3 a4 13. Bc4 Ng6 14. Nd4 Ne5 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Nxc6 dxc6) 12... a4 { [%eval -0.52] } 13. axb4?? { (-0.52 → -3.00) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (13. Bc4) 13... axb3 { [%eval -2.96] } 14. Rxa8 { [%eval -3.14] } 14... Qxa8 { [%eval -3.06] } 15. cxb3?! { (-3.06 → -3.94) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.94] } (15. c4 Bxe4 16. Nd4 Ng6 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Qd4 Be7 19. Qxg7 Bxg2 20. Ra1 Qxc4) 15... Ng6 { [%eval -4.05] } 16. f3 { [%eval -4.09] } 16... Bxb4 { [%eval -3.76] } 17. Qd4 { [%eval -3.74] } 17... Be7 { [%eval -3.21] } 18. Qb6?! { (-3.21 → -4.74) Inaccuracy. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval -4.74] } (18. Qxg7 Qa5 19. Nd4 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Ra1 O-O 22. Ra5 f6 23. f4 Ng4) 18... O-O { [%eval -4.86] } 19. f4 { [%eval -5.74] } 19... Bxe4 { [%eval -5.6] } 20. Rf2 { [%eval -5.92] } 20... Qa1+ { [%eval -5.26] } 21. Bc1 { [%eval -6.53] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval -6.33] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval -6.35] } 22... Bc5 { [%eval -5.55] } 23. Nd4?? { (-5.55 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (23. Qxe4 Bb6 24. g4 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1 Qxc1+ 26. Kg2 Bxf2 27. Kxf2 Qxb2+ 28. Kg1 Qc1+) 23... Bxd4 { [%eval #-5] } 24. Qxd4 { [%eval #-3] } 24... Rxc1+ { [%eval #-2] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval #-1] } 25... Rxf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1