[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ngxCtyjP"] [Date "2022.12.22"] [White "espnjosh"] [Black "michaeld"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2022.12.22"] [UTCTime "13:58:45"] [WhiteElo "1819"] [BlackElo "1927"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-40"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. e5 Bd7 4. a3 a6?! { (-0.12 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (4... c5 5. c3 d4 6. cxd4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Nc3) 5. b4 Bb5 6. Bxb5+ axb5 7. d4?? { (0.50 → -1.60) Blunder. c3 was best. } (7. c3) 7... c6?? { (-1.60 → 0.51) Blunder. Bxb4+ was best. } (7... Bxb4+) 8. c3 Ne7 9. O-O Nf5 10. Ne1 Be7 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Nd3?! { (0.06 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nb6 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Ndf3 Qa4 16. Nd3 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Kd8 18. g4 Nh4) 12... O-O? { (-0.50 → 0.87) Mistake. Nb6 was best. } (12... Nb6) 13. Nb3?! { (0.87 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (13. g4 Nh4) 13... b6 14. Qg4?! { (0.42 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (14. Nd2 c5 15. Nf3 h6 16. Ra2 Rc8 17. Rc2 Rc7 18. g4 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. f4 cxd4) 14... Kh8?! { (-0.25 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (14... c5) 15. Be3?! { (0.38 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } (15. Qh3 c5) 15... Rg8?! { (-0.34 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } (15... Ra7 16. Qh3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qa8 18. f4 Rxa3 19. f5 Qa4 20. Qc1 Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Qa2 22. Nc2) 16. Nd2 Nf8?! { (-0.14 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } (16... Ra7 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qd1 Qa8 19. Qc1 c5 20. Nf3 Rc8 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. Nxg5) 17. Nf4?! { (0.41 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (17. Qe2 Ra7 18. Nf3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Ng6 20. g3 Qa8 21. h4 h6 22. Nfe1 Rc8 23. Nc2 c5) 17... Nh6?! { (-0.23 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } (17... Ra7) 18. Qh3 Bg5? { (0.03 → 1.28) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } (18... Nf5 19. Qh5 Qe8 20. Nd3 Ra7 21. g4 g6 22. Qh3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rg7 24. Nf4 Qa8 25. e4) 19. Nf3 Nf5?? { (1.33 → 4.27) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } (19... Bxf4 20. Bxf4) 20. Nxg5 Nxe3?? { (4.57 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg5 was best. } (20... Qxg5 21. Nxe6 Qg6 22. Nf4 Qg5 23. Bc1 Ra7 24. Nxd5 Qd8 25. Nf6 gxf6 26. Qxf5 Rg6 27. g3) 21. Nxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0