[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZJnl3Htc"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [White "robertjackson"] [Black "Roth2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.03.05"] [UTCTime "19:30:28"] [WhiteElo "1848"] [BlackElo "2018"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation } e6 4. g3 d5 5. e3?! { (0.26 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } (5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6) 5... d4 6. exd4 cxd4 7. Nb5 Nc6 8. a4?? { (-0.88 → -2.80) Blunder. d3 was best. } (8. d3 e5 9. Bg2 a6 10. Na3 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxa3 12. bxa3 h6) 8... a6 9. Na3 e5?! { (-2.75 → -1.94) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (9... d3 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O e5 12. Re1 e4 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nxe4 Nd4 15. Re3 Bf5 16. Nxf6+) 10. Bg2?! { (-1.94 → -2.83) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (10. d3 e4 11. dxe4 Bg4 12. Bg2 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Nxe4 15. Qf4 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 f5) 10... Bc5?! { (-2.83 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (10... d3 11. O-O Bb4 12. Re1 e4 13. Ng5 Nd4 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. b3 Ne2+ 16. Rxe2 Bg4 17. Qe1) 11. O-O?! { (-1.58 → -2.34) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (11. d3 O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Nc2 a5 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. dxe4 Qb6 17. Ne1 d3) 11... O-O 12. d3 h6 13. Nc2 Bg4?! { (-1.58 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (13... a5 14. Nd2 Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne4 Nd7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 f6 20. Bh4) 14. h3 Bh5?! { (-1.05 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (14... Bxf3) 15. g4 Bg6 16. b4 Bd6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 e4?! { (-0.91 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (18... Re8 19. c5 Bf8 20. Re1 e4 21. dxe4 d3 22. Ne3 Rxe4 23. Ng4 Rxb4 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Re8) 19. dxe4 d3 20. Ne3 Bxe4 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nxb4 23. Nd4? { (-0.23 → -1.53) Mistake. Ne1 was best. } (23. Ne1) 23... Be5 24. Rb1 a5 25. Nb5 Qb6?! { (-1.64 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (25... Re8) 26. Be3 Qd8 27. Bg5 Ra6 28. Re1 Qb8 29. d6 Bxd6 30. Bxf6?? { (-1.55 → -4.06) Blunder. Nxd6 was best. } (30. Nxd6 Qxd6 31. Bxb7 Rb6 32. Bg2 Rc8 33. Qf3 Rbc6 34. Qg3 Nfd5 35. Rb3 Qd7 36. Qg4 Qxg4) 30... Bh2+ 31. Kh1 Rxf6 32. f3?! { (-3.99 → -5.18) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (32. Qg4 d2 33. Re2 Bf4 34. Be4 g6 35. Rd1 Qc8 36. Nd4 Rd8 37. Qxc8 Rxc8 38. Nb3 Na2) 32... Bf4 33. Re4 Re8 34. Qb3 Rxe4 35. fxe4 Qe5 36. Rd1?! { (-5.55 → -8.91) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } (36. Qc3 Qg5 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. h4 Rh6 39. Qf5+ Qxf5 40. exf5 Rxh4+ 41. Kg1 Be3+ 42. Kf1 Rf4+) 36... Qg5 37. Nd4 Rg6 38. Bf3? { (-8.61 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } (38. Rg1 Qg3 39. Nf3 Rh6 40. Re1 Rxh3+ 41. Kg1 Rh6 42. Kf1 Rg6 43. Bh1 Qh3+ 44. Kf2 Bg3+) 38... Qg3 { White resigns. } 0-1