[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025.09.17"] [Round "?"] [White "jdk_24"] [Black "MathSam57"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hQt7z1Xg"] [WhiteElo "2180"] [BlackElo "2163"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "10800+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Nge7 5. Bg2 Ng6 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nf1?! { (0.70 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (9. h4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 e5 11. h5 Nh8 12. c3 Bg4 13. h6 Ng6 14. Qd2 f6) 9... b5?! { (0.08 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (9... dxe4) 10. h4 Re8 11. h5 Nf8 12. e5? { (1.16 → -0.07) Mistake. exd5 was best. } (12. exd5) 12... h6 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. N1h2 d4?! { (-0.22 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (14... a5 15. Ng4) 15. Ng4?! { (0.55 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (15. Nd2) 15... Kh7?? { (-0.21 → 2.04) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (15... Nb4 16. a4) 16. Nd2?! { (2.04 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } (16. Qc1 Kh8 17. Bxh6 Nh7 18. Bd2 Rg8 19. Qd1 a5 20. Nfh2 Qd7 21. Qf3 Raf8) 16... Bg5?? { (1.00 → 3.34) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } (16... Nd7 17. a4 a6 18. Ne4 Kh8 19. Qd2 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Ra7 21. b3 Bf8 22. Raa1) 17. Be4+?? { (3.34 → 1.27) Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } (17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Ngf6+ Kh8 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. Nxb7 Qxb7) 17... Kg8 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. Nf1? { (1.72 → 0.36) Mistake. a4 was best. } (19. a4) 19... Ba8 20. Nfh2?! { (0.34 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (20. a4 b4) 20... Nb4 21. Re2 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd5 23. Bc1 c4? { (-1.34 → -0.18) Mistake. Bxc1 was best. } (23... Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qg5 25. f4 Qxh5 26. Nf2 Ng6 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Nxf3 Rc7 29. Ne4) 24. Nf3 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 cxd3?! { (-0.18 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best. } (25... Nh7 26. Ngh2) 26. Qxd3 Nb4 27. Qe4?? { (0.91 → -2.32) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } (27. Qxd4) 27... a5?? { (-2.32 → 0.80) Blunder. d3 was best. } (27... d3 28. Qxb4 dxe2 29. Ne3 Nd7 30. Qxb5 Qc7 31. b3 Red8 32. Kg2 Qc3 33. Qxe2) 28. a3?? { (0.80 → -1.55) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (28. Nxd4 Rc5) 28... Nd5?? { (-1.55 → 0.99) Blunder. d3 was best. } (28... d3 29. Rd2 Rc4 30. Qe3 Nd5 31. Nxh6+ gxh6 32. Qxh6 dxc2 33. Rcxc2 Rg4 34. Rd4) 29. Nxd4?! { (0.99 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (29. Rd1 Nh7 30. Nxd4 Qg5 31. Nxb5 f5 32. exf6 Ndxf6 33. Nxf6+ Nxf6 34. Qd3 Red8) 29... Nd7?? { (0.37 → 2.25) Blunder. Rc4 was best. } (29... Rc4) 30. Nf3?? { (2.25 → -2.84) Blunder. Nxb5 was best. } (30. Nxb5) 30... Nc5 31. Qd4 Nb3 32. cxb3 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Qe7 34. Nxh6+?! { (-2.17 → -3.12) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (34. Qd2 Rec8 35. Nd4 Qg5 36. Qxg5 hxg5 37. Rd2 R1c5 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. h6 gxh6) 34... gxh6 35. Qg4+?! { (-3.17 → -4.27) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } (35. Re4 Rec8 36. Rg4+ Kh8 37. Qd2 Qf8 38. Nd4 R1c5 39. a4 b4 40. Kg1 Ne7) 35... Kh7 36. Qe4+ Kh8 37. Nh4 Rg8 38. Ng6+?! { (-4.55 → -6.78) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } (38. Rd2 Rcc8 39. Rd4 Qg5 40. Nf3 Qxh5 41. Qe1 Rg4 42. Qxa5 Rxd4 43. Qa6) 38... fxg6 39. hxg6 Qg5 40. g7+ Rxg7 41. f4?? { (-6.96 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { White wins. } (41. Re1 Rc8 42. a4 Rf8 43. axb5 Nf4+ 44. Kf1 Nh3 45. Qe3 Nxf2 46. Qxg5 Rxg5) 1-0