[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aRtV8ONz"] [Date "2025.12.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Mikhail_Tal45"] [Black "Stavrogin2019"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aRtV8ONz"] [UTCDate "2025.12.27"] [UTCTime "08:01:27"] [WhiteElo "1773"] [BlackElo "1806"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+152"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Saragossa Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A00 Saragossa Opening } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... e4 { [%eval 0.16] } 3. c4 { [%eval -0.02] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.6] } 5. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.38] } 5... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.49] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] } 6... Qe7? { (0.27 → 1.40) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (6... c5 7. Nxe4 cxd4 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. g3 Nc6 10. Bg2 d6 11. Nf3) 7. e3 { [%eval 1.29] } 7... c6 { [%eval 1.2] } 8. g3 { [%eval 1.53] } 8... Qb4 { [%eval 2.09] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 1.79] } 9... d5 { [%eval 2.16] } 10. a3 { [%eval 2.24] } 10... Qd6 { [%eval 2.87] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 2.97] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval 3.48] } 12. Qb3?! { (3.48 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (12. Nxe4 Qd8 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Ne2 Nc6 15. Bg2 Qa5+ 16. Qc3 Be6 17. O-O Qxc3) 12... O-O { [%eval 2.38] } 13. Qxd5 { [%eval 2.41] } 13... Qxd5 { [%eval 2.4] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.41] } 14... Bd8 { [%eval 2.31] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 2.23] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 2.36] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval 2.12] } 16... f5 { [%eval 2.31] } 17. Nh3?! { (2.31 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (17. f3 Re8 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Ne2 Be6 20. Nef4 Bf7 21. h4 Ne7 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7) 17... Be6?! { (1.22 → 1.90) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (17... g5 18. g4) 18. Nhf4 { [%eval 1.9] } 18... Bf7 { [%eval 1.89] } 19. h4 { [%eval 1.98] } 19... h6 { [%eval 2.28] } 20. h5 { [%eval 2.22] } 20... Ba5+?! { (2.22 → 2.92) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (20... Bg5 21. Rc5) 21. b4 { [%eval 2.72] } 21... Bd8 { [%eval 2.99] } 22. f3 { [%eval 3.07] } 22... exf3 { [%eval 3.33] } 23. Bxf3 { [%eval 3.23] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 3.52] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval 3.63] } 24... a6 { [%eval 3.51] } 25. Rc5 { [%eval 3.52] } 25... Bg5?! { (3.52 → 4.94) Inaccuracy. Na7 was best. } { [%eval 4.94] } (25... Na7 26. Rhc1 a5 27. bxa5 Nc6 28. Rb5 Nxa5 29. a4 Ra6 30. Nc7 Nb3 31. Rc2) 26. Nc7 { [%eval 4.94] } 26... Bxf4 { [%eval 5.79] } 27. gxf4 { [%eval 5.39] } 27... Rac8 { [%eval 5.93] } 28. Nxe8 { [%eval 5.91] } 28... Bxe8 { [%eval 6.05] } 29. Rhc1 { [%eval 6.2] } 29... Bd7 { [%eval 6.81] } 30. d5 { [%eval 6.75] } 30... Na7 { [%eval 7.11] } 31. Rxc8+ { [%eval 7.07] } 31... Bxc8 { [%eval 6.6] } 32. Rc7 { [%eval 6.48] } 32... Nb5 { [%eval 7.45] } 33. Rxc8+ { [%eval 7.35] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 8.04] } 34. Rd8 { [%eval 8.17] } 34... Nxa3? { (8.17 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (34... g5 35. d6 Nxd6 36. Rxd6 Kg7 37. Rb6 Kf7 38. Rxb7+ Kf6 39. Ke2) 35. d6 { [%eval #7] } 35... Nb5 { [%eval #7] } 36. Bxb7? { (Mate in 7 → 8.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 8.24] } { Black resigns. } (36. Bd5 g5 37. d7 gxf4 38. Re8 fxe3+ 39. Rxe3 Kg7 40. d8=Q f4 41. Qg8+ Kf6) 1-0