[Event "Step by Step 25 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fFk7kXOv"] [Date "2025.08.10"] [Round "-"] [White "Triumph-of-Diversity"] [Black "WlaD13"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "fFk7kXOv"] [UTCDate "2025.08.10"] [UTCTime "17:36:53"] [WhiteElo "2914"] [BlackElo "1958"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.56] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.59] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.52] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.65] } 5. bxc3 { [%eval 0.47] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.97] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.88] } 6... Nge7?! { (0.88 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (6... Qd7 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qg4 f5 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qh4) 7. Bd3 { [%eval 1.16] } 7... Ng6?! { (1.16 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (7... Kd7 8. h4 b6 9. h5 h6 10. Rh3 a5 11. Rg3 Qf8 12. Qe2) 8. a4 { [%eval 1.83] } 8... O-O?! { (1.83 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (8... b6 9. h4 Nxh4 10. Qg4 Ng6 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Rxh7 Rxh7 13. Qxg6+ Kd7 14. Qxh7) 9. h4 { [%eval 2.74] } 9... h6 { [%eval 3.18] } 10. h5?! { (3.18 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (10. g4 Ngxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. g5 h5 13. Be2 c5 14. Bxh5 Nc6 15. Ne2 e5) 10... Nge7 { [%eval 2.8] } 11. Qg4 { [%eval 2.47] } 11... f6? { (2.47 → 4.49) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (11... Kh8 12. Qh3 f6 13. f4 Na5 14. Nf3 c5 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. g4 Nac6 17. Bd2) 12. Bxh6 { [%eval 4.51] } 12... Rf7 { [%eval 4.38] } 13. exf6 { [%eval 4.24] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval 4.62] } 14. Bxg7?! { (4.62 → 3.20) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (14. Bg5 Rxf6 15. Nf3 Qf8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Qg5 Na5 19. h6 Nc4) 14... Nxg7 { [%eval 3.2] } 15. fxg7 { [%eval 2.93] } 15... e5?? { (2.93 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (15... Rxg7 16. Qf4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Kf1 Qd6 19. h6 Rg4 20. Qe3 Bd7 21. Re1) 16. Qg6?? { (Mate in 5 → 1.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (16. Bh7+ Kxh7 17. Qg6+ Kg8 18. h6 Qh4 19. Rxh4 Bf5 20. h7#) 16... e4?? { (1.77 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (16... Rxg7 17. Qh6 e4 18. Bb5 Na5 19. g3 Qe7 20. Be2 c6 21. Rh4 Bd7 22. Nh3) 17. h6 { [%eval #2] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval #1] } 18. h7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0