FEN
[Event "van den Berg"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/EUQJDdVG"]
[Date "2023.09.20"]
[White "Maxim"]
[Black "James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2023.09.20"]
[UTCTime "23:48:01"]
[WhiteElo "1736"]
[BlackElo "1628"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-10"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🧂"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation } 4. Bxc6? { (0.70 → -0.31) Mistake. c3 was best. } (4. c3 Nf6) 4... dxc6 5. O-O Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3?! { (0.14 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (7. c3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. d4 Ba7 11. Re1 f6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nh4 Qf7) 7... Bg4 8. Bg5 O-O-O 9. h3 h6?? { (-0.64 → 6.69) Blunder. Bh5 was best. } (9... Bh5 10. Qe2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Rab1 b6 13. b4 Bd4 14. Nd1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Re1?? { (6.39 → -1.72) Blunder. hxg4 was best. } (11. hxg4 Qe6 12. Nh2 h5 13. gxh5 g6 14. Qg4 Qxg4 15. Nxg4 Rxh5 16. g3 f5 17. Nxe5 fxe4) 11... Be6 12. a3?! { (-1.94 → -3.04) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (12. Qd2 Bxh3 13. Na4 Be7 14. Re3 Qg6 15. Nh4 Bxh4 16. Rxh3 Qf6 17. Rf3 Qe7 18. Qc3 h5) 12... g5 13. Na4 b6?? { (-3.38 → 0.39) Blunder. Be7 was best. } (13... Be7 14. Nh2) 14. Qd2?? { (0.39 → -3.11) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } (14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Qd2 g4 16. hxg4 Rhg8 17. Re3 Rxg4 18. Nh2 Rg6 19. Rg3 Rxg3 20. fxg3 c4) 14... g4?? { (-3.11 → -0.91) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } (14... Bd6 15. Qc3) 15. Nxc5 gxf3 16. Nxe6 fxe6?? { (-0.77 → 1.10) Blunder. Rdg8 was best. } (16... Rdg8 17. g3) 17. g3 Rhg8 18. Qe3? { (1.35 → 0.29) Mistake. Kh2 was best. } (18. Kh2 a5) 18... Rdf8?! { (0.29 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (18... a5 19. Kh2) 19. Kh2 h5?! { (0.41 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (19... a5) 20. h4?? { (1.21 → -0.32) Blunder. b4 was best. } (20. b4 a6 21. a4 Kb7 22. Rg1 Qe7 23. Rab1 Qd8 24. c3 h4 25. g4 Qg5 26. Qxg5 Rxg5) 20... Qe7 21. d4?? { (-0.07 → -5.87) Blunder. Rh1 was best. } (21. Rh1) 21... exd4?! { (-5.87 → -4.19) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } (21... Rg4) 22. Qxd4 Rd8?? { (-4.64 → 0.91) Blunder. Rg4 was best. } (22... Rg4) 23. Qc4?? { (0.91 → -5.79) Blunder. Qc3 was best. } (23. Qc3 Rg4) 23... b5?? { (-5.79 → 3.68) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } (23... Rd2) 24. Qxc6 e5?? { (3.69 → 8.72) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } (24... Qd6) 25. Rad1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8?! { (11.15 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb8 was best. } (26... Kb8 27. Qxb5+ Kc8 28. Qd5 c6 29. Qxg8+ Kc7 30. Qa8 Kb6 31. Qb8+ Ka6 32. Rd6 Qxd6 33. Qxd6) 27. Qa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0