FEN
[Event "Chigorin"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/jfAY6Eyv"]
[Date "2025.11.20"]
[White "xavi"]
[Black "Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2025.11.20"]
[UTCTime "00:27:00"]
[WhiteElo "1702"]
[BlackElo "1713"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-5"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+7"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🥉"]
[BlackTitle "GM🧂"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation } 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. d3?! { (1.08 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (8. d4 e6) 8... Nd4?? { (0.34 → 2.24) Blunder. e6 was best. } (8... e6 9. Bb5) 9. Ne5?? { (2.24 → -0.56) Blunder. g4 was best. } (9. g4 Bg6) 9... e6? { (-0.56 → 0.53) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } (9... Qd6 10. Ng4 Bxg4 11. hxg4 h5 12. g5 Ng4 13. g3 O-O-O 14. Ne4 Qg6 15. c3 Nc6 16. Qe2) 10. Qd2?! { (0.53 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (10. g4 Bd6) 10... Qd6? { (-0.25 → 1.25) Mistake. c6 was best. } (10... c6 11. a3) 11. Nb5?? { (1.25 → -6.21) Blunder. f4 was best. } (11. f4 Qb6) 11... Nxb5? { (-6.21 → -3.67) Mistake. Qxe5 was best. } (11... Qxe5 12. Re1) 12. Bxb5+ c6 13. Nxc6? { (-3.83 → -7.15) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } (13. Qa5 Qc5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Qc7 Qxb5 16. g5 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. gxf6 gxf6 19. Ng4 Be7) 13... bxc6 14. Ba6 Be7 15. Qc3 c5 16. Bb5+ Nd7?? { (-6.38 → -3.04) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } (16... Kf8) 17. Qxg7 Rf8?! { (-3.44 → -2.65) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (17... O-O-O 18. Qh6 Nf6 19. Bg5 Bg6 20. Bf4 Qb6 21. a4 Nd5 22. Bg3 Bd6 23. Ra3 Bxg3 24. fxg3) 18. Qxh7 Bg6 19. Qg7?! { (-2.74 → -3.74) Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } (19. Qh6 Qb6) 19... Qb6 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. Qc3 Rg8 22. Be3?! { (-3.67 → -5.07) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (22. Bf4 f6) 22... Bf5 23. Kh2 Bd6+?! { (-5.38 → -4.00) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (23... Qc6 24. Rg1 Rh8 25. Qa5 a6 26. Bf4 Bd6 27. Qd2 Rh4 28. Bxd6 Qxd6+ 29. Kh1 Rah8) 24. g3? { (-4.00 → -8.80) Mistake. f4 was best. } (24. f4 Qc6 25. Rf2 Rh8 26. b3 Rag8 27. Rd1 Rxg2+ 28. Rxg2 Rxh3+ 29. Kg1 Rxe3 30. Qg7 Rh3) 24... Rh8 25. h4 Rag8 26. f4 Qc6 27. Qa5? { (-8.63 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } (27. Rf2 Be7) 27... Rxh4+ 28. Kg1 Rxg3+ 29. Kf2 Qg2+ 30. Ke1 Rxe3+ 31. Kd1 Qxf1+ 32. Kd2 Qf2+?! { (Mate in 3 → -24.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxd3+ was best. } (32... Rxd3+ 33. cxd3 Bxf4+ 34. Kc2 Qxd3#) 33. Kc3 Qxf4 34. Qxa7+?! { (-21.77 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb5+ was best. } (34. Qb5+ Ke7) 34... Bc7 35. Qxc5 Be5+ 36. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 37. Kd2 Re2+ 38. Kc1 Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1