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[Event "Bohatyrchuk Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/8N4OR9if"] [Date "2025.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "MaximBasac"] [Black "IANIS7"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.04.29"] [UTCTime "16:42:15"] [WhiteElo "1420"] [BlackElo "1222"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6?! { (0.12 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Best move was e6. } (1... e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O) 2. Nc3?! { (0.72 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Best move was d4. } (2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 a6 6. Be3 Nge7) 2... e6?! { (0.15 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Best move was e5. } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } (2... e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 O-O 6. Nd5 h6 7. O-O) 3. Nf3 d5 4. e5? { (1.03 → -0.44) Mistake. Best move was d4. } (4. d4) 4... d4 5. Nb5? { (0.17 → -1.37) Mistake. Best move was Ne2. } (5. Ne2) 5... a6 6. Nbxd4?? { (-0.75 → -4.18) Blunder. Best move was Na3. } (6. Na3 Nge7) 6... f6?? { (-4.18 → 2.93) Blunder. Best move was Nxd4. } (6... Nxd4) 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bc4?! { (3.36 → 2.81) Inaccuracy. Best move was d4. } (8. d4 c5) 8... fxe5 9. Nxe5?! { (3.14 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Best move was Qe2. } (9. Qe2 Bd6) 9... Qd4?! { (2.42 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. Best move was Qg5. } (9... Qg5) 10. Qe2?! { (3.15 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. Best move was Qh5+. } (10. Qh5+) 10... Qh4?? { (2.55 → 5.85) Blunder. Best move was Bd6. } (10... Bd6 11. Nf3) 11. Nxc6? { (5.85 → 3.07) Mistake. Best move was Qf3. } (11. Qf3 Ne7 12. Qf7+ Kd8 13. O-O Qf6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Nf7+ Ke8 17. Nxh8 Bg7) 11... Bd7? { (3.07 → 4.65) Mistake. Best move was Bd6. } (11... Bd6) 12. Ne5 Ba4?? { (4.34 → 10.03) Blunder. Best move was Nf6. } (12... Nf6) 13. d4?? { (10.03 → 6.89) Blunder. Best move was Qf3. } (13. Qf3 Bd6) 13... g5?? { (6.89 → 12.57) Blunder. Best move was Nf6. } (13... Nf6 14. Bxe6) 14. Qg4?? { (12.57 → 3.79) Blunder. Best move was Qf3. } (14. Qf3 Bd6 15. g3 Qh6 16. Qxa8+ Ke7 17. h4 Qg7 18. Qxa6 Be8 19. hxg5 Bxe5 20. Qxe6+ Kf8) 14... Qxg4 15. Nxg4 Bxc2?! { (3.52 → 4.33) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nh6. } (15... Nh6) 16. Bxg5?! { (4.33 → 3.67) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bxe6. } (16. Bxe6 Nh6 17. Ne3 Ke7 18. d5 Bg6 19. b3 Bf7 20. Bb2 Rg8 21. Rc1 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Kxe6) 16... Bg6?! { (3.67 → 4.46) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bf5. } (16... Bf5 17. f3) 17. Bxe6 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Rd8? { (4.51 → 6.77) Mistake. Best move was Bf7. } (18... Bf7 19. Bxf7+) 19. Bxg8? { (6.77 → 5.68) Mistake. Best move was Bxd8. } (19. Bxd8 Kxd8) 19... Rxg8 20. Nf6+?! { (5.89 → 5.11) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bxd8. } (20. Bxd8 Kxd8 21. f3 Re8+ 22. Kf2 Ba5 23. Ne3 Bb6 24. Rad1 Bf7 25. b3 Re6 26. Nc4 Rc6) 20... Kf7 21. Nxg8 Kxg8?? { (4.82 → 12.24) Blunder. Best move was Rxg8. } (21... Rxg8 22. h4) 22. Bxd8 Kf7 23. Rac1 Ke8 24. Bxc7 a5 25. a3 Bf8 26. b4 Kd7 27. bxa5 Bd6?! { (12.95 → Mate in 28) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bxa3. } (27... Bxa3 28. Rc4) 28. Bxd6 Kxd6?! { (75.17 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Be4. } (28... Be4 29. f3) 29. a6 Be4 30. a7 Kd7 31. Rc2 Kd6 32. f3 Bb7 33. Rc8 Kd5 34. f4 Kxd4 35. f5 Ke4 36. f6 Ke5 37. f7 Bxg2 38. f8=Q Bxh1 39. Re8+ Kd4 40. Qd6+?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qb4+. } (40. Qb4+ Kd5 41. a8=Q#) 40... Kc3 41. Rc8+?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 4) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qb4+. } (41. Qb4+ Kc2 42. Rc8+ Bc6 43. Rxc6#) 41... Kb3 42. Qb6+?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd3+. } (42. Qd3+ Ka2 43. Rc2+ Kb1 44. Qd1#) 42... Kxa3 43. Rc3+?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was a8=Q+. } (43. a8=Q+ Bxa8 44. Rxa8#) 43... Ka4 44. Rc1 Ka3 45. Ra1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0