[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Z12plPn8"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "Alex-31"] [Black "smurf42"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "19:29:50"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2606"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Bb5 cxd4 7. Qxd4 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qg4 Qc7 11. Re1 h6 12. Bd2 g5 13. h4 gxh4 14. Qxh4 Be7 15. Qh5 O-O-O 16. a3 f5 17. b4 Rdg8 18. b5 Na5?! { (-0.73 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } (18... Nd8 19. a4 Rg4 20. Nh2 Rc4 21. Ne2 Rg8 22. Nf3 Rcg4 23. g3) 19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Ne2?! { (0.50 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } (20. Qf7) 20... Nc4 21. Bf4?! { (0.16 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } (21. Bb4) 21... Be8?! { (-0.72 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } (21... Rg4 22. Nh2) 22. Qh3 Rg4?! { (-0.01 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (22... Bc5 23. Nfd4) 23. Bg3?! { (0.60 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Nfd4 was best. } (23. Nfd4) 23... Rhg8 24. Nfd4 Bf7 25. Rab1 Bc5 26. Rb3?? { (-0.10 → -2.83) Blunder. c3 was best. } (26. c3 Nd2 27. Rb2 Ne4 28. Qxh6 R4g6 29. Qe3 Be8 30. Nf4 Rh6 31. Qd3 Bb5) 26... Nd2? { (-2.83 → -1.10) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } (26... Bxd4 27. Reb1 Ba7 28. Nf4 Qc6 29. Qxh6 Na5 30. Qf6 R4g7 31. Bh4 Nxb3 32. Rxb3) 27. Rc3?! { (-1.10 → -1.82) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } (27. Rd3 Ne4 28. Bf4 Bxd4 29. Nxd4 Rxf4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rc3 Rxd4 32. Rxc7+ Kxc7) 27... Ne4 28. Rf3? { (-1.49 → -3.02) Mistake. Rd3 was best. } (28. Rd3 Nxg3) 28... h5? { (-3.02 → -1.71) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (28... Ng5 29. Qxh6 Nxf3+ 30. Nxf3 f4 31. Bh4 Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 R2g6 33. Qxf4 Be8 34. a4) 29. Rf4? { (-1.71 → -3.74) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (29. Bf4 Qa7 30. Be3 h4 31. Kh1 Bh5 32. Rb1 Rxg2 33. Rxf5 Bxe2 34. Nxe2 Bxe3) 29... Nxg3 30. fxg3 Qxe5 31. c3 Qe3+ 32. Kh2?! { (-3.54 → -4.46) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } (32. Kh1 Rxg3 33. Nxg3 Qxf4 34. Nge2 Qg4 35. Nc6 Qxh3+ 36. gxh3 Bd6 37. Ned4 Kc7) 32... Bd6?! { (-4.46 → -3.49) Inaccuracy. Rxg3 was best. } (32... Rxg3 33. Nxg3 Qxf4 34. Rf1 Qc7 35. Rf3 Bd6 36. Ne2 Rg4 37. Kg1 Qe7 38. Kf1) 33. Rf3 Qd2 34. Ref1 h4 35. Kh1 R8g6?! { (-3.91 → -3.08) Inaccuracy. hxg3 was best. } (35... hxg3 36. Kg1 Qg5 37. Nc6 Rh4 38. Qxg3 Qxg3 39. Nxg3 Rhg4 40. Nd4) 36. Nf4?! { (-3.08 → -3.99) Inaccuracy. R3f2 was best. } (36. R3f2 Qg5 37. Nf3 Qf6 38. Nxh4 R6g5 39. Rb1 Rg8 40. Rb6 Kc7 41. Rxa6 Rh8) 36... Rh6? { (-3.99 → -2.32) Mistake. Rxg3 was best. } (36... Rxg3) 37. R3f2 Qxc3?? { (-2.77 → 1.32) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } (37... Qe3 38. Re2 Qxg3 39. Nfxe6 Bxe6 40. Nxe6 Qxh3+ 41. gxh3 Rg3 42. Nf4 Kd7 43. Rc2) 38. Nde2?? { (1.32 → -5.53) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } (38. Rc2 Qxc2 39. Nxc2 Rxg3 40. Qh2 Rg4 41. Nb4 Kd7 42. Qg1 Rxf4 43. Qa7+ Ke8) 38... Qh8 39. Rc1+ Kd7 40. Qxg4 fxg4 41. Nd3?? { (-5.78 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } (41. Kg1 hxg3 42. Nxg3 Be8 43. Nfe2 Rh7 44. Rd1 Bc5 45. Nf4 Bxf2+ 46. Kxf2 Qf8) 41... hxg3+ { White resigns. } 0-1