[Event "Monthly Classical Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rtJ1m4fX"] [Date "2023.06.30"] [White "mbedzinisbert"] [Black "Steinbron"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.06.30"] [UTCTime "19:45:09"] [WhiteElo "1633"] [BlackElo "2024"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } c5 3. e3 b6?! { (0.13 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Be2 d5 6. d4 cxd4 7. exd4 e4 8. Ne5) 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Bb7 6. O-O Nd7 7. b3?! { (1.14 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (7. d4 Ngf6 8. d5 g6 9. e4 Bg7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 Bc8 12. Nd2 Bh6 13. axb6 a5) 7... Ne7?! { (0.50 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (7... f5) 8. Bb2 Ng6 9. d4 e4? { (0.65 → 1.81) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } (9... cxd4 10. exd4) 10. Nd2 Nf6?! { (1.82 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (10... f5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. f3 Bd6 13. fxe4 Be5 14. Rxf5 Nh4 15. Rf4 Qg5 16. g3 O-O-O 17. Qc2) 11. dxc5?! { (2.49 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (11. d5 Be7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Rae1 Bc8 14. Ndxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f5 16. Ng3 Bf6 17. Bc1 Bh4) 11... dxc5 12. Qc2 Qe7?! { (1.42 → 2.06) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (12... Bd6) 13. Rfd1 O-O-O 14. a3 Qe5?! { (1.72 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } (14... Qe6 15. b4 Nh4 16. g3 Nf5 17. Nb5 h5 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Nb5 Be7 20. Qa4 h4 21. Nf1) 15. Nb5 Qb8?? { (2.69 → 6.93) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (15... Qe6 16. Nxa7+) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxe4 a6? { (5.32 → 10.42) Mistake. Bc6 was best. } (17... Bc6 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Nbd6 Nh4 21. Ng3 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Kxd6 23. Nf5+ Nxf5 24. Qxf5) 18. Rxd8+?! { (10.42 → 6.46) Inaccuracy. Bg4+ was best. } (18. Bg4+ Rd7 19. Bxd7+ Kd8 20. Bg4+ Bd6 21. Nexd6 Ke7 22. Nf5+ Kf8 23. Qd2 Kg8 24. Qd8+ Qxd8) 18... Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke8 20. Nxf6+ Ke7 21. Nd6?! { (7.57 → 5.60) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } (21. Qf5 Qc8 22. Nd5+ Bxd5 23. Qxc8 Kf6 24. Rxd5 axb5 25. cxb5 Kg7 26. Qa6 Be7 27. Qxb6 Ra8) 21... Kxf6?? { (5.60 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg7 was best. } (21... Bg7 22. Nh5 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Kxd6 24. Nxg7 Kc7 25. Qf5 Kb8 26. h3 Rg8 27. Qxf7 Rf8 28. Qd7) 22. Nxb7?? { (Mate in 8 → 1.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf5+ was best. } (22. Qf5+ Kg7 23. Qxf7+ Kh6 24. Nf5+ Kg5 25. g3 Bf3 26. Bxf3 Qxg3+ 27. fxg3 h5 28. h4+ Nxh4) 22... Qxb7 23. Qc3+ Kg5?? { (0.71 → 5.41) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } (23... Ke7 24. h4) 24. Rd5+ Kh6?? { (5.37 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd5 was best. } (24... Qxd5 25. cxd5 Kh6 26. g4 Be7 27. f4 f6 28. d6 Kg7 29. g5 Bd8 30. d7 Be7 31. b4) 25. Rh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0