[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2OohqRvy"] [Date "2023.12.22"] [White "johnkotsos"] [Black "SergikN"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.22"] [UTCTime "10:43:08"] [WhiteElo "2073"] [BlackElo "1954"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+34"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C25"] [Opening "Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { C25 Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense } 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 g6 5. Qf3 Nf6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. d3 Kg7 8. Bg5 Be7 9. h3 h6?! { (0.80 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (9... Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Nb6 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 Bg5 16. Bxg5) 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Bb3 d6 12. a3 Nc6 13. O-O Nh7 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Ng5 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Qd3?! { (1.87 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } (17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. f4 Ne6 19. f5 Nd4 20. Qd2 Nxb3 21. Bxh6+ Kh8 22. cxb3 Rg8 23. Rae1 gxf5) 17... Ne5 18. Qd2 c5 19. Ndb5?? { (0.63 → -5.80) Blunder. f4 was best. } (19. f4) 19... Bxh3?? { (-5.80 → 3.66) Blunder. Nef3+ was best. } (19... Nef3+ 20. gxf3 Nxf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxd2 22. Bxd2 a6 23. Nc7 Qxc7 24. Nd5 Qd7 25. Rh1 Bd4 26. c3) 20. f4 Ngf3+ 21. gxf3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nc6 23. f5 Ne5 24. Bxh6+ Kh7 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 26. fxg6+ Nxg6 27. Nd5 Bh4 28. Qh2 Qg7 29. Nxd6 Rg8 30. Nf5 Qf8?! { (5.80 → 8.29) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } (30... Qe5 31. Qxe5 Nxe5+ 32. Kh1 c4 33. Ba2 Bd8 34. f4 Ng4 35. Bxc4 Rh8 36. Kg2 Kg8 37. Kg3) 31. Kh1 Qd8 32. Rg1 b5 33. Rg4 c4? { (8.85 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } (33... Rh8 34. Qd2 Bg5 35. Rxg5 Kg8+ 36. Kg1 Kf8 37. Qe3 Ke8 38. Rg2 Qa5 39. Nf6+ Kd8 40. Bxf7) 34. Nxh4 Nxh4 35. Qxh4+? { (Mate in 9 → 7.85) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxh4+ was best. } (35. Rxh4+ Qxh4 36. Qxh4+ Kg7 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Ke8 39. Qd6 Rh8+ 40. Kg2 Rg8+ 41. Kf2 Rg2+) 35... Qxh4+ 36. Rxh4+ Kg7 37. Rg4+ Kf8 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Ba2 { Black resigns. } 1-0