[Event "Casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3TNOmwHf"] [Date "2023.08.17"] [White "Rafferty1"] [Black "carrickian"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.08.17"] [UTCTime "20:26:54"] [WhiteElo "1528"] [BlackElo "1487"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+15"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } c5 5. a3?! { (0.21 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } (5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. h3 Nc6) 5... cxd4? { (-0.39 → 0.97) Mistake. Bxc3+ was best. } (5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e3 Qxc5 10. a4) 6. axb4 dxc3 7. bxc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5?? { (0.45 → 2.19) Blunder. exd5 was best. } (8... exd5) 9. Bb2?! { (2.19 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (9. e4 Nc7 10. Bf4 f6 11. Bd6 Nc6 12. b5 Ne7 13. e5 b6 14. Bc4 O-O 15. O-O Ncd5) 9... O-O 10. g3?! { (0.95 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (10. e4 Nf6 11. Bd3 e5 12. Nxe5 Qc7 13. c4 Re8 14. f4 Nc6 15. O-O Nxb4 16. Bb1 Be6) 10... Nd7 11. Bg2 N7b6? { (0.63 → 1.86) Mistake. N5b6 was best. } (11... N5b6 12. Qd4) 12. O-O?? { (1.86 → 0.16) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } (12. Qb3 Qe7 13. O-O e5 14. b5 Qc7 15. c4 Qxc4 16. Qxc4 Nxc4 17. Nxe5 Ncb6 18. Bd4 Be6) 12... Nc4 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. e4 Nxb2? { (-0.23 → 1.01) Mistake. Ndb6 was best. } (14... Ndb6 15. Nd4) 15. Qxb2?! { (1.01 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (15. exd5 Nc4 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. h3 Rfe8 19. Nd4 Nd6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Bd5 Re5) 15... Nb6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nh4? { (-0.39 → -1.70) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } (17. Ra1 Rfd8) 17... e5? { (-1.70 → -0.09) Mistake. Bb5 was best. } (17... Bb5) 18. Rd2?? { (-0.09 → -2.78) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (18. Nf5) 18... Nc4 19. Qc2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Rad8 21. Nf5? { (-3.17 → -6.02) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } (21. Ra1 a6 22. Bf1 Bh3 23. Qe3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Qd7 25. Nf5 g6 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. h4 f6) 21... Bxf5 22. Qe3 Bc8 23. Qxa7 Qxc3 24. Qa5 Rd6 25. Ra1 Ra6 26. Qxa6 bxa6 27. h3? { (-7.33 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } (27. Rd1 Qxb4 28. h4 a5 29. Ra1 Bg4 30. h5 Bxh5 31. Kh2 a4 32. Rxa4 Qxa4 33. f3 Qd4) 27... Qxa1+ { White resigns. } 0-1