[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4NHSZtNP"] [Date "2024.08.07"] [White "gemich"] [Black "varunshankarm"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.08.07"] [UTCTime "15:21:14"] [WhiteElo "1859"] [BlackElo "1905"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B15"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 { B15 Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation } 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Qd3 Bg6 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Bd3 f5?! { (0.17 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (13... Qb6 14. Bxg6) 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Be7 Bxe7 16. Rxe7 Qd6 17. Rae1 Kh8? { (1.48 → 2.92) Mistake. b5 was best. } (17... b5 18. Qa3) 18. c3?! { (2.92 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (18. Ng5 Qxd4 19. Bxf5 Nb6 20. Nxf7+ Bxf7 21. Rxf7 Qd2 22. Ree7 Rxf7 23. Rxf7 Qc1+) 18... f4?? { (2.22 → 5.68) Blunder. Nb6 was best. } (18... Nb6 19. c4) 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Ng5 Qc7?! { (6.06 → 10.29) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } (20... Qd5 21. Qxd5 cxd5 22. Rxd7 Rfe8 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Ne5 f3 25. Rxd5 Re6 26. Rc5) 21. Nf7+ Kg8?! { (10.19 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf7 was best. } (21... Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Rg8 23. Re8 Nf6 24. Rxg8+ Nxg8 25. Qxc7 g5 26. Qxb7 h6 27. Qxc6) 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qg8+ Rxg8 24. Nf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0