[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5s0sy197"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "Aaron_Whitney"] [Black "malybalaganiarz"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "19:10:14"] [WhiteElo "2360"] [BlackElo "2445"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+36"] [BlackRatingDiff "-19"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [BlackTitle "WIM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. d3 d5 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 O-O 9. e5 h6?! { (0.07 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (9... Qc7 10. Qe2) 10. h4 Qc7 11. Qe2?! { (0.45 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (11. Nb3) 11... Nf5?! { (-0.30 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (11... f6 12. exf6) 12. c3 b6 13. g4 Nfe7 14. Nf1 Ba6 15. Ng3 Rae8 16. Bf4 b5? { (0.52 → 2.07) Mistake. f5 was best. } (16... f5 17. exf6 Qxf4 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. fxg7+ Kxg7 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Bxd3 22. Qe3) 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. a4? { (1.94 → 0.67) Mistake. Rac1 was best. } (18. Rac1 Rc8 19. b4 d4 20. cxd4 Nxb4 21. Rxc5 Qa5 22. Rb1 Nbc6 23. Be3 Qxd2) 18... b4 19. a5?! { (0.79 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (19. d4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Na5 21. Rad1 Rb8 22. h5 Nc4 23. Qc1 Nb2 24. g5 hxg5) 19... bxc3 20. bxc3 d4?? { (0.17 → 2.58) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (20... Rb8 21. d4 Nxa5 22. Qd1 Bc4 23. h5 Nb3 24. Ra3 cxd4 25. cxd4 a5 26. Bh3) 21. c4 Nb4 22. Ra3?? { (2.67 → 0.82) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (22. Ne4 Ng8 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. Rab1 Rd8 26. Nh2 Qxa5 27. Qe2 Ne7) 22... Nec6? { (0.82 → 2.16) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } (22... Bb7 23. a6) 23. Kh2 Rb8 24. Rh1?? { (2.16 → 0.15) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Kg1 Bb7 26. h5 g5 27. Nfxg5+ hxg5 28. Bxg5 f6 29. exf6 Bxf6) 24... Rbd8?! { (0.15 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } (24... Bb7 25. a6) 25. Kg1 Qb7? { (0.94 → 2.76) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } (25... Nxe5 26. Nxe5) 26. h5?! { (2.76 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (26. Ne4 Qc7 27. Rh3 Bb7 28. a6 Ba8 29. Ra1 Rb8 30. Re1 Kh8 31. Bxh6 Nxe5) 26... g5 27. Bxg5 Nxd3? { (1.68 → 3.39) Mistake. hxg5 was best. } (27... hxg5 28. h6) 28. Qxd3+ Kh8 29. Bf6 Qb2 30. g5?! { (3.63 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } (30. Rb3 Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Qf4 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Nxe4 Bxc4 34. Rb7 Bxf6 35. exf6 Be2) 30... hxg5? { (2.85 → 5.59) Mistake. Bxc4 was best. } (30... Bxc4 31. Qxc4 Qxa3 32. Kh2 Qc3 33. Qe2 Nb4 34. Bxd8 d3 35. Qe4 Rxd8 36. Qf4) 31. h6?? { (5.59 → 1.88) Blunder. Nxg5 was best. } (31. Nxg5 Qc1+ 32. Nf1 Qxg5 33. Bxg5 Nxe5 34. Qh3 f5 35. Qh4 Kh7 36. h6 Bh8) 31... Bxf6 32. exf6 Bxc4 33. Qxc4?! { (1.71 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (33. Qd2 Qxd2) 33... Qxa3 34. h7? { (0.78 → -0.50) Mistake. Kh2 was best. } (34. Kh2 d3) 34... d3 35. Nf1?! { (-0.42 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } (35. Kh2) 35... d2?? { (-1.08 → 3.75) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (35... Nd4 36. Rh5 Nxf3+ 37. Bxf3 Qb4 38. Qc1 d2 39. Qc2 Qd4 40. Bd1 c4 41. Rxg5) 36. N3xd2?? { (3.75 → 1.24) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } (36. Qg4 Qd3 37. N3xd2 Nd4 38. Ne4 Rd5 39. Qh5 Nf5 40. Qxg5 Re5 41. Nfg3 Qb1+) 36... Rxd2? { (1.24 → 3.04) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } (36... Ne5) 37. Nxd2 Qa1+?! { (3.06 → 4.23) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (37... Rd8 38. Nf1 Nd4 39. Rh5 Qxa5 40. Rxg5 Qc7 41. Rxc5 Qf4 42. Ng3 Qg4 43. Rc7) 38. Nf1 Nxa5?? { (3.96 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4 was best. } (38... Qd4 39. Qc1 Ne5 40. Qxg5 Ng6 41. Ng3 c4 42. Be4 Qe5 43. Rh5 Qxg5 44. Rxg5) 39. Qxc5 Qxf6 40. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0