[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6xSaL1aB"] [Date "2025.09.26"] [White "Thoreaux"] [Black "deanhall1978"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "6xSaL1aB"] [UTCDate "2025.09.26"] [UTCTime "19:56:48"] [WhiteElo "2099"] [BlackElo "2094"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Bc4 a6 10. Nge2 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. g4 Nc6 13. h4 h5 14. Bh6?! { (1.87 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. } (14. gxh5 Nxh5 15. Rg1 e6 16. Ng3 b4 17. Nce2 Qb5 18. Nxh5 Qxh5 19. Rg4 Na5) 14... hxg4?? { (1.15 → 3.45) Blunder. e6 was best. } (14... e6) 15. Bxg7?? { (3.45 → 1.21) Blunder. h5 was best. } (15. h5 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 g5 17. Rg1 Qd8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxg5+ Kh8 20. Qh6+ Kg8) 15... Kxg7 16. h5 Rh8 17. h6+?! { (1.52 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } (17. fxg4 Nd8 18. Ng3 b4 19. Nd5 Ne6 20. h6+ Kh7 21. O-O Rhf8 22. Rxf6 exf6) 17... Kf8 18. fxg4 Nxg4? { (1.16 → 2.68) Mistake. Nd8 was best. } (18... Nd8) 19. Qf4? { (2.68 → 1.07) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } (19. Qg5 Nf6 20. O-O Nd8 21. Nf4 Ke8 22. Nxg6 fxg6 23. Rxf6 exf6 24. Qxg6+ Kd7) 19... Nf6 20. O-O-O b4?! { (1.01 → 2.10) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (20... Qc7 21. Kb1) 21. Nd5 Rc8?! { (2.27 → 3.26) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (21... Nxd5 22. exd5) 22. Kb1 Nd8? { (3.18 → 5.12) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } (22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rh7 24. Qg4 e6 25. Bxe6 Rc7 26. Bd5 Qb6 27. Qg5 Ne7 28. Bxb7) 23. Nxf6 exf6 24. Qxf6 Bxe4+ 25. Ka1 Rh7 26. Nf4 Bxh1? { (4.26 → 8.90) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } (26... Qc7 27. Rhf1) 27. Nxg6+ Kg8 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc8 Qh5? { (7.54 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } (29... Qc7 30. Rxh1 Nc6 31. Bc2 Qxc8 32. Qxd6+ Ne7 33. Bxh7 Qc6 34. Qd8+ Qe8 35. Qxe8+) 30. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0