[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7IrnhSrD"] [Date "2023.11.10"] [White "notshirley21"] [Black "Smitywerbenmangersen"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.11.10"] [UTCTime "01:07:39"] [WhiteElo "2020"] [BlackElo "2060"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-33"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } Bb4? { (0.25 → 1.96) Mistake. c5 was best. } (3... c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5) 4. e5 Ng8 5. a3?! { (1.63 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (5. Qg4 Kf8 6. d4 c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 d6 9. Qf4 cxd4) 5... Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. d4 d6 8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 Nbc6 10. Be2 dxe5?! { (0.62 → 1.27) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. c5 b6 13. O-O bxc5 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Be3 h6 17. Bd3) 11. fxe5 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. O-O Bb7?! { (0.85 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (13... Ba6 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Rad1 Na5 17. Bd3 Rc8 18. d5 Ng6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. dxe6) 14. Qd3?! { (1.77 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (14. a4) 14... O-O 15. Bb2 Qd7?? { (0.82 → 4.50) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } (15... Ng6 16. Qe3) 16. Ng5 Ng6 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5?! { (4.80 → 3.19) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (18. e6 fxe6 19. Qh3 h6 20. Bg4 Rae8 21. Bxe6+ Rxe6 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 dxc4) 18... Nce7? { (3.19 → 5.45) Mistake. Ncxe5 was best. } (18... Ncxe5 19. Bxe5 f6 20. Nxh7 Nxe5 21. Nxf8 Kxf8 22. Qe4 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 24. Rac1 Bc6 25. h4) 19. d6 Nd5 20. Qg3?! { (7.38 → 4.58) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (20. e6 fxe6 21. Bg4 Rae8 22. Qh3 Nf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Rf7) 20... h6 21. Nxf7 Rxf7? { (4.36 → 10.00) Mistake. Ndf4 was best. } (21... Ndf4 22. Rxf4 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Rxf7 24. Qg4 Bd5 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Bg4 Rad8 27. Rd1 Bb3 28. Rd3) 22. Qxg6 Nf4 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. e6 Be4 25. Qg3 Qb7 26. Qxf4 Rf8 27. Qg4 Bf5?! { (13.94 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } (27... h5 28. Qxh5) 28. Qc4?! { (Mate in 9 → 14.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. e7 was best. } (28. e7 Bxg4 29. Bc4+ Kh7 30. exf8=Q Kg6 31. Bd3+ Kg5 32. Bc1+ Kh5 33. Qe8+ Qf7 34. Qxf7+ Kh4) 28... Rc8 29. Qb3 Kh8 30. Bf3 Be4 31. Bxe4 Qxe4 32. Qg3 Rg8 33. d7 Qd5?! { (19.22 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe6 was best. } (33... Qxe6 34. d8=Q) 34. Rc1?! { (Mate in 10 → 14.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6 was best. } (34. Qg6 Qc5+ 35. Kh1 Qg5 36. Qxg5 hxg5 37. e7 Kh7 38. e8=Q Rxe8 39. dxe8=Q g4 40. Qf7 Kh6) 34... Qxe6?! { (14.75 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } (34... Kh7 35. h4) 35. d8=Q Qf7 36. Qxg8+ Qxg8 37. Rc7 a5 38. Rxg7 Qb3 39. Rf7+ Qxb2 40. Qb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0