[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8LFFlcHF"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [White "rsmith87"] [Black "PositionalPlay07"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.20"] [UTCTime "10:06:26"] [WhiteElo "2343"] [BlackElo "2488"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A57"] [Opening "Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 { A57 Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation } d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. a4 axb5 10. Bxb5 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Nd2 Rfb8?! { (0.48 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } (13... Nc7 14. f4 Rfb8 15. Kh1 Qa6 16. Qf3 Rb4 17. b3 Nxe4 18. Ndxe4 Rxe4 19. Nxe4) 14. Nb5 Nc7 15. Nc4 Qb7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Bd2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bc3?! { (0.99 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Rfb1 was best. } (20. Rfb1) 20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rb7?! { (0.24 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (21... Qd7) 22. Rfb1 Rab8 23. Rxb7 Qxb7 24. a5 Qa6 25. g3 h5 26. h4 Kg7 27. Qa4?! { (1.52 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (27. c4 f6 28. Qe2 Ra8 29. Qa2 Rb8 30. Kg2 Ra8 31. Qb3 Qc8 32. Qa4 Ra6) 27... Rb5?! { (0.61 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (27... Qd3) 28. Kg2 f6?! { (1.80 → 2.53) Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } (28... Rb2 29. c4 Kf8 30. e5 dxe5 31. Qa3 Rb4 32. Qe3 f6 33. Qh6+ Kf7 34. Qh7+) 29. c4 Rb7 30. Qc6 Ra7 31. Qxa6 Rxa6 32. Kf3 Kf7?! { (2.58 → 3.82) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (32... g5 33. g4 gxh4 34. gxh5 h3 35. Kg3 Kh6 36. Kxh3 Kxh5 37. Kg3 Kg5 38. f4+) 33. Ke3?! { (3.82 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (33. g4 hxg4+ 34. Kxg4 e5 35. dxe6+ Kxe6 36. f4 f5+ 37. exf5+ gxf5+ 38. Kg5 Ra8) 33... Ke8?! { (2.85 → 3.69) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (33... g5 34. Kd3 Ke8 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. f4 gxf4 37. gxf4 Kd7 38. Ke3 Kc7 39. e5) 34. Kd3?! { (3.69 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } (34. Kf4 Kf7 35. g4 hxg4 36. Kxg4 e5 37. dxe6+ Kxe6 38. f4 f5+ 39. exf5+ gxf5+) 34... Kd7 35. Kc3? { (3.01 → 1.70) Mistake. Ke3 was best. } (35. Ke3 Kc7 36. g4 hxg4 37. Kf4 Kb7 38. Rb1+ Kc8 39. Rb5 Kd8 40. Kxg4 Ke8) 35... Kc7 36. Kb3 Kb7?? { (1.44 → 4.16) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } (36... Ra7 37. f4) 37. Ka4 Ra8 38. Kb5?! { (4.98 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Rb1+ was best. } (38. Rb1+ Kc7 39. Rb6 f5 40. e5 dxe5 41. Kb5 e4 42. Rxg6 e5 43. a6 f4) 38... Kc7 39. a6 g5? { (2.78 → 5.04) Mistake. Rb8+ was best. } (39... Rb8+ 40. Ka5 Rb3 41. f4 Rb4 42. e5 fxe5 43. fxe5 dxe5 44. a7 Kb7 45. Re1) 40. a7 Kb7 41. Ra6 gxh4 42. gxh4 Kc7 43. Rc6+ Kb7 44. Rb6+ Kc7 45. Ka6 Rg8? { (7.55 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa7+ was best. } (45... Rxa7+ 46. Kxa7 Kd8 47. Rb8+ Kd7 48. Rg8 e5 49. Kb7 Ke7 50. Rg7+ Ke8 51. Rc7) 46. Rb7+ Kc8 47. a8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0