[Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "1/1/2021, 8:28:30 PM"] [White "Melo Mdluli"] [Black "Sikhumbuzo"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation"] [Termination "Unterminated"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation } 3. Nf3 Qf6?! { (-0.25 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (3... e4 4. Nd4 Nxd4 5. Bxd4 d5 6. e3 Bf5 7. d3 Nf6 8. Nd2) 4. e3 a6?! { (0.25 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (4... d5 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. c4 Ne7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3) 5. d3?! { (0.97 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (5. c4 d6 6. d4 Qg6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. a3 Bg4 9. d5 Ne7) 5... d5 6. Be2 Bg4?! { (0.10 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (6... Bf5 7. O-O O-O-O 8. Nbd2 h5 9. a3 g5 10. d4 Bd6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5) 7. Nbd2 Bb4 8. a3 Bd6?! { (0.64 → 1.28) Inaccuracy. Bxd2+ was best. } (8... Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2) 9. c4 Nge7?! { (1.56 → 2.66) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } (9... dxc4 10. bxc4) 10. Rc1 O-O? { (2.09 → 3.99) Mistake. dxc4 was best. } (10... dxc4 11. dxc4 Ng6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rd8 14. Be4 O-O 15. Qc2 Qe6 16. h4 h5 17. Bd5) 11. c5 Qg6 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Kf1 f5 14. b4?! { (4.21 → 2.80) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (14. h3) 14... e4 15. dxe4 fxe4 16. Rg1?? { (2.44 → 0.23) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (16. Nd4 Ne5) 16... Qf5? { (0.23 → 1.72) Mistake. exf3 was best. } (16... exf3 17. Nxf3 Rac8 18. h3 Bf5 19. Rh1 Ne5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nh4 Qg5 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Bd4) 17. h3?! { (1.72 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } (17. Qb3) 17... exf3 18. gxf3 Bxh3+ 19. Ke1 Ng6 20. e4?? { (1.49 → -1.78) Blunder. Rg3 was best. } (20. Rg3 Rae8 21. Nb3 Rc8 22. Nd4 Qd7 23. f4 Nce7 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Rg5 h6 26. Rg1 Bd7) 20... dxe4 21. Nxe4 d5?? { (-2.31 → 0.07) Blunder. Rad8 was best. } (21... Rad8) 22. Rg5 Qf4?? { (0.09 → 1.88) Blunder. Qd7 was best. } (22... Qd7 23. Qxd5+ Qxd5 24. Rxd5 Rae8 25. b5 axb5 26. Rxb5 Re7 27. a4 Rfe8 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Bf1) 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Qd6? { (1.93 → 0.28) Mistake. Rh5 was best. } (24. Rh5) 24... Qf7?? { (0.28 → 4.80) Blunder. Nce5 was best. } (24... Nce5 25. Rxg6 Nxg6 26. Rc7 Rg8 27. Qxf4 Nxf4 28. Ng5 h5 29. Nxh3 Nxh3 30. Bc4 b5 31. Bxg8) 25. Rh5?? { (4.80 → 1.68) Blunder. Qh2 was best. } (25. Qh2) 25... Nf4 26. Rxh7+ Kg8?? { (1.96 → 9.47) Blunder. Kxh7 was best. } (26... Kxh7) 27. Bc4 Be6 28. Ng5?! { (11.83 → 6.25) Inaccuracy. Rxg7+ was best. } (28. Rxg7+) 28... Ng2+?! { (6.25 → 19.55) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } (28... Rae8) 29. Kf1 Bxc4+?! { (22.02 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3+ was best. } (29... Ne3+ 30. Kg1) 30. Rxc4?! { (Mate in 8 → 20.82) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kxg2 was best. } (30. Kxg2 Rfe8 31. Nxf7 Ne5 32. Rxc4 Kxh7 33. Nxe5 Rxe5 34. Qxe5 Kg6 35. Qxg7+ Kh5 36. Qh7+ Kg5) 30... Ne3+ 31. fxe3 Qxc4+ 32. Kg1 Rf7 33. Rh8+?? { (Mate in 7 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh2 was best. } (33. Qh2 Qg4+ 34. fxg4 Rf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rf8+ 36. Kg1 Rf1+ 37. Kxf1 Kf8 38. Rh8+ Ke7 39. Qc7#) 33... Kxh8 34. Nxf7+?? { (0.08 → -6.98) Blunder. Qh2+ was best. } (34. Qh2+ Kg8 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxa8 Nd8 38. Nxf7 Qxf7 39. Qc8 Qxf3 40. Qc7+ Ke8) 34... Qxf7 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qh3 Rd8 37. Qf1 Rd2 38. Qh3?! { (-61.46 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf2 was best. } (38. Qf2 Qg6+) 38... Qg6+ 39. Qg4 Qxg4+?! { (Mate in 2 → -60.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb1+ was best. } (39... Qb1+ 40. Bc1 Qxc1#) *