[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8qAU46yq"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "Infernal_XaM"] [Black "dragan961"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "20:20:16"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2350"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation } b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. d4 e6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Be2 Nfd7 15. Qb3 O-O 16. Rae1 g5 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Nc4?! { (0.33 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (18. Qc2 Ng6 19. Nc4 Bc8 20. Qc1 h6 21. h4 Nxh4 22. f4 b5 23. Na5 Bxc3) 18... Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Ne5 20. Be2 Bc8 21. Qc2 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Bd7? { (-0.73 → 0.91) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } (23... Ng4 24. Be2) 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. b3 Rb4 26. f3?! { (0.57 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (26. Bd2 c4 27. bxc4 Rxc4 28. Qd3 Ne5 29. Qg3 h6 30. f4 Ng6 31. fxg5 Be5) 26... Rfb8 27. Rb1?! { (0.36 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (27. Ne2 Rxb3) 27... Ne5?! { (-0.65 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (27... c4 28. Ne2 cxb3 29. Qd1 Ne5 30. Nd4 Qc7 31. Nf5 Nc4 32. Bxg5 Na3 33. Rc1) 28. Ne2 h6?! { (0.07 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } (28... Qb7) 29. Ng3 Qb7 30. Nf5 Bf8? { (0.35 → 1.88) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } (30... Nc4) 31. h4 f6 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. f4 gxf4 34. Bxf4 Rxb3 35. Rxb3 Qxb3 36. Qf2 Qd3?? { (2.29 → 5.21) Blunder. Qc3 was best. } (36... Qc3 37. Rc1 Qd3 38. Bxe5 fxe5 39. Qh4 Rb1 40. Qg4+ Kf7 41. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 42. Kh2) 37. Bxe5 dxe5 38. Qh4 Rb1 39. Rxb1?! { (5.82 → 4.46) Inaccuracy. Qg4+ was best. } (39. Qg4+ Kh8 40. Qh5+ Kg8 41. Qg6+ Kh8 42. Qxf6+ Kg8 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Rxb1 Qxb1+) 39... Qxb1+ 40. Kh2 c4?? { (4.13 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd1 was best. } (40... Qd1 41. Qxf6 Qh5+ 42. Kg3 c4 43. d6 Qf7 44. Qg5+ Kh7 45. Qh4+ Kg6 46. Qg4+) 41. Qg4+ Kf7 42. Qh5+ Kg8 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxf6+ Kg8 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Qxe5+?? { (Mate in 9 → 5.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe8 was best. } (46. Qe8 Qb7 47. Qxf8+ Kh7 48. d6 Qd7 49. Qe7+ Qxe7 50. dxe7 Kg6 51. e8=Q+ Kg5) 46... Kg8?? { (5.17 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } (46... Kh7 47. Qc7+ Kg6 48. Qxc4 Qb8+ 49. g3 Qb2+ 50. Kh3 Qb1 51. Nh4+ Kh7 52. Nf3) 47. d6?? { (Mate in 11 → 5.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe6+ was best. } (47. Qe6+ Kh8 48. Qe8 Qb7 49. Qxf8+ Kh7 50. d6 Qd7 51. Qh6+ Kg8 52. Ne7+ Qxe7) 47... Qd1?? { (5.17 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb7 was best. } (47... Qb7 48. Qe8 Qh7+ 49. Kg3 c3 50. d7 Qxd7 51. Nh6+ Kh8 52. Qxd7 c2 53. Qd8) 48. Qe6+ Kh8 49. d7 Qh5+ 50. Kg3 Qg5+ 51. Kf3 Qh5+ 52. Kf2 { White wins on time. } 1-0