[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9K9hqcUg"] [Date "2023.05.06"] [White "stephensg"] [Black "thilz"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.05.06"] [UTCTime "19:56:45"] [WhiteElo "2043"] [BlackElo "2062"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line } c4 7. Be2 Bd7 8. O-O Na5 9. Nbd2 Nb3?! { (0.08 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } (9... Nh6 10. Rb1 Nf5 11. h4 Be7 12. h5 O-O-O 13. Kh1 f6 14. Rg1 Nh6 15. b3 Ng4 16. Rf1) 10. Nxb3 Ba4 11. Bf4 Bxb3 12. Qe1 Ne7 13. h4 Nc6 14. Ng5 Qc7 15. Bd1 Bxd1 16. Qxd1 h6 17. Nh3 Be7 18. g3 Na5 19. Bc1 Nb3 20. Rb1 Qd8 21. f4? { (0.76 → -0.44) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } (21. Qf3) 21... Nxc1?! { (-0.44 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (21... g6) 22. Rxc1 f6?? { (0.24 → 2.36) Blunder. g6 was best. } (22... g6 23. Rc2 Qd7 24. Qf3 O-O-O 25. Rh2 Rdg8 26. Nf2 Kb8 27. Nd1 Rg7 28. Rff2 h5 29. Rd2) 23. Qg4? { (2.36 → 0.85) Mistake. exf6 was best. } (23. exf6 Bxf6 24. f5 Qd6 25. Qh5+ Kd7 26. fxe6+ Kc6 27. Kh2 Raf8 28. Qg6 Bxh4 29. Rce1 Bf6) 23... O-O?? { (0.85 → 2.98) Blunder. f5 was best. } (23... f5 24. Qg6+ Kd7 25. g4 fxg4 26. Qxg4 g6 27. h5 gxh5 28. Qxh5 Qe8 29. Qxe8+ Raxe8 30. f5) 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. f5 fxe5 26. dxe5 Bxh4 27. gxh4 Qxh4 28. Nf4 Qg3+ 29. Ng2 Rae8?! { (3.58 → 4.70) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } (29... Rfe8 30. Qf7 Rxe5 31. Rce1 Rg8 32. Rxe5 Qxe5 33. Re1 Qd6 34. Qg6 Qc5+ 35. Kf1 Qc7 36. Re6) 30. Qxd5?! { (4.70 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } (30. Qg6 Qxe5 31. Rce1 Qxe1 32. Nxe1 Re5 33. Ng2 Rf6 34. Qg4 d4 35. Nh4 Kg8 36. Ng6 Rxg6) 30... Rxe5 31. Qxc4 Rfe8?! { (2.95 → 4.16) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } (31... Qg5 32. f6 Rxf6 33. Rxf6 Qxf6 34. Rf1 Qb6+ 35. Rf2 Kh7 36. Qd3+ Qg6 37. Qxg6+ Kxg6 38. Nh4+) 32. Qf4 Qd3 33. f6 gxf6 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Qxf6 R8e6?? { (4.95 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd5 was best. } (35... Qd5 36. Rcd1 Qe6 37. Qh4 Qe7 38. Qxe7 R8xe7 39. Rfe1 Kf7 40. Rxe5 Rxe5 41. Rd2 Ke6) 36. Qf8+ Kh7 37. Rf7+ Kg6 38. Qg8+ Kh6 39. Qg7+ Kh5 40. Nf4+ Kh4 41. Nxd3 Rh5 42. Rf4+ Kh3 43. Qg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0