[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9UONvRYw"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [White "ircontif"] [Black "TheChessChaser"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.04.24"] [UTCTime "20:18:36"] [WhiteElo "2399"] [BlackElo "2294"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A23"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 { A23 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation } 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 10. d3 exd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. b3 Ba6 14. Qd2 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxe2?! { (0.13 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } (16... Rad8 17. Rfd1 Bxe2 18. Be3 Qa6 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Qb2 Bd3 21. Rac1 Ne4 22. h4 h6 23. Bd4) 17. Rfe1 d4 18. Qxc6 d3 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Ra2 Re8 22. Be3 Bf3? { (1.97 → 3.63) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } (22... Nd5 23. Bd2) 23. Rc1?? { (3.63 → 1.37) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } (23. Rd2 Be2 24. Bxb6 Rb8 25. b4 Ra8 26. Ba5 Re8 27. b5 g5 28. b6 Ra8 29. b7 Rb8) 23... h5?! { (1.37 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (23... Ne4) 24. Bxb6 Nd5 25. Ba5 Ra8 26. Bd2 Re8 27. Re1 Rc8 28. b4 h4 29. b5 Nc3 30. Bxc3 Rxc3 31. a4 Rb3 32. gxh4 Kh7 33. h3 Kh6 34. Kh2 Kh5 35. Re3 Be2 36. Re5+ Kxh4 37. a5 f6?? { (4.83 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } (37... g5 38. Re8 g4 39. a6 Bf3 40. Rh8+ Kg5 41. hxg4 Kxg4 42. Ra4+ Kg5 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44. Rd8) 38. Rc5?? { (Mate in 3 → 4.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra4+ was best. } (38. Ra4+ Rb4 39. Rxb4+ Bg4 40. Rxg4#) 38... Bf3?? { (4.67 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb4 was best. } (38... Rb4 39. b6 g5 40. Rc8 g4 41. Rh8+ Kg5 42. Rg8+ Kh6 43. a6 Rxb6 44. a7 Bf3 45. a8=Q) 39. Ra4+ Bg4 40. Rxg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0