[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uuZRM7bf"] [Date "2024.07.13"] [White "JohnMenzies"] [Black "ixcz"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.07.13"] [UTCTime "22:59:54"] [WhiteElo "820"] [BlackElo "825"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-28"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Nxe4?? { (0.54 → 2.72) Blunder. d5 was best. } (6... d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne2 a6 11. Ba4) 7. d5 Qe7?! { (2.76 → 4.19) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (7... a6 8. Be2 Nxf2 9. Kxf2 Ne5 10. Rf1 Be7 11. Kg1 O-O 12. Nc3) 8. O-O Bd7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Rxe4+ Be7 12. Ng5 O-O 13. Qg4?! { (4.10 → 3.26) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (13. Nc3 h6 14. Nf3 f5 15. Re1 Nf7 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Qc2 Rae8 18. Rxe8 Rxe8) 13... f5 14. Rxe7?! { (3.27 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } (14. Qh3 h6 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Re1 Nf7 17. Nc3 Rae8 18. Bd2 b5 19. Ne2 Re4) 14... Qxe7 15. Qh4?? { (2.22 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd1 was best. } (15. Qd1 c5 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. h3 h6 18. Nf3 Ne6 19. Nc3 Rae8 20. Bd2 Qb7) 15... h6?? { (Mate in 1 → 1.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1# was best. } (15... Qe1#) 16. Nc3?? { (1.67 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3 was best. } (16. Nf3 Qxh4 17. Nxh4 g5 18. Nf3 f4 19. Nc3 Nf7 20. Bd2 Rae8 21. Nd4 Ne5) 16... hxg5?? { (Mate in 1 → -1.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1# was best. } (16... Qe1#) 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Re1?! { (-1.55 → -2.58) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (18. Ne2 Nf7) 18... c6?! { (-2.58 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } (18... Nf7 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Re6 c6 21. f4 cxd5 22. Re2 Rac8 23. a3 Rc5 24. Bf6) 19. dxc6?! { (-1.68 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (19. h3 Re8 20. Be3 Nf7 21. Ne2 Re4 22. Qg3 Qe7 23. Qf3 Rf8 24. Nf4 Re8) 19... Nxc6?! { (-2.64 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } (19... bxc6 20. Re7 Re8 21. Qc4+ d5 22. Rxd7 dxc4 23. g3 Nf7 24. Bf4 Ne5 25. Rc7) 20. Nd5?! { (-1.45 → -2.10) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (20. Rd1 Rae8) 20... Rfe8 21. Nf6+?? { (-1.59 → -4.20) Blunder. Be7 was best. } (21. Be7 Ne5) 21... gxf6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qc4+?! { (-4.46 → -6.19) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (23. Bd2 Qh7 24. Qg3+ Kf8 25. Qc3 Qg6 26. h3 f4 27. Bxf4 d5 28. Qb3 Re1+) 23... d5 24. Qf1 fxg5 25. f4 gxf4 26. Qxf4 Re1+ 27. Kf2 Re4 28. Qg5+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ Kf6 30. Qh6+ Ke5 31. Qh8+ Kd6 32. Qf8+ Qe7 33. Qh6+ Re6 34. Qf4+ Re5 35. Qh6+ Kc7 36. Qf4 Kb6 37. Kg3 Re3+ 38. Qxe3+? { (-7.61 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } (38. Kf2 Re2+ 39. Kf3 d4 40. b4 Re3+ 41. Kf2 Qxb4 42. Qxe3 dxe3+ 43. Kxe3 f4+) 38... Qxe3+ 39. Kh4 Qf4+ 40. Kh3 Ne5 41. g3 Qg4+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Kc6 44. Kh4 Qg4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1