[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5XCHICr0"] [Date "2024.05.10"] [White "MarkTikhanovich"] [Black "Merlin_2010"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.05.10"] [UTCTime "06:32:28"] [WhiteElo "1379"] [BlackElo "1289"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B43"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 { B43 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation } d6 6. Be2 b5 7. a3 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6?! { (-0.19 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (8... Be7) 9. Bh4?! { (0.42 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (9. Bxf6 Qxf6) 9... Bb7 10. f3 Be7 11. Bf2 Nbd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Na2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nc1 Qc7 16. Nd3 Bg5 17. g3?? { (-1.20 → -3.60) Blunder. Qe1 was best. } (17. Qe1 N7b6 18. Bg3 Be3+ 19. Kh1 Qe7 20. Bh4 g5 21. Bf2 Nc4 22. Nb4 Bxf2) 17... Ne3 18. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 19. Nf2 Ne5 20. f4?! { (-3.26 → -4.91) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (20. c3 Rad8 21. a4 Nc6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qb3 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Qe3 Qc6) 20... Qc5?! { (-4.91 → -3.47) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } (20... Rfd8 21. c3 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Qc6 23. d5 Rxd5 24. Bf3 Rxd1 25. Bxc6 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1) 21. Nb3?? { (-3.47 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxe5 was best. } (21. fxe5 Bxd4 22. c3 Be3 23. Qd6 Qa7 24. Rad1 Bb6 25. a4 Rad8 26. Qe7 Rxd1) 21... Qc6 22. Bf3 Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 Ne1+ 24. Kh3 Qg2+ 25. Kg4 f5+ 26. Kh5 Qxh2+ 27. Kg6 Rf6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1