[Event "Topalov"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BzN9QWJj"] [Date "2023.12.13"] [White "MarkoKrebe"] [Black "gusts7"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.13"] [UTCTime "16:42:21"] [WhiteElo "1516"] [BlackElo "1304"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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 } a5 7. Nbd2?! { (0.44 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (7. Bd3 Bd7 8. Bc2 Nh6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf5 11. Bxf5 exf5) 7... Nh6 8. Nb3 Nf5? { (-0.28 → 1.20) Mistake. c4 was best. } (8... c4 9. Nbd2 a4 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Nf1 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Ng3 O-O-O 14. Nh4 Na5 15. Rb1) 9. dxc5 Bxc5?! { (0.99 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (9... Qc7 10. a4) 10. Nxc5 Qxc5 11. Bd2? { (1.51 → 0.29) Mistake. g4 was best. } (11. g4 Nh6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Rg1 Qc7 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Qe2 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. O-O-O Qd6) 11... O-O?! { (0.29 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (11... d4 12. Rc1 Nxe5 13. cxd4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qb6 15. Bd3 O-O 16. O-O Qxb2 17. Bf4 Bd7 18. Bxf5) 12. b4? { (1.21 → 0.01) Mistake. g4 was best. } (12. g4 Nfe7) 12... axb4 13. cxb4 Qe7 14. Bd3 Ncd4? { (0.26 → 1.40) Mistake. f6 was best. } (14... f6) 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Be3?! { (1.54 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (16. O-O Nf5 17. a4 f6 18. Qe1 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Qf6 20. f4 Bd7 21. b5 Nd4 22. Rfb1 Qxe5) 16... Nc6?! { (0.89 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (16... Nf5 17. Bc5) 17. Bc5 Qg5 18. Bxf8?? { (2.38 → -0.44) Blunder. O-O was best. } (18. O-O Qxe5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Bxf8 Kg8 21. Bc5 Qc7 22. Rc1 Ne5 23. f4 Nc4 24. a4 Bd7) 18... Qxg2 19. Rf1 Kxf8 20. Qh5 h6?! { (-0.57 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } (20... Nxb4 21. Qxh7) 21. O-O-O?? { (0.00 → -2.85) Blunder. Kd2 was best. } (21. Kd2 Bd7 22. Kc3 Rc8 23. Kb2 Nd4 24. Qh4 Nf3 25. Qf4 g5 26. Qf6 Qg4 27. Qh8+ Ke7) 21... Nd4?? { (-2.85 → 0.67) Blunder. Rxa3 was best. } (21... Rxa3 22. b5 Rxd3 23. bxc6 Rc3+ 24. Kb2 Rc4 25. Qe2 bxc6 26. Ra1 Rb4+ 27. Kc3 c5 28. Rfb1) 22. Rg1?? { (0.67 → -1.83) Blunder. Kb2 was best. } (22. Kb2) 22... Qxf2 23. Rdf1?? { (-1.37 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rgf1 was best. } (23. Rgf1) 23... Qa2?? { (Mate in 17 → Mate in 1) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe3+ was best. } (23... Qe3+ 24. Kd1 Qxd3+ 25. Ke1 Qc3+ 26. Kd1 Qc2+ 27. Ke1 Qc1+ 28. Kf2 Qd2+ 29. Kg3 Rxa3+ 30. Rf3) 24. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0