[Event "Classical Shield Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CYBHeOek"] [Date "2024.04.12"] [White "N_Nikolov"] [Black "SterlingPower"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.12"] [UTCTime "16:10:23"] [WhiteElo "1346"] [BlackElo "1994"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Qf3 Nf6 8. O-O-O b5?! { (0.62 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } (8... Nxd4 9. Bxd4) 9. Nxc6?! { (1.43 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (9. e5 b4) 9... Qxc6 10. Be2?! { (0.57 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (10. e5) 10... Bb7 11. e5 Qxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ng8?! { (-0.16 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (13... b4) 14. Ne4 Rc8?! { (0.32 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (14... f5) 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ne7?! { (1.13 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } (16... Rc6 17. Rxc6 dxc6 18. Rd1 Ne7 19. Rd6 h6 20. b3 g5 21. Bc5 h5 22. h3 Rg8 23. Kb2) 17. Rxa6 Nd5 18. Ra5 b4 19. Rd1?! { (1.93 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (19. Bc5) 19... O-O?! { (0.98 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (19... f6) 20. Bc5 Rfd8?! { (2.00 → 2.95) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } (20... Ra8 21. Rb5 Rfc8 22. Kb1 Rcb8 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Rd3 Rc8 25. Bd6 f6 26. Rd4 fxe5 27. Re4) 21. Be3?? { (2.95 → 1.03) Blunder. Rd4 was best. } (21. Rd4 Rb8 22. Bd6 Rb7 23. f4 h6 24. Ra4 f6 25. Bxb4 g5 26. Bd6 Nxf4 27. Rd2 Kf7) 21... h6 22. Bd4 Rc4 23. Rc5 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Kd2?! { (1.55 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (25. b3) 25... Ra8? { (0.91 → 2.21) Mistake. f6 was best. } (25... f6 26. Ra1) 26. Ra1 Kh7 27. a3 g5 28. Bc5?! { (2.57 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (28. a4 Kg6 29. a5 Kh5 30. c3 bxc3+ 31. Bxc3 Kh4 32. b4 Rc8 33. a6 Nxc3 34. a7 Nd5) 28... Kg6 29. Re1 bxa3 30. Bxa3 Kf5?! { (1.34 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (30... f6) 31. c4 Nb6 32. Re4 Ra4?? { (1.68 → 4.20) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } (32... Ra5 33. Bd6 f6 34. Bc7 Ra6 35. b4 Ra2+ 36. Kc3 Na8 37. Bd6 Nb6 38. Re3 Rxf2 39. exf6) 33. c5 Nc4+ 34. Kc3 Nxb2 35. Bxb2 Rxe4 36. fxe4+ Kxe4 37. Kc4 Kf3 38. Bd4 Kg2?! { (4.82 → 6.22) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (38... h5 39. Kb5 Ke4 40. Bc3 Kf3 41. Kb6 Kxf2 42. Kc7 Kg2 43. Kxd7 h4 44. c6 Kxh2 45. c7) 39. Kb5 Kxh2 40. Kb6 h5?! { (5.24 → 6.92) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (40... Kg2 41. Kc7 Kf3 42. Kxd7 Ke4 43. Be3 Kxe5 44. c6 f5 45. c7 f4 46. Bc5 h5 47. Be7) 41. Kc7 h4 42. Kxd7 h3 43. c6 Kg2 44. c7 h2 45. c8=Q h1=Q 46. Ke7? { (38.26 → 5.34) Mistake. Qb7+ was best. } (46. Qb7+ Kh2 47. Qxh1+ Kxh1 48. Ke7 Kg2 49. Kxf7 Kf3 50. Kxe6 Ke4 51. Bc5 g4 52. Be3 g3) 46... Qh7 { Black offers draw } 47. Qc6+ Kf1 48. Qc1+ Ke2 49. Qxg5 Qe4?? { (5.71 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } (49... Ke1 50. Bc5 Ke2 51. Qf4 Qh8 52. Qxf7 Qh4+ 53. Qf6 Qc4 54. Bd6 Qc2 55. f4 Qc7+ 56. Kxe6) 50. Qe3+ { Black resigns. } 1-0