[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EVku2jMo"] [Date "2024.04.30"] [White "benjaminspies"] [Black "jscott0918"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.30"] [UTCTime "15:39:41"] [WhiteElo "917"] [BlackElo "954"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+35"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack } 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 d6 5. Qc2 g6?! { (0.00 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (5... O-O 6. e3) 6. O-O-O? { (0.63 → -0.48) Mistake. a3 was best. } (6. a3 Ba5) 6... Bf5?! { (-0.48 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (6... O-O 7. h3 a5 8. Nf3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. g4 exd4 13. Rxd4) 7. d3 Bg4?! { (0.24 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (7... c5) 8. h3 Bf5?! { (1.09 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (8... Bd7 9. e3) 9. Nf3 d5?! { (1.55 → 2.75) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (9... c5 10. g4 Bd7 11. e3 Bc6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 e4 15. Nd2 d5 16. Kb1) 10. g3?? { (2.75 → 0.44) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } (10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 Ne7 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Bxe5 O-O 14. Ba1 a5 15. g4 Ng7 16. Qb2 f6) 10... d4 11. Ne4 Nxe4? { (0.50 → 2.16) Mistake. Bxe4 was best. } (11... Bxe4 12. dxe4) 12. dxe4 Be6 13. Bg2?? { (2.19 → 0.25) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (13. Nxe5 Qe7 14. Bxd4 O-O 15. Bg2 a5 16. a4 Na6 17. Kb1 Bc5 18. Ba1 Rad8 19. f4 f6) 13... Qf6?? { (0.25 → 2.11) Blunder. f6 was best. } (13... f6) 14. c5?? { (2.11 → -0.38) Blunder. e3 was best. } (14. e3 d3) 14... Bc3?! { (-0.38 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (14... Nc6 15. a3) 15. Bxc3 dxc3 16. Qxc3 O-O?! { (0.34 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (16... Nc6) 17. b4? { (1.38 → 0.02) Mistake. Qxe5 was best. } (17. Qxe5 Qe7) 17... Nc6 18. g4? { (0.00 → -1.56) Mistake. b5 was best. } (18. b5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qxd4 Qg5+ 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. h4 Qh6 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Rxd2) 18... Qf4+? { (-1.56 → 0.08) Mistake. b5 was best. } (18... b5 19. cxb6) 19. e3 Qxe4 20. a3 Qc4 21. Qxc4 Bxc4 22. Nd2 Be2 23. Bxc6 Bxd1? { (-0.23 → 1.28) Mistake. bxc6 was best. } (23... bxc6 24. Rde1 Bb5 25. Nb3 Ba4 26. Kc2 f5 27. g5 f4 28. e4 Kf7 29. Kc3 Rfd8 30. Rd1) 24. Kxd1?? { (1.28 → -1.72) Blunder. Bxb7 was best. } (24. Bxb7 Rab8) 24... bxc6 25. h4?! { (-1.64 → -2.70) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (25. Nb3 Rad8+ 26. Ke2 f5 27. Na5 e4 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Nxc6 Rd3 30. Ra1 Rb3 31. Kd2 Rb2+) 25... Rad8?! { (-2.70 → -1.64) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (25... a5 26. Kc2 axb4 27. axb4 Ra2+ 28. Kc3 Rd8 29. Nc4 Rxf2 30. Nxe5 Rf6 31. Nc4 Re6 32. Re1) 26. f4?? { (-1.64 → -4.00) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (26. Ke2 f5 27. Nf3 Rde8 28. g5 Re6 29. Kd2 Kg7 30. h5 a5 31. Kc3 axb4+ 32. axb4 Ra8) 26... f5 27. gxf5 gxf5?! { (-4.06 → -2.79) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } (27... exf4 28. exf4 Rxf5 29. Kc2 Rxf4 30. Rh2 Kg7 31. Kb3 Rd3+ 32. Ka4 Re3 33. Nb1 h5 34. Rd2) 28. fxe5 Rd3 29. Rg1+ Kf7 30. Rf1?! { (-2.99 → -3.87) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } (30. Ke2 Rxa3 31. Rg5 Ra2 32. Rxf5+ Ke7 33. Rh5 Rd8 34. Rxh7+ Ke6 35. Kf3 Raxd2 36. Ke4 Rg8) 30... Ke6 31. h5 Kxe5? { (-4.59 → -2.46) Mistake. Rfd8 was best. } (31... Rfd8 32. Rf2 Rxe3 33. Kc2 Rdd3 34. a4 Rd4 35. Nf3 Rc4+ 36. Kd2 f4 37. h6 Rxb4 38. Kc2) 32. Ke2 Rxa3?? { (-2.92 → 4.32) Blunder. Rc3 was best. } (32... Rc3 33. Rf4 Kd5 34. Rd4+ Ke6 35. Nc4 Rc2+ 36. Kd3 Rg2 37. Na5 Ra2 38. Nc4 Re8 39. Kc3) 33. e4?? { (4.32 → -4.96) Blunder. Nc4+ was best. } (33. Nc4+ Kf6 34. Nxa3 Kg5 35. Rg1+ Kf6 36. Nc2 Ra8 37. Ra1 Ke5 38. Nd4 Ke4 39. Nxc6 Kd5) 33... Ra2 34. exf5 Rxf5 35. Re1 Rc2?? { (-5.10 → 3.13) Blunder. Kd4 was best. } (35... Kd4 36. Rg1 Re5+ 37. Kf3 Rxd2 38. h6 Re3+ 39. Kf4 Rf2+ 40. Kg5 Ke5 41. Rc1 a6) 36. Kd1+ Kd4 37. Kxc2 Rxh5 38. Nf3+?! { (3.16 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (38. Re8 a6 39. Ra8 Kd5 40. Rd8+ Ke6 41. Nb3 Rd5 42. Re8+ Kd7 43. Rh8 Rh5 44. Ra8 Rh2+) 38... Kc4 39. Re4+ Kb5 40. Nd4+?? { (1.82 → 0.00) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (40. Ne5) 40... Ka4?? { (0.00 → 3.67) Blunder. Kxb4 was best. } (40... Kxb4 41. Ne6+ Kb5 42. Kc3 a5 43. Re1 Rh3+ 44. Kd4 Rh4+ 45. Kd3 Rh3+) 41. Kb2?? { (3.67 → 0.10) Blunder. Kc3 was best. } (41. Kc3 a5 42. bxa5 Kxa5 43. Kc4 Rh1 44. Nxc6+ Ka6 45. Re8 Rh4+ 46. Nd4 Rh1 47. Re7 Rc1+) 41... Rh2+?? { (0.10 → 3.59) Blunder. Kxb4 was best. } (41... Kxb4 42. Nb3+ Kb5 43. Ka3 a5 44. Ra4 Rh1 45. Rxa5+ Kc4 46. Ra4+ Kc3 47. Re4 h5 48. Re3+) 42. Kc3 Ka3?! { (3.55 → 4.70) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (42... Rh1 43. Nxc6 a5 44. Nxa5 Rc1+ 45. Kb2 Rh1 46. Nc6 Kb5 47. Ne5 Rh3 48. Kc2 h5 49. Nd3) 43. Nc2+ Ka4 44. Re1 Kb5 45. Nd4+ Ka4?? { (4.49 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka6 was best. } (45... Ka6 46. Nxc6 Kb7 47. Nd4 Kc8 48. c6 Kd8 49. Rg1 Rh3+ 50. Kc4 a6 51. Ra1 Ke7 52. Rxa6) 46. Ra1+ Ra2 47. Rxa2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0