[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship"] [Site "St. Petersburg"] [Date "2018.12.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Ivan Popov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2939"] [BlackElo "2560"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B29"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 { B29 Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Exchange Variation } 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Qd2 h6 8. h4 a6 9. h5 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Be4 Qc7 13. O-O bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. c4?! { (0.58 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Qc4 Nc6 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Rfe1 O-O 20. Qd3 Rab8 21. Nc4 Na5 22. Nxa5 Qxa5) 16... Nf5? { (-0.40 → 0.73) Mistake. Qe4 was best. } (16... Qe4 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Be3 Qxc4 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. Rxd3 Nd5 21. c4 Nxe3 22. fxe3 d5 23. Rb1) 17. Rab1 Qc6 18. a5 Be7 19. Rfd1 Rd8?! { (0.08 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (19... O-O 20. Qd3 Rab8 21. Bd2 Rfd8 22. Bc3 Rdc8 23. Nd2 Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Qxd4) 20. Rb6?! { (1.07 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (20. Qd3 Qa4 21. Ra1 Qc6 22. Rdb1 O-O 23. Rb6 Qa8 24. Rab1 Rc8 25. Rb7 Rfd8 26. Rxd7 Rxd7) 20... Qe4 21. Rxa6 O-O 22. Rb6 Qxc4 23. a6?! { (0.12 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } (23. Ra1 Ra8 24. g3 Bd8 25. Rb3 Ne7 26. Rba3 Qa6 27. Be3 Qc6 28. Qe2 Ra7 29. Rc3 Rxa5) 23... Ra8 24. Ra1 Bd8 25. Rb7 Rxa6 26. Rxa6 Qxa6 27. Rxd7 Ba5 28. Qd3 Qc6 29. c4? { (-0.54 → -1.73) Mistake. Ra7 was best. } (29. Ra7) 29... Nd4?? { (-1.73 → 0.08) Blunder. Bc7 was best. } (29... Bc7) 30. Rd6 Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 Qb7 32. Kg2 Bc7 33. Rd7 Qc6 34. Bg3 Re8 35. Kh2 Bb8?! { (0.00 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } (35... Ra8 36. f4 Ra1 37. f3 Ba5 38. Ra7 Bc3 39. Rxa1 Bxa1 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Kg2 Bd4 42. Qe7) 36. f4 Rf8 37. Bh4?! { (1.01 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (37. Rd8 Re8 38. Bh4 Bc7 39. Qd7 Qxd7 40. Rxd7 Ba5 41. Be7 Rb8 42. Kg2 Rb1 43. Ra7 Bd2) 37... Bc7 38. Qd1 Bb8?! { (0.27 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (38... Rb8 39. Kg3 Rb3+ 40. Qxb3 Qxd7 41. Qf3 Qe8 42. Kg4 Qf8 43. Qd3 Qa8 44. Qd7 Bxe5 45. fxe5) 39. Rd8 Bc7 40. Rxf8+?! { (0.84 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (40. Qd7 Qxd7 41. Rxd7 Ba5 42. Be7 Rb8 43. Kg3 Rb3+ 44. Kg4 Rb2 45. Ra7 Be1 46. Ra8+ Kh7) 40... Kxf8 41. Qd3 Kg8 42. Bg3 Qe8 43. f5 Qd8 44. Qxd8+ Bxd8 45. fxe6 fxe6 46. Kh3 Kf7 47. Kg4 g6 48. Bf4 g5 49. Be3 Be7 50. f4 gxf4 51. Bxf4 Bf8 52. Be3 Ke8 53. Kf3 Kd7 54. Ke4 Kc6 55. Kd3 Kb6 56. Kc3 Bg7 57. Kb3 Bf8 58. Ka4 Bg7 59. Bd2 Ka6 60. Bc3 Kb6 61. Ba5+ Kc6 62. Bc3 Kb6 63. Kb3 Bf8 64. Kc2 Bg7 65. Kd3 Bf8 66. Ke4 Bg7 67. Be1 Kc6 68. Bh4 Kd7 69. Kf4 Ke8 70. Bf6 Bxf6?? { (0.10 → Mate in 29) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf8 was best. } (70... Bf8 71. Bh4 Be7 72. Bf2 Bf8 73. Kf3 Kd8 74. Be3 Kc7 75. Ke4 Kd7 76. Kf4 Kc7 77. Bd2) 71. exf6 Kf8 72. Ke5 Kf7 73. Kd6 Kxf6 74. Kxc5 Ke7 75. Kc6 e5 76. Kd5 Kf6 77. c5 { Black resigns. } 1-0