[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FzlJjB8S"] [Date "2023.12.07"] [White "SteveDMc"] [Black "Iv-Iv-Iv"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.07"] [UTCTime "20:45:18"] [WhiteElo "2091"] [BlackElo "1730"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation } d6 5. b4 Bb6 6. a4 a6 7. a5 Ba7 8. h3 Nf6 9. d3 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. Na3 Be6 12. Qe2 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Ne7 14. Be3 Ng6 15. Bxa7 Rxa7 16. Qe3 Ra8 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Re8 19. Ncd2?! { (-0.05 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (19. e5 Qd7 20. Qb3 dxe5 21. dxe5 Nd5 22. Rfd1 Qe6 23. Rd2 b5 24. axb6 Nxb6 25. Rc2 Nxc4) 19... Nd5? { (-1.02 → 0.16) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4) 20. exd5?? { (0.16 → -3.35) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } (20. Qb3) 20... Rxe3 21. fxe3 Nh4 22. e4 Nxf3+ 23. Rxf3 Qg5 24. Nb3?! { (-2.57 → -3.77) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } (24. Rd3 Re8 25. Rf1 c6 26. Rf5 Qh4 27. dxc6 bxc6 28. Re3 Rb8 29. Nc4 Qe7 30. Nb6 d5) 24... Re8 25. Re1 Qg6?! { (-3.82 → -2.75) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (25... c6 26. dxc6 bxc6 27. Rc3 f5 28. d5 cxd5 29. b5 axb5 30. Rec1 dxe4 31. Rc8 Rxc8 32. Rxc8+) 26. Nd2 f5 27. Kh2 fxe4 28. Rfe3 Qg5?? { (-3.16 → -0.01) Blunder. Qf7 was best. } (28... Qf7 29. Nxe4 Rf8 30. Nc3 Qf4+ 31. Rg3 Qxd4 32. Re4 Qd2 33. Re6 Rf1 34. Re8+ Kf7 35. Rge3) 29. Nxe4 Qxd5 30. Nf6+ gxf6 31. Rxe8+ Kg7 32. R8e7+ Kg6 33. Rxc7 Qxd4?! { (0.16 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } (33... Qb5) 34. Rxb7 Qf4+ 35. Kh1 Qf2 36. Rbe7 Qd2 37. Rb1 f5 38. Ree1 f4 39. Rf1 Kg5? { (2.80 → 4.73) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } (39... Qc2 40. Rbd1 d5 41. Rd4 Kf6 42. Rdxf4+ Ke5 43. Rf5+ Kd4 44. b5 axb5 45. a6 b4 46. a7) 40. b5 axb5 41. a6 Kh4?! { (5.08 → 7.24) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (41... Qe3 42. Rxb5+ Kg6 43. Rbb1 Qa7 44. Ra1 Kf5 45. Ra4 Ke5 46. Rfxf4 h5 47. Rf1 d5 48. Re1+) 42. a7 Kg3? { (7.35 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa2 was best. } (42... Qa2 43. Ra1 Qxa1 44. Rxa1 Kh5 45. Kg1 Kg6 46. Ra6 Kg7 47. Rxd6 h5 48. g4 b4) 43. a8=Q d5 44. Qg8+ Kh4 45. Qg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0