[Event "IPCA Online New Year 2024 Open"] [Site "https://lichess.org/H9XYr8cH"] [Date "2023.12.30"] [White "blazsa"] [Black "nikhil_gawande0"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.30"] [UTCTime "14:10:00"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "2050"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+710"] [BlackRatingDiff "-46"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+5"] [ECO "C05"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 { C05 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation } 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 c6?? { (0.00 → 1.74) Blunder. Nbd7 was best. } (5... Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bf4 O-O 10. O-O) 6. c3?! { (1.74 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best. } (6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qg4 h6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Be3 Na6 10. a3 Nc7) 6... Be7 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. Qe4?! { (1.41 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (9. Nf3 Re8 10. Ne5 c5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nd7 13. O-O-O Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qa5 15. Bb5 Qxa2) 9... g6 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Nf3?! { (0.60 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (11. O-O-O) 11... Nd7?! { (-0.09 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (11... e5 12. dxe5 Bf5 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Rxe5+ 15. Be2 Be4 16. O-O Nd7 17. a4 Bd5 18. Be3) 12. O-O-O e5?! { (0.97 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (12... c5 13. Bc2) 13. Rhe1 b5?? { (1.62 → 3.78) Blunder. Bh8 was best. } (13... Bh8 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. Bc4 Qc7 16. Qh4 Nd5 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc5 b6 19. Nd3 e4 20. f3) 14. Qxc6? { (3.78 → 1.90) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } (14. dxe5 Nc5 15. Qxc6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3 Qxd3 18. Qxe8+ Kxg7 19. Nd4 Bb7 20. Qxb5 Qxb5) 14... Rb8 15. dxe5?! { (1.83 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best. } (15. Bxb5 e4 16. Nd2 Re6 17. Qd5 Qb6 18. a4 a6 19. Nc4 Qa7 20. Rxe4 Bb7 21. Qxd7 Rxe4) 15... Nxe5?? { (0.81 → 4.44) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } (15... Bb7 16. Qd6) 16. Nxe5 Bg5+ 17. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 Bb7 19. Qc7 Bxg2?! { (5.70 → 9.29) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } (19... Bd5 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qxc6 Rd8 23. Qf3 Rd6 24. Bc2 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Kg7 26. Kc2) 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Nxg6+ hxg6 22. Rxe8+? { (Mate in 8 → 8.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxg6 was best. } (22. Bxg6 Qxg6+ 23. Qxg6 Re4 24. Rg1 Rg4 25. Qxg4 Rg8 26. Qf5 Be4+ 27. Qxe4 Rxg1 28. Rxg1 a6) 22... Rxe8 23. Qxe8+ Kh7? { (8.52 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (23... Kg7 24. Qd7+ Kh6 25. Qd4 Kh7 26. Re1 Bd5 27. h4 Qd8 28. Qxa7+ Kh6 29. Qe3+ Kg7 30. h5) 24. Bc2?! { (Mate in 8 → 11.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } (24. Qf7+ Kh6 25. f4 Qg4 26. Re1 Be4 27. Bxe4 b4 28. Qg8 Qd1+ 29. Rxd1 Kh5 30. Rg1 Kh4) 24... Bh3 25. Re1?! { (12.35 → 7.42) Inaccuracy. Qf7+ was best. } (25. Qf7+ Kh6 26. Qf8+ Kh5 27. f4 Qh6 28. Qe8 Qxf4 29. Qxg6+ Kh4 30. Qh7+ Kg5 31. Qxh3 b4) 25... Qf6 26. Qe7+ Qxe7 27. Rxe7+ Kh6 28. Rxa7 Kg5 29. Ra5 Kf4 30. Rxb5 g5 31. a4 Kf3 32. Rxg5 Kxf2 33. a5 Bf1?! { (16.76 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } (33... Be6 34. h4) 34. Rf5+ Ke1 35. Rxf1+ Kxf1 36. a6 Kg2 37. a7 Kxh2 38. a8=Q Kh3 39. Qg8 Kh4 40. Bf5 Kh5 41. Qg6+ Kh4 42. Qg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0