[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HEWWx9Kk"] [Date "2024.05.23"] [White "Gaius_Baltar"] [Black "bob_2004"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.05.23"] [UTCTime "15:09:49"] [WhiteElo "2823"] [BlackElo "2724"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } Nfd7 5. cxd5 Nxe5 6. d4 Ng6 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Ba4 Bd6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bc2 O-O 12. h4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Bxf4 14. Bd3 c5 15. Be4 Nd7 16. g3 Bh6 17. Qa4?! { (-1.19 → -1.80) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (17. Bd3 cxd4 18. Bxa6 dxc3 19. bxc3 Qa5 20. O-O Nc5 21. Bc4 Rac8 22. Qe1 g6) 17... cxd4?! { (-1.80 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (17... Qb6 18. Qb3 Rac8 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Rd1 Nd5 22. Ng5 Nxc3 23. Bxh7+) 18. Qxa6 dxc3 19. bxc3 Nc5 20. Qc4 Rc8 21. Bc2?! { (-1.00 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (21. O-O g6 22. Rab1 Qa5 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. Nf3 Bg7 25. Rfc1 Qa5 26. Bc2 Rc7) 21... Qf6 22. Ng5 Rfd8 23. O-O Bxg5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Rad1 Rd2 26. Be4 g6 27. Bf3 Rcd8 28. Rxd2 Rxd2 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 h5?! { (-2.22 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } (30... Qd5 31. Qxd5 exd5 32. Bf3 Ne4 33. c4 Kf8 34. cxd5 Nc3 35. d6 Nxa2 36. Bd5) 31. Bf3 Qe5 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. a3 Kh6 34. Kg1 g5 35. Kg2 f5 36. Bc6 h4?! { (-1.22 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (36... g4 37. Ba8 Qd6 38. Kg1 f4 39. Bg2 fxg3 40. fxg3 Nd7 41. Qe2 Kg7 42. Kh1) 37. gxh4 g4 38. Ba8? { (0.00 → -1.15) Mistake. f3 was best. } (38. f3 Qd6 39. Qd4 gxf3+ 40. Bxf3 Qc7 41. Qh8+ Qh7 42. Qd4 Qe7) 38... Kh5?! { (-1.15 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (38... f4 39. f3) 39. Qb5 Kxh4 40. Qe8?! { (-0.11 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } (40. Qa5 Kg5 41. Qxa7 Kf6 42. Qh7 Qd6 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Kg1 Nd7 45. Qg7+ Kd8) 40... Kg5?! { (-0.68 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (40... Qf6 41. Qb8) 41. Qe7+ Kf4 42. Bc6 Ne4 43. Qf8 Qxc3 44. Qh6+ Ke5 45. Bxe4?? { (0.00 → -5.32) Blunder. Qg7+ was best. } (45. Qg7+ Nf6 46. Qc7+ Kd4 47. Qd6+ Nd5 48. Bxd5 exd5 49. Qf4+ Kd3 50. Qxf5+ Kc4) 45... fxe4?? { (-5.32 → 7.50) Blunder. Qh3+ was best. } (45... Qh3+ 46. Qxh3 gxh3+ 47. Kxh3 Kxe4 48. Kg3 a5 49. Kg2 a4 50. Kg3 e5 51. Kg2) 46. Qg7+ Kf5 47. Qxc3 e5 48. Kg3 Ke6 49. Kxg4 Kd5 50. Kf5 e3? { (7.78 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } (50... Kd6 51. Qxe5+ Kc6 52. Qxe4+ Kc5 53. Qe3+ Kc4 54. Qxa7 Kd3 55. Qa6+ Kd2 56. Qe6) 51. fxe3 e4 52. Qe5+ Kc6 53. Qxe4+ Kb6 54. Qb4+?! { (Mate in 7 → 11.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke6 was best. } (54. Ke6 Kc7 55. Qc4+ Kb7 56. Kd7 Kb6 57. Qc6+ Ka5 58. e4 a6 59. Qc5+ Ka4) 54... Ka6?! { (11.56 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } (54... Kc6 55. Qe7 Kb5 56. Qd7+ Kc4 57. e4 Kb3 58. e5 Kxa3 59. e6 Kb2 60. e7) 55. Qc5 Kb7 56. a4 Ka6 57. Qxa7+?? { (Mate in 1 → 5.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb5# was best. } (57. Qb5#) 57... Kxa7 { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2