[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JK2sKUbk"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [White "Holie"] [Black "SpecterStrategist"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.01.30"] [UTCTime "13:15:18"] [WhiteElo "1946"] [BlackElo "2039"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Bb5?! { (0.50 → -0.10) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6) 5... Nxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Ba4?! { (0.80 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (8. Be2 d6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. h4 b5) 8... b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. e5?! { (0.60 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (12. f4 O-O) 12... dxe5 13. Qxe5 Qc8 14. f3 O-O 15. h4 b4?! { (-0.62 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } (15... Bc6 16. Kb1) 16. Ne2? { (-0.03 → -1.35) Mistake. Na4 was best. } (16. Na4 Qc6 17. Be3 Qb5 18. Qc7 Bd8 19. Qg3 Rc8 20. Kb1 Bc7 21. Qf2 Rfd8 22. c4 bxc3) 16... a5 17. c3?! { (-1.43 → -2.11) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } (17. Ba4 h6 18. Kb1 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Nd4 Qc4 21. Bc1 a4 22. Qe2 Qc5 23. g4 Rfd8) 17... a4 18. Bc2 bxc3 19. Nxc3 a3 20. b3 Bb4?? { (-2.70 → 0.00) Blunder. Ra6 was best. } (20... Ra6 21. Rd2 h6 22. Nd1 Rd8 23. Kb1 Rc6 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Ne3 Rc5 26. Qf4 Nd5 27. Nxd5) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qh5 Qxc3?? { (0.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } (22... f5 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8) 23. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0