[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JphYJytb"] [Date "2023.02.02"] [White "HopeMuhlaba"] [Black "A0107"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.02.02"] [UTCTime "18:05:28"] [WhiteElo "1010"] [BlackElo "954"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+55"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation } Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. d5?! { (0.00 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } (8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. O-O c6 10. Re1 d5 11. Bf1 a5 12. a3 Na6) 8... Nd4?? { (-0.66 → 3.88) Blunder. Nxd2 was best. } (8... Nxd2) 9. Bxb4 Nxb5 10. Qe2 Nd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6?! { (4.13 → 5.19) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (11... f5 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O d6 14. Nbd2 Qf6 15. Rac1 Rf7 16. Rfe1 b6 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Ng5) 12. Qxe4+ Qe7 13. Nc3 Qxe4+ 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Nxd6 b5 16. O-O Ba6 17. b4 Rab8 18. Rac1 Rb6 19. Nf5 Bb7 20. Rc7 Bxd5 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxd5 Ra6 23. Rxd7 Rxa2 24. Re1 h5 25. Ng5 Kg8?? { (6.53 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } (25... f6 26. Nf3 a5 27. h3 Rb2 28. Nh4 Ra8 29. Nxf6 gxf6 30. bxa5 Kg8 31. Ree7) 26. Ne7+?? { (Mate in 8 → 6.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7 was best. } (26. Rxf7 Ra8 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ Kg8 29. Rfe7 Ra1 30. Rxa1 a5 31. Rae1 Rf8 32. Re8 Rxe8) 26... Kh8 27. Nd5 f6 28. Rf7 Re8?? { (5.78 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } (28... Rc8 29. Nf3 Rd8 30. Nc3 Ra3 31. Nxb5 Rxf3 32. gxf3 Rb8 33. Rxa7 Rxb5 34. Ra5 Rxb4 35. Rxh5+) 29. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0