[Event "Hertford OPEN Thu 19 Oct"] [Site "https://lichess.org/K1WX0OGl"] [Date "2023.10.19"] [White "dubzwang"] [Black "Ruritainian"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.10.19"] [UTCTime "18:52:00"] [WhiteElo "1945"] [BlackElo "2179"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+30"] [BlackRatingDiff "-31"] [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. c3 Nf6 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 a6 9. a4 Nxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Bc2 Rc8 12. Be3?? { (0.89 → -0.88) Blunder. a5 was best. } (12. a5 Qc7) 12... Qc7?? { (-0.88 → 0.98) Blunder. Qxb2 was best. } (12... Qxb2) 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Bf4 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qd6 20. Qf3?? { (0.26 → -2.28) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } (20. Bb3 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Bc6 22. Rd1 g6 23. Rd3 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Kg7 25. g3 Rd7 26. Qc8 Qc7) 20... Bg5 21. Rcd1? { (-2.19 → -3.78) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } (21. Ne3 Qb4 22. h4 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Be6 24. Re2 Rd4 25. Ra1 h6 26. Qa3 Qb6 27. Bd1 Rcc4) 21... Qe6?? { (-3.78 → 0.42) Blunder. Rxc2 was best. } (21... Rxc2 22. Rd3 Rd2 23. Rxd2 Bxd2 24. Rd1 Bg5 25. h4 Bxh4 26. Rd3 Bc6 27. Qh3 Bg5 28. Qh5) 22. Bb3 Qg4?? { (0.39 → 4.88) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } (22... Qg6 23. a5 Bc6 24. h3 Kh8 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qg3 Bf6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Nb6 Rc7 29. Rc1) 23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qxe7 Re8 26. Qxd7 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 Rb8 28. Rc1 Rec8 29. Rcc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 h6 31. Bd5 b5 32. a5 b4 33. Kf1 Rb5?! { (5.71 → 7.88) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (33... h5 34. Rc6 Ra8 35. Ke2 g5 36. Rb6 Rc8 37. Rxa6 Rc2+ 38. Kd3 Rxb2 39. Rb6 Rb1 40. g3) 34. Rc4?! { (7.88 → 5.14) Inaccuracy. Rc8+ was best. } (34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Bg8+ Kh8 36. Bc4+ Kh7 37. Bxb5 h5 38. Ke2 h4 39. Bxa6 g6 40. Rc6 h3) 34... Rxa5 35. Rxb4 Ra1+ 36. Ke2 a5 37. Rb7 a4 38. Kf3 h5 39. Bf7 a3?? { (5.10 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } (39... g6 40. Ra7 Kg7 41. h4 Kh6 42. Ra6 Rb1 43. Rxg6+ Kh7 44. Ra6 Rxb2 45. Rxa4 Rb7 46. Bd5) 40. Bg6 { Black resigns. } 1-0