[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KbESLS5V"] [Date "2023.11.15"] [White "thompma"] [Black "JamesFraser50"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.11.15"] [UTCTime "02:58:52"] [WhiteElo "1758"] [BlackElo "1782"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A37"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 { A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation } e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. b3?? { (0.00 → -4.21) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } (8. Bf4 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e4 d4 11. Nb5 b6 12. Bc7 Qd7) 8... Bxc3 9. Rb1 Bg7 10. Bb2 d5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 dxc4 14. e3 e5 15. Nxc6 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Nxc6 17. bxc4 Be6 18. Rxb7 Na5 19. Rb5 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxa5?? { (-4.01 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd5 was best. } (21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nc4 23. g4 e4 24. Kg2 Nb6 25. Ra5 Rd7 26. d6 Kf6 27. Kg3 Nc4) 21... Rd1+ 22. Bf1 Bxc4?? { (Mate in 2 → -4.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh3 was best. } (22... Bh3 23. Rxa7 Rxf1#) 23. Kg2 Bxf1+ 24. Kf3 a6 25. Rxe5 Ra1 26. Ra5 Bc4 27. Ra4 Be6?! { (-5.06 → -3.99) Inaccuracy. Bd5+ was best. } (27... Bd5+ 28. e4 Rxa2 29. Rd4 Be6 30. Rd6 h5 31. Ke3 Ra3+ 32. Kd2 a5 33. Ra6 Bg4 34. f4) 28. Rxa6 Rxa2 29. Rd6 h5 30. h4 Bg4+ 31. Kg2 Ra5 32. Rd4 Be6 33. Rf4 Rf5 34. Rd4 Bd5+ 35. Kg1 Bf3 36. Rd7?! { (-4.09 → -5.57) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } (36. Kh2 Bc6 37. Rd2 Ra5 38. Rc2 Ba8 39. Rc1 Bf3 40. Rf1 Ra2 41. Kg1 f6 42. Rc1 g5) 36... Rd5 37. Rc7?? { (-6.03 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd5 was best. } (37. Rxd5 Bxd5 38. Kf1 Bf3 39. Ke1 Kf6 40. Kd2 Kf5 41. Kd3 Bc6 42. Kd4 Kg4 43. f4 Kxg3) 37... Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1