[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KkJdsiYI"] [Date "2023.01.07"] [White "Afisky"] [Black "V_M"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.01.07"] [UTCTime "21:57:36"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2718"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation } cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Nf3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Bg7 9. Bf4 Nf6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Rfe1 e6 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. h4 b5 15. a3 Qb6 16. Bd6?! { (0.83 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (16. h5 Rfe8) 16... Rfc8 17. Nc5? { (0.16 → -1.38) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (17. Bf4 h5 18. Qe3 a5 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Qd8 21. Bd6 a4 22. Ng5 Qd7 23. Qd3 Ne7) 17... Nxc5?? { (-1.38 → 0.82) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (17... Nxd4 18. cxd4 Qxd6 19. b4 Nb6 20. Ne5 Nc4 21. f4 Qe7 22. Qh3 Qf6 23. h5 Qf5 24. hxg6) 18. Bxc5 Qb7 19. h5 a5 20. a4 b4 21. Ng5 Bf6?! { (0.23 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (21... h6) 22. f4 e5?! { (0.59 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } (22... bxc3) 23. Qh3 Bxg5 24. fxg5 e4 25. Rf1?! { (1.90 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } (25. hxg6) 25... Nd8?? { (1.25 → 3.69) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (25... Re8 26. Rf6 Qc8 27. Qh2 Ne5 28. Raf1 bxc3 29. bxc3 Ng4 30. Qh4 Nxf6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. gxf6) 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Bd6 f5 28. gxf6 Nf7 29. Be7 Rc7?! { (3.96 → 5.86) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } (29... bxc3 30. bxc3 Qb3 31. Qg3 Kh7 32. Bc5 Rxc5 33. dxc5 Qc4 34. Qe3 g5 35. Rae1 Kg6 36. Qd4) 30. Rf4 Qc8 31. Rg4 g5 32. Rf1 Raa7? { (7.90 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf8 was best. } (32... Qf8 33. Bxf8 Kxf8 34. Rxg5 Nxg5 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Qg7+ Ke6 37. Qxg5 Rh7 38. f7 Rh1+ 39. Kxh1) 33. Qh5 Rxe7 34. fxe7 Rxe7 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. Rxg5 Ke8 37. Rxd5 Kf8 38. Qh6+ Ke8 39. Qg7 Nd6 40. Rf8+ Kd7 41. Rxd6+ Kxd6 42. Qg3+ Kd7 43. Qg4+?! { (Mate in 10 → 12.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh3+ was best. } (43. Qh3+ Re6 44. Qh7+ Re7 45. Qf5+ Re6 46. Qf7+ Re7 47. Qd5+ Kc7 48. Qc5+ Kb7 49. Qxc8+ Kb6) 43... Re6 44. Rxc8 bxc3 45. Rxc3 e3 46. Rxe3 Kc6 47. Qxe6+ Kc7 48. Qf6 Kb7 49. Re7+ Ka8 50. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0