[Event "Blitz Titled Arena October '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Lkaik2C6"] [Date "2023.10.07"] [White "MatthewG-p4p"] [Black "sumsar42"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.10.07"] [UTCTime "20:02:55"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2777"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line } Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Be3 Nge7 10. Bd3 Nf5 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Ne2 O-O 15. h4 h6 16. Nf4?! { (0.94 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (16. Qd2 Nb8 17. Ng3 Rfe8 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. Nxf5 a6 20. h5 Qb5 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Qxb5 axb5) 16... Qd8?! { (0.12 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (16... a5 17. bxa5 Nxa5 18. Qb1 Qd8 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. Bb4 Ra8 21. g3 Re8 22. Kg2 Qd7 23. Re1) 17. h5 a6 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Rac1?! { (0.70 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (19. Nd2 Bg5 20. Nb3 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 Qe7 22. g3 f6 23. Rae1 fxe5 24. Bxe5 Qf7 25. Nc5 Rfe8) 19... Rc7?! { (-0.05 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Na7 was best. } (19... Na7 20. Nd2 Qa4 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. Nxb3 b6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Nb5 25. Nxe6 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1) 20. Rc2?! { (0.73 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (20. Nd2) 20... Rfc8 21. Rfc1 Bd8 22. Qd2 Qe8 23. Nd3 Be7?! { (0.15 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Na7 was best. } (23... Na7 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Bxc7 26. Qc1 Bb6 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. Qxc5 Nb5 29. a4 Na3 30. b5) 24. Nc5?! { (1.01 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (24. a4) 24... Bxc5? { (0.25 → 1.53) Mistake. Na7 was best. } (24... Na7 25. Ne1) 25. Rxc5? { (1.53 → 0.31) Mistake. bxc5 was best. } (25. bxc5) 25... Qf8 26. Ne1 Qe7 27. Nd3 b6 28. R5c2 Na7 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. Bxh6?! { (0.08 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } (31. Nf4 Qc6 32. Qd3 Nb5 33. a4 Nc7 34. a5 b5 35. Qd2 Bd7 36. Qc1 Qc4 37. Qxc4 bxc4) 31... gxh6 32. Qxh6 Qe7 33. Nf4 Nc6 34. Ne2? { (-0.57 → -2.26) Mistake. Nh3 was best. } (34. Nh3 Qf8) 34... Qh4 35. Qc1?? { (-2.08 → -5.99) Blunder. g3 was best. } (35. g3 Qg4 36. Qd2 Qxh5 37. Nf4 Qg4 38. Qd3 Kh7 39. a4 Ne7 40. Qxa6 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qxd4) 35... Nxd4 36. Nxd4 Qxd4 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Qg3 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qxh5+ 40. Kg1 d4 41. Qd3 Qg4 { White resigns. } 0-1