[Event "Casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/N8OHrGse"] [Date "2024.05.23"] [White "Black_Mikael_Tal"] [Black "Komeel23"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.23"] [UTCTime "20:22:23"] [WhiteElo "1979"] [BlackElo "1986"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Bd7 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Re1+ Be7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. c4 dxc3 13. Nxc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 O-O-O?? { (-0.43 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } (14... O-O 15. Bf4) 15. Rb1?? { (Mate in 4 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa6+ was best. } (15. Qa6+ Kb8 16. Rb1+ Bb4 17. Rxb4+ Ka8 18. Qb7#) 15... Qd3 16. Qxe7? { (0.00 → -1.43) Mistake. Qb2 was best. } (16. Qb2 Qb5 17. Qc2 Qd3) 16... Qxb1 17. Qxf7? { (-1.23 → -2.46) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (17. Bf4) 17... Qc2? { (-2.46 → -1.01) Mistake. Rhe8 was best. } (17... Rhe8 18. Rf1 Qe4 19. Be3 a5 20. Qb3 a4 21. Qa3 Qc2 22. Bd4 Rd5 23. h3) 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. Qc4?? { (-1.02 → -3.09) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (19. Qe6 Qxc3) 19... Rd1 20. Qa6+? { (-2.71 → -4.42) Mistake. Qe6+ was best. } (20. Qe6+ Kb7 21. h4 Rf8 22. g3 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qxa2 24. Qe7 Rxf4 25. gxf4 a5) 20... Kb8?? { (-4.42 → 0.00) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } (20... Kd7 21. Rxd1+ Qxd1+ 22. Qf1 Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Rb8 24. Be3 a6 25. c4 Rb2 26. Bd4) 21. Bxc7+ Kxc7 22. Qxa7+ Kd6?? { (0.00 → 5.39) Blunder. Kc8 was best. } (22... Kc8 23. Qa8+ Kc7 24. Qa7+) 23. Qe7+ Kd5 24. Qd7+ Kc5 25. Rxd1 Qxc3 26. Qd6+ Kb6 27. Rb1+ Ka6 28. Qc7 Qc5 29. Qb7+ Ka5 30. Qc7+ Ka6 31. Qxg7 Rb8 32. Qxh7 Rb2 33. Rf1 Rxa2 34. Qb1 Rd2 35. Qa1+ Kb7 36. Rb1+ Kc7 37. Qg7+ Kc8 38. Qh8+ Kc7?! { (4.91 → 7.37) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (38... Rd8 39. Qh7 Rd7 40. Qg8+ Rd8 41. Qb3 Rd6 42. h4 Qd5 43. Qb8+ Kd7 44. Rb7+) 39. Qh7+?! { (7.37 → 4.58) Inaccuracy. Qb8+ was best. } (39. Qb8+ Kd7 40. Rb7+ Ke6 41. Qe8+ Kd5 42. Rd7+ Kc4 43. Rxd2 Kb4 44. Qb8+ Qb5) 39... Kc8 40. Qh3+ Kc7 41. Qg3+ Kc8? { (4.34 → 7.22) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } (41... Qd6 42. Qb3 Rd3 43. Qb8+ Kd7 44. Rb7+ Ke6 45. Qe8+ Kd5 46. Qe2 Rc3 47. g3) 42. Rb8+ Kd7 43. Qg7+? { (6.70 → 3.78) Mistake. Qg4+ was best. } (43. Qg4+ Kd6 44. Rd8+ Kc7 45. Rxd2 Qc1+ 46. Rd1 Qc2 47. h4 c5 48. Qd7+ Kb6) 43... Ke6?? { (3.78 → 8.63) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } (43... Qe7 44. Qxe7+ Kxe7 45. h4 Rd1+ 46. Kh2 Rd7 47. h5 Rc7 48. g4 c5 49. h6) 44. Re8+ Kd5 45. Re5+ Kd6?! { (14.25 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } (45... Kc4 46. Rxc5+) 46. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0