[Event "Nikonov Samuel's Bday Tourney"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NSR0lAFx"] [Date "2023.08.07"] [White "NOELDelaCruz"] [Black "johnchua"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.08.07"] [UTCTime "14:00:00"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2066"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 5. d4 Qe7 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation } 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a5?! { (0.95 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (7... a6 8. b4 Nf6 9. Re1 Bg4 10. d5 Nb8 11. h3 Bh5 12. a5) 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Na3 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb4?! { (1.47 → 2.11) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (10... Nf6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. Re1 g5 15. Bg3 Rad8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. e5) 11. e5?! { (2.11 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (11. Nc4 Bxb5 12. axb5 Nf6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Bg5 Qd8 15. Bh4 Re8 16. Ra3 h6 17. h3 Kf8) 11... O-O-O?? { (1.07 → 3.05) Blunder. d5 was best. } (11... d5) 12. Nc4 dxe5 13. Nxb6+ cxb6 14. Nxe5 Bxb5 15. axb5 Nf6?! { (3.27 → 4.45) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (15... Nd5 16. Re1 Kb8 17. Nc6+ bxc6 18. Rxe7 Ngxe7 19. Qf3 f6 20. bxc6 g5 21. h4 Nxc6 22. hxg5) 16. Bf4 Nfd5 17. Bg3? { (5.80 → 3.65) Mistake. Rc1+ was best. } (17. Rc1+ Nc6 18. Bg3 h5 19. h4 g5 20. Qf3 gxh4 21. Bh2 Rhg8 22. bxc6 Qf6 23. Qh3+ Qe6) 17... Rde8? { (3.65 → 5.88) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } (17... Rd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Re1 Kd8 20. Qf3 h5 21. h4 g6 22. Re4 Qf5 23. Qe2 Qd7 24. Re1) 18. Rc1+ Kd8 19. Re1?! { (5.85 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (19. Qg4 f5 20. Qxf5 Qe6 21. Bh4+ Nf6 22. Qxe6 Rxe6 23. Nf7+ Kd7 24. Nxh8 Re2 25. Nf7 Rxb2) 19... f6?! { (3.75 → 5.57) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } (19... Qe6 20. Qf3 f6 21. Nc6+ bxc6 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. h4 Ke7 24. Rxc6 Re1+ 25. Kh2 Rd8 26. Bc7) 20. Nc6+?! { (5.57 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (20. Qg4 Nc7 21. Nf3 h5 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Qxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rxc7+ Kd8 25. Rxb7 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Re8) 20... Nxc6?! { (4.03 → 5.55) Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } (20... bxc6 21. Rxe7 Rxe7 22. Bd6 Re4 23. Bxb4 Nxb4 24. bxc6 Rhe8 25. h4 Re1+ 26. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1) 21. Rxe7 Ncxe7 22. Qc2 Kd7 23. h3?? { (4.73 → 1.64) Blunder. Qe4 was best. } (23. Qe4 Rd8 24. Re1 Kc8 25. Qg4+ Rd7 26. Qxg7 Ng6 27. Qh6 Kd8 28. Qh5 Rg8 29. Qf5 Re8) 23... Rc8 24. Qd2 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Rc8 26. Qd1 Ke6?? { (1.71 → 4.34) Blunder. g6 was best. } (26... g6 27. Qg4+ Nf5 28. Qe4 Nfe7 29. Bf4 h5 30. Bd2 Rc4 31. b3 Rc7 32. h4 Rc8 33. g3) 27. Qh5?! { (4.34 → 2.73) Inaccuracy. Qg4+ was best. } (27. Qg4+ Kf7 28. Qd7 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rd1 30. Bd6 Rd2 31. Qxb7 a4 32. Bxe7 Nxe7 33. d5 g5) 27... Rh8? { (2.73 → 4.58) Mistake. g6 was best. } (27... g6 28. Qg4+ f5 29. Qe2+ Kf7 30. Bh4 Rd8 31. Bg5 Rd7 32. Qe5 Ng8 33. Qb8 h6 34. Qc8) 28. Qg4+ Kf7 29. Bd6? { (4.74 → 2.60) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } (29. Qd7 Rc8 30. Bd6 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rd1 32. Qxb7 Rxd4 33. Bxe7 Nxe7 34. Qxb6 Rb4 35. Qxa5 Rxb2) 29... f5? { (2.60 → 4.42) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } (29... Rd8 30. Bxe7 Nxe7 31. Qe4 Rd5 32. Qxh7 Rxd4 33. Qh5+ g6 34. Qe2 Rb4 35. b3 Rd4 36. Qe3) 30. Qf3 Rd8 31. Bxe7 Nxe7 32. Qxb7 Rd6 33. Kh2?! { (4.46 → 3.53) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (33. Qc7 Ke6 34. d5+ Nxd5 35. Qxg7 Nf6 36. Qh6 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rd6 38. Qe3+ Kf7 39. Qe5 Rd5) 33... g6?! { (3.53 → 4.87) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } (33... Ke8 34. Qc7 Re6 35. d5 Nxd5 36. Qxg7 h6 37. Qd4 Ne7 38. g4 Rg6 39. f4 Kf7 40. g5) 34. Qc7? { (4.87 → 2.79) Mistake. d5 was best. } (34. d5 a4 35. Qc7 Rxd5 36. Qxb6 Rd2 37. Qc5 Rxb2 38. Qc4+ Kf8 39. Qxa4 h6 40. Qa5 Rxf2) 34... Rf6?? { (2.79 → 6.01) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } (34... Ke6 35. d5+ Nxd5 36. Qxh7 Ne7 37. Qh6 Kd7 38. Qe3 Nd5 39. Qf3 Ke7 40. h4 Ke6 41. Kh3) 35. Qc4+? { (6.01 → 3.60) Mistake. d5 was best. } (35. d5 a4 36. d6 Rxd6 37. Qxd6 Nc8 38. Qd8 h6 39. g4 Ne7 40. gxf5) 35... Kg7?! { (3.60 → 5.66) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } (35... Ke8 36. Qc7 Re6 37. Kg3 g5 38. d5 Nxd5 39. Qxh7 Ne7 40. f4 gxf4+ 41. Kxf4 Kd7 42. Kf3) 36. d5 Rd6 37. Qc7 Kf7?! { (6.77 → 13.26) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } (37... Re6 38. dxe6 Kf6 39. Qc3+ Kxe6 40. Qe3+ Kd7 41. Qxb6 Nc8 42. Qc6+ Kd8 43. Qd5+ Kc7 44. b6+) 38. Qxd6 h6?! { (14.28 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } (38... Ke8 39. Qb8+) 39. Qe6+ Kg7 40. d6 Ng8 41. d7 Nf6 42. d8=Q Nh5 43. Qde7+ Kh8 44. Qc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0