[Event "Amber-blindfold 09th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "2000.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NlwI7hss"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2632"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.3] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.2] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.25] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.24] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.31] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.21] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.33] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 0.38] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.37] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.34] } 11. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.42] } { B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice } 11... axb5 { [%eval 0.43] } 12. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... Ra4 { [%eval 0.19] } 13. b4?! { (0.19 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. Nbc7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (13. Nbc7+ Kd7) 13... Rxb4 { [%eval -0.39] } 14. Nbc7+ { [%eval -0.2] } 14... Kd7 { [%eval -0.29] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.28] } 15... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] } 17. Qxf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 17... Kc6?? { (0.00 → 3.25) Blunder. Rxc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (17... Rxc7 18. Rab1 Rc6 19. Nf6+ Kc7 20. Ne8+ Kd7 21. Nf6+ Kc7 22. Ne8+ Kd7 23. Nf6+) 18. Rab1 { [%eval 3.05] } 18... fxe4 { [%eval 2.98] } 19. Rxb7 { [%eval 2.65] } 19... Kxb7?? { (2.65 → 13.43) Blunder. Bxb7 was best. } { [%eval 13.43] } (19... Bxb7 20. Rb1) 20. Rb1+ { [%eval 11.83] } 20... Kc6?! { (11.83 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka7 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (20... Ka7 21. Nxe7 Bxe7 22. Qc4 Qd7 23. Qc3 Bb7 24. Qa5+ Kb8 25. Qa8+ Kxc7 26. Rxb7+ Kc6 27. Qa6+) 21. Rb6+ { [%eval #11] } 21... Kc5 { [%eval 23.03] } 22. Rb3 { [%eval 19.17] } 22... Kc6?! { (19.17 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (22... Qd7 23. Nb6 d5 24. Nxd7+ Bxd7 25. Qf6 Nc6 26. Rc3+ Kb6 27. Nxd5+ Kb7 28. Qxh8 Be7 29. Rb3+) 23. Rc3+ { [%eval #9] } 23... Kb7 { [%eval #9] } 24. Nxe7 { [%eval #8] } 24... Bxe7 { [%eval #4] } 25. Qd5+ { [%eval #3] } 25... Ka7 { [%eval #2] } 26. Qa8+ { [%eval #1] } { White wins. } 1-0