[Event "Limpopo Blitz Chess T5"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OdfBGDN0"] [Date "2023.11.17"] [White "thapelo101"] [Black "SouthAfrican_Buffalo"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.11.17"] [UTCTime "17:27:25"] [WhiteElo "2107"] [BlackElo "1799"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-21"] [BlackRatingDiff "+29"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. e5 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. O-O Ng6?! { (-0.04 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (6... Nf5 7. c3 Be7 8. Na3 O-O 9. d3 a5 10. Qe2 a4 11. g4) 7. Re1 Qc7 8. Qe2 a6 9. c3 Bd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Nc3 Nge7 14. g4 h5 15. h3 hxg4 16. hxg4 Ng6 17. a3 Be7?! { (-0.25 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } (17... Bxc3) 18. Na4?! { (0.32 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (18. b4 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Rxh4 20. f4 Na7 21. Qf3 Rc8 22. Rec1 Qd8 23. Bf1 Nb5 24. Nxb5 Bxb5) 18... Qd8 19. Nc3 Nh4 20. Nd2?! { (-0.22 → -0.82) Inaccuracy. Nxh4 was best. } (20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Rab1 Na5 22. Bf3 Qb6 23. g5 Nc4 24. a4 Nxe3 25. Qxe3) 20... Bg5?! { (-0.82 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (20... f5 21. Nf3) 21. f4 Be7 22. Bh1 Ng6 23. Rf1 Bf8 24. f5?! { (0.10 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (24. Nf3 Nh4) 24... Qh4 25. Qg2 exf5?! { (-0.96 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. Ngxe5 was best. } (25... Ngxe5) 26. gxf5?! { (-0.01 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (26. Nf3) 26... Nge7 27. Rf4 Qh5 28. Raf1?! { (-1.23 → -2.11) Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } (28. Nf1 Nxf5) 28... Nxf5 29. Nxd5 Nxe3 30. Nxe3 O-O-O 31. Ndc4?! { (-1.69 → -2.92) Inaccuracy. R1f2 was best. } (31. R1f2 Be6 32. Ndc4 g5 33. Re4 Nxd4 34. Nd6+ Bxd6 35. Rxd4 Qxh1+ 36. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 37. Kxh1 Rh8+) 31... Bh3 32. Qf3 Bxf1 33. Qxh5 Rxh5 34. Nxf1?! { (-3.64 → -4.88) Inaccuracy. Rxf1 was best. } (34. Rxf1 Rg5+ 35. Bg2 Rxd4 36. Rxf7 Bc5 37. b4 Rxc4 38. bxc5 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 Nxe5 40. Bxb7+ Kd8) 34... Rxd4 35. Rxf7 Bc5 36. Bxc6?? { (-5.69 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nce3 was best. } (36. Nce3 Rg4+ 37. Bg2 Nxe5 38. Rf8+ Bxf8 39. Nxg4 Bc5+ 40. Nf2 Rh8 41. Ng3 Kb8 42. Bxb7 Kxb7) 36... Rxc4+?? { (Mate in 1 → -5.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg4# was best. } (36... Rg4#) 37. Kg2 bxc6 { Black wins on time. } 0-1