[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PROsOo7R"] [Date "2023.12.18"] [White "Thembelani"] [Black "dfdez"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.12.18"] [UTCTime "01:57:56"] [WhiteElo "2132"] [BlackElo "2298"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit } 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Nc3 f6 12. Be2 Nxc3?! { (-0.32 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } (12... fxe5) 13. bxc3 fxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Qd6 { Black offers draw } 17. f4 Rae8 18. Rae1 Qe6 19. f5 Qd7 20. Rf3 Re4 21. Qh5 Qf7?! { (-0.79 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (21... c5 22. Ref1) 22. Qh3 Qd7 23. g4?! { (-0.25 → -0.87) Inaccuracy. Ref1 was best. } (23. Ref1 c6) 23... Rfe8?! { (-0.87 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (23... c5 24. Ref1) 24. g5 c5 25. Ref1 cxd4 26. cxd4?? { (0.00 → -5.00) Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } (26. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 27. cxd4 Re1 28. Qg3 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qe7 30. f6 Qe3+ 31. Kg2 gxf6 32. gxf6+ Qxg3+) 26... Rxe3 27. f6 Qxh3 28. Rxh3 Rxh3 29. f7+ Kf8 30. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 31. Kg2 Rd3 32. g6 hxg6 33. a4 Rxd4 34. a5 Bxa5 35. Rf3 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 d4 37. Rg3 d3 38. Rxg6 Rd1 39. Rxg7 d2 40. Rxb7?! { (-15.80 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2 was best. } (40. Rg2 Rf1) 40... Rc1?! { (Mate in 7 → -66.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg1 was best. } (40... Rg1 41. Rb8+ Bd8 42. Rb1 Rxb1 43. Kg4 Rf1 44. Kh5 Kf7 45. Kh6 Rf4 46. Kh7 Rh4#) 41. Rb8+ Bd8 42. Rb4 d1=Q 43. Re4+ Be7 44. Re3 Qd7+ 45. Kg2 Qg4+ 46. Kf2 Rc2+ 47. Ke1 Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1