[Event "MultiversX Christmas Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Qjnnj3E1"] [Date "2023.12.23"] [White "hansontwitch"] [Black "homelybadger"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.23"] [UTCTime "17:03:48"] [WhiteElo "3109"] [BlackElo "1751"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "60+1"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French Defense: Paulsen Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 { C10 French Defense: Paulsen Variation } c6?! { (0.00 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4) 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Bxc3+? { (0.20 → 1.44) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (5... dxe4 6. Bxe4 Nf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. O-O) 6. bxc3 Ne7?! { (1.42 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (6... dxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 cxd4 11. cxd4) 7. O-O O-O?! { (1.83 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (7... dxe4 8. Bxe4 Nd7 9. a4 O-O 10. a5 Qc7 11. Re1 c5 12. Ne5) 8. Re1?! { (2.55 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (8. e5 h6 9. Nh4 c5 10. g4 Ng6 11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. Bxg6 Qh4) 8... Nd7 9. Bg5?! { (1.95 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (9. e5 h6) 9... f6 10. Bh4 Qe8 11. exd5 exd5 12. Qe2 Rf7 13. c4 Nb6 14. c5 Na4 15. Bg3 Bg4?! { (1.43 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (15... Nc3 16. Qe3) 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qd7 18. Bd6?! { (1.86 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } (18. Rab1 Nc3 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxc3 Nf5 21. Qd3 Kg8 22. Bh2 Re7 23. g4 Rae8 24. Rxe7 Nxe7) 18... Ng6? { (1.12 → 2.38) Mistake. Nb2 was best. } (18... Nb2 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Bf5 Qd8 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qc3 Nc4 23. Re1 Qc7 24. h4 g6 25. Bd3) 19. Bf5? { (2.38 → 1.06) Mistake. c4 was best. } (19. c4 Nb2 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. cxd5 Nc4 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. d5 Rc8 24. Rac1 Nxd6 25. cxd6 Qxd6) 19... Qd8?? { (1.06 → 5.35) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } (19... Nh4 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxh4 Nc3 23. Re3 Nb5 24. Rae1 Nxd6 25. cxd6 Qxd6 26. Qg4) 20. Be6 Nh4 21. Qh5 Ng6 22. f4 f5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qxf5+ Qf6 25. Qd7+ Kg8 26. Re8+ Nf8?! { (6.08 → 90.72) Inaccuracy. Rxe8 was best. } (26... Rxe8 27. Qxe8+ Nf8 28. Rb1 b5 29. Bxf8 Qf7 30. Re1 Qxe8 31. Rxe8 Kf7 32. Ra8 Nc3 33. Kh1) 27. Rxa8 Qf7?! { (18.07 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxc5 was best. } (27... Nxc5 28. Bxc5) 28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Re1 Nb6 31. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0