[Event "Nirmal L simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RS53aV8H"] [Date "2025.07.26"] [White "Vidhyuth2012"] [Black "nirmal__1565"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "RS53aV8H"] [UTCDate "2025.07.26"] [UTCTime "12:22:19"] [WhiteElo "1823"] [BlackElo "2038"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5?! { (0.34 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (8. Qf3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. e5 Nd7 11. Qg3 g6 12. Bh6 Qb6) 8... cxd5 9. O-O Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Qh3 g6 15. Ne2 Bg7 16. c3 Rb8 17. Rab1 e5 18. Ng3?? { (-1.74 → -4.95) Blunder. Bc2 was best. } (18. Bc2 Qb6 19. b4 h5 20. Bb3 Rbd8 21. Rbd1 Rfe8 22. Qe3 Qc6 23. f3 Bf6) 18... e4 19. Be2 Qb6? { (-4.92 → -2.79) Mistake. Bc8 was best. } (19... Bc8 20. Bg4 f5 21. Bd1 f4 22. Bg4 fxg3 23. hxg3 Qf6 24. Bxc8 Qxf2+ 25. Kh2) 20. Bg4 f5 21. Be2 Rbd8 22. Qh4 f4 23. Nh1 f3? { (-3.96 → -2.40) Mistake. Rde8 was best. } (23... Rde8 24. a4 Kh8 25. Red1 Rf5 26. Qh3 Be5 27. b4 Qc7 28. b5 axb5 29. Bxb5) 24. gxf3 exf3?! { (-2.38 → -1.36) Inaccuracy. Rde8 was best. } (24... Rde8) 25. Bd3 d4 26. cxd4?? { (-0.84 → -3.36) Blunder. Ng3 was best. } (26. Ng3) 26... Rxd4 27. Be4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4? { (-2.64 → -1.07) Mistake. Qxb2 was best. } (28... Qxb2 29. Rbe1 Qd2 30. Qe7 Qxa2 31. h4 Bf6 32. Qb7 Qd5 33. Qxd5+ Rxd5 34. Ng3) 29. Qxe4 Kh8 30. Qc2?? { (-0.72 → -3.66) Blunder. b4 was best. } (30. b4 Qd6) 30... h6?? { (-3.66 → -0.81) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (30... Qe6 31. Qd3 h5 32. Rc1 Bxb2 33. Rb1 Bg7 34. Qf1 Qg4+ 35. Ng3 h4 36. Qxa6) 31. Ng3 Qe6 32. a3?? { (-0.76 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } (32. Kh1) 32... Rc8?? { (Mate in 2 → -0.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh3 was best. } (32... Qh3 33. Nf5 Qg2#) 33. Qd2?? { (-0.62 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } (33. Qd3) 33... Kh7?? { (Mate in 3 → -1.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh3 was best. } (33... Qh3 34. Qd8+ Rxd8 35. b3 Qg2#) 34. Rd1?? { (-1.15 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } (34. Qd3 Rf8 35. Rd1 Rf7 36. b4 h5 37. Kh1 Rf4 38. Rg1 Bd4 39. Qc2 Kh6) 34... Qb3?? { (Mate in 5 → -0.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh3 was best. } (34... Qh3 35. Qxh6+ Bxh6 36. Rd7+ Kh8 37. Rh7+ Kxh7 38. b3 Qg2#) 35. Ne4?? { (-0.23 → -2.55) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } (35. Qd3) 35... Rc2?? { (-2.55 → -0.02) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (35... Qe6 36. Qd3 Qh3 37. Qf1 Qxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Bxb2 39. Rb1 Rc2 40. h4 Be5 41. Ng3) 36. Qd7 Rc6 37. Qd2?? { (-0.07 → -2.71) Blunder. h3 was best. } (37. h3) 37... Re6?? { (-2.71 → -0.35) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (37... Qe6 38. Qf4 Qh3 39. Qg3 Qf5 40. Qh4 g5 41. Ng3 Qc2 42. Qe4+ Qxe4 43. Nxe4) 38. Nc5?? { (-0.35 → -5.04) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (38. Re1) 38... Qa2?? { (-5.04 → 3.54) Blunder. Qc4 was best. } (38... Qc4 39. Qb4 Qc2 40. Qb3 Qxc5 41. Qxf3 Rf6 42. Qe3 Qc8 43. Rd3 Rf5 44. Qd2) 39. Nxe6 Qxe6 40. Re1?? { (3.15 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } (40. Qd7 Qe2 41. b4 h5 42. h3 Qe5 43. Qd5 Qe2 44. Qd3 Bb2 45. a4 Bc3) 40... Qg4+ 41. Kh1 Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1