[Event "Ides of March - OPEN Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SqeaugdA"] [Date "2024.03.16"] [White "Niksss2023"] [Black "kandidat1996"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.03.16"] [UTCTime "16:26:38"] [WhiteElo "2939"] [BlackElo "2486"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation } bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Nxd5?! { (0.48 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 f5 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Bd2 Be7 12. Qh5+ Kd8) 8... cxd5 9. Bd3 a5 10. Bf4 d6?! { (-0.04 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (10... Ba6) 11. O-O dxe5 12. Bxe5 Bd6 13. Bxg7?! { (0.82 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } (13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Bxd6+ Qxd6 15. c4 Qc5 16. Qh5 Bb7 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. a4 Kg8) 13... Rg8 14. Bc3 d4?? { (0.00 → 2.93) Blunder. Bxh2+ was best. } (14... Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 Qh3 17. g3 Rxg3+ 18. fxg3 Qxg3+ 19. Kh1 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Qg3+) 15. Bd2?? { (2.93 → -0.16) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } (15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qxd4 e5 17. Qe3 Qg5 18. Qxg5 Rxg5 19. Rfe1 Bh3 20. Bf1 f6 21. Rad1 Bc5) 15... Bb7 16. f3?? { (-0.02 → -4.66) Blunder. g3 was best. } (16. g3 Qh4) 16... Qh4 17. h3?? { (-4.12 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } (17. Rf2 Qxh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 19. Qe1 O-O-O 20. Rc1 Rd5 21. c3 Kb8 22. cxd4 Rxd4 23. Qe3 Rgd8) 17... Rxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Qg3+ { White resigns. } 0-1