[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/UYpkjBcg"] [Date "2021.12.01"] [White "Mertsai"] [Black "DmitryEpifantsev"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.12.01"] [UTCTime "10:36:19"] [WhiteElo "1459"] [BlackElo "1435"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Nc6 3. Nf3 f6?! { (-0.17 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (3... d6 4. exd6 Bxd6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bb5 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Bxc6) 4. d4 fxe5 5. dxe5 d6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. exd6?! { (1.21 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (7. Nc3 dxe5 8. Qe2 Bd6 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. O-O-O h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Nxe5 Qe8) 7... Bxd6 8. Bg5 Nge7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. Bxc6?! { (0.33 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (11. Bd3 h6 12. Bd2 Nf5 13. O-O Nh4 14. Nxh4 Qxh4 15. Qe2 Nb4 16. Be4 Nc6 17. Rae1 Rad8) 11... Bxc6 12. O-O?? { (-0.71 → -3.05) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (12. Qe2 Qd7) 12... b5?? { (-3.05 → 0.37) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (12... Bxf3) 13. Qe2?! { (0.37 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (13. Nd4 Qe8) 13... Qd7 14. Rad1?? { (0.00 → -3.13) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (14. Nd4 Bb7 15. Qxe6+ Qxe6 16. Nxe6 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Ng6 18. Rxd6 cxd6 19. Nc7 Re5 20. f4 Rxg5) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 c5?? { (-2.64 → 0.00) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } (15... Ng6 16. Ne4) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne4 Bc7 18. c4 Rad8?? { (-1.13 → 0.85) Blunder. Rf5 was best. } (18... Rf5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Ng3 Rg5 21. h4 Rg6 22. h5 Rg5 23. Kg2 c4 24. Rfe1 Rxa2 25. Ra1) 19. Rxd8 Qxd8 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Nxc5?? { (0.78 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxb5 was best. } (21. Qxb5 Qh4 22. Qc6 Qf4 23. Ng3 Qd6 24. Qxd6 Bxd6 25. Ne4 Be5 26. b3 Ra8 27. a4 c4) 21... Re8?? { (Mate in 5 → 1.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg5+ was best. } (21... Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qf4 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Qe5 Bxe5 25. Kg2 Qh2#) 22. Nxe6?? { (1.49 → -5.48) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (22. Ne4 Qd5 23. Rc1 Qe5 24. Kf1 Rf8 25. Nc5 Qxe2+ 26. Kxe2 Be5 27. Nd3 Rf5 28. Rc6 Kf7) 22... Rxe6?? { (-5.48 → 7.74) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } (22... Qd6) 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Re1 h6 25. b3 Qg5+ 26. Kf1 Ba5 27. Re5 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Bc7? { (8.98 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best. } (28... Qf4 29. Rxb5) 29. Rxb5? { (Mate in 4 → 8.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc8+ was best. } (29. Qc8+ Bd8 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ g6 32. Qf7#) 29... Qf4 30. Kf1 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qf4 32. Qg6 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Qxh3 35. Rb7 Be5 36. Re7 Bb2 37. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0