[Event "Casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WBFbmqVR"] [Date "2023.12.31"] [White "bluefridays"] [Black "Thembelani"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.31"] [UTCTime "16:31:42"] [WhiteElo "2161"] [BlackElo "2124"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 Nbc6 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Nf1 Qd7 11. Ne3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Ng6 13. Nxd5 Bxh2+ 14. Nxh2 Qxd5 15. Qf3 Qb5 16. Ng4 Rfe8?! { (0.31 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Nce7 was best. } (16... Nce7 17. Ne5) 17. Rxe8+? { (1.22 → -0.37) Mistake. Bxh6 was best. } (17. Bxh6 Nce7 18. a4 Qc6 19. Qxc6 Nxc6 20. Bd2 Na5 21. Kf1 Ne7 22. Rad1 Nd5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 17... Rxe8 18. Bxh6 gxh6? { (-0.14 → 1.13) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } (18... Kf8 19. Bd2) 19. Nf6+?? { (1.13 → -0.52) Blunder. Nxh6+ was best. } (19. Nxh6+) 19... Kf8 20. Nxe8 Kxe8 21. Re1+ Nce7 22. Qh3 h5?? { (-0.11 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } (22... Kd8 23. b3 h5 24. Qf3 Qd5 25. Re3 Qxf3 26. Rxf3 Ke8 27. c4 Nc6 28. Re3+ Kf8 29. d5) 23. Qc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0