[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Xjnd3J8q"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [White "mcbest18"] [Black "RhetoricalBrilliance"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.17"] [UTCTime "16:57:54"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2555"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 { B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation } Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rae1 Ne7 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. f4?! { (0.18 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (15. g4 Ne7 16. f4 Rab8 17. Re3 b5 18. Qd1 a5 19. Rh3 b4 20. g5) 15... b5?! { (-0.40 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (15... h5) 16. a3?! { (0.25 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (16. g4 Ne7 17. g5 Ne8 18. Qd1 a5 19. Nb3 Nf5 20. Qe2 b4 21. Nc5 bxc3) 16... a5 17. g4 Ne7 18. g5 Nh5 19. Qxb5 Rfb8 20. Qe2 Rxb2? { (0.85 → 2.48) Mistake. g6 was best. } (20... g6 21. Nd3 Nf5 22. Rf2 a4 23. Qe5 Qa6 24. Rf3 Nhg7 25. Rh3 Nh5 26. Nf1) 21. Qxh5 Rxd2? { (2.56 → 4.85) Mistake. Rf8 was best. } (21... Rf8 22. Qd1 Rfb8 23. Rf2 Qxa3 24. Nd3 Ra2 25. Nb1 Qa4 26. Qxa4 Rxa4 27. Rc2) 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Qh5?! { (4.55 → 3.44) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (23. Nf3 Qxa3 24. Nxd2 Qxc3 25. Qxe7 Qxd2 26. Kh1 a4 27. Qxe6 Rf8 28. Qe5 Qb2) 23... g6 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Nxd6 gxh5 26. Rxe6 Ng6 27. f5 Nh4 28. f6 Rf8 29. f7+ Kg7 30. Re8?! { (5.35 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. Ne8+ was best. } (30. Ne8+ Kh8 31. Nc7 Rd1 32. Rxd1 Rxf7 33. Nxd5 Rf5 34. Rf1 Rxd5 35. Kh1 Kg7) 30... Rg2+ 31. Kh1 Rxg5? { (3.90 → 7.68) Mistake. Rb2 was best. } (31... Rb2 32. Re5 Ng6 33. Ne8+ Kh8 34. Rxd5 Rc2 35. Rxa5 Nh4 36. Ra7 Re2 37. Nf6) 32. Rxf8 Kxf8 33. Re1 Ng6 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Rg8+ Kh6?? { (6.71 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (35... Kf6 36. Rxg6+ Rxg6 37. f8=Q+ Ke6 38. Nb7 Rf6 39. Qe8+ Kf5 40. Qxh5+ Ke6 41. Qxh7) 36. Rxg6+ { Black resigns. } 1-0