[Event "Qualification 2023"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XjxkGTLW"] [Date "2023.12.21"] [White "PopovKim"] [Black "TrueZarathustra"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.21"] [UTCTime "14:27:00"] [WhiteElo "854"] [BlackElo "1377"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation } Nf6? { (0.32 → 1.60) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. N1e2 Nf6 7. c3 Nbd7 8. h4) 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3?! { (1.56 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (5. Bd3 e6 6. c3 c5 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nf3 a5) 5... Nb6 6. a4 Bf5 7. g4 Bg6 8. h4 h6 9. Nh3 e6 10. h5 Bh7 11. a5 N6d7 12. Nf3?! { (1.46 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (12. b4 Be7 13. Nb3 Na6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nc7 16. f4 b6 17. Be3 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5) 12... Be7?! { (0.70 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (12... c5 13. Bd3 Be4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bb4 17. O-O Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Nc6 19. Ra3) 13. b4 b6?! { (1.21 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } (13... Na6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nf8 16. Nf4 Qd7 17. Qc2 Nh7 18. Be3 Ng5 19. Nd2 b6 20. axb6) 14. Bd3?! { (1.88 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (14. g5 Be4 15. Rg1 bxa5 16. Rxa5 c5 17. dxc5 Nc6 18. Ra6 Ndxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. gxh6 gxh6) 14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 bxa5 16. g5 hxg5?! { (0.90 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } (16... axb4 17. g6) 17. Nhxg5? { (1.81 → 0.46) Mistake. Nfxg5 was best. } (17. Nfxg5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qc7 19. Nf4 Nxe5 20. Qe3 Nbd7 21. h6 gxh6 22. dxe5 axb4 23. Bf6 Nxf6) 17... axb4?? { (0.46 → 5.89) Blunder. Nf8 was best. } (17... Nf8) 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qg6+ Kg8 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21. h6 Rxh6?? { (6.75 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } (21... g5 22. Qf5+ Bf6 23. Bxg5 Qe7 24. Nh4 Nxe5 25. Bxf6 Nd3+ 26. Kf1 Qe4 27. Bxh8+ Qxf5 28. Bg7+) 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qxh6+ Ke8 24. Qg6+ Kf8 25. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0