[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ddSszaIF"] [Date "2024.06.30"] [White "HardSign"] [Black "KarimMerhi"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.06.30"] [UTCTime "08:25:31"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2433"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 { A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation } Nc6 3. d4 Nf6?! { (0.32 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb4 8. Bg2) 4. d5 Nb8 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. O-O e6?! { (1.17 → 1.96) Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } (12... Ne8 13. a3) 13. Rfe1 exd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. Rad1 a6 16. Qe3 b6 17. a3 Bb7?! { (2.01 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } (17... Qd6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. b4 Qd8 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. d6 f5 22. Qxc5 e4 23. Nxe4) 18. Ne4 h6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxh6 e4?! { (2.28 → 3.28) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } (21... Bc8 22. Re3 Bd7 23. h4 Qg7 24. Qg5 f5 25. h5 e4 26. Be2 Rf8 27. Rg3) 22. Bxe4 Qxb2?! { (3.39 → 4.36) Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } (22... Re5 23. Bf3 Rae8 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Qd2 Bc8 26. d6 Rd8 27. Bc6 Be6 28. b3) 23. Bxg6 Rxe1+?! { (4.12 → 5.70) Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best. } (23... Qg7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxb6 Kg8 26. Rb1 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rf8 28. Re3 Rf6 29. Qxc5) 24. Rxe1 fxg6 25. Re7 Qc1+?? { (5.36 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } (25... Qf6 26. Re6 Qxe6 27. dxe6 Be4 28. Qh4 Bd3 29. Qe7 Bxc4 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Qxg6) 26. Qxc1 { Black resigns. } 1-0