Lichess Game of the Month December - Contest

https://lichess.org/KaVS1Hnk/white#0 My best Game this month

Look! He played so weirdly. On purpose, I blundered my queen to see what he would do. He did not capture!!! https://lichess.org/URbF3nkfjYeC

https://lichess.org/Wly463OVxmwK

https://lichess.org/83rwBP4t/white

@greenteakitten said in #11: > ponikowskip > (2186) > 00:01 > 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6 > 7 > 8 > a > b > c > d > e > f > g > h > greenteakitten > (1715) > - > > 1. > d4 > d5 > 2. > c4 > Nf6 > D06 Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense > 3. > Qc2 > ... > (0.71 -0.50) Mistake. cxd5 was best. > 3.cxd5c64.dxc6Nxc65.Nf3e56.dxe5Qxd1+7.Kxd1Ng4 > 3. > ... > e6 > 4. > Nf3 > Bb4+ > 5. > Nbd2 > Nc6 > (0.09 0.93) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. > 5...O-O6.a3Be77.e3b68.Bd3Nbd79.cxd5exd510.O-O > 6. > g3 > ... > (0.93 -0.02) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. > 6.a3 > 6. > ... > O-O > 7. > Bg2 > dxc4 > 8. > Qxc4 > Re8 > 9. > O-O > Bf8 > 10. > e4 > e5 > 11. > d5 > Nb4 > (0.22 1.44) Mistake. Nb8 was best. > 11...Nb8 > 12. > a3 > Na6 > 13. > b4 > c6 > (1.38 2.18) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. > 13...Nb814.Bb2Nbd715.Qc2a516.b5c617.bxc6bxc618.dxc6Qc719.Rfc1Nc520.Nxe5 > 14. > dxc6 > Be6 > (2.13 2.80) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. > 14...Qc715.cxb7Bxb716.Re1Rac817.Qb3Nb818.Bb2Nbd719.Bf1h620.Rac1Qd621.Bc4 > 15. > Qc3 > ... > (2.80 1.31) Mistake. Qe2 was best. > 15.Qe2Qb616.cxb7Qxb717.Nxe5Rac818.Bb2Nc519.Bd4Ncd720.Nd3a521.Nf4axb4 > 15. > ... > bxc6 > 16. > Qxc6 > Nc7 > 17. > Nxe5 > ... > (2.08 0.63) Mistake. Bb2 was best. > 17.Bb2a518.Bxe5Na619.b5Bd720.Qc4Nc521.Bxf6gxf622.a4Be623.Qe2Ra7 > 17. > ... > Bd6 > (0.63 3.60) Blunder. a5 was best. > 17...a518.bxa5 > 18. > f4 > ... > (3.60 -3.30) Blunder. Ndc4 was best. > 18.Ndc4Bxe519.Nxe5Bb320.Qc3Ba421.Bb2Nb522.Qe3Nd623.Rfe1a524.Qd4Rb8 > 18. > ... > Bxe5 > 19. > fxe5 > Ng4 > (-3.04 1.32) Blunder. Qd4+ was best. > 19...Qd4+20.Kh1Ng421.Rb1Nf2+22.Rxf2Qxf223.Qc5Qxc524.bxc5Na625.c6Rec826.Nf3 > 20. > Nf3 > f6 > (1.21 3.36) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. > 20...Nxe521.Qc3 > 21. > exf6 > Nxf6 > 22. > Bg5 > Rc8 > 23. > e5 > h6 > 24. > Bh4 > ... > (4.63 1.21) Blunder. exf6 was best. > 24.exf6hxg525.Nxg5Qd4+26.Kh1gxf627.Rad1Qe328.Nxe6Nxe629.Qb7Rc730.Qb5Rd8 > 24. > ... > g5 > (1.21 4.48) Blunder. Qd5 was best. > 24...Qd525.Qxd5 > 25. > Nxg5 > ... > (4.48 0.56) Blunder. exf6 was best. > 25.exf6Qxf626.Rae1gxh427.Nxh4Qg528.Re4Qg729.Nf5Bxf530.Rxf5Ne631.Qd5Rcd8 > 25. > ... > hxg5 > 26. > Bxg5 > ... > (1.47 -1.42) Blunder. exf6 was best. > 26.exf6 > 26. > ... > Qd4+ > 27. > Kh1 > Ng4 > (-1.28 0.00) Mistake. Ncd5 was best. > 27...Ncd528.Rad1Qg429.Qb7Rc730.Qa6Qxg531.exf6Ne332.Qd6Rc333.Rfe1Qxf634.Rd2 > 28. > Rf4 > ... > (0.00 -6.27) Blunder. Qc2 was best. > 28.Qc2Qxe529.Qg6+Qg730.Qxg7+Kxg731.h3Kg632.Bd2Nf633.Rae1Bd534.Rxe8Rxe8 > 28. > ... > Qxa1+ > 29. > Rf1 > Qxe5 > 30. > Bf4 > Qh5 > 31. > h4 > Nd5 > 32. > Qb7 > Nxf4 > 33. > Be4 > Ng6 > 34. > Kg2 > ... > (-11.03 Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. > 34.a4Ne335.Bg2Nxf136.Qxc8Nxg3+37.Kh2Qxh4+38.Kg1Rxc839.Bd5Bxd540.a5Qxb4 > 34. > ... > Nxh4+ > 35. > gxh4 > Qxh4 > (Mate in 10 -6.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne3+ was best. > 35...Ne3+36.Kf2Nxf137.Qxc8Qf7+38.Ke2Bxc839.Kd3Qb3+40.Kd4Qe3+41.Kc4Rxe4+42.Kd5 > 36. > Rh1 > ... > (-6.74 Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh7+ was best. > 36.Qh7+Qxh737.Bxh7+Kxh738.Kg3Rc239.Rf4Rg840.Rd4Rc3+41.Kg2Rxa342.Kf1Rc8 > 36. > ... > Ne3+ > 37. > Kf3 > Qxh1+ > 38. > Kxe3 > Qe1+ > 39. > Kf4 > Qh4+ > 40. > Ke5 > Bf7+ > 41. > Kd6 > Qf6+ > White resigns. > > > Definitely not a perfect gane, a lot of chances were missed by both sides - but it was fun nonetheless!

@kandirao said in #57: > ?

@jeffforever said in #1: > Share your best Lichess game of December 2023 (only from December 2023 - only standard games (no variant games) and only one game per player - additional games will be ignored!) until January 5th by a comment of this post! The winner will be mentioned here in this forum post on January 10th, followed by a Lichess blog post with a Lichess commentary of the game at a later point in January. Good luck!

https://lichess.org/Ac3ezImGC6wR

https://lichess.org/mlJOeCYu#121 I like this game of mine. Both the queen sac and the endgame was really nice.