Lichess Game of the Month May - Contest

[Event "Central simul"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/2e9mp8De"]
[Date "2025.05.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilya993"]
[Black "magnusfan01"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2032"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteFideId "24105074"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[GameId "2e9mp8De"]
[UTCDate "2025.05.26"]
[UTCTime "09:30:14"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
[Source "Analyze This App"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:24:28]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:04:57]} 2. Ne2 {[%clk 0:24:03]}
   {B20 Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:49]} 3. Nbc3
   {[%clk 0:22:15]} 3... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:48]} 4. g3 {[%clk 0:21:51]} 4... a6
   {[%clk 0:04:45]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 0:21:29]} 5... d6 {[%clk 0:04:41]} 6. O-O
   {[%clk 0:20:55]} 6... e6 {[%clk 0:04:37]} 7. d4 {[%clk 0:20:17]} 7... cxd4
   {[%clk 0:04:36]} 8. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:19:57]} 8... Be7 {[%clk 0:04:09]} 9. h3
   {[%clk 0:14:44]} 9... Qb6 {[%clk 0:03:58]} 10. Nb3 {[%clk 0:12:02]} 10... O-O
   {[%clk 0:03:40]} 11. Be3 {[%clk 0:10:39]} 11... Qc7 {[%clk 0:03:37]} 12. Qd2
   {[%clk 0:10:10]} 12... Ne5 {[%clk 0:03:32]} 13. Qe2 {[%clk 0:08:26]} 13... b5
   {[%clk 0:03:20]} 14. f4 {[%clk 0:07:57]} 14... Nc4 {[%clk 0:03:19]} 15. Bc1 $4
   {[%clk 0:07:51]} {(0.12 -1.74) Blunder. e5 was best.} (15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5
   exd5 17. Bd4 dxe5 18. fxe5 Be6 19. Kh2 Rac8 20. c3 b4 ) 15... Bb7
   {[%clk 0:03:14]} 16. a4 {[%clk 0:07:19]} 16... Rfc8 $6 {[%clk 0:02:29]}
   {(-1.70 -0.75) Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (16... b4 ) 17. axb5 {[%clk 0:04:24]}
   17... axb5 {[%clk 0:02:28]} 18. Nxb5 $4 {[%clk 0:04:16]}
   {(-0.76 -3.86) Blunder. Rxa8 was best.} (18. Rxa8 Bxa8 ) 18... Qb6+
   {[%clk 0:02:26]} {White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "rated blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/WpDC1WG1"]
[Date "2025.05.07"]
[White "Dysinhibited"]
[Black "DarkChessWizard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "WpDC1WG1"]
[UTCDate "2025.05.07"]
[UTCTime "13:19:48"]
[WhiteElo "1980"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+3"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. f4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Nf3 c4 8. d3 cxd3 9. cxd3 c5 10. O-O Ne7 11. Kh1 Nf5 12. Qe1 h5 13. b3 Be7 14. Ba3 Bd7 15. Rc1 Qb6 16. Qf2 h4 17. Ne2 Rc8 18. Rc2 Bb5 19. Rfc1 Bxd3 20. Bxc5 Qb5 21. Ned4 Ng3+ 22. Qxg3 hxg3 23. Nxb5 Bxc2 24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25. exd6 Rxc5 26. Nd4 Kd7 27. Rxc2 Rxh2+ 28. Kg1 Rxc2 29. Nxc2 Kxd6 30. Ne3 Rh8 31. Ng4 Rc8 32. Kf1 Rc2 33. Ne3 Rxa2 { White resigns. } 0-1

@karrykasparovking said in #183: bring your opponent to deep dark forest where 2+2=5 _Mihail tal