[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hlFa0dla"] [Date "2023.09.09"] [White "Never-There"] [Black "jmarquis617"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.09.09"] [UTCTime "00:00:11"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1417"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+193"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } Nc6 3. d4 h6? { (0.00 → 1.68) Mistake. d5 was best. } (3... d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 e5 8. b4) 4. d5 Ne5?! { (1.64 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } (4... Nb8 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 c4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Qb5+) 5. Nf3? { (2.42 → 0.94) Mistake. f4 was best. } (5. f4 Ng6 6. e5 e6 7. d6 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Be2 h5 10. O-O Nh6 11. a4 a6) 5... d6? { (0.94 → 2.47) Mistake. Nxf3+ was best. } (5... Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 d6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O g6 9. Qe2 Bg7 10. f4 a6 11. Nd2 b5 12. a4) 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Be3?! { (2.34 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } (7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qb3 Nf6 9. Nd2 Qc7 10. a4 g6 11. Nc4 Bg7) 7... b6?! { (1.44 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (7... Nf6) 8. Bd3?! { (2.22 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Na3 b5 11. c4 a6 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. f3 Rb8) 8... Bd7 9. O-O h5?! { (1.87 → 3.03) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (9... Nf6 10. Na3) 10. f4 Bg4?! { (2.93 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } (10... exf4 11. Bxf4 c4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qe2 h4 15. h3 Nh5 16. e5 Nxf4 17. Rxf4) 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. fxe5 e6 14. d6 Nh6 15. h3 Qb5? { (2.94 → 4.78) Mistake. f6 was best. } (15... f6 16. exf6 O-O-O 17. e5 gxf6 18. Rxf6 Kb8 19. Qf3 Nf5 20. Nd2 Rg8 21. Ne4 Nh4 22. Qxh5) 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Na3 a6?! { (4.22 → 5.47) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (17... g6 18. Rad1 Bg7 19. Qd2 O-O-O 20. Nc4 b5 21. Na5 Bxe5 22. Bxh6 Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6) 18. Nc4 h4?! { (5.44 → 7.93) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (18... Qc6 19. a4 g6 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 22. Bf6 Rg8 23. b4 g5 24. b5 Qb7 25. a5) 19. Nxb6 Qd8? { (7.96 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } (19... Qc6 20. Nxa8 Bxd6 21. exd6 O-O 22. Qf2 Qxa8 23. Qxh4 Qd8 24. Qg3 Kh7 25. Rad1 f5 26. Bg5) 20. Nxa8? { (Mate in 2 → 8.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa4+ was best. } (20. Qa4+ Qd7 21. Qxd7#) 20... Qxa8 21. Rf3?! { (11.62 → 7.14) Inaccuracy. Qa4+ was best. } (21. Qa4+ Kd8 22. Bg5+ f6 23. exf6 Bxd6 24. fxg7+ Kc7 25. gxh8=N Qxh8 26. Qxa6 Qe5 27. Bxh6 Qh2+) 21... g5?! { (7.14 → 49.80) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (21... Qc6 22. Rd1 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Qb5 24. c4 Qa5 25. Qd2 Qxd2 26. Bxd2 f6 27. Rxa6) 22. Bxg5 Rg8? { (8.01 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb7 was best. } (22... Qb7 23. Rd1 Kd7 24. Qf2 Rh7 25. Qxc5 Bg7 26. Bxh4 Rh8 27. Qa5 Rg8 28. Rff1 Rb8 29. Qa4+) 23. Bxh4? { (Mate in 2 → 8.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa4+ was best. } (23. Qa4+ Qc6 24. Qxc6#) 23... Bg7? { (8.25 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } (23... Kd7 24. Rd1 Bg7 25. Qa4+ Qc6 26. Qxc6+ Kxc6 27. d7 Bxe5 28. d8=Q Rxd8 29. Bxd8 f5 30. exf5) 24. Be7? { (Mate in 3 → 7.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa4+ was best. } (24. Qa4+ Qc6 25. Qxc6+ Kf8 26. Be7#) 24... Qa7 25. Qa4+ Qd7 26. Qxa6 Bxe5?! { (10.34 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } (26... f6 27. exf6 Bf8 28. Qa8+ Kf7 29. Rg3 Bxe7 30. Rxg8 Nxg8 31. fxe7 Nxe7 32. Rf1+ Nf5 33. exf5) 27. Qa8+ Qd8 28. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0