[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/l1NUNTxw"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [White "richardhalley"] [Black "AravindThinker23"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.09"] [UTCTime "08:40:32"] [WhiteElo "1838"] [BlackElo "1752"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 c5?! { (0.15 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (4... Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 c4 7. Bc2 Bd6 8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+) 5. c3?! { (0.86 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } (5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Re1+ Be6 8. Bg5 Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5) 5... Nf6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. Qc2 Nbd7? { (0.20 → 1.65) Mistake. h6 was best. } (10... h6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bh4 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Qc7 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. h3) 11. h3 Bh5?! { (1.51 → 2.41) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (11... Bxf3 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Nxf3 Qc7 14. Bf5 Ne4 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rad1) 12. Rfe1?? { (2.41 → -0.07) Blunder. Bxh7+ was best. } (12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Bf5 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Rfe1 Bc5 16. Re3 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Nc6) 12... Qc7 13. Re3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Be5 15. N4f3 Bf4 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Re1 Rxe1+ 19. Nxe1 Nc5 20. Nb3 Nfe4?? { (0.20 → 2.00) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } (20... Ne6) 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. b4? { (1.83 → 0.16) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } (22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Bxd3 Qg5 25. Bf1 Bg6 26. Qd1 Kg8 27. g3 Be4) 22... Ne4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 dxe4 25. Nc2 Bd1 26. Nd4 Kf8 27. f3?! { (0.81 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } (27. Kf1) 27... e3?? { (0.00 → 2.30) Blunder. exf3 was best. } (27... exf3 28. gxf3 Ke7 29. c4 Kd6 30. f4 Ba4 31. Kf2 Bd7 32. h4 a6 33. Ke3) 28. Kf1 Ke7 29. Ke1 e2 30. Nxe2 Bxe2?! { (2.35 → 3.49) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } (30... Ba4 31. c4 Bd7 32. Kd2 b5 33. c5 Ke6 34. Kd3 g5 35. g3 a6 36. f4) 31. Kxe2 Kd6 32. Kd3 Kd5 33. c4+ Ke5 34. g3 f5?! { (3.55 → 4.61) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } (34... Kd6 35. Kd4 Kc6 36. h4 h5 37. g4 g5 38. gxh5 gxh4 39. Ke3) 35. f4+ Kd6 36. Kd4 h6 37. b5 b6 38. g4 g6?! { (4.32 → 6.43) Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } (38... fxg4 39. hxg4 g6 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. a4 Kd6 42. f5 gxf5+ 43. Kxf5 Kc5 44. Kg6) 39. a3? { (6.43 → 3.91) Mistake. gxf5 was best. } (39. gxf5 gxf5 40. h4 Ke6 41. h5 Kd6 42. a3 Ke6 43. c5 bxc5+ 44. Kxc5 Kd7) 39... h5? { (3.91 → 7.13) Mistake. Ke6 was best. } (39... Ke6 40. gxf5+) 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. h4 Ke6 42. c5 bxc5+ { Black offers draw } 43. Kxc5 Kd7 44. Kd5 Ke7 45. Ke5 Kd7 46. Kxf5 Kd6 47. a4 Kc5 48. Kg5 Kb4 49. f5 Kxa4? { (8.14 → Mate in 26) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka5 was best. } (49... Ka5 50. f6 Kb6 51. f7 Kc5 52. f8=Q+ Kc4 53. Qd6 Kc3 54. Qc5+ Kd2 55. Kf6) 50. f6 Kxb5 51. f7 a5 52. f8=Q a4 53. Qa3 Ka5 54. Kxh5 Kb5 55. Kg6 Kc4 56. h5 Kd4 57. h6 Kd5 58. h7 Kc4 59. h8=Q Kb5 60. Qe5+ Kc4 61. Qac5+ Kd3 62. Qec3+ Ke4 63. Q5d4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0