[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ljxVEfue"] [Date "2024.04.14"] [White "VeldoraTempest_2"] [Black "MadMerkel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.04.14"] [UTCTime "23:02:50"] [WhiteElo "2294"] [BlackElo "2313"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } Ne4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nxe4?! { (0.33 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (6. Nf3 Be7 7. d4 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nd7) 6... dxe4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Qxe4 Qd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Ne2 Bc5 12. Rb1 Bc6 13. f3 O-O-O 14. b4 Nxe2 15. Bf5+ Kb8 16. Kxe2 Bd4 17. Bb2 Rhe8?? { (-0.24 → 1.43) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (17... Bxe5 18. Bxe5) 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Ke3 Rdd8 20. d4 f6 21. f4 g5 22. g3? { (2.44 → 0.69) Mistake. fxg5 was best. } (22. fxg5 fxe5 23. d5 Bxd5 24. Bxh7 Rh8 25. g6 Bg8 26. Rbd1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxh7 28. gxh7 Kc8) 22... Bxh1 23. Rxh1 h6?! { (0.68 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. gxf4+ was best. } (23... gxf4+) 24. e6? { (1.57 → -0.07) Mistake. Ke4 was best. } (24. Ke4) 24... Rd5 25. Ke4 Rb5?! { (0.00 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (25... c6 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. h4 gxh4 28. Rxh4 h5 29. a3 Kc7 30. g4 hxg4 31. Rh7+ Kd8 32. Rxb7) 26. a3 a5?? { (0.19 → 2.81) Blunder. c6 was best. } (26... c6) 27. Rb1?? { (2.81 → -0.03) Blunder. d5 was best. } (27. d5) 27... c6 28. h4? { (-0.01 → -1.57) Mistake. fxg5 was best. } (28. fxg5 hxg5 29. h4 axb4 30. axb4 gxh4 31. gxh4 Kc7 32. h5 Kd6 33. h6 Rh8 34. h7 Rxf5) 28... Kc7?! { (-1.57 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } (28... gxf4 29. gxf4 axb4 30. a4 Ra5 31. Rxb4 Kc7 32. h5 Re7 33. Rb3 Rxa4 34. Rg3 c5 35. Rg6) 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. fxg5 fxg5 31. g4? { (-0.46 → -2.13) Mistake. Rh1 was best. } (31. Rh1 Kd6 32. bxa5 Rxa5 33. Rh7 Re7 34. Rh8 Rxa3 35. g4 Ra5 36. Kd3 Ra4 37. Rd8+ Kc7) 31... Kd6? { (-2.13 → -0.45) Mistake. Rh8 was best. } (31... Rh8 32. Re1 Kd6 33. Kf3 Re8 34. bxa5 Rxa5 35. Rh1 Kd5 36. Rh7 Rxa3+ 37. Kf2 Kxd4 38. Rxb7) 32. Rh1 axb4 33. axb4 Rxb4 34. Rh7 c5 35. Rd7+ Kc6 36. Ke5 Rxd4 37. Be4+?? { (-0.22 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg7 was best. } (37. Rg7 b5 38. Bg6 Rxe6+ 39. Kxe6 Rxg4 40. Rg8 c4 41. Rc8+ Kb7 42. Rc5 Kb6 43. Kd5 Rf4) 37... Kb5?? { (Mate in 13 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe4+ was best. } (37... Rxe4+ 38. Kxe4 Rxe6+ 39. Kd3 Kxd7 40. Kc3 Kd6 41. Kc4 b5+ 42. Kd3 Kd5 43. Kc3 b4+ 44. Kd3) 38. Rxb7+ Kc4?? { (0.00 → 2.68) Blunder. Ka6 was best. } (38... Ka6 39. Rb1 Rxe6+ 40. Kxe6 Rxe4+ 41. Kf5 Re8 42. Kxg5 Rg8+ 43. Kh5 Rh8+ 44. Kg6 Rg8+ 45. Kh5) 39. Bf5?! { (2.68 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. e7 was best. } (39. e7 Rd1 40. Kf6 Re1 41. Bg6 Ra8 42. Kxg5 Kc3 43. Bf7 Rc8 44. Kf6 c4 45. Be6 Re8) 39... Kc3? { (1.75 → 3.08) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } (39... Rd1 40. Kf6) 40. e7 Rd1?! { (3.12 → 4.10) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } (40... Ra4 41. Rc7) 41. Kf6 Re1 42. Kf7 Ra8 43. Rc7 c4 44. Be6 Re4?! { (3.55 → 5.51) Inaccuracy. Rf1+ was best. } (44... Rf1+ 45. Kg6 Rf4 46. Kxg5 Rd4 47. Kf6 Rf4+ 48. Ke5 Rf1 49. Rxc4+ Kd3 50. Rc6 Ke3 51. Rc3+) 45. Bc8?? { (5.51 → 1.47) Blunder. Rxc4+ was best. } (45. Rxc4+ Rxc4 46. Bxc4 Kxc4 47. e8=Q Rxe8 48. Kxe8 Kd5 49. Kf7 Ke5 50. Kg6 Ke6 51. Kxg5 Kf7) 45... Kd2? { (1.47 → 3.15) Mistake. Kb2 was best. } (45... Kb2) 46. e8=Q?? { (3.15 → 0.00) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } (46. Bf5) 46... Rxe8 47. Kxe8 c3 48. Ke7 c2 49. Kf6 Ra5 50. Bf5 c1=Q 51. Rxc1 Kxc1 52. Kxg5 Kd2 53. Kf6 Ke3 54. g5 Kf4 55. Be6 Rxg5 56. Bf7 Rf5+ 57. Kg7 Ra5 58. Bg8 Kg5 59. Kh8 Kf6 60. Bh7 { White offers draw } 60... Kf7 61. Bg8+ Kg6 62. Bh7+ Kh6 63. Bg8 Ra7 64. Bd5 Rd7 65. Bg8 Kg6 66. Be6?? { (-0.48 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba2 was best. } (66. Ba2) 66... Re7?? { (Mate in 7 → -0.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh7+ was best. } (66... Rh7+ 67. Kg8 Re7 68. Bd7 Rxd7 69. Kf8 Kf6 70. Kg8 Rc7 71. Kh8 Kg6 72. Kg8 Rc8#) 67. Bg8 Kf6 68. Bh7 Kf7 69. Bg8+ Kf8 70. Bh7 Re1 71. Bg8 Rh1+ 72. Bh7 Ke7 73. Kg7 Rg1+ 74. Kh8 Kf7 75. Bd3 Rh1+ 76. Bh7 Rg1 77. Bd3 Kf8 78. Bh7 Rg3 79. Be4 Ke7 80. Bh7 Kf6 81. Bg8 Rh3+ 82. Bh7 Rh1 83. Kg8 Rg1+ 84. Kh8 Kf7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2