[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mifWV2Oc"] [Date "2024.08.18"] [White "LiamPutnam2008"] [Black "aa175"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.08.18"] [UTCTime "02:01:42"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2649"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation } 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. h3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. a3 a6 8. O-O b5 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bf4?! { (1.35 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (12. Qe4) 12... Nc5 13. Rad1 Nxd3 14. Rxd3 Qc8 15. Ne4 Na5?? { (0.02 → 1.92) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (15... Rd8) 16. Bg5 Bxg5?? { (1.95 → 4.95) Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } (16... Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qe8 18. Qf4 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 h6 20. Ne4 Kh7 21. Qg4 Nc6 22. Nf6+) 17. Nfxg5 h6?! { (4.64 → 7.18) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } (17... Bxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Qh4 h5 20. g4 Ra7 21. gxh5 c5 22. Ne4 Nc6 23. hxg6) 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Qh5 Nc4 20. Re1?! { (8.14 → 5.94) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (20. Ng4) 20... c5 21. Qxf7 Qc6?? { (6.70 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8 was best. } (21... Qe8 22. Nxe8 Rxf7 23. Nxf7+ Kg8 24. Nfd6 Nxd6 25. Nxd6 c4 26. Rc3 Bd5 27. b3) 22. Qg8+ Rxg8 { Black offers draw } 23. Nf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0