[Event "Belfort-Échecs"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nGnsXM6P"] [Date "2021.05.11"] [White "charter"] [Black "Merotto"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.05.11"] [UTCTime "19:17:01"] [WhiteElo "1365"] [BlackElo "1757"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. Be2 e5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Rb1 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bc4?! { (-0.38 → -1.49) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (7. Re1 d5) 7... Nb4?? { (-1.49 → 1.14) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (7... Nxe4 8. Bd5) 8. d3?! { (1.14 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (8. Nxe5 d6 9. Nd3 d5 10. Nxb4 dxc4 11. Nbd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 f5 13. d3 cxd3 14. Qxd3 fxe4) 8... d6 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nd5 a6 11. Qe2 b5 12. Bb3 Bg4 13. h3?? { (0.18 → -2.50) Blunder. c3 was best. } (13. c3 Bd7 14. Be3 a5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Bc4 Na7 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nc6 19. Rbc1 Nxd5) 13... Nd4 14. Qe3?? { (-2.19 → -5.34) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (14. Nxd4 Bxe2) 14... Nxf3+?? { (-5.34 → -1.88) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (14... Bxf3 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh2 Nf4 18. Rg1 Qh4 19. Rg3 Nde2 20. Rbg1 Kh8 21. Bd5) 15. gxf3 Bxh3 16. Rfe1 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Rc8 18. Kh1 Bh4?! { (-2.05 → -1.30) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (18... Be6 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rg4 Rf6 22. Kg2 Qg8 23. Qe2 Rcf8 24. Rg3 h6 25. Rh1) 19. Rg1 h6?? { (-1.04 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } (19... Kh8) 20. Qxh6? { (Mate in 7 → 9.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg7+ was best. } (20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Rg1+ Bg5 23. Bxg5 Bg2+ 24. Rxg2 Qd7 25. Bc1+ Qg4 26. Rxg4#) 20... Bf6? { (9.65 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } (20... Qf6 21. Rxg7+ Qxg7 22. Rg1 Qxg1+ 23. Kxg1 Be6 24. Qxh4 Bxd5 25. Qf6 Kh7 26. Bg5 Rh8 27. Qf5+) 21. Qxh3?! { (Mate in 6 → 11.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg7+ was best. } (21. Rxg7+ Bxg7 22. Rg1 Bg2+ 23. Rxg2 Qh4+ 24. Qxh4 Rfe8 25. Qf6 Kf8 26. Qxf7#) 21... g6?! { (11.50 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c4 was best. } (21... c4 22. Rg2) 22. Rxg6+ Bg7 23. Bh6 Kh7 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Bg5+ Kxg7 26. Bxd8 Rh8 27. Rg1+ Kf8 28. Bh4 c4 29. Qxc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0