[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nzeZqRjh"] [Date "2023.06.03"] [White "TheChessLobster"] [Black "NicholasJSloan"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.06.03"] [UTCTime "00:02:27"] [WhiteElo "1979"] [BlackElo "1949"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+45"] [BlackRatingDiff "-68"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+10"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nb3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. Re1 Be7?! { (0.15 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (10... Ne5 11. Bf4) 11. Nc3?! { (0.85 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 Nxe5 14. Bf4 d6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 O-O 17. c3 Ng6) 11... O-O 12. Bf4 e5?! { (-0.38 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (12... d6 13. Qe2 Ne5 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. h3 Nc6 16. Red1 h6 17. Nc4 Ne5 18. Na3 Rfd8 19. Rd2) 13. Bg5 Bb4?? { (0.65 → 3.51) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (13... Nb4) 14. Bxf6 Bxc3?! { (3.46 → 5.42) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } (14... gxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. c3 Be7 17. Nd2 a5 18. Nc4 Bc5 19. Bh3 Kh8 20. Qf3 d6 21. Nxf6) 15. Qg4 g6 16. Qg5 Qd6 17. bxc3 h6 18. Qh4 g5?! { (5.09 → 8.60) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } (18... Rfe8 19. Bh3 Bc8 20. g4 Na5 21. Nxa5 bxa5 22. Rad1 Qf8 23. Bg2 d6 24. g5 h5 25. f4) 19. Qxh6 Qe6? { (8.62 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf6 was best. } (19... Qxf6 20. Qxf6 Ne7 21. Qxe7 f6 22. Qxd7 Rf7 23. Qe6 Kg7 24. Qxb6 Rh8 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. Bf1) 20. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0