[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rPpKrzj7"] [Date "2024.02.23"] [White "howardst"] [Black "Branco2"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.02.23"] [UTCTime "10:32:26"] [WhiteElo "2211"] [BlackElo "2215"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-21"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } dxc3 4. Nxc3 d6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. e5 Ng4? { (-0.13 → 1.21) Mistake. Nfd7 was best. } (6... Nfd7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e6 fxe6 9. Bxe6 Nc5 10. Bxc8 Rxc8 11. Be3) 7. e6 Ne5 8. exf7+ Nxf7 9. Nf3 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1?! { (1.57 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (11. Nd4 e5 12. Ne6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 O-O 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Qb3 Qe8 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qa6 Bd8) 11... d5 12. Bb5+ Nc6 13. Nd4 Qd6 14. Qa4?? { (1.38 → -1.11) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } (14. Bf4 e5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qxd5 Bd7 17. Qxd6 Nxd6 18. Rxe5 cxb5 19. Bg5 Nf5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7) 14... Bd7 15. g3? { (-1.13 → -2.62) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } (15. Nf3 O-O 16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg3 a6 18. Bf1 Be6 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. h3 Rad8 21. Qb3 b5) 15... O-O 16. Nxe6? { (-2.35 → -4.35) Mistake. Bf1 was best. } (16. Bf1 Nfe5 17. Bg2 Rxf2 18. Ndb5 Qb4 19. Qxb4 Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Bxb4 21. a3 Be7 22. Bf4 Nd3) 16... Bxe6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Rad1 a6 19. Bd3 b5 20. Qc2 h6 21. Qe2?! { (-3.46 → -4.68) Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best. } (21. Rxe6 Qxe6 22. Bf5 Nb4 23. Bxe6 Nxc2 24. Nxd5 Rae8 25. Bd7 Nb4 26. Nc7 Rd8 27. Ne6 Nxa2) 21... Bg4 22. f3 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Rae8 24. Qf1 Bh3 { White resigns. } 0-1