[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rVhsrzIJ"] [Date "2024.01.14"] [White "Craftycus"] [Black "GothamChess2700"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.01.14"] [UTCTime "19:20:08"] [WhiteElo "2330"] [BlackElo "2306"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-34"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A39"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 { A39 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation } cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 Bf5 11. e4 Bd7 12. Be3 Bc6 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Qe2?! { (0.22 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. Qxd8 was best. } (16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. e5 f6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5+ Kh8 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Kg2 b5 22. Rc2 a5) 16... Bd4+ 17. Kh1 e6 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. Ne2 Rad8 20. Rcd1 e5 21. f5 { White offers draw } 21... f6 22. g4 g5 23. Ng3 Be8 24. b3 Bf7 25. Ne2?! { (-0.46 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } (25. Bf3 a6 26. Kg2 b5 27. Be2 b4 28. Qc1 h5 29. gxh5 a5 30. h6 a4 31. Bh5 axb3) 25... Kg7 26. h3?! { (-0.57 → -1.30) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } (26. Bf3 a6 27. Ng3 Be3 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rd1 Rd4 30. Ne2 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Bd4 32. Ng3 Kf8) 26... Rh8 27. Kh2 h5 28. Kg3 hxg4 29. hxg4 Rh4?! { (-1.66 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (29... b5 30. cxb5 c4 31. bxc4 Rc8 32. Bf3 Rxc4 33. Qd3 Rd8 34. Qb3 Qc7 35. Qb1 Qc5 36. Rh1) 30. Ng1?! { (-0.91 → -1.56) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (30. Rh1 Rdh8 31. Rxh4 Rxh4 32. Ng1 Qd8 33. Qd2 Rh7 34. Nf3 a6 35. Qc1 Be8 36. Bf1 Bc6) 30... Be3 31. Nf3?! { (-1.39 → -2.30) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (31. Ne2) 31... Bf4+ 32. Kf2 Rxg4 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Rd1 Qh8 35. Rd7?? { (-2.17 → -4.60) Blunder. Rh1 was best. } (35. Rh1 Qd8 36. Rd1 Qe8 37. Rd6 b5 38. Qd1 bxc4 39. bxc4 Bg3+ 40. Kg1 Rf4 41. Rd8 Qc6) 35... Qh5? { (-4.60 → -2.46) Mistake. Rxg2+ was best. } (35... Rxg2+ 36. Kxg2 g4 37. Ne1 Qh3+ 38. Kf2 g3+ 39. Ke2 g2 40. Nf3 g1=R 41. Nxg1 Qg2+ 42. Kd3) 36. Rd1?? { (-2.46 → -11.11) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } (36. Qd1 Be3+) 36... Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Qg4+ 38. Kf2 Qg3+ 39. Ke2? { (-9.88 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } (39. Kf1 Qxf3+ 40. Kg1 Be3+ 41. Kh2 g4 42. Qg2 Bf4+ 43. Kg1 Qxd1+ 44. Qf1 Qd4+ 45. Qf2 Qxe4) 39... Qg2+ 40. Ke1 Bg3+ { White resigns. } 0-1