[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rW9ZX86p"] [Date "2025.09.04"] [White "mcelal"] [Black "maxcxc"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "rW9ZX86p"] [UTCDate "2025.09.04"] [UTCTime "13:58:53"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1689"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Qe2+?! { (-0.08 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (6. Be2 Nf6 7. d4 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6) 6... Be7 7. Bb5 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d3 Re8 11. Qd1 Bb7?! { (-1.38 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (11... Bf5 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Na3 h6 14. Nc2 Bh7 15. h3 a5 16. b3 a4 17. c4) 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. b3 Rad8 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bh4 a5 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Bg3 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qf5 19. Ndf3 Nh5 20. c4?? { (-0.11 → -3.39) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (20. Re1 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Qc8 22. Rc1 Qc7 23. d4 Bc8 24. Qc2 Bf8 25. Re2 Ba6) 20... Nxg3 21. fxg3 Bf6 22. g4 Qc8 23. Re1?! { (-2.65 → -3.43) Inaccuracy. Nxf7 was best. } (23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. g5 hxg5 25. Nxg5+ Kg8 26. h4 Bxg5 27. hxg5 Re5 28. Qh5 Qe6) 23... Qc7 24. d4 cxd4 25. Qxd4?! { (-3.02 → -4.38) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } (25. Nd3 Re3 26. cxd5 Rxd5 27. Rc1 Qb6 28. Qd2 Bc8 29. h3 Ba6 30. Nf4 Rd8) 25... dxc4 26. Qf4 Rd5?! { (-4.32 → -2.95) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (26... c3 27. Rbc1 c5 28. Qg3 Bxf3 29. Nxf3 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qf4 31. h3 c4 32. bxc4) 27. bxc4? { (-2.95 → -4.78) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } (27. Nd3 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qd8 29. Nf2 cxb3 30. axb3 Be7 31. h4 Bb4 32. Re2 Ba6) 27... Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Rdxe5 29. Qf2 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Qd8 33. Qb1 Bc8 34. h3 Be6 35. Qc2 Qd4 36. c5?! { (-5.76 → -8.02) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (36. g5 g6 37. gxh6 Bxc4 38. Qc1 c5 39. Qg5 Kh7 40. h4 f6 41. Qg3 Qe5) 36... Qd5 37. Qb2 Qxa2 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qd6 Qa1+ 40. Kh2 Bd5 41. Qf4 a4 42. Qf5+? { (-8.14 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } (42. g5 Qb2 43. Qg3 a3 44. gxh6 g6 45. h4 Qxg2+ 46. Qxg2 Bxg2 47. Kg3 a2) 42... g6 43. Qf4 a3 44. h4 Qa2 45. Qg3 Qxg2+ 46. Qxg2 Bxg2 47. Kxg2 a2 { White resigns. } 0-1