[Event "2023 Toronto Closed Development"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/doHpm2pf/Vs41GTK9"] [Date "April 17 2023"] [Round "1"] [White "Basi, Karandeep"] [Black "Bonnard, Nicolas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1452"] [BlackElo "1298"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A37"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 { A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation } d6 6. O-O e6 7. e4?! { (0.30 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (7. Re1 Nge7 8. e3 O-O 9. d4 Rb8 10. Bd2 a6 11. Rc1 b6) 7... Nge7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nh4 Nd4 10. Rb1 Nec6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. a3 b5 13. Nxb5 Nxb5 14. cxb5 Rxb5 15. Qd2? { (-0.51 → -1.84) Mistake. b4 was best. } (15. b4 cxb4 16. Qa4 a6 17. Nf3 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Rxa5 19. axb4 Rb5 20. d4 Bd7 21. Bh3 Nxb4) 15... Rb3 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Bh6?! { (-1.50 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (17. Nf3 Rxb2) 17... Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Rxb2 19. Nf3 f6 20. Rxb2 Qxb2 21. Qc1 Qb6?! { (-2.30 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Qxc1 was best. } (21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 23. Rb1 Ba6 24. Ne1 Kf7 25. Bf1 Nd4 26. f4 Ke7 27. Kf2 exf4 28. gxf4) 22. Qb1 Ba6?! { (-2.04 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. Qxb1 was best. } (22... Qxb1 23. Rxb1 Kf7 24. Bf1 Ke7 25. Nd2 Bd7 26. f4 Rb8 27. Rxb8 Nxb8 28. Kf2 Ba4 29. Nf3) 23. Qa2 Kf7 24. Bh3 Bc8 25. Rb1 Qc7 26. Nd2?! { (-0.90 → -1.53) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } (26. Qc4 Rd8) 26... Bd7 27. Nc4 d5?? { (-1.43 → 4.70) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (27... Rb8 28. Rxb8) 28. Rb7 Qc8 29. Nd6+ Kg8 30. Nxc8 Bxc8 31. Rc7 Nd4 32. exd5 f5 33. Rxc5 Rd8 34. Bg2 e5 35. d6+ Kg7 36. Rc7+ Kh6 37. Qd2+ g5 38. h4 f4 39. hxg5+ Kxg5 40. gxf4+ exf4 41. Qa5+ Kf6? { (7.28 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf5 was best. } (41... Nf5 42. Rxc8 Rxc8 43. d7 Rg8 44. Kh2 Rf8 45. Bf3 Kh6 46. Be4 Nd4) 42. Qc3? { (Mate in 9 → 8.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } (42. Qh5 Nf5 43. Rf7+ Ke5 44. Qe2+ Kxd6 45. Rf6+ Kd7 46. Qe6+ Kc7 47. Qc6+ Kb8 48. Qa8+ Kc7) 42... Rxd6 43. Rxc8 Ke6? { (7.69 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } (43... h6 44. Qc7 Re6 45. Qxf4+ Nf5 46. Rf8+ Ke7 47. Qb4+ Rd6 48. Qb8 Rd7) 44. Bh3+ Ke7 45. Qc7+ { White wins. } 1-0