[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/um35X0SQ"] [Date "2023.10.31"] [White "Mhlongo_M"] [Black "mhbeyle"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.10.31"] [UTCTime "14:43:27"] [WhiteElo "2217"] [BlackElo "2391"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 b5 8. c3 b4 9. g4?! { (0.42 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (9. f5 bxc3 10. bxc3 Rb8 11. Nf4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 15. Qd2 g5) 9... a5 10. Bg2 Ba6 11. O-O a4 12. Be3?? { (0.60 → -1.10) Blunder. f5 was best. } (12. f5 Qb6 13. Ng5 cxd4 14. Kh1 Nd8 15. cxd4 Be7 16. Re1 b3 17. axb3 Qxb3 18. Qxb3 axb3) 12... Qb6? { (-1.10 → 0.12) Mistake. a3 was best. } (12... a3) 13. dxc5?? { (0.12 → -2.15) Blunder. Qxa4 was best. } (13. Qxa4) 13... Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nfd4 Nd3 16. Qxa4 bxc3?? { (-1.77 → 0.09) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (16... Rc8 17. Rab1 g5 18. f5 Nxe5 19. Rbe1 O-O 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Qc2 Nd3 23. Rd1) 17. Qxc6+?! { (0.09 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } (17. bxc3 Nc5 18. Qxc6+ Qxc6 19. Nxc6 Bxe2 20. Rfb1 O-O 21. Nd4 Bc4 22. f5 Ra3 23. fxe6 Nxe6) 17... Qxc6 18. Nxc6 cxb2 19. Rab1 Bc4 20. Nc3 Kd7?! { (-0.80 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } (20... Ra3 21. Nd1) 21. Nd4 Rhb8 22. f5 Nxe5 23. fxe6+ fxe6 24. Rfe1? { (-0.15 → -1.50) Mistake. Rf2 was best. } (24. Rf2 Nd3 25. Rf7+ Kd6 26. a4 Rb4 27. Bf1 Rc8 28. Ncb5+ Bxb5 29. Nxb5+ Rxb5 30. Bxd3 Rb4) 24... Nd3? { (-1.50 → -0.16) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (24... Bd3) 25. Rxe6 Bxa2 26. Nxa2 Rxa2 27. Bxd5?? { (0.00 → -5.09) Blunder. Bf1 was best. } (27. Bf1 Nc1 28. Re5 Kd6 29. Re6+) 27... Ra1 28. Bc6+ Kc7 29. Re7+ Kb6? { (-6.37 → -3.97) Mistake. Kd6 was best. } (29... Kd6 30. Rd7+ Kc5 31. Kg2 Rxb1 32. Ne2 Re1 33. Nc3 Nf4+ 34. Kf2 Kxc6 35. Kxe1 Kxd7 36. Kd2) 30. Be4? { (-3.97 → -6.85) Mistake. Ree1 was best. } (30. Ree1 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Kc5 32. Nf5 Kxc6 33. Kg2 Kd5 34. Kg3 Ke5 35. Ne3 Ke4 36. Nc4 Kd4) 30... Rxb1+ 31. Kg2 Rg1+ 32. Kxg1 b1=Q+ 33. Kg2 Qb2+ { White resigns. } 0-1