[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vYoDgQH0"] [Date "2023.12.21"] [White "earlmiddleton40"] [Black "NikolayVas"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.21"] [UTCTime "21:36:09"] [WhiteElo "1805"] [BlackElo "1731"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-41"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d3 e5 8. a3 Be7 9. Nd5 Bf8?! { (0.00 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (9... a5 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 Nh5 14. Nf5 gxf5 15. Qxh5 fxe4 16. fxe5) 10. c4 Ne7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5?? { (0.61 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd5 was best. } (12... Bxd5 13. cxd5 g5 14. Bg3 Bg7 15. Nd2 b5 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. h4) 13. Bg3?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf6# was best. } (13. Nf6#) 13... Nxd5? { (0.30 → 1.85) Mistake. Bg7 was best. } (13... Bg7) 14. exd5 Bd7 15. h4?? { (1.88 → -0.79) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (15. Nxe5 Bg7) 15... Be7?! { (-0.79 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } (15... Bg7 16. b4 b6 17. Rb1 O-O 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Qd2 f6 21. Rb3 Rf7 22. Rfb1) 16. Re1?! { (-0.15 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (16. b4 b6) 16... g4?! { (-1.02 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. gxh4 was best. } (16... gxh4 17. Bh2) 17. Nd2 Bxh4?! { (-0.45 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (17... O-O 18. b4) 18. Ne4 Bxg3 19. fxg3? { (-0.22 → -1.35) Mistake. Nxd6+ was best. } (19. Nxd6+ Ke7 20. Nxb7 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qb6 22. d4 Qxb7 23. Qe2 Kf8 24. dxc5 Re8 25. Kg1 Bc8) 19... h5?? { (-1.35 → 2.71) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } (19... Qe7 20. b4) 20. Nxd6+ Kf8 21. Rxe5?? { (3.50 → -0.99) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (21. Qe2 f6 22. Nxb7 Qe7 23. Qf2 h4 24. gxh4 g3 25. Qxg3 Rg8 26. Qe3 Rg4 27. Qf2 Rc8) 21... h4?? { (-0.99 → 5.26) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } (21... Qf6) 22. Nf5?? { (5.26 → -2.99) Blunder. Qf1 was best. } (22. Qf1 f6 23. Rae1 Rh7 24. Rg5 f5 25. Rxf5+ Bxf5 26. Qxf5+ Kg8 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Rxf7) 22... hxg3?? { (-2.99 → 2.39) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } (22... Qf6 23. Qe1 Rh5 24. gxh4 Rxf5 25. Re4 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Qg3 Bd7 28. Rb1 Rh5 29. Qf2) 23. Qxg4 Qf6 24. Qf4?? { (2.27 → -0.68) Blunder. Rae1 was best. } (24. Rae1) 24... Bxf5?? { (-0.68 → 3.98) Blunder. Rh5 was best. } (24... Rh5 25. Rf1) 25. Rxf5 Rh1+?! { (4.10 → 5.43) Inaccuracy. Qd4+ was best. } (25... Qd4+ 26. Qxd4) 26. Kxh1 Qh8+ 27. Kg1 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Re8+? { (5.38 → 11.33) Mistake. Qxg2+ was best. } (29... Qxg2+ 30. Kd1 Qxb2 31. Qd6+ Kg8 32. Qxg3+ Kf8 33. Qd6+ Kg8 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. Rxe5 a5 36. Kd2) 30. Kf3 Qh7 31. d6 Rd8 32. Re1 Rd7 33. Re7?! { (Mate in 8 → 21.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe5 was best. } (33. Qe5 b6 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Rg5+ Qg6 36. Rxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qxd7 Kf6 38. Qg4 a5 39. d7 a4) 33... Rxe7 34. dxe7+ Kxe7 35. Qc7+ Kf8?! { (80.76 → Mate in 41) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } (35... Ke6 36. Qc8+) 36. Qd8+?! { (Mate in 41 → 85.14) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc5+ was best. } (36. Qxc5+ Kg7 37. Qd4+ Kf8 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Rg5+ Qg6 41. Rxg6+ fxg6 42. Kxg3 g5) 36... Kg7 37. Rg5+?! { (Mate in 20 → 15.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } (37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Rg5+ Qg6 39. Rxg6+ fxg6 40. Qxg6+ Kf8 41. Qd6+ Kf7 42. Qd7+ Kf6 43. Qxb7 a5) 37... Kh6?! { (15.91 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6 was best. } (37... Qg6 38. Rxg6+) 38. Qf6+ { Black resigns. } 1-0