[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wZocFWNg"] [Date "2024.03.15"] [White "waxntheneedle"] [Black "MerCo33"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.03.15"] [UTCTime "20:25:14"] [WhiteElo "1641"] [BlackElo "1548"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open } 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a3 e5? { (-0.35 → 0.80) Mistake. h6 was best. } (8... h6 9. Bh4) 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 d6 11. Be2 Nd4? { (0.53 → 2.25) Mistake. Be6 was best. } (11... Be6 12. c3) 12. O-O?? { (2.25 → 0.44) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (12. Nxd4 exd4 13. O-O-O g6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bf3 Qf4+ 16. Kb1 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Qxg4 18. g3 Rae8) 12... Be6 13. Nxd4 Bxd5 14. exd5 exd4 15. c4?! { (0.00 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } (15. Rae1 Rc8) 15... Re8?! { (-0.92 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. dxc3 was best. } (15... dxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. a4 Rac8 18. Rfc1 g6 19. g3 Rfe8 20. Ra3 Rc5 21. Rb1 Rxd5 22. Qc4) 16. Bd1 Qb6 17. b4 Re7 18. Bc2 g6 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. Qb3?? { (0.00 → -4.21) Blunder. g3 was best. } (21. g3 h5 22. h4 Kg7 23. Rb1 a5 24. Bd1 axb4 25. Kf1 Qa5 26. Rxb4 b6 27. Bc2 Re8) 21... d3 22. Bxd3 Bxa1 23. g3 Bd4 24. a4?! { (-4.50 → -5.99) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (24. Qc2 Qd8 25. h4 Re8 26. Kg2 Qe7 27. b5 Qe5 28. a4 b6 29. Qd2 Bc5 30. Bb1 Qe2) 24... Bxf2+ 25. Kg2 Qe3 26. Qc2 Rc7 27. Qxf2 Qxd3 28. Qf6 Qe4+ 29. Kh3 Qf5+ 30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Kh4 Rxc4+ 32. Kg5 Rxb4 33. Kxf5?? { (-6.23 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } (33. a5 Kg7 34. h3 Rd4 35. h4 Rxd5 36. h5 h6+ 37. Kf4 Kf6 38. Kf3 Rc5 39. g4 fxg4+) 33... Rxa4 34. Kf6? { (-8.60 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } (34. h4 Kg7 35. g4 b5 36. h5 h6 37. g5 hxg5 38. h6+ Kxh6 39. Kf6 b4 40. Ke7 b3) 34... Re4 { White resigns. } 0-1