[Event "Rapid"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xZb7iFTv"] [Date "2024.04.22"] [White "Kieron_Dotson"] [Black "MorphyTal2018"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.04.22"] [UTCTime "14:21:50"] [WhiteElo "2077"] [BlackElo "2228"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "Rat Defense: Small Center Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 e6 { C00 Rat Defense: Small Center Defense } 3. c4 Be7 4. Nc3 h5 5. Nf3 g5 6. h3 c6?! { (1.66 → 2.29) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } (6... Bf6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5 g4 9. Nd2 Ne5 10. Qc2 Bg5 11. Bd4 gxh3 12. O-O-O hxg2 13. Bxg2) 7. Bd3 a6 8. a3 Nd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 e5 11. Be2 b5 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. Nf3 Nh7 14. Nd2 Ngf6 15. Nf3?! { (1.66 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Bxh5 was best. } (15. Bxh5 Nf8 16. Be2 Ng6 17. g3 Rxh3 18. Rxh3 Bxh3 19. Nf1 Bd7 20. Bd2 Rc8 21. Bxg5 Nxd5) 15... Rg8 16. Be3?! { (1.30 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. } (16. Nh2 h4 17. O-O Kf8 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Bf3 Qc8 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. Qe2 Kg7 22. Ng4 b4) 16... Bd7?! { (0.54 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (16... g4 17. Nd2 gxh3 18. gxh3 Ng5 19. Bf1 h4 20. Qe2 Rg6 21. O-O-O Rb8 22. b4 Bd7 23. Kb2) 17. Qd2?! { (1.29 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. } (17. Nh2 Rc8) 17... Rc8 18. a4? { (0.69 → -0.72) Mistake. Nh2 was best. } (18. Nh2 Nf8) 18... b4 19. Na2 Nxe4?! { (-0.83 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (19... g4 20. hxg4 hxg4 21. Qxb4 a5 22. Qa3 gxf3 23. gxf3 Ng5 24. Nc3 Kf8 25. O-O-O Ne8 26. Kb1) 20. Qd1?? { (-0.13 → -2.22) Blunder. Qxb4 was best. } (20. Qxb4 Nhf6) 20... Qa5 21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Bxd2 h4?? { (-1.48 → 1.32) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (22... Rb8) 23. Nxb4 e4? { (1.17 → 2.68) Mistake. g4 was best. } (23... g4 24. Bxa6) 24. Bxa6 e3 25. fxe3 Ra8 26. Bb7 g4 27. Bxa8 Qxa8 28. Qe2 gxh3 29. Na6?? { (2.01 → -2.27) Blunder. gxh3 was best. } (29. gxh3 Bxh3 30. O-O-O Bg2 31. Qb5+ Kf8 32. a5 Bf6 33. Nc6 h3 34. Bb4 Kg7 35. Bxd6 Qe8) 29... hxg2 30. Rg1 Qb7 31. Nb4? { (-2.25 → -4.45) Mistake. Rxg2 was best. } (31. Rxg2 Rxg2 32. Qxg2 Qxa6 33. Qe2 Qb7 34. Qd3 Ng5 35. Bc3 Nf3+ 36. Kf2 Ne5 37. Bxe5 dxe5) 31... h3 32. O-O-O Bxa4 33. Rde1 Ng5?! { (-4.63 → -3.32) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } (33... Bh4 34. Qh5 Bxe1 35. Bxe1 Qc8+ 36. Kb1 Nf6 37. Qh4 Qf5+ 38. Ka1 Qf3 39. Ka2 Bd7) 34. e4 Qb6 35. Nd3? { (-2.72 → -5.32) Mistake. e5 was best. } (35. e5 Kf8) 35... Qb3 36. Nb4 Nf3 37. Bc3?! { (-5.58 → -7.98) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } (37. Kb1 Nxe1 38. Bxe1 Qd1+ 39. Qxd1 Bxd1 40. Bf2 Bb3 41. Nc6 h2 42. Nd4 hxg1=R+ 43. Bxg1 Rg4) 37... Nxe1 38. Qxe1?! { (-6.19 → -10.81) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (38. e5 Qd1+ 39. Qxd1 Bxd1 40. Na6 Nf3 41. Rxd1 h2 42. Kc2 dxe5 43. d6 Bxd6 44. Bxe5 Bxe5) 38... h2 39. e5? { (-9.51 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } { White offers draw } (39. Kb1 hxg1=R 40. Qxg1 Qc4 41. Bd4 Qxb4 42. e5 Qc4 43. b3 Bxb3 44. Qc1 Qd3+ 45. Kb2 Qxd4+) 39... hxg1=Q 40. Qxg1 Bg5+ 41. Kb1 Be3 42. Qxe3?! { (-17.69 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } (42. Nc6 Bxg1) 42... g1=Q+ 43. Qc1 Qxc1+ 44. Kxc1 Rg1+ 45. Kd2 Qd1+ 46. Ke3 Bb5 47. exd6 Qe2+ 48. Kd4 Rg4+ 49. Kc5 Qc4+ 50. Kb6 Qxb4 51. Bxb4 Rxb4 52. Kc5 Rxb2 53. Kd4 Bd7 54. Ke5? { (-8.64 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } (54. Ke3 Bc8) 54... Rd2? { (Mate in 9 → -8.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb4 was best. } (54... Rb4 55. Kf6 Re4 56. Kg5 f5 57. Kf6 f4 58. Kg7 f3 59. Kf6 f2 60. Kg7 f1=Q 61. Kg8) 55. Ke4 f5+ 56. Ke5 f4 57. Kxf4 Rxd5 58. Ke4 Rxd6 59. Ke5 Re6+ 60. Kf5 Ke7 61. Kf4 Rd6 62. Kf3 Rf6+ 63. Ke3 Ra6 64. Kd3 Ra5 65. Kd4 Rg5 66. Kc4 Rf5 67. Kd4 Ke6 68. Ke4 Kd6 69. Ke3 Kc6 70. Kd3 Be6 71. Ke3 Kd6 72. Ke4 { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2