[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xaIMFtAl"] [Date "2024.12.20"] [Round "-"] [White "SimonMkrtchyan"] [Black "Alexandre-2014"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xaIMFtAl"] [UTCDate "2024.12.20"] [UTCTime "18:07:08"] [WhiteElo "2507"] [BlackElo "1973"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.37] } { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.24] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.62] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.44] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.77] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.74] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.7] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.85] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval 0.72] } 12. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.81] } 12... Qxe5 { [%eval 1.19] } 13. Bxc6+ { [%eval 1.24] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 1.14] } 14. Bxa8 { [%eval 1.09] } 14... O-O { [%eval 1.25] } 15. Bg2 { [%eval 1.02] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 1.3] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval 1.36] } 16... Qc5 { [%eval 1.59] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 1.51] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 1.49] } 18. b3 { [%eval 1.64] } 18... Bb4 { [%eval 2.1] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval 2.42] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 2.26] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval 1.97] } 20... Qd4? { (1.97 → 3.64) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (20... f5 21. Bxb4) 21. Rd1 { [%eval 3.59] } 21... Bxd2 { [%eval 3.53] } 22. Qxd2 { [%eval 3.47] } 22... Qxd2 { [%eval 3.6] } 23. Rxd2 { [%eval 3.62] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 3.35] } 24. Nc5 { [%eval 3.0] } 24... Bc8? { (3.00 → 5.29) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 5.29] } (24... a5 25. c4 Nf6 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 g5 28. Nb7 Ra8 29. Kd3 e5 30. Kc3) 25. c4 { [%eval 5.26] } 25... Ne7?? { (5.26 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Re8 26. cxd5 exd5 27. f4 Re3 28. Kf2 Rc3 29. Na4 Rc6 30. b4 Rc1) 26. Rxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0