[Event "Blitz Titled Arena November '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yDROhqGt"] [Date "2023.11.11"] [White "SharkieCroc"] [Black "masenik"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.11.11"] [UTCTime "20:01:38"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2440"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 { B40 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 } d5 4. e5 Ne7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nbc6 7. Nc3 Nf5 8. Bb5 Be7 9. g4 Nh4 10. Nxh4 Bxh4 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. O-O f6 14. f4 O-O 15. Qd2 a6 16. Be2 Qe8?! { (0.19 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } (16... fxe5 17. fxe5 h6 18. Kg2 Rxf1 19. Rxf1 Na5 20. b3 Bg5 21. Bd1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Be8 23. Bc2) 17. Bf3?! { (0.89 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (17. Bd3) 17... Qg6 18. f5 exf5?? { (0.50 → 2.84) Blunder. Qe8 was best. } (18... Qe8) 19. Bxd5+ Kh8 20. e6 Qxg4+ 21. Qg2 Be8 22. Qxg4 fxg4 23. Ne4?! { (2.46 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } (23. Be4 f5 24. d5 Ne7 25. d6 Rf6 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Nd5 Rxe6 28. dxe7 Rxb7 29. Rc8 Rbxe7) 23... f5 24. Nd6?? { (1.91 → -0.19) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } (24. Bb3 Ne7 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. d5 Bb5 27. Bc5 Ne7 28. Rf2 b6 29. Ba3 Bxf2+ 30. Nxf2 Re8) 24... Rd8 25. Nxf5 Rxd5 26. Nxh4 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Kg8 28. Rf4 h5 29. Nf5 g5 30. Rf2 Bg6 31. e7 Rd7?? { (0.17 → 2.36) Blunder. Kh7 was best. } (31... Kh7 32. Bd2 Nxd4 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 34. Bxg5 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Be4+ 36. Kg3 Rd3+ 37. Kf4 Bg6 38. Bh4) 32. Bxg5 Nxd4?? { (2.67 → 5.77) Blunder. a5 was best. } (32... a5 33. a3 Kh7 34. Rf4 a4 35. Kf2 Kg8 36. Bh4 Kh7 37. Re4 Rd5 38. Ng3 Nxd4 39. Bf6) 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 34. Rf8+ Kg7?? { (6.49 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } (34... Kh7 35. Bf6 Be8 36. Bxd4 Bb5 37. e8=Q Bxe8 38. Rxe8 Kg6 39. Rf8 b5 40. Rf6+ Kg5 41. h4+) 35. Bf6+ Kh6 36. Bxd4 Kg5 37. e8=Q?? { (Mate in 10 → 6.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be3+ was best. } (37. Be3+ Kh4 38. Rg8 Bf7 39. Bf2+ g3 40. Bxg3+ Kh3 41. Rf8 h4 42. Rxf7 hxg3 43. hxg3 Kxg3) 37... Bxe8 38. Rxe8 h4 39. Rg8+ Kf4 40. Rh8 Kf5 41. Rxh4 Kg5 42. Rxg4+?! { (10.01 → 6.61) Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best. } (42. Rh7 b5 43. Kf2 Kf4 44. Rg7 g3+ 45. Rxg3 Ke4 46. Rg4+ Kd3 47. h4 Kc4 48. Be3+ Kd3) 42... Kxg4 43. Bb6 Kf5 44. a4 Ke6 45. a5 Kd7 46. h4 Kc6 47. h5 Kb5 48. h6 Ka4 49. h7 Kb3 50. h8=Q Ka2 51. Qc3 Kb1 52. b4 Ka2 53. Kf2 Kb1 54. Qd2 Ka1 55. Bd4+ Kb1 56. Qb2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0