[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yfjp6uCW"] [Date "2023.03.11"] [White "sotirakis"] [Black "OptimusMagister"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.03.11"] [UTCTime "19:36:28"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2651"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. e5 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. h3 d4 8. O-O a6 9. Ba4?? { (-0.70 → -3.05) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (9. Bd3) 9... b5 10. Bc2 d3 11. Bb3 c4 12. Nc3?! { (-3.94 → -4.99) Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } (12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. b3 cxb3 14. Ba3 Ng6 15. Qxb3 Bxa3 16. Qxa3 Nce7 17. Nc3 O-O 18. Rab1 h6) 12... Be6?! { (-4.99 → -3.97) Inaccuracy. cxb3 was best. } (12... cxb3 13. Ng5 Nd4 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qh4 Bg7 16. axb3 Nef5 17. Qe4 Qxg5 18. f4 Qd8 19. Qxa8) 13. a4 b4 14. Ba2 bxc3?! { (-4.69 → -3.72) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (14... b3 15. Ng5 bxa2 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. b3 Nf5 18. bxc4 Be7 19. Qh5+ g6 20. Qf3 Rc8 21. Rxa2) 15. bxc3?! { (-3.72 → -5.19) Inaccuracy. dxc3 was best. } (15. dxc3 Ng6 16. b3 Be7 17. bxc4 O-O 18. Re1 Qa5 19. Qxd3 Ncxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qe4 Ng6) 15... Ng6 16. Re1 Bc5 17. a5 O-O 18. Qa4 Nxa5 19. Bb1 Nb3 20. Ra2 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Nf4 22. Rf1 Qd5 23. Rb2 Bxh3 24. Ba2 Bxg2 25. Nh4?! { (-11.87 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc4 was best. } (25. Qxc4 Qxf3 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. Kxg2 Rae8 28. Rb4 Bxb4 29. Re1 Bc5 30. Re3 Qg4+ 31. Kh2 Qh4+) 25... Bf3?! { (Mate in 7 → -12.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne2+ was best. } (25... Ne2+ 26. Kh2 Bxf2 27. Nxg2 Qxe5+ 28. Nf4 Qxf4+ 29. Kh1 Qh4+ 30. Kg2 Qg3+ 31. Kh1 Qh3#) 26. Bxc4?! { (-12.65 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc4 was best. } (26. Qxc4 Ne2+ 27. Kh2 Qxe5+ 28. Kh3 Qh5 29. Rbb1 g5 30. Rg1 Bxf2 31. Rb4 Nxg1+ 32. Kh2 gxh4) 26... Ne2+ 27. Kh2 Qxe5+ 28. Kh3 g5 29. Nxf3 Qf5+ 30. Kh2 Bd6+ 31. Ne5 Bxe5+ 32. f4 Bxf4+ 33. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 34. Kg2 Qg4+ 35. Kf2 Qg3+ 36. Kf1 Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1