[Event "2023 Winter Marathon"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yzJM4Cx6"] [Date "2023.12.29"] [White "Khem"] [Black "mr_bh6"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.29"] [UTCTime "14:02:33"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2552"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [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. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3 Nb6 9. O-O Nfxd5 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Ne5 c5?! { (0.15 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (12... Be6) 13. Qf3?! { (1.17 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } (13. Qh5 Bxe5) 13... Be6? { (0.52 → 1.78) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (13... Nf6 14. Be3 Bc7 15. Nb5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Bxh6 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 gxh6 19. Qg3+ Kf8 20. Nc7) 14. dxc5? { (1.78 → 0.28) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } (14. Qg3 Kh8 15. Ne4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 c4 17. Bb1 Bf5 18. Bd2 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qe7 20. a3 Qe6) 14... Bxc5 15. Ne4 Bd4 16. Ng4 f5 17. Nxh6+ gxh6 18. Bxh6? { (-0.26 → -1.39) Mistake. Qg3+ was best. } (18. Qg3+ Kh8) 18... Qd7?? { (-1.39 → 3.71) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } (18... Qh4 19. Nd6 Qxh6 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Qh8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rd1 Bxb2 24. Rxd5 Re1+ 25. Kh2) 19. Ng5 Bf6? { (3.89 → 6.50) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } (19... Kh8 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Bxf5 Rf6 22. Bxd7 Rxf3 23. Nxf3 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bg7 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Be6) 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qc7? { (8.25 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf7 was best. } (22... Qf7 23. Be6 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Kf7 25. Re4 Ne7 26. Qg4 Rh8 27. Qe6+ Ke8 28. Qxf6 Nd5 29. Qxh8+) 23. Qg4+?? { (Mate in 10 → 6.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } (23. Qh5 Qd7 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Qxd5+ Kh7 26. Qxd7+ Kxh6 27. Qf7 Rg8 28. Qxf6+ Rg6 29. Qf8+ Kh5) 23... Kh8?? { (6.35 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg7 was best. } (23... Bg7 24. Bg5 Rf8 25. Be6+ Rf7 26. Bh6 Kh7 27. Bxg7 Qf4 28. Bxf7 Qxg4 29. hxg4 Kxg7 30. Bxd5) 24. Qh5 Kg8 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0