[Event "Road to Sharjah 2024 Stage 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/z6cKima1"] [Date "2024.03.22"] [White "CVRaman"] [Black "qus1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.03.22"] [UTCTime "07:09:50"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2517"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 c5 { A04 Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation } 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 d5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Be2 Bf5 6. d4 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 O-O 9. a3 b6?! { (-0.40 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (9... cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. bxc4 Re8 12. c5 Bf8 13. Nbd2 e5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4) 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. Rc1 Bg6 12. Nh4 cxd4 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. exd4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Bf4 16. g3 Bh6 17. Nb3? { (-0.35 → -1.88) Mistake. d5 was best. } (17. d5) 17... Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Qd7 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Bf3 Ne8 21. d5 exd5 22. Bxd5 Qe7? { (-3.40 → -1.80) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (22... Nf6 23. Qc3 Re8 24. Bf3 Qc7 25. Rd5 Nd8 26. h4 Ne6 27. Nd4 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Qe5 29. Qf3) 23. Re1 Qd6 24. Qg5?! { (-1.65 → -2.66) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (24. Nd2) 24... Nf6 25. Qxg6 Qxd5 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Bxf6 Kh7?! { (-2.87 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } (28... Rd3 29. Rb1 Rd6 30. Bc3 Rd5 31. Bf6 Rb5 32. Rb2 Rf5 33. Bh4 Kg7 34. Rc2 Ne7 35. Rxc8) 29. Re4?! { (-2.01 → -2.99) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (29. Kg2 Kg6 30. Ba1 f6 31. Re3 Kf7 32. Rf3 Ne5 33. Bxe5 Rxe5 34. Nd2 Ke6 35. g4 b5) 29... Kg6 30. Bb2 f5 31. Re6+ Kf7 32. Rf6+ Ke7 33. Rg6? { (-2.16 → -3.79) Mistake. Rh6 was best. } (33. Rh6 f4) 33... Ne5? { (-3.79 → -1.92) Mistake. Rd3 was best. } (33... Rd3 34. Na1 Nd4 35. Rg7+ Ke6 36. Rxa7 Rd2 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. Kg2 Rd1 39. Rb7 Rxa1 40. Rxb6+) 34. Bxe5 Rxe5 35. Nd4 Kf7 36. Rd6 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Ke7?? { (-2.13 → -0.19) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } (37... Rd1) 38. Rg6?! { (-0.19 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } (38. Rh6 Rd5 39. Nf3 Rd3 40. h4 Rxa3 41. h5 Ra2 42. Rh7+ Kf8 43. Nd4 Kg8 44. Rb7 Rc5) 38... Kf7 39. Rd6?! { (-1.12 → -2.13) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } (39. Rh6 Rd1 40. Nf3 Kg7 41. Rc6 Red5 42. h4 Rd6 43. Rc4 b5 44. Rc5 R1d5 45. Rc7+ Rd7) 39... Ke7? { (-2.13 → -0.43) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } (39... Rd1 40. h4 Rd2 41. Nxf5 Rxd6 42. Nxd6+ Ke7 43. f4 Re2+ 44. Kf3 Ra2 45. Nf5+ Kf8 46. h5) 40. Rg6?! { (-0.43 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } (40. Rh6 Rd5 41. Nf3 Rd3 42. a4 Ra3 43. Rh7+ Kf6 44. Rxa7 Rc2 45. Ng1 Raa2 46. Nh3 Rcb2) 40... Rd5 41. Nf3 Rc2?! { (-0.94 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (41... Kf7 42. Rh6 Kg7 43. Re6 Rc7 44. h4 Rcd7 45. a4 R5d6 46. Re8 Rb7 47. h5 Rh6 48. Re5) 42. Rg7+ Kf6 43. Rxa7 Rb5?? { (0.00 → 5.04) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } (43... Ra5 44. Rb7 Rb2 45. h4 Rxa3 46. Ng5 Ra6 47. Nh3 b5 48. h5 Rb1 49. h6 Kg6 50. h7) 44. Ng1?? { (5.04 → -0.57) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (44. Nd4 Rcb2 45. Nxb5 Rxb5 46. Ra4 Rd5 47. Ra6 Rd6 48. a4 Ke5 49. a5 bxa5 50. Rxa5+ Kf6) 44... Rbb2 45. Nh3 Ra2 46. a4 Rc4 47. Ra6 Rb4 48. Nf4 Kf7 49. Nd5 Rbxa4 50. Rxb6 Rd4?? { (0.20 → 2.70) Blunder. Ra6 was best. } (50... Ra6 51. Rb7+ Kg6 52. h4 R2a5 53. Ne3 Rc5 54. Rb4 Rca5 55. Rb8 Kg7 56. Kf3 Rc5 57. Kf4) 51. Rf6+ Kg7 52. Rxf5 Rdd2 53. Ne3 Kg6 54. Rf3 Re2 55. h4 Re1 56. g4 Raa1 57. h5+ Kg7 58. Nf5+ Kf6 59. Kg3?? { (3.43 → 0.05) Blunder. Ng3+ was best. } (59. Ng3+ Kg7 60. g5 Ra5 61. Rf5 Ra6 62. Kf3 Rea1 63. Rf4 Rg1 64. Kg4) 59... Ke5?? { (0.05 → 4.50) Blunder. Rg1+ was best. } (59... Rg1+ 60. Kh4 Rh1+ 61. Rh3 Rxh3+ 62. Kxh3 Kg5 63. Nh4 Kf4 64. Ng6+ Kf3 65. Kh4 Rg1 66. h6) 60. Ne3?! { (4.50 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Kh4 was best. } (60. Kh4 Ke4 61. Rb3 Kf4 62. Ng3 Re6 63. g5 Ra2 64. h6 Rxf2 65. Nh5+ Ke4 66. h7 Rf8) 60... Rg1+ 61. Ng2 Rge1?? { (3.31 → 7.84) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } (61... Ke6 62. Rf5) 62. Rf5+ Ke6 63. f3?? { (7.80 → 3.31) Blunder. Nxe1 was best. } (63. Nxe1 Rxe1 64. Kh4 Rb1 65. h6 Rb8 66. Kh5 Rh8 67. f3 Kd7 68. Kg6 Rg8+ 69. Kf7 Ra8) 63... Ke7?? { (3.31 → 7.10) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } (63... Rg1 64. Kf2) 64. h6? { (7.10 → 3.56) Mistake. Nxe1 was best. } (64. Nxe1 Rxe1 65. Kf4 Kd7 66. Kg5 Kc6 67. Kf6 Kb6 68. h6 Re8 69. h7) 64... Rg1?! { (3.56 → 5.42) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (64... Rh1 65. g5 Rag1 66. Rf6 Rh5 67. f4 Ke8 68. g6 Rxh6 69. g7 Rxf6 70. g8=Q+ Ke7 71. Qg7+) 65. h7 Rh1?! { (5.51 → 7.82) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } (65... Ra8 66. Kh2 Rd1 67. Nh4 Rd6 68. g5 Ke6 69. Kg3 Rd7 70. Rf6+ Kd5 71. g6 Ke5 72. Ra6) 66. Rh5 Rxh5 67. gxh5 Ra8 68. Nf4 Rh8?! { (35.84 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } (68... Kf7 69. Ng6 Kf6 70. h8=Q+ Rxh8 71. Nxh8 Kg5 72. Nf7+ Kf6 73. Kg4 Ke7 74. h6 Kxf7 75. Kf5) 69. Ng6+ Kf6 70. Nxh8 Kg7 71. Ng6 Kxh7 72. Nf8+ Kh6 { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2