[Event "Road to Sharjah 2024 Stage 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zcxmr1LW"] [Date "2024.03.22"] [White "khalid_ontawar"] [Black "kandidat1996"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.03.22"] [UTCTime "07:42:55"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2279"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation } bxc6 7. Bd3 Bb4?! { (0.00 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (7... d5 8. O-O Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 a4 12. b3) 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Qf3 h6 13. Bxf6? { (-0.46 → -1.65) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nd4 Re8 16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. c3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4) 13... Bxf6 14. Rab1 Rb8 15. Nd1 Bb7?! { (-2.14 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (15... e5 16. Be2 Re8 17. Qa3 d4 18. f3 a5 19. Nf2 Be7 20. Qd3 Bg5 21. Kh1 h5 22. Qa3) 16. b3?! { (-1.51 → -2.75) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (16. Qg3 h5 17. Ne3 g6 18. f4 Qc7 19. b4 Rbc8 20. Kh1 Kg7 21. h3 Qd6 22. Rb3 Rc3) 16... e5 17. Qg3 e4 18. Be2 d4 19. Ne3? { (-2.74 → -4.44) Mistake. Nb2 was best. } (19. Nb2 Qe7 20. Nc4 Rbd8 21. Rbe1 Qc5 22. a3 Ba8 23. b4 Qc6 24. Rd1 Qa4 25. Rc1 Qd7) 19... dxe3 20. fxe3 Qe7 21. Rf2 Rbd8 22. Rbf1 Be5 23. Qh3 Bc8 24. Qh5 Qg5 25. Rxf7 Qxh5?! { (-4.70 → -3.57) Inaccuracy. Qxe3+ was best. } (25... Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Rxf7 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Qh5 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Kh6 32. g4) 26. Bxh5 Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Rd7 28. Rf5 Re7 29. Rf1 Rd7 30. Bg4 Rd8 31. Bh5 Rd2 32. Bf7+ Kh7 33. Bc4 Rxc2 34. Rf8 Bd7 35. Bg8+ Kg6 36. Bc4 Bg4 37. h3 Be2 38. Bf7+ Kg5 39. Be6 Bg3 40. Rc8 Rd2 41. Rc1 Bd3 42. h4+ Kxh4 43. Bd5? { (-7.04 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } (43. Rf1 Bxf1 44. Kxf1 Rf2+ 45. Ke1 Rf6+ 46. Kd2 Rxe6 47. a4 Be5 48. Ke2 Rg6 49. g3+ Kxg3) 43... Bf2+ 44. Kh2 Bxe3 45. Rh1? { (-8.11 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. } (45. a4 Bf4+ 46. Kg1 Kg3 47. Kh1 Be3 48. Re1 Bd4 49. Bc4 Bf2 50. Rg1 Bxg1 51. Bxd3 exd3) 45... Bf4+ 46. Kg1+ Kg5 47. g3 Bxg3 48. Bf7 Be2 49. Rh5+ Kf6?? { (Mate in 5 → -6.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxh5 was best. } (49... Bxh5 50. Bxh5 Kxh5 51. Kf1 Kg4 52. b4 Kf3 53. Kg1 Rd1#) 50. Rd5 Rxd5 51. Bxd5 Bf3 52. Bc4 Ke5 53. Bb5? { (-8.05 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } (53. b4 h5 54. a4 e3 55. Bf1 h4 56. Ba6 Bf4 57. Kf1 h3 58. Be2 Bxe2+ 59. Kxe2 h2) 53... Kf4 54. Bc6 e3 55. Bxf3 Kxf3 56. Kf1 e2+ 57. Kg1 e1=Q# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1