[Event "Chess960 Titled Arena December '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mPnk5I57"] [Date "2023.12.09"] [White "BenjaminBokTwitch"] [Black "SindarovGM"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.09"] [UTCTime "21:56:31"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2562"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rkqbbnnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKQBBNNR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Ne3 Ne6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bc2 Bc6 6. d3 Be7 7. Qd2 Qd7 8. O-O-O O-O-O 9. g3 Kb8 10. Kb1 Rhe8 11. Qe2 Bf8 12. Bd2 Qc8 13. Bc1 b6 14. Rhe1 Bb7 15. h4 g6 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Nxe6 Qxe6?! { (0.08 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } (18... fxe6 19. g4 Rf8 20. Qh3 Qf7 21. f3 a5 22. Rf1 d5 23. Ng2 Nd7 24. f4 dxe4 25. fxe5) 19. Bb3 Qd7 20. g4 Rf8 21. h5 Ng8 22. Rh1 g5?? { (0.31 → 2.17) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } (22... Bh6 23. Qe2 Bf4 24. f3 Ne7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Rh7 d5 27. c4 dxe4 28. dxe4 Qe8 29. c5) 23. Nf5 Bf6 24. h6 Bc8 25. Rh5 Qb5 26. Bxg5 Be6 27. c4 Qd7 28. Be3 Rde8 29. Ng7?? { (2.85 → 0.39) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } (29. Rg1 Bh8 30. Qd1 Ne7 31. Ng7 Rc8 32. Bg5 Ng6 33. f3 Rg8 34. Bf6 Qc6 35. Rh2 Bd7) 29... Rd8?? { (0.39 → 3.76) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } (29... Bxg4 30. Qh1 Bxh5 31. Qxh5 Rc8 32. Rh1 Bd8 33. Rg1 Nf6 34. Qh1 Be7 35. Qf3 Rg8 36. d4) 30. g5?! { (3.76 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } (30. Rg1 c5 31. g5 Bxg7 32. hxg7 Rfe8 33. Qd1 a6 34. Rxh7 Ne7 35. f4 exf4 36. Bxf4 Ng6) 30... Be7?! { (2.72 → 4.20) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (30... Bg4 31. Qh1) 31. Rg1 Qc8 32. Nf5 Bd7 33. Rh2 Rde8 34. Rhg2 Bd8 35. Ng7 Re7 36. Bd2 c5 37. Nf5?! { (4.85 → 3.09) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (37. g6 hxg6 38. h7 Nf6 39. Qxf6 Re6 40. Qf3 Rf6 41. Qg3 Rh8 42. Rh2 Be7 43. Bg5 Kb7) 37... Re6 38. Ne3?! { (3.31 → 2.40) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (38. Qg3 Ne7 39. Nxe7 Bxe7 40. Bd1 b5 41. cxb5 a6 42. b6 f5 43. exf5 Rxf5 44. Bg4 Rg6) 38... Rg6 39. Nd5 Be6 40. Qe2 Qd7?! { (2.64 → 3.58) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } (40... Bxd5 41. cxd5 f6 42. f4 exf4 43. gxf6 f3 44. Qxf3 Rfxf6 45. Qh5 Rxg2 46. Rxg2 Ne7 47. Rg7) 41. f4 exf4 42. Nxf4 Re8 43. Nxg6 fxg6 44. Rf2 Ne7 45. Rgf1 Nc6 46. Bc3 Nd4?! { (3.51 → 4.69) Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } (46... Bxg5 47. Ba4 Kb7 48. Bd2 Qe7 49. Bxc6+ Kxc6 50. Bxg5 Qxg5 51. Qc2 Re7 52. Qc1 Qe5 53. Qc3) 47. Bxd4 cxd4 48. Rf8 Bxg5 49. Rxe8+ Qxe8 50. Qd1?! { (4.61 → 3.22) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } (50. Qf2 Bc8 51. Qxd4 Qe7 52. Qg7 Qe5 53. Qxe5 dxe5 54. Rf8 Bxh6 55. Rh8 Bf4 56. c5 Kc7) 50... Be3?! { (3.22 → 4.76) Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } (50... Bh3 51. Rh1 Be6 52. Qf3 Qe7 53. Rf1 Bxh6 54. c5 bxc5 55. Bxe6 Qxe6 56. Qf7 Qxf7 57. Rxf7) 51. Ba4?! { (4.76 → 3.29) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (51. Qf3 Bc8 52. Qf6 Qe5 53. Qf8 g5 54. Ba4 Bf4 55. Bd7 Qc5 56. Qg8 Qc7 57. Bf5 a5) 51... Qe7 52. Bc6 Qh4? { (2.96 → 5.04) Mistake. Bh3 was best. } (52... Bh3 53. Re1 Bc8 54. Bd5 Bf4 55. a4 a5 56. Qb3 Ka7 57. c5 dxc5 58. e5 g5 59. Qb5) 53. Qf3 Qh2?? { (4.88 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh6 was best. } (53... Bxh6 54. Bd5 Bxd5 55. cxd5 Qe7 56. Qh3 Bg5 57. Qe6 Qxe6 58. dxe6 h6 59. Rf7 Kc8 60. Rxa7) 54. Rf2?? { (Mate in 9 → -5.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } (54. Qf8+ Kc7 55. Qe7+ Kxc6 56. Qxe6 Qxb2+ 57. Kxb2 Bc1+ 58. Kxc1 b5 59. Qe8+ Kb6 60. Qxb5+ Kc7) 54... Qxf2 55. Qxf2 Bxf2 56. e5 Kc7 57. Be4 dxe5 58. Bxg6 hxg6?? { (-5.39 → 3.10) Blunder. Bg8 was best. } (58... Bg8 59. Bf5 Be3 60. Kc2 Bxh6 61. Kb3 Bf8 62. Ka4 h5 63. Kb5 e4 64. Bxe4 Be6 65. a4) 59. h7 { Black resigns. } 1-0