[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ICvNab9o"] [Date "2024.01.13"] [White "chess-art-us"] [Black "V_M"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.01.13"] [UTCTime "19:28:37"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2910"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Be3 Qc7 7. g4 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Qd2 b4 10. Ne2 Qxe4 11. Rg1 Qb7 12. O-O-O Nf6?! { (0.63 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (12... d5 13. Ng3 Qc7 14. f4 Bb7 15. g5 Bd6 16. Qf2 Rc8 17. Bd3 g6 18. Bd4 Bc5 19. f5) 13. Bg2 d5 14. g5 Ng4 15. Bd4 Bd6 16. h3? { (2.46 → 0.68) Mistake. Bxg7 was best. } (16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Bd4 Bd7 18. f4 O-O-O 19. Kb1 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. b3 Rge8 22. Nf4 Bg4) 16... Nh2?? { (0.68 → 3.65) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (16... Ne5 17. Ng3) 17. Rh1?! { (3.65 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } (17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. Bf6 a5 19. Kb1 a4 20. f4 b3 21. Rh1 Rg6 22. Rxh2 h6 23. h4 Rxf6) 17... a5 18. f4?! { (3.24 → 2.39) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } (18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bf6 Qc7 20. Kb1 Ba6 21. f4 Rc8 22. Rxh2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Bxf4 24. Rhh1 Bxg5) 18... a4?! { (2.39 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (18... O-O 19. Rxh2 a4 20. Kb1 b3 21. Bc3 Qb6 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 bxc2+ 24. Kxc2 a3 25. b3) 19. Kb1?! { (3.65 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } (19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Bf6 b3 21. Kb1 Rg6 22. Rxh2 Rxf6 23. gxf6 bxa2+ 24. Ka1 Rb8 25. Qc1 Qc7) 19... b3?! { (2.37 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (19... O-O 20. Rxh2 b3 21. Bc3 bxc2+ 22. Kxc2 a3 23. b3 Bd7 24. Kb1 Rfc8 25. Bf3 Ba4 26. Qd4) 20. cxb3?! { (3.75 → 2.39) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } (20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Bc3 bxc2+ 22. Qxc2 a3 23. b3 Qc7 24. Qxh7 Kf8 25. Rxh2 Ba6 26. Bxd5 exd5) 20... axb3 21. a3 e5 22. Bxe5 Bf5+ 23. Kc1 Bxe5 24. fxe5 O-O 25. Bxd5 Qc7+ 26. Nc3 Rfd8 27. Rxh2 Be6 28. Kb1 Ra5 29. Bxe6 Rxd2 30. Rhxd2 Ra8?! { (5.51 → 7.36) Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } (30... fxe6 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. R1d7+ Qxd7 33. Rxd7+ Kg6 34. Rb7 Kh5 35. Rxb3 Kxg5 36. a4 h5 37. Ra3) 31. Rd7 Qxe5? { (7.30 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa5 was best. } (31... Qa5 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33. Bxb3 Rb8 34. e6 Qxg5 35. e7 Re8 36. Rf1 h5 37. Rf8+ Kh7 38. Rxe8) 32. Bxf7+? { (Mate in 2 → 7.10) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8+ was best. } (32. Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Rxd8#) 32... Kf8 33. Bxb3 Qf5+ 34. Ka2 Re8 35. Rf7+ Qxf7 36. Bxf7 Kxf7 37. Rf1+ Kg6 38. h4 Kh5 39. Rf4 Rc8 40. Rb4 h6 41. gxh6 Kxh6 42. a4 Kh5 43. Ka3 Rb8?? { (6.80 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } (43... g6 44. a5 Rc7 45. a6 Ra7 46. Ra4 Rd7 47. a7 Kh6 48. b3 Kg7 49. Ne4 Rf7 50. a8=Q) 44. Rxb8 Kxh4 45. Rg8 g6 46. Rxg6 Kh5 47. Rg1 Kh6 48. a5 Kh7 49. a6 Kh6 50. a7 Kh7 51. a8=Q { Black resigns. } 1-0