[Event "2024 Spring Marathon"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nYFeLd3K"] [Date "2024.05.11"] [White "Hender"] [Black "BrianMutizira"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.11"] [UTCTime "08:56:52"] [WhiteElo "2175"] [BlackElo "1768"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Be3 O-O 7. a3 d5?! { (0.70 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (7... a6 8. O-O b5 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 Rc8 11. Qe2 e5 12. d5 Nb8 13. a4) 8. e5 Nd7?! { (1.58 → 2.35) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (8... Ng4 9. Bd2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxe5 11. Nf3 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 c5 13. O-O b6 14. Re1) 9. h4 f6 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Ng5+ Kg8 12. Qh5 fxg5 13. hxg5 Ndxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd4? { (3.79 → 2.16) Mistake. f4 was best. } (15. f4 Ng4 16. O-O-O Nf6 17. gxf6 Rxf6 18. Qh7+ Kf7 19. Ne4 Qg8 20. Nxf6 Bxf6) 15... Qd6?? { (2.16 → 5.14) Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } (15... Bxg5 16. Bxe5 Bf6 17. f4 Bd7 18. g4 Be8 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. g5 Bxe5 21. g6+) 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Bxe5 Qxb5?? { (6.38 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc2 was best. } (17... Qxc2 18. Qh8+ Kf7 19. Qxg7+ Ke8 20. Bf6 Bd8 21. Rh8 Qc5 22. Rh7 Qc2 23. Nxc7+) 18. g6 Bb4+ 19. Kd1?! { (Mate in 7 → 12.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c3 was best. } (19. c3 Qf1+ 20. Kxf1 Rxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Bc5+ 22. Ke2 Kf8 23. Qf3+ Ke7 24. Qf7+ Kd8) 19... Qe2+?! { (12.42 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf1+ was best. } (19... Qf1+ 20. Rxf1 Rf5 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qxg7+ Ke8 23. axb4 Rxe5 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. g7) 20. Kxe2 Rxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Bc5+ 22. Ke2 Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qxg7+ Ke8 25. Rh8+ Bf8 26. Rxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0