[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ocFQkIm0"] [Date "2024.01.13"] [White "Mlchael"] [Black "MetiForce"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.01.13"] [UTCTime "21:55:39"] [WhiteElo "2833"] [BlackElo "2729"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4. Qe2 Bd6 5. d3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. g4 Nxb3 9. axb3 Nxg4?! { (-0.22 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (9... O-O) 10. Rg1 Nh6?! { (0.73 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (10... Nf6 11. Rxg7 Bb7 12. Be3 Bf8 13. Rg3 d6 14. Nbd2 Qe7 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Bg5 Re8 17. d4) 11. Rxg7 Qf6 12. Rg3 Ng8 13. Nc3 Ne7? { (1.76 → 3.40) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } (13... Bb7 14. Nd5) 14. Bg5 Qe6 15. Bxe7?! { (3.01 → 2.31) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Bf6 Rf8 18. Nxe5 Qe6 19. Re3 Qxf6 20. Nc6+ Qe6 21. Rxe6+ dxe6) 15... Bxe7 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. Ng5? { (2.64 → 1.37) Mistake. d4 was best. } (17. d4 Bb7 18. O-O-O c6 19. Ne3 Bc7 20. Nf5 O-O-O 21. dxe5 f6 22. Rg7 c5 23. Qe3 Kb8) 17... Qd6?? { (1.37 → 7.75) Blunder. Qh6 was best. } (17... Qh6 18. Nf3 d6 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Kf8 21. Qf3 Rg8 22. Ke2 Rxg3 23. hxg3 Qg7 24. Nf5) 18. Qh5?? { (7.75 → 1.24) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } (18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qh5+ Qg6 20. Rxg6 hxg6 21. Qxh8 Bb7 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Ne3 Bg5 24. Ke2 Bxe3) 18... Qg6 19. Qf3?! { (1.20 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (19. Qe2 Bb7) 19... c6 20. Ne3 Bxg5 21. h4 Bxh4?! { (0.51 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (21... h6) 22. Rxg6 hxg6 23. O-O-O d6 24. d4 Ke7 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. Ng4 Rh5?? { (0.87 → 2.89) Blunder. Bg5+ was best. } (26... Bg5+ 27. Kb1 Bf4 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. Qe3 Be6 30. f4 Rhd8 31. Qc5+ Bd6 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. e5) 27. Kb1? { (2.89 → 1.38) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } (27. Qd3 Kf8 28. Nxe5 Be6 29. Nxc6 Bxf2 30. Nd8 Bg4 31. Rf1 Ra7 32. Qd6+ Kg7 33. Kb1 Rd7) 27... Be6 28. Qc3?? { (1.60 → -2.95) Blunder. Rh1 was best. } (28. Rh1 Rah8) 28... Bxg4 29. Qc5+ Kf6 30. Qxc6+ Kg7 31. f3 Rc8 32. Qxa6?! { (-2.64 → -3.60) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } (32. Qb7 Bh3 33. Qxa6 b4 34. Qb7 Bg5 35. Qxb4 Be6 36. Qb7 Rhh8 37. Qb5 Bf4 38. Rd6 Rb8) 32... Be6? { (-3.60 → -2.17) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (32... Bxf3 33. Rf1 Bg4 34. Qxb5 Be6 35. b4 Bg3 36. Qa4 Bf4 37. b5 Rhh8 38. b3 Be3 39. Qa3) 33. Qxb5 Bf6 34. c4 Rh2?! { (-2.59 → -1.56) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (34... Be7) 35. Qb7?! { (-1.56 → -2.54) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } (35. Rd6 Rh1+ 36. Kc2 Bg5 37. Qxe5+ Bf6 38. Qg3 Rh3 39. Qf4 g5 40. Qe3 Rch8 41. b4 Rh2+) 35... Bg5 36. Rd6 Re8 37. Ka2?! { (-2.33 → -3.70) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } (37. Ra6 Bf4 38. Qb6 Rhh8 39. Ka2 g5 40. Qc5 Rd8 41. Qb5 Rd3 42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Qb7+ Kf6) 37... Be3 38. Qc6 Re7 39. b4?! { (-2.87 → -3.81) Inaccuracy. Ka3 was best. } (39. Ka3 Rf2 40. Kb4 Bd4 41. Rd8 Rxf3 42. Qa8 Rd7 43. Rg8+ Kf6 44. Re8 Bxb2 45. Rxe6+ fxe6) 39... Bd4 40. Rxd4 exd4 41. Kb3? { (-3.51 → -5.78) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } (41. Qd6 Bxc4+) 41... d3 42. Qd6 Rd7 43. Qxh2 d2 44. Qe5+?? { (-5.50 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd2 was best. } (44. Qxd2 Rxd2 45. Kc3 Rd8 46. b5 Kf6 47. c5 Ke7 48. f4 f5 49. exf5 Bxf5 50. b4 Kd7) 44... Kg8?? { (Mate in 12 → -5.72) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f6 was best. } (44... f6 45. Qd5 Bxd5 46. exd5 d1=Q+ 47. Kc3 Qxf3+ 48. Kd4 Qb3 49. b5 Rc7 50. c5 Qxb2+ 51. Kc4) 45. Qb8+?! { (-5.72 → -8.06) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (45. b5 d1=Q+ 46. Kb4 Qe2 47. Ka5 Qxc4 48. Qc3 Qxc3+ 49. bxc3 f5 50. b6 fxe4 51. fxe4 Re7) 45... Kg7 46. Qe5+? { (-7.28 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka4 was best. } (46. Ka4 Bxc4 47. b5 d1=Q+ 48. Kb4 Be2 49. Qe5+ f6 50. Qc5 Bxf3 51. Qc3 Ra7 52. b3 Bxe4) 46... f6 47. Qxe6 d1=Q+ 48. Ka3 Ra7+ { White resigns. } 0-1