[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9A6c4Xme"] [Date "2024.05.29"] [White "TheMadSponge"] [Black "gemivuk"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.29"] [UTCTime "09:27:14"] [WhiteElo "2511"] [BlackElo "2532"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Rd1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Nbd5 14. h4 h6 15. Bd2 a6 16. Rac1 Qd6? { (0.72 → 1.92) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } (16... Bd7 17. g4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bb5 19. c4 Ba4 20. g5 hxg5 21. d5 exd5 22. hxg5) 17. a3 Bd7 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Nc4 Qc6 20. Ne3 Qd6?? { (1.69 → 4.78) Blunder. Qb5 was best. } (20... Qb5 21. Qxb5 Bxb5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bxd5 Rfd8 24. Bxb7 Rab8 25. Bg2 Ba4 26. Re1) 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Bb4 Qxb4 23. axb4 Rfe8 24. Bxd5 Bxh4 25. Qf3 Bf6 26. Re1 Rf8 27. Rc7 Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Qe4 Kh8 30. Rd1 Rad8 31. Kg2 Rd6 32. Rxb7 Rfd8 33. Rf7 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. Qg6 Rg8 36. Rb7 e5 37. Qf7 e4 38. Qe6 Rd2 39. Qxe4 Rf8 40. Qe3 Rxb2 41. Qd4 Rbxf2+ 42. Qxf2 Rf3?? { (5.41 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf2+ was best. } (42... Rxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Kg8 44. Kf3 Kf8 45. Ke4 g5 46. Ke5 Ke8 47. Rh7 g4 48. Rxh6) 43. Ra7?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.57) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf3 was best. } { Black resigns. } (43. Qxf3 Kh7 44. Qf5+ Kg8 45. Rb8#) 1-0