[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ed9Clcy5"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "chess-art-us"] [Black "sahibsinghknight"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "20:17:48"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2587"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B94"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 { B94 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation } Nbd7 7. a3 g6 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O-O?! { (0.38 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } (9. f3 b5 10. g4 Bb7 11. O-O-O h5 12. gxh5 Nxh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. f4) 9... O-O?? { (-0.17 → 1.55) Blunder. h6 was best. } (9... h6 10. Bh4 Qc7 11. f4 b5 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Ndxb5 axb5 15. Nxb5) 10. h4 h5 11. f3 b5 12. Be2?! { (2.10 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (12. Nc6) 12... Bb7 13. g4 Rc8 14. gxh5 Nxh5 15. Rhg1 Ne5 16. f4? { (1.33 → -0.02) Mistake. Bh6 was best. } (16. Bh6 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 Bxd4 18. Be3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 e5 20. Kb2 Qe7 21. Rg5 Kh7) 16... Nc4 17. Qd3 Kh8?? { (-0.83 → 2.61) Blunder. b4 was best. } (17... b4) 18. Bxh5 gxh5?? { (2.50 → 6.64) Blunder. b4 was best. } (18... b4 19. axb4) 19. Bxe7?! { (6.64 → 4.20) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (19. Qf3 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd2 21. Qxh5+ Kg8 22. Bf6 Rxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Qc7+ 24. Kxd2) 19... Qxe7 20. Rxg7 Qxh4 21. Nce2 Rce8?! { (3.76 → 5.43) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (21... Qf6 22. Rg5) 22. e5 f5 23. Rxb7 dxe5 24. Nxf5 e4?? { (6.63 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } (24... Qf6 25. Qd7 Qg6 26. Rg1 Rd8 27. Qe7 Ne3 28. Nxe3 Rfe8 29. Rxg6 Rxe7 30. Rh6+) 25. Qd7 Re7 26. Qxe7?? { (Mate in 9 → 6.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4+ was best. } (26. Qd4+ Kh7 27. Rxe7+ Qxe7 28. Nxe7 Ne3 29. Qxe4+ Nf5 30. Nxf5 Rf7 31. Ne7+ Kh8) 26... Qxe7 27. Nxe7 Kh7 28. f5 Kh6 29. Nf4 Kg5 30. Ne6+ Kf6 31. Nxf8 Ke5? { (8.64 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3 was best. } (31... Ne3 32. Nd5+ Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Kg5 34. Nh7+ Kg4 35. f6 e3 36. Rg7+ Kh4 37. Re7) 32. Nfg6+ Kf6 33. Rg1 Ne3 34. Rb6+ Kf7 35. Re6? { (Mate in 4 → 7.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5+ was best. } (35. Ne5+ Kxe7 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rf7+ Kg8 38. Rb8#) 35... Ng4? { (7.75 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf5 was best. } (35... Nxf5 36. Rxe4 Nd6 37. Rf4+ Ke8 38. Ng8 Kd7 39. Kd1 Nc4 40. b3 b4 41. Rxc4) 36. Ne5+ Kg7? { (8.75 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } (36... Kf8 37. Nxg4 hxg4 38. Rxg4 Ke8 39. Kd2 Kd7 40. Rg7 Ke8 41. Rxe4 b4 42. axb4) 37. Nxg4 hxg4 38. Rxg4+ Kf7 39. Re5 Ke8 40. Nd5+ Kd7 41. Rg6 a5 42. Re7+ Kd8 43. Rh7 Kc8 44. Rg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0