[Event "8th WC Mikhail Tal's Birthday"] [Site "https://lichess.org/duVuwYdo"] [Date "2023.11.09"] [White "MasterChessDojo"] [Black "Nikodimonius"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.11.09"] [UTCTime "09:30:26"] [WhiteElo "2087"] [BlackElo "1778"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Polish Opening: Outflank Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b4 c6 { A00 Polish Opening: Outflank Variation } 2. a4 e5 3. e3?! { (-0.56 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } (3. Bb2 Bxb4 4. Bxe5 Nf6 5. Bc3 Bxc3 6. Nxc3 c5 7. e3 O-O) 3... Bxb4 4. Bb2 Qe7 5. f4 Bd6? { (-1.68 → -0.11) Mistake. d6 was best. } (5... d6) 6. Nf3 f6 7. fxe5 Bxe5?? { (-0.27 → 1.84) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } (7... fxe5) 8. Nxe5 fxe5 9. Qh5+ Kf8?? { (1.96 → 4.43) Blunder. Kd8 was best. } (9... Kd8 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Be2 d6 12. Qg5 h6 13. Qg3 h5 14. O-O Nbd7 15. h3 h4 16. Qg5) 10. Qxe5? { (4.43 → 2.48) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } (10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Rf1 d6 12. g4 Qe8 13. Qh4 Ke7 14. g5 Nd5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. g6+ Ke6) 10... Qxe5 11. Bxe5 b6? { (2.86 → 4.67) Mistake. d5 was best. } (11... d5 12. c4 Be6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Bd6+ Kf7 16. Rb1 b6 17. Nb5 Nf6 18. Bd3) 12. Bd6+ Kf7?! { (4.51 → 5.77) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } (12... Ke8) 13. Bc4+ Kg6 14. O-O Ba6?! { (6.71 → 11.36) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (14... Nf6 15. Bd3+ Kf7 16. e4 Ba6 17. c4 Re8 18. e5 Re6 19. Nc3 Rxd6 20. exd6 Ke6 21. Rf5) 15. Bf7+ Kh6?! { (11.32 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg5 was best. } (15... Kg5 16. d3 h5 17. Nd2 Kh6 18. Ne4 Nf6 19. Nxf6 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Na6 21. Bf4+ g5 22. Bxg5+) 16. d3?! { (Mate in 6 → 10.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf5 was best. } (16. Rf5 Nf6 17. Bf4+ g5 18. Rxg5 Nd5 19. Rg6+ Kh5 20. Rg3+ Kh4 21. Bg5#) 16... c5?! { (10.90 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } (16... Nf6 17. Rf5 Rg8 18. Nd2 c5 19. g4 g5 20. Rxf6+ Kg7 21. Bxg8 Nc6 22. Bd5 Kxf6 23. Rf1+) 17. Nc3? { (Mate in 6 → 8.29) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf5 was best. } (17. Rf5 Nf6 18. Bf4+ g5 19. Rxg5 Nd5 20. Rg6+ Kh5 21. Rg3+ Kh4 22. Bg5#) 17... Nc6 18. Nd5 Bb7 19. Rf5 Na5?? { (6.38 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } (19... g6 20. Rf3 Kg7 21. Nc7 Nge7 22. e4 Rad8 23. Be6 Rdf8 24. Rxf8 Rxf8 25. Bxd7 Kh8 26. Bxc6) 20. Bf4+ g5 21. Bxg5+?! { (Mate in 2 → 10.08) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg5 was best. } (21. Rxg5 Bxd5 22. Rg3#) 21... Kg7 22. Raf1 Rf8 23. Nf4 Rxf7?! { (10.39 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } (23... h6 24. Nh5+) 24. Nh5+ Kg6 25. Rxf7 Kxg5 26. R1f5+ Kg6 27. e4 Nh6 28. R7f6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0