[Event "2024 Spring Marathon"] [Site "https://lichess.org/k0qjlJFf"] [Date "2024.05.11"] [White "superior2017"] [Black "Nikolas80"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.11"] [UTCTime "23:56:43"] [WhiteElo "2207"] [BlackElo "2099"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 { Black offers draw } 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Qb3 O-O 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Rb8 12. Rac1 a6 13. Ne5 Na5 14. Qc2 b5 15. Bg5 g6? { (0.24 → 1.85) Mistake. h6 was best. } (15... h6 16. Bh4 Be6 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Bf5 Nd7 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Nxd7) 16. Nxg6?? { (1.85 → -1.59) Blunder. b4 was best. } (16. b4 Bxb4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nxd5 Qd6 19. Nxb4 Qxb4 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qc7+ Bd7) 16... Ne4?? { (-1.59 → 7.14) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { Black offers draw } (16... hxg6 17. Bxg6 b4 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Ng3 Rg4 22. b3) 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe7 exd3 20. Bxd8 dxc2 21. Bxa5 Bf5 22. Rfe1 Rc8 23. d5 Rc5 24. Re5 Bg6 25. Bb4 Rc4 26. a3 h5 27. d6 Rd4 28. f3 Rd1+ 29. Re1 Rd5 30. Kf2 Kh7 31. Re4 Bxe4 32. fxe4 Re5 33. d7 Rxe4 34. d8=Q Rc4 35. Qd3+ Kh6 36. Rxc2 Rf4+? { (9.16 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (36... Kg7 37. Qxc4 bxc4 38. Rxc4 h4 39. Bc3+ Kf8 40. Rxh4 Ke8 41. Rh6) 37. Kg1 f5?! { (44.16 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4 was best. } (37... Rg4 38. Bf8+) 38. Bd2 Kg5 39. Qg3+ Kf6 40. Qxf4 { Black resigns. } 1-0