[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hxrVqUrs"] [Date "2024.04.03"] [White "Elmarmalade"] [Black "Carlos958"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.04.03"] [UTCTime "13:32:04"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2274"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 b5 8. a3 b4?! { (0.47 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 10. b3 f6 11. Nf4 fxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Nd3 O-O 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. b4) 9. h4? { (1.41 → -0.23) Mistake. axb4 was best. } (9. axb4 cxb4 10. Nf4 Nb6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O a5 13. Nh5 bxc3 14. bxc3 a4 15. Bd3 Na5) 9... h6? { (-0.23 → 1.24) Mistake. bxc3 was best. } (9... bxc3) 10. Nf4?! { (1.24 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } (10. axb4 cxb4 11. Nf4 bxc3 12. bxc3 a5 13. Bb5 Qc7 14. O-O Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. c4 dxc4) 10... bxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Qxa6+ 15. Kg1 Na5 16. Bd2 Nc4 17. Bb4 Rb8 18. g3?! { (0.96 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bxf8 was best. } (18. Bxf8 Nxf8 19. Nh5 Rg8 20. Nd2 Nb2 21. Qf3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Qd1 Qb3 24. Qg4 Qc2) 18... Ndb6?! { (0.00 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (18... Qb6 19. Kg2 a5 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Nh2 g6 22. Qd3 Nb2 23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qd3) 19. Kg2 Na4 20. h5 Qc6 21. Nd3?! { (1.16 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Bxf8 was best. } (21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Rc1 Rb2 23. Qd3 Qb6 24. Qh7 Qb3 25. Nd3 Ne3+ 26. Kh3 Nf5 27. Rc8+ Ke7) 21... a5 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rb1?! { (0.71 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } (23. Nh4 Ke7 24. Qg4 Rhg8 25. Rhc1 Rb3 26. Nf4 Rc3 27. Nhg6+ Kd7 28. Nh8 Rxh8 29. Qxg7 Re8) 23... Ke7 24. Qc1?! { (-0.25 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } (24. Nh4) 24... Rxb1?! { (-1.16 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (24... Nc3) 25. Qxb1 Nxa3 26. Qa1?! { (-0.19 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } (26. Qb3 Nc4) 26... Nc2?! { (-0.96 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (26... Nc4 27. Qc1 Nc3 28. Qf4 Rb8 29. Ng5 Qe8 30. Nc5 a4 31. Qg4 Rb2 32. Re1 a3 33. Ngxe6) 27. Qc1?! { (0.00 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Qb1 Qb6 29. Qa2 Qc6 30. Nc5 Nb4 31. Qa3 Qb5 32. Nxa4 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 Qxa4) 27... Rc8 28. Qf4 Qc3 29. Rd1? { (-0.95 → -2.19) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } (29. Rb1 Nb4 30. Rc1 Nxd3 31. Qh4+ Kf8 32. Rxc3 Nxc3 33. Qh1 Ne4 34. Qb1 Ndxf2 35. Qb7 Rd8) 29... Nb2 30. Nxb2 Qxb2 31. Qd2?! { (-2.28 → -3.04) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (31. g4 Qb3) 31... a4 32. Qa5?? { (-2.73 → -6.86) Blunder. g4 was best. } (32. g4 a3 33. g5 a2 34. Qf4 Qb1 35. Rxb1 axb1=Q 36. gxh6 gxh6 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Qh8+ Kd7) 32... Ne3+ 33. Kh3 Nxd1 34. Qa7+ Kf8 35. Qd7?! { (-11.71 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa6 was best. } (35. Qa6 Nxf2+ 36. Kg2 Ne4+ 37. Kh3 Kg8 38. Qf1 a3 39. Ng1 a2 40. Ne2 a1=Q 41. Qg2 Qe1) 35... Nxf2+ 36. Kh4 Re8 37. Qd6+ Kg8 38. Qd7 Rf8 39. g4 Ne4 40. g5 Qf2+ 41. Kg4 Qg3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1