[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lPBNw7R6"] [Date "2023.05.06"] [White "MatthewG-p4p"] [Black "may6enexttime"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.05.06"] [UTCTime "20:38:25"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "3006"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Nxd4 Bd7?! { (-0.51 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (8... e5 9. Nxc6) 9. O-O e5 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Nd2 Nb6?! { (-0.31 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } (13... Rad8 14. Qe2) 14. Bb3 Kh8 15. Qe2 f6 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Be3 c5 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Bc2 f5 20. Bg5 Bc6 21. Nxc5?? { (0.49 → -3.74) Blunder. Rxd8 was best. } (21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qc7 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nd6 e4 25. Qe3 Nd7 26. f4 h6 27. h3 Kh7) 21... Bxg5?? { (-3.74 → 1.75) Blunder. Rxd1 was best. } (21... Rxd1) 22. Ne6 Qf7 23. Nxg5 Qg6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. f4?? { (1.82 → -0.35) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } (25. Nf3 Re8 26. Qe3 Qf6 27. Bb3 f4 28. Qd2 e4 29. Nd4 Ba4 30. Qc2 Bxb3 31. axb3 e3) 25... exf4?! { (-0.35 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (25... h6 26. Nf3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Rd2 28. fxe5 Rxc2 29. e6 Nc8 30. e7 Nxe7 31. Rxe7 Rxb2 32. h3) 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Qf2 Bxf3 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. gxf3 Nc4 30. Bxf5 Ne3 31. Be4 Qd7 32. Qe2 Qd8 33. c4 h5 34. c5 Qg5+ 35. Kh1 Qxc5 36. Qd2 Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Qd7+ Kf6 39. Qd8+ Ke6 40. Qe8+ Kf6 41. Qd8+ Qe7 42. Qd2 Kg5 43. Qf2 Kh6 44. Qd2 Qf6 45. Qe2?! { (-0.49 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (45. a4) 45... h4?! { (-1.07 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (45... g6 46. a3 Qh4 47. a4 Qd8 48. Qf2 g5 49. Qe2 Qc8 50. h4 g4 51. Qd2 Qa6 52. Qd3) 46. a4 Qg5 47. Qf2 h3 48. a5 Qc5?? { (-0.25 → 2.85) Blunder. Kh5 was best. } (48... Kh5 49. Qg1) 49. Qd2?? { (2.85 → -1.25) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } (49. Qh4+) 49... Qb5?? { (-1.25 → 8.04) Blunder. Kh5 was best. } (49... Kh5 50. b3) 50. Bd3?? { (8.04 → -3.66) Blunder. Qd6+ was best. } (50. Qd6+) 50... Qc5?? { (-3.66 → -0.22) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } (50... Qd5 51. Qe2) 51. Qe1 g6 52. Qh4+ Kg7 53. Qe1 Qc1?? { (-0.45 → 13.84) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } (53... Qd4 54. Bf1 Qxb2 55. Bxh3 Qb7 56. Bg2 Qc6 57. Kg1 Qc5 58. Kh1 Qc4 59. Qa1+ Kf7 60. Qe1) 54. Qxc1 Ng2?! { (11.70 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf5 was best. } (54... Nf5 55. Qxf4 Kf6 56. Bf1 g5 57. Qb8 a6 58. Qf8+ Ke5 59. Bxh3 Nd6 60. Qe7+ Kd5 61. b4) 55. Qc4?! { (Mate in 7 → 66.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc3+ was best. } (55. Qc3+ Kh6 56. Qf6 Nh4 57. Qxh4+ Kg7 58. Qe7+ Kh6 59. Qf7 Kh5 60. Qxg6+ Kh4 61. Qg4#) 55... Kh6?! { (66.74 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (55... Kf6 56. Qa6+) 56. Qd4 Kh5 57. Qe5+ Kh6 58. Qe4 Kh5 59. Qf5+?? { (Mate in 2 → 4.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg6+ was best. } (59. Qxg6+ Kh4 60. Qg4#) 59... Kh6?? { (4.38 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxf5 was best. } (59... gxf5) 60. Qxg6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0