[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/X7PnTvdh"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [White "mephistopheleso"] [Black "sosejj"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.17"] [UTCTime "02:23:54"] [WhiteElo "1759"] [BlackElo "1721"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-55"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. e3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3?! { (0.41 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (4. Nd5 Nf6 5. Nxb4 Nxb4 6. a3 Nc6 7. b4 d5 8. Bb2 O-O) 4... Bxc3 5. dxc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e4 7. Nd4 d6?! { (-0.94 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (7... O-O 8. Be2 Ne5 9. f4 exf3 10. Nxf3 Re8 11. O-O Ng6 12. Bd3) 8. Be2?! { (-0.19 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } (8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 dxc5 10. Bd2 O-O 11. c4 Ng4 12. h3 Ne5 13. Qh5 f6) 8... Be6?! { (-1.10 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (8... Ne5 9. f4 exf3 10. gxf3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Nc2 Bh3 13. Rf2 Nfd7 14. Ne1) 9. O-O Qd7 10. b4 a6 11. a4 Ne5 12. Qb3?! { (-0.53 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (12. c5) 12... O-O 13. Bb2? { (-0.92 → -2.60) Mistake. Nxe6 was best. } (13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Rb1 Rad8 15. c5 Qf5 16. Qc2 Qg5 17. c4 dxc5 18. bxc5 Nf3+) 13... c6? { (-2.60 → -0.85) Mistake. b5 was best. } (13... b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qc2 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. h3 c6 18. Nb3 d5 19. Rxa8) 14. b5? { (-0.85 → -2.28) Mistake. Nxe6 was best. } (14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Qc2 c5 16. Ba3 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Rd2 h6 19. Qd1 Ne8) 14... c5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. h3 Rd7 18. f4?! { (-2.08 → -2.80) Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best. } (18. bxa6 Rxa6 19. Kh2 Rd8 20. Qxb7 Rda8 21. Qb3 h6 22. Qc2 Rxa4 23. Ra1) 18... exf3 19. Bxf3 Nxc4 20. Rfe1?! { (-2.21 → -3.14) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (20. e4 axb5 21. axb5 h6 22. Rfe1 Kf8 23. Be2 Nxb2 24. Qxb2 Re8 25. Qc1 Rde7) 20... Nxb2? { (-3.14 → -1.28) Mistake. axb5 was best. } (20... axb5 21. Qxb5 Ra5 22. Qb3 Nd2 23. Qxe6 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 fxe6 25. Ra1 Nd5 26. Bc1) 21. Qxb2 Rb8?? { (-1.24 → 0.79) Blunder. a5 was best. } (21... a5 22. b6) 22. bxa6 b6?? { (0.84 → 2.70) Blunder. d5 was best. } (22... d5 23. c4 Qxa6 24. cxd5 Re8 25. e4 Qa5 26. Kf2 c4 27. Qd4 c3 28. Rc1) 23. a5 b5 24. Bb7 Qc4 25. a7 Rdxb7 26. axb8=Q+ Rxb8 27. Rxd6 Ne4 28. Rb6 Rxb6?! { (3.76 → 4.90) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (28... Rd8 29. Rxb5 g5 30. Rb8 Rxb8 31. Qxb8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ f6 33. Qe7+ Kg6 34. a6) 29. axb6 Nd6 30. Qd2 Nb7 31. Qd7 h6 32. Qxb7 Qxc3 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. Qe4+ g6 35. Qb1?! { (7.73 → 5.63) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } (35. Rf1 Qg7 36. Qe7 f6 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. b7 g5 39. b8=Q g4 40. Ra1 h5) 35... b4 36. b7 Qe5 37. Qa1 Qb8?? { (6.75 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3 was best. } (37... Qg3 38. Qf6 Qxe1+ 39. Kh2 Qc3 40. Qxf7+ Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. b8=Q g5 43. Qc7+) 38. Qa8 Qxa8 39. bxa8=Q b3 40. Qc6? { (Mate in 5 → 8.19) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf1 was best. } (40. Rf1 Kg7 41. Qb7 g5 42. Qxf7+ Kh8 43. Ra1 b2 44. Ra8#) 40... c4? { (8.19 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (40... Kg7 41. Qxc5 g5 42. Rf1 b2 43. Qc3+ Kf8 44. Qxb2 g4 45. Qh8+ Ke7 46. Qf6+) 41. Qxc4 b2 42. Qxf7+ Kh8 43. Rd1 h5 44. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0