[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vrdYodvV"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [White "benjie74"] [Black "Fintan"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.20"] [UTCTime "06:45:03"] [WhiteElo "1984"] [BlackElo "1988"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+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. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. O-O Nxe3 9. fxe3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Bd6 11. Qb3?! { (0.14 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (11. e4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 O-O 13. Nc4 g6 14. Qd3 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 cxd4 16. Bxc6 bxc6) 11... c4 12. Qxb7 Bd7?? { (-0.25 → 2.38) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } (12... Ne7 13. Qb5+) 13. Bf5 Bxf5? { (2.32 → 3.79) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } (13... Rc8 14. Qxd7+ Qxd7 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. b3 Rhe8 17. e4 cxb3 18. axb3 dxe4 19. Ng5) 14. Qxc6+ Ke7 15. Qb7+? { (4.39 → 2.63) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } (15. Nh4 Bd3 16. Nf5+ Bxf5 17. Rxf5 Qb8 18. Qxd5 f6 19. Nxc4 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bc7) 15... Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Bxd7 17. e4 h6? { (2.42 → 4.42) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 f6 19. Rfe1 Be6 20. b3 a5) 18. exd5 Rab8?! { (4.43 → 5.60) Inaccuracy. Rhc8 was best. } (18... Rhc8 19. Rae1+ Kd8 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Ke7 22. Ne4 Be8 23. Rf2 a5 24. a3) 19. Nxc4 Bb5 20. Rfe1+ Kd7 21. Nce5+ Bxe5 22. Nxe5+ Kc7 23. c4 Ba6 24. b3 f6 25. Ng6 Rhe8 26. Re6 Rxe6 27. dxe6 Kd6 28. d5 Re8 29. Rc1 Bb7 30. Kf2 a6 31. Ke3 a5 32. Kd4 a4 33. c5+ Kc7 34. d6+ Kc6 35. d7 Ra8 36. b4 a3 37. Ne7+ Kc7 38. c6 Ba6?! { (14.13 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc6 was best. } (38... Bxc6 39. Rxc6+) 39. Nd5+ Kd6 40. Re1? { (Mate in 7 → 8.57) Lost forced checkmate sequence. e7 was best. } (40. e7 Ke6 41. e8=Q+ Rxe8 42. dxe8=Q+ Kf5 43. Ne3+ Kg5 44. Rc5+ f5 45. Rxf5+ Kh4) 40... Bc4? { (8.57 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxc6 was best. } (40... Kxc6 41. e7 Kxd7 42. Nb6+ Kd6 43. Nxa8 Bb5 44. e8=Q Bxe8 45. Rxe8 g5 46. Nb6) 41. Kxc4 Kxc6 42. e7 Kxd7 43. Nb6+ Ke8 44. Nxa8 g6 45. Nc7+ Kd7 46. e8=Q+ Kxc7 47. Re7+ Kd6 48. Qd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0