[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GY1o27JC"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [White "SimonBirch"] [Black "Merkav36"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.05.16"] [UTCTime "01:07:29"] [WhiteElo "1728"] [BlackElo "1738"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+140"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+20"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5?! { (0.38 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } (2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7) 2... d5 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bd3 c5 8. Ne4 Qa5+ 9. c3 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nf3?! { (-0.13 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (12. d5 Qb6 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qc2 h5 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Bf5 Bf4+) 12... f5 13. Bc2 h6? { (-0.85 → 0.41) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } (13... Bd7 14. d5) 14. b4?? { (0.41 → -1.28) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } (14. Qd2 c4) 14... cxb4 15. Ba4+?? { (-1.02 → -3.02) Blunder. O-O was best. } (15. O-O bxc3 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Qa3 19. Bxf5 O-O-O 20. Be4 Kb8) 15... b5 16. Bb3 bxc3 17. O-O Bb7 18. Re1 Kd7?? { (-3.42 → -1.12) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } (18... O-O-O 19. Ne5 Rhg8 20. g3 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Rg4 22. d5 Re4 23. Rxe4 fxe4 24. d6) 19. Ne5+ Ke7?? { (-1.16 → 4.52) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (19... Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Rad8 21. a4 Qb4 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qf1 Bc6 24. Rc5 Rhg8 25. g3) 20. d5?? { (4.52 → 0.31) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } (20. Nxf7) 20... b4?? { (0.31 → 3.91) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } (20... Qc7) 21. dxe6 Rhg8?! { (3.52 → 5.35) Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best. } (21... Rh7 22. Nc4 Qd5 23. exf7+ Kf6 24. Re6+ Qxe6 25. Nxd6 Qe7 26. Qd3 Rd8 27. Qxf5+) 22. g3?! { (5.35 → 3.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6+ was best. } (22. Nc6+ Bxc6 23. exf7+ Kd7 24. fxg8=Q Rxg8 25. Bxg8 Kc7 26. Qh5 Qc5 27. Bb3 Kb7) 22... fxe6?! { (3.81 → 5.90) Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best. } (22... Rg7 23. Qxd6+) 23. Bxe6?? { (5.90 → 2.75) Blunder. Nc6+ was best. } (23. Nc6+ Bxc6 24. Rxe6+ Kd8 25. Qxd6+ Bd7 26. Re5 Qc7 27. Qe7+ Kc8 28. Bxg8 Rb8) 23... Bxe5?? { (2.75 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } (23... Qc7 24. Nc4 Bc5 25. Bxg8+ Kf8 26. Bd5 Rd8 27. Re5 Kg7 28. Rc1 a5 29. Qd3) 24. Qd7+ Kf6 25. h4?? { (Mate in 2 → -6.57) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } (25. Qf7+ Kg5 26. Qxf5#) 25... Qc7 26. Bxf5 Qxd7 27. Bxd7 Rad8 28. Ba4 Rd2 29. Bb3?? { (-6.06 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe5 was best. } (29. Rxe5 Kxe5 30. a3 Bd5 31. axb4 Kd4 32. b5 axb5 33. Bxb5 c2 34. Ra4+ Kc3) 29... Bd5?? { (Mate in 5 → -5.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg3+ was best. } (29... Rxg3+ 30. Kf1 Rh3 31. Bd5 Bxd5 32. Re4 Rh1+ 33. Kg2 Bxe4#) 30. Rad1?? { (-5.75 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd5 was best. } (30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rac1 Bf4 32. Red1 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 c2 34. Ra1 Bd6 35. Kh2) 30... Bxb3?? { (Mate in 7 → -6.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg3+ was best. } (30... Rxg3+ 31. Kf1 Bg2+ 32. Kg1 Bf3+ 33. fxg3 Bd4+ 34. Re3 Bxe3+ 35. Kf1 Bg2+ 36. Ke1) 31. axb3 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 { White resigns. } 0-1