[Event "Marches Area Monday games Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TFqxG3T1"] [Date "2024.02.12"] [White "ScottHS"] [Black "michaelchester"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.02.12"] [UTCTime "20:59:51"] [WhiteElo "1810"] [BlackElo "1538"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Be2 Nf6 7. e5?? { (0.85 → -1.25) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } (7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ne4 b5 11. O-O Be7) 7... Nxe5 8. O-O Be7 9. Bf4 Ng6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. a3?! { (-1.30 → -2.13) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (11. h4 d6 12. h5 Ne5 13. f4 Nc6 14. h6 gxh6 15. Bf2 Bd7 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qd3 h5) 11... d5 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rad1 h6?! { (-2.67 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (14... e5 15. Nf3 d4 16. Na2 Ne4 17. Qc1 Bd6 18. Qb1 Ba4 19. b3 Bd7 20. Bc4 Nxg3 21. hxg3) 15. Bd3 Bc5? { (-1.42 → -0.04) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } (15... Qb6) 16. Nf3? { (-0.04 → -1.39) Mistake. Bxg6 was best. } (16. Bxg6 Qb6) 16... Bd6?? { (-1.39 → 4.83) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } (16... Qb6 17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. h4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Bc6 22. Qf4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4) 17. Bxd6 Re8 18. Bg3 Qb6 19. b4 Qc6 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qxd7 exf3 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. gxf3 Rxc2 25. Nf4 Ne7 26. Rd7 Ra2 27. Re3 Nf5 28. Red3 Nxg3? { (2.74 → 4.46) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } (28... Rc8 29. Kg2 g5 30. Nh5 Kh7 31. Nf6+ Kg6 32. Ne4 h5 33. h4 Nxg3 34. Kxg3 gxh4+ 35. Kxh4) 29. hxg3 e5 30. Nd5 e4 31. fxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxb7 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ree1 34. Ne3 Re2 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Rxf7 Rxa3?? { (5.79 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Raa2 was best. } (36... Raa2 37. Nd5 Red2 38. Rdd7 Kh8 39. a4 Rab2 40. a5 Rbc2 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rff8 Ra2 43. Rh8+) 37. Nf5 Kg6 38. Rdd7?? { (Mate in 8 → 6.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rdf8 was best. } (38. Rdf8 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Ra2+ 40. Kf3 Ra3+ 41. Kf4 Rxg3 42. Rxg7+ Kh5 43. Kxg3 a5 44. Ne3 axb4) 38... Raa2?? { (6.36 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re5 was best. } (38... Re5 39. g4 h5 40. Rxg7+ Kf6 41. Rdf7+ Ke6 42. Nd4+ Kd5 43. Nf3 hxg4 44. Rd7+ Ke4 45. Rxg4+) 39. Nh4+ Kh5 40. Rd5+ g5 41. Kh3 Rxf2 42. g4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0