[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/irC4GQ4N"] [Date "2024.06.02"] [White "Menneske"] [Black "NachiketR"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.06.02"] [UTCTime "05:52:09"] [WhiteElo "1941"] [BlackElo "1918"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen Formation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a6 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen Formation } 7. O-O Bc5 8. e5 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Re1 Na5 13. Bc2 f5 14. Nd6+?! { (-0.14 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } (14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. Qg4 Qe7 19. Bc3 Rc4) 14... Bxd6 15. exd6 Qf6?? { (-1.32 → 2.04) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nf6 17. Bxf5 O-O 18. Bh3 Nd5 19. Bg3 Qf6 20. Re4 Rc4 21. Qd2) 16. Be5?! { (2.04 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (16. a4 Be4 17. Bd3 Nc4 18. Rc1 Rc5 19. axb5 axb5 20. b3 Rd5 21. bxc4 Rxd3) 16... Qg6? { (0.94 → 2.49) Mistake. Qf7 was best. } (16... Qf7) 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Bxg7 Kf7?! { (2.52 → 3.24) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (18... Ne7 19. Bxh8 Ng6 20. Be5 Rc4 21. Bg3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 h5 24. b3) 19. Bxh8 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Nf6 22. Bxf6 Kxf6 23. Rac1 Nc4 24. b3 Nxd6?! { (3.04 → 4.23) Inaccuracy. Rg8+ was best. } (24... Rg8+ 25. Kf1 Nxd6 26. Rc7 Ke7 27. Ra7 Rf8 28. Rxa6 Rxf3 29. Ra7 Rf4 30. Rd1) 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. Rc1 Nb6 27. Rc7 Ke5 28. Rb7 Nc8 29. Rxd7 h6 30. Rh7 Nd6 31. Rxh6 Kd5 32. Rh8 Ke5 33. Ra8 Kd5 34. Rxa6 Ke5 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 Nc4 37. Kg2 Kf4 38. Rxe6 Na5 39. h4 Kf5 40. Rh6 Kf4 41. Rh5 Nc4 42. Rc5 Na5? { (7.82 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb6 was best. } { Black offers draw } (42... Nb6 43. a5) 43. h5 Nb7 44. Rd5 Na5 45. h6 Nc6 46. h7 Ne7 47. Rc5 Ng6 48. a5 Nh8 49. a6 Ng6 50. a7 Nh8 51. a8=N Ng6 52. Nc7 Nh8 53. Ne6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0