[Event "Classical"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OaqD1yk8"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [White "SimonBirch"] [Black "Lary01"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.17"] [UTCTime "15:16:43"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "2112"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [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 cxd6 4. d4 d5 5. a3 Nf6 6. Nc3 b6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nf3 Ba6?! { (0.00 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8... O-O 9. Bd3) 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne5 Nd7?? { (0.46 → 3.86) Blunder. Nb8 was best. } (10... Nb8 11. h4 a6 12. Qe2 b5 13. O-O-O O-O 14. f4 Qd6 15. f5 Nc6 16. fxe6) 11. Nc6 Qc7 12. Nxe7 f6 13. Nb5 Qd8 14. Nc6 Qc8 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Nb4 Nxb4 18. axb4 fxg5 19. Rxa7 Ke7 20. c3 Rhf8 21. O-O Kd6 22. Qa4 Nf6?! { (6.00 → 8.57) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } (22... Rc7 23. Rxc7 Kxc7 24. Re1 g4 25. Kf1 Kd6 26. b5 Kc7 27. Qa7+ Kd6 28. Ke2) 23. Ra6?! { (8.57 → 6.08) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } (23. Qb5 Rc6 24. c4 Rfc8 25. c5+ bxc5 26. bxc5+ Rxc5 27. dxc5+ Ke5 28. Re1+ Ne4) 23... Nd7 24. Ra1 Rc6 25. Qa3 Ke7 26. Ra8 Rf6?! { (6.32 → 8.94) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } (26... Rd6 27. Rxf8 Nxf8 28. Kf1 Ng6 29. Qa7+ Rd7 30. Qxb6 Nf4 31. Qc5+ Kf6 32. Qc6) 27. b5+ Rd6 28. Qa6?! { (9.85 → 6.35) Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best. } (28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Qxd6 Kg6 30. Qxd7 Kh6 31. Rg8 Rg6 32. h3 g4 33. hxg4 Rg5) 28... e5 29. Qc8 Ke6 30. dxe5 Kxe5 31. Re1+ Kf5 32. Qe8 Nc5? { (7.30 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh6 was best. } (32... Rh6 33. h3 g4 34. Qf7+ Nf6 35. Qxg7 Rg6 36. Qe7 Ne4 37. Rf8+ Rgf6 38. hxg4+) 33. Qe2?? { (Mate in 4 → 5.82) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re5+ was best. } (33. Re5+ Kf4 34. g3+ Kf3 35. Qh5+ g4 36. Re3#) 33... Rfe6 34. Rf8+ Kg6 35. Qc2+ Kh6 36. Rxe6+ Rxe6 37. g3 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Ne4 39. Re8 Ra1 40. Rxe4 dxe4 41. Qxe4 g6 42. g4 Ra7 43. Qd4 Rb7 44. c4 Rb8?? { (6.96 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } (44... Rf7 45. Qxb6 Rf4 46. Qe6 Rf6 47. Qe3 Rf7 48. b6 Kg7 49. Qxg5 Rd7 50. Qe5+) 45. Qd6? { (Mate in 9 → 7.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6 was best. } (45. Qf6 Re8 46. c5 Ra8 47. cxb6 Rc8 48. b7 Re8 49. h3 Rh8 50. h4 gxh4) 45... Rb7? { (7.44 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } (45... Re8 46. Qf6 Rb8 47. f4 gxf4 48. Qxf4+ Kg7 49. Qc7+ Kf6 50. Qxb8 g5 51. Qxb6+) 46. c5? { (Mate in 6 → 7.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } (46. Qf8+ Rg7 47. h4 gxh4 48. f4 h3+ 49. Kxh3 g5 50. Qf6+ Rg6 51. fxg5#) 46... bxc5? { (7.68 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (46... Kg7 47. Qd4+ Kg8 48. Qd5+ Rf7 49. cxb6 Kg7 50. b7 Rf8 51. Qxg5 Rf7 52. Qe5+) 47. Qxc5?? { (Mate in 6 → 6.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } (47. Qf8+ Rg7 48. b6 c4 49. b7 c3 50. b8=Q cxb2 51. Qe5 b1=Q 52. Qexg7#) 47... Rc7?? { (6.65 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (47... Kg7 48. Qxg5 h6 49. Qe5+ Kh7 50. Qd5 Rg7 51. b6 h5 52. b7 hxg4 53. Qe4) 48. Qd6?! { (Mate in 6 → 11.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } (48. Qf8+ Rg7 49. h4 gxh4 50. f4 h3+ 51. Kxh3 g5 52. Qf6+ Rg6 53. fxg5#) 48... Rf7 49. b6 Rg7 50. Qc7 Rf7 51. Qc6?! { (11.07 → 6.90) Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } (51. Qc8 Kg7 52. b7 Rf8 53. Qxf8+ Kxf8 54. b8=Q+ Kf7 55. Qa7+ Kf6 56. Qxh7 Ke6) 51... Rb7?? { (6.90 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } (51... Rf8 52. Qc5 Kg7 53. b7 h5 54. Qxf8+ Kxf8 55. b8=Q+ Ke7 56. gxh5 gxh5 57. Qh8) 52. h4 Rf7 53. hxg5+ Kxg5 54. b7 Rf8 55. Qc7?! { (Mate in 6 → 10.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc5+ was best. } (55. Qc5+ Rf5 56. gxf5 gxf5 57. b8=Q Kg4 58. Qg3+ Kh5 59. Qxf5+ Kh6 60. Qgg5#) 55... h5?! { (10.51 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (55... Kf6 56. Qf4+) 56. Qe7+ Rf6 57. b8=Q h4 58. Qb5+ Kh6 59. Qxf6 h3+ 60. Kxh3 Kh7 61. Qd7+ Kh6 62. Qh4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0