[Event "≤2000 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fA2nhA3k"] [Date "2023.09.22"] [White "Kgothatsomasilela"] [Black "raquiboi"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.09.22"] [UTCTime "10:48:15"] [WhiteElo "1496"] [BlackElo "1882"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. c4 { B20 Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation } Nc6 3. d3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. b3 Be7 7. e5 Nh5 8. Bg5? { (0.25 → -1.32) Mistake. Be3 was best. } (8. Be3 d5 9. Be2 d4 10. Bd2 g6 11. Bh6 Bf8 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bf4 Bg7) 8... Bxg5 9. Nxg5 Qb4+? { (-1.30 → -0.15) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } (9... Qc7 10. Nxf7 O-O 11. Qxh5 Rxf7 12. Nc3 Rf5 13. Qe8+ Rf8 14. Qh5 Nd4 15. Be2 Nc2+ 16. Kd2) 10. Nd2 Nf4?! { (-0.26 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } (10... Qc3) 11. Qf3?? { (0.37 → -3.38) Blunder. g3 was best. } (11. g3 Ng6) 11... O-O?? { (-3.38 → 3.52) Blunder. Qc3 was best. } (11... Qc3 12. Rb1 Qxe5+ 13. Qe3 Qxg5 14. g3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qe5+ 16. Qe4 Qxe4+ 17. Nxe4 b6 18. Bg2) 12. Qxf4 Nd4?! { (3.40 → 4.33) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (12... d5 13. Be2 Nd4 14. Rb1 Nc2+ 15. Kd1 Nd4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Ngf3 f6 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bf3) 13. Qe4 g6 14. Qh4 h5 15. Qf4 Nc2+?! { (3.67 → 4.89) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (15... d5 16. Rb1 Nc2+ 17. Kd1 Na3 18. Rc1 b5 19. Ngf3 a5 20. Be2 a4 21. Qh6 Ra7 22. Ke1) 16. Ke2?! { (4.89 → 3.35) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } (16. Kd1 Nxa1 17. Nge4 Nxb3 18. Qh6 Qxd2+ 19. Nxd2 Nxd2 20. Kxd2 b5 21. g4 h4 22. Be2 bxc4) 16... Nxa1?! { (3.35 → 5.05) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (16... d5 17. Rc1 Nd4+ 18. Kd1 a5 19. Ngf3 Nf5 20. g3 a4 21. cxd5 Qxf4 22. gxf4 axb3 23. axb3) 17. Nh3?? { (5.05 → 0.00) Blunder. Nge4 was best. } (17. Nge4 Kg7 18. Qf6+ Kg8 19. Qg5 d5 20. Qh6 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 dxe4 22. g4 h4 23. Bg2 exd3) 17... Kh7?? { (0.00 → 3.03) Blunder. Qc3 was best. } (17... Qc3 18. Ne4 Qb2+ 19. Ke1 f5 20. exf6 Qb1+ 21. Ke2 Nc2 22. Kd2 Nd4 23. Qg5 Qb2+ 24. Ke1) 18. Ng5+ Kg7 19. Qf6+ Kh6?? { (3.27 → 10.75) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } (19... Kg8 20. Nde4 Nc2 21. Kd1 Nd4 22. Be2 Nxe2 23. Kxe2 Qa5 24. g4 Qd8 25. Qf4 d6 26. Nxd6) 20. Nxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf7 Nc2 22. h4?? { (6.81 → 0.00) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (22. Ne4 Qe1+ 23. Kf3 Nd4+ 24. Kg3 Qxe4 25. dxe4 b5 26. Qf8+ Kh7 27. Qxc5 bxc4 28. Qxd4 cxb3) 22... Qa5?? { (0.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4+ was best. } (22... Nd4+ 23. Ke1 Qc3 24. Qf4+ Kg7 25. f3 b6 26. Qf6+ Kh7 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Qf8+ Kh7) 23. Qg8 Nd4+ 24. Kd1 g5 25. hxg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0