[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mhShnBrH"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "mc4chess"] [Black "Alex-31"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "18:09:38"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [BlackElo "2493"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b3 { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack } e6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 a5 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. c4 Na6 7. Be2 Nb4 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Rc8 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Rfd1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bf6 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Ba6 Qd5?! { (0.60 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } (17... Bxa6 18. Qxa6 c5 19. Qb5 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bxd4 22. Rd1 e5 23. exd4) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qb5 Be7?! { (1.18 → 2.06) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } (19... Rfd8 20. h4 Rd5 21. Qc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Rd6 23. Rc4 c5 24. Rdc1 Rdc6 25. g4) 20. Ne5 Qd5 21. Nc6 Bd6 22. Qc4? { (2.64 → 1.35) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } (22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Na7 Rcd8 24. Nb5 f5 25. g3 Rf7 26. Rc6 g5 27. Rdc1 f4) 22... Qh5 23. h3 Kh8 24. d5 e5?! { (1.42 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. Rce8 was best. } (24... Rce8 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Qg4 Qh6 27. Rc4 Rf5 28. Nxb4 b5 29. axb5 Ref8 30. Nd3) 25. Nxb4? { (2.04 → 0.75) Mistake. Na7 was best. } (25. Na7 Rcd8 26. Qg4 Qh6 27. Qf5 g6 28. Qf6+ Qg7 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Nb5 Rd7) 25... f5 26. Nc6 f4 27. exf4? { (1.13 → -0.33) Mistake. Na7 was best. } (27. Na7) 27... Rxf4 28. Qc2?! { (-0.34 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } (28. Qc3 Rcf8) 28... Rcf8 29. Rf1? { (-1.00 → -2.32) Mistake. Rd2 was best. } (29. Rd2) 29... Bc5 30. Kh1?! { (-1.98 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } (30. Qd1 Qh4 31. Kh1 e4 32. Rc2 Rf3 33. Ne5 Rxh3+ 34. gxh3 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 Qg3+) 30... Rxf2?? { (-3.03 → -1.05) Blunder. Rf3 was best. } (30... Rf3 31. Kg1 Qg5 32. Rcd1 Rxh3 33. Rd3 Rh4 34. Qc3 Rg4 35. Qxe5 Rxg2+ 36. Kh1) 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32. Qe4 Qg5 33. Re1?! { (-0.92 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (33. Rd1) 33... Bd6 34. b4? { (-1.34 → -3.21) Mistake. Na7 was best. } (34. Na7 Qd2) 34... Rf4 35. Qe2 h6? { (-3.00 → -1.16) Mistake. e4 was best. } (35... e4 36. Kg1 h6 37. Qe3 Qxd5 38. Ne7 Qf7 39. Nc6 Qc4 40. Rc1 Qd3 41. Qxd3) 36. a5?? { (-1.16 → -3.26) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (36. Nxe5 Qg3) 36... bxa5 37. bxa5 Ra4?? { (-3.67 → 0.00) Blunder. e4 was best. } (37... e4 38. Rf1 Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 Qxd5 40. Nd8 Qxa5 41. Nf7+ Kh7 42. g4 Qd5 43. Nxd6) 38. Rf1?? { (0.00 → -3.69) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (38. Nxe5 Qxe5 39. Qxe5 Bxe5 40. Rxe5 Rxa5 41. Re7 Rxd5 42. Rxc7 g5 43. Kh2 Re5) 38... e4 39. Qg4 Qxg4 40. hxg4 e3? { (-3.12 → -1.73) Mistake. Bg3 was best. } (40... Bg3) 41. Re1?? { (-1.73 → -4.80) Blunder. g3 was best. } (41. g3 Bxg3 42. Rf8+ Kh7 43. Re8 Bd6 44. Rxe3 Kg6 45. Re6+ Kg5 46. Kg2 Rxg4+) 41... Bf4?? { (-4.80 → -0.55) Blunder. Bg3 was best. } (41... Bg3 42. Rg1 e2 43. a6 Rxa6 44. Nd4 Ra2 45. Nf3 Kh7 46. Rb1 Kg6 47. Rg1) 42. g3 Bg5?! { (-0.68 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Bxg3 was best. } (42... Bxg3 43. Rxe3) 43. Kg2 Rxg4? { (0.10 → 1.52) Mistake. Kg8 was best. } (43... Kg8 44. Re2 Kf7 45. Kf3 Kg6 46. Rb2 Kf7 47. Rb7 Ra2 48. Rxc7+ Kg6 49. Ne5+) 44. Ra1? { (1.52 → 0.34) Mistake. a6 was best. } (44. a6 Ra4 45. a7 h5 46. Rh1 g6 47. Kf3 Kh7 48. Rh2 Bh6 49. Rb2 g5) 44... e2 45. a6 Be3 46. a7 Bxa7 47. Nxa7 Rd4?! { (-0.09 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } (47... Ra4 48. Re1) 48. Kf2?? { (0.68 → -4.16) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (48. Re1 Rxd5 49. Rxe2 Rc5 50. Re6 h5 51. Nc6 g5 52. Ne5 Kh7 53. Nd7 Rc1) 48... Rxd5?? { (-4.16 → 0.86) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } (48... Rd1 49. Kxe2 Rxa1 50. Nb5 Rc1 51. d6 cxd6 52. Nxd6 Kh7 53. Kf3 Kg6 54. Kg2) 49. Kxe2 Kh7 50. Nc6 Rc5 51. Nd4 Rc4 52. Nf3 c5 53. Rd1?! { (1.41 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } (53. Ra7 Rc3 54. Kf2 Rc1 55. Rc7 Kg6 56. Nh4+ Kf6 57. Rc6+ Kf7 58. Kf3 Rc3+) 53... Rc2+ 54. Ke3 Rc4 55. Rd7 Rg4 56. Rc7? { (1.25 → -0.07) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } (56. Kf2) 56... c4? { (-0.07 → 1.50) Mistake. Rxg3 was best. } (56... Rxg3 57. Kf4 Rg2 58. Nh4 Rg1 59. Nf5 c4 60. Rxc4 Rf1+ 61. Ke5 Re1+ 62. Kf4) 57. Kf2 h5 58. Ne5 Rg5 59. Nxc4? { (1.30 → 0.00) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } (59. Nf3 Ra5) 59... Kh6? { (0.00 → 1.53) Mistake. h4 was best. } (59... h4 60. gxh4) 60. Ne3 Re5 61. Kf3 Rg5?? { (1.40 → 3.45) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } (61... Ra5 62. Nc4 Ra6 63. Ne5 Re6 64. Rc5 Ra6 65. Kg2 g6 66. Nf7+ Kg7 67. Ng5) 62. Kf4 g6?? { (3.20 → 8.91) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } (62... Rg6 63. Rd7 Kh7 64. Rd5 Kh6 65. Rd6 Kh7 66. Rxg6 Kxg6 67. Nf5 Kf6 68. Nd4) 63. Rh7+ Kxh7 64. Kxg5 Kg7 65. Nd5 Kh7 66. Ne7 Kg7 67. Nxg6 h4 68. Nxh4 Kh7? { (8.64 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } (68... Kf7 69. Kf5 Kg7 70. g4 Kf7 71. g5 Ke7 72. g6 Kd7 73. Kf6 Kc6 74. Ke5) 69. Nf5 Kg8 70. g4? { (Mate in 10 → 9.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf6 was best. } (70. Kf6 Kf8 71. Nd6 Kg8 72. g4 Kh7 73. g5 Kh8 74. g6 Kg8 75. g7 Kh7) 70... Kh8? { (9.22 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } (70... Kf7 71. Nd4 Kf8 72. Kg6 Ke8 73. Kf6 Kd8 74. Ke6 Kc7 75. Nf5 Kc8 76. g5) 71. Kf6 Kg8 72. g5 Kh8 73. g6 Kg8 { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2