[Event "Mr Bates vs The Post Office Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/a1RML7Eg"] [Date "2024.04.11"] [White "lettuce-leaf"] [Black "jakeqz"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.11"] [UTCTime "18:00:08"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1637"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+7"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 c5 { A04 Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation } 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nxd4 Nf6 4. e3 d6?! { (-0.37 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (4... e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. c4 d5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Bd2 e4 9. Nc3) 5. Bd3?! { (0.24 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (5. c4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qb3 Nd7) 5... a6 6. c4 e5 7. Ne2 Be6 8. Nd2?! { (0.36 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (8. e4 Nbd7) 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Nc5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Ng3 Qb6 14. Nde4?! { (-0.10 → -1.01) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (14. Rb1 g6) 14... Nfxe4 15. Nxe4 bxc4 16. Nxc5 dxc5? { (-0.88 → 0.24) Mistake. Qxc5 was best. } (16... Qxc5 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qb5 20. Qd2 Qa4 21. h3 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 Rab8 23. Rxc8+) 17. Bxe5 cxb3 18. Bxb3 Ra7 19. Rb1 Qc6 20. Qe2 c4 21. Rfc1? { (0.18 → -0.97) Mistake. Bc2 was best. } (21. Bc2 Rd8 22. Bd4 Rad7 23. Rb6 Qd5 24. Rxa6 Bf6 25. Ba4 Rd6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Bxf6 gxf6) 21... Rc8?! { (-0.97 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } (21... Qd5 22. Bd4 cxb3 23. Bxa7 bxa2 24. Ra1 a5 25. Rc2 Ra8 26. Bd4 Rb8 27. h3 Rb1+ 28. Kh2) 22. Bd4 Qd5?? { (-0.61 → 3.72) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } (22... Bc5 23. Rc3) 23. Bxa7 cxb3 24. Rxc8+ Bd8? { (3.48 → 6.40) Mistake. Bxc8 was best. } (24... Bxc8 25. Rxb3 h6 26. Qd3 Qa5 27. Qc3 Qd8 28. Bd4 Bf5 29. f3 a5 30. Qc1 Bd6 31. Rc3) 25. Rd1 bxa2?? { (6.46 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc8 was best. } (25... Bxc8 26. Rxd5 Bf6 27. Rd1 h5 28. axb3 Bg4 29. f3 Bf5 30. Qxa6 h4 31. Qb7 g6 32. e4) 26. Qxa2?? { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 1) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxd8+ was best. } (26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Rxd8#) 26... Qxa2?? { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 1) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd1# was best. } (26... Qxd1#) 27. Rdxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0