[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tLwMdCdm"] [Date "2023.03.03"] [White "Elmarmalade"] [Black "mihranp"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.03.03"] [UTCTime "06:53:25"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2302"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. h4 h6?! { (0.17 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (9... Qb6 10. g3) 10. a3 O-O?! { (0.65 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (10... b5) 11. Nf4 b6?! { (1.53 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (11... Qb6 12. Be2) 12. Bd3?! { (2.62 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (12. Bb5 Bb7 13. Rh3 Qe8 14. Kf1 a6 15. Bd3 a5 16. Rg3 Kh8 17. Qe2 Rg8 18. Bd2 Nf8) 12... a5? { (1.73 → 3.13) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe5 14. Be2 Re8 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. O-O Bxh4 18. Re1 Nc4 19. b3) 13. Rh3?! { (3.13 → 2.09) Inaccuracy. Bb1 was best. } (13. Bb1 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc7 15. O-O Nxe5 16. Re1 Bd7 17. b3 Rae8 18. Ra2 Rc8 19. Rc2 Qd6) 13... Ba6? { (2.09 → 4.11) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4) 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Nh5 f6 16. Rg3?! { (4.28 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } (16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qd3 f5 18. Rg3+ Kh8 19. Qxa6 Bxh4 20. Rh3 Bg5 21. Qb5 Qc7 22. Qd3 Kg8) 16... Rf7 17. Bxh6 fxe5?? { (2.94 → 5.90) Blunder. Bf8 was best. } (17... Bf8 18. Rc1 b5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Kf1 Ne7 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Ng5) 18. Bxg7 e4 19. Ne5 Ndxe5 20. Bxe5+ Kf8 21. Qg4 Ke8?? { (5.43 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh4 was best. } (21... Bxh4 22. Nf4 Bxg3 23. Nxe6+ Ke7 24. Nxd8 Bxf2+ 25. Ke2 Kxd8 26. Rc1 b5 27. Rc5 Ne7 28. Rc7) 22. Qxe6 Nxe5 23. Rg8+ Rf8 24. Ng7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0