[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3NW6Qb7v"] [Date "2021.07.01"] [White "Birdsell"] [Black "stevenlongs"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.07.01"] [UTCTime "22:59:40"] [WhiteElo "1636"] [BlackElo "1656"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "E24"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Accelerated"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 { E24 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Accelerated } b6 6. Bf4?! { (0.00 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (6. Qc2 Bb7 7. f3 Nc6 8. e4 Na5 9. c5 bxc5 10. Qa4 Nc6) 6... O-O 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. e3 Ne4 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bd3 f5 11. Nd2?! { (-0.65 → -1.74) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (11. h3 Nd7) 11... Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Bxg2 13. Rg1 Bb7 14. Bh6? { (-1.73 → -3.06) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } (14. O-O-O Kh8) 14... Rf7 15. e4 fxe4?! { (-2.57 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } (15... Bxe4 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Bh5 g6 18. O-O-O Nf8 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. f3 Bb7 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Rxg6+) 16. Be2 Qh4? { (-2.22 → -0.52) Mistake. Qf8 was best. } (16... Qf8 17. Bh5 Rd7 18. Rg4 Nc6 19. Rf4 Qd8 20. Bg5 Qxg5 21. Rf8+ Rxf8 22. Qxg5 Ba6 23. Qh4) 17. O-O-O Qe7?? { (-0.29 → 3.63) Blunder. Kh8 was best. } (17... Kh8 18. Bg5) 18. Bh5 g6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rxg6+ Kh7?! { (6.07 → 10.64) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (20... Kh8 21. Rdg1 Nd7 22. Qe3 Qh4 23. Bg7+ Rxg7 24. Rxg7 Rf8 25. R1g6 Bc8 26. Rh6+ Kxg7 27. Rxh4) 21. Rdg1 Nd7?! { (11.73 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } (21... d5 22. Bg7) 22. Qe3?? { (Mate in 6 → 6.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg7 was best. } (22. Bg7 Qg5 23. Qxg5 Rf3 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Bf6+ Kf7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rg8#) 22... Nf6?? { (6.30 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh4 was best. } (22... Qh4 23. Bg7 Rf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Rg7+ Kh8 26. Rxc7 Rg8 27. Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. Rxb7 d5 29. cxd5) 23. Qh3 Kh8 24. Bg7+ Kg8 25. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0