[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/O02L4Kxf"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "Nicolai-master"] [Black "Glidzhian_Gor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "19:22:34"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2542"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation } g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 Bg7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 Rc8 11. Qd2 d5?? { (0.33 → 2.24) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } (11... Qa5 12. Rd1 Rfe8 13. Bb2 a6 14. Na3 h5 15. h3 Rb8 16. Rac1 Rec8) 12. c5?? { (2.24 → -1.26) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } (12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxa1 14. Nxa1 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Bxd5 Rfd8 17. Be4 Nd4) 12... Qa5 13. Bb2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Bxb2 16. Rad1 Ba3?? { (-1.04 → 3.34) Blunder. Rfd8 was best. } (16... Rfd8 17. b4) 17. Nb1?? { (3.34 → -0.87) Blunder. Nxa3 was best. } (17. Nxa3 Nb4 18. e4 d4 19. Nf3 d3 20. Nd4 Rxc5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Nc4 b5) 17... Bxc5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5?! { (-1.04 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (18... Bf5 19. Ne3) 19. Rxd5 Bb6 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Nxd8 23. e3 e5 24. e4 Ne6 25. Nc3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. Nd5 Kg7 28. Kf1 f5 29. f3 Kf7 30. h3 h5 31. g4 fxg4 32. fxg4 Ke6 33. Ke2 hxg4 34. hxg4 b5?? { (0.13 → 3.02) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } (34... Kd6 35. a4 Kc5 36. Ne7 g5 37. Nf5 b5 38. axb5 Bb2 39. Kd3 Bc1 40. Kc3) 35. Kd3?? { (3.02 → 0.05) Blunder. Nc7+ was best. } (35. Nc7+ Kf6 36. Nxb5 Bb6 37. b4 Kg5 38. Kf3 Kf6 39. Nc3 Ke7 40. Nd5+ Kd7) 35... Kd6 36. Ke2 Kc5 37. Kf3 a5 38. Ke2 Bb2 39. Kd3 Bc1 40. Ne7 g5 41. Nd5 Bf4 42. Kc3 Bg3 43. a4 bxa4 44. bxa4 Be1+ 45. Kd3 Bg3 46. Kc3 Be1+ 47. Kd3 Bf2 48. Ne7 Bg3 49. Nc8 Kb4 50. Nb6 Bf2 51. Nd7 Bd4 52. Nf8?? { (0.00 → -3.37) Blunder. Nb8 was best. } (52. Nb8 Kxa4 53. Kc4 Be3 54. Nc6 Bf4 55. Kc5 Bg3 56. Kc4 Bh2 57. Kc5 Bf4) 52... Kxa4 53. Kc2? { (-3.07 → -5.76) Mistake. Kc4 was best. } (53. Kc4 Ka3 54. Ne6 Be3 55. Nc7 Kb2 56. Nd5 Bd2 57. Nb6 Kc2 58. Na4 Bf4) 53... Be3?! { (-5.76 → -3.84) Inaccuracy. Kb4 was best. } (53... Kb4 54. Ne6 a4 55. Nd8 a3 56. Nc6+ Kb5 57. Kb3 Kxc6 58. Kxa3 Kc5 59. Kb3) 54. Ne6 Bf4?! { (-3.96 → -2.97) Inaccuracy. Kb4 was best. } (54... Kb4 55. Nd8 Bf4 56. Nb7 a4 57. Nd6 a3 58. Nf5 Kc4 59. Nd6+ Kd4 60. Nb5+) 55. Kc3 Kb5 56. Nc7+ Kc5 57. Nd5? { (-2.02 → -3.62) Mistake. Ne6+ was best. } (57. Ne6+ Kb5) 57... a4 58. Ne7? { (-3.09 → -5.09) Mistake. Nc7 was best. } (58. Nc7 a3 59. Ne6+ Kd6 60. Ng7 Bd2+ 61. Kb3 Bc1 62. Nf5+ Kc5 63. Ng3 Bd2) 58... Be3 59. Nf5 Bd4+ 60. Kc2 a3 61. Kb3 Bb2 62. Ka2 Kc4 63. Kb1?? { (-5.56 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng7 was best. } (63. Ng7 Kd3 64. Kb3 Kxe4 65. Ne6 Kf3 66. Nxg5+ Kxg4 67. Ne4 Kf4 68. Nc5 e4) 63... Kd3?? { (Mate in 3 → -5.57) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kb3 was best. } (63... Kb3 64. Nd4+ exd4 65. e5 a2#) 64. Nd6 Kc3 65. Ka2 Kd4 66. Kb3 Ke3 67. Ka2 Kf4 68. Nc4 Kxg4 69. Nd2 Kf4 70. Kb3 g4 71. Kc2 g3 72. Kd3? { (-8.52 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc4 was best. } (72. Nc4 g2 73. Kb3 g1=Q 74. Na5 Qd1+ 75. Kb4 Qd3 76. Nc6 Qc3+ 77. Kb5 a2) 72... g2 73. Nc4?! { (-15.36 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb3 was best. } (73. Nb3 g1=Q) 73... g1=Q 74. Ne3 a2 75. Nd5+ Kf3 76. Kc4 Kf2 77. Nf6 Qf1+ 78. Kc5 Qe2 79. Kd5 Kf3 80. Ng4 Qd3+ 81. Ke6 Qxe4 82. Kf6 Kxg4 83. Kg7 Qf4 84. Kh8 { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2