[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/c9QDYtG4"] [Date "2023.09.01"] [White "dave3"] [Black "knightstomeetu"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.09.01"] [UTCTime "18:01:41"] [WhiteElo "1975"] [BlackElo "2137"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "D47"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 { D47 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation } 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bb7 11. b4?! { (0.32 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rd1 h6 13. h3 Qc7 14. Nd2 a6 15. b4 e5 16. Nce4 exd4 17. Nxd6 Qxd6) 11... a5 12. Rb1 axb4 13. axb4 Qe7 14. Qb3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 Bc8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Bd2 Ra7 19. e4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Rfe1 Qd5 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25. b5 Bc5?! { (0.03 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (25... Rb8 26. Bb4 Bxb4 27. Rxb4 g6 28. h4 Rab7 29. Re5 Bxb5 30. Rxd5 Bd7 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. f3) 26. Be3?! { (0.73 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (26. b6 Rb7) 26... Rb7 27. Ne6 fxe6 28. Bxc5 Rc8 29. Bd6 Rxb5 30. Rxb5 Bxb5 31. f4 Kf7 32. Rb1 Bc6 33. Be5 Rd8 34. Rb6 Be8 35. Rb7+ Rd7 36. Rxd7+ Bxd7 37. Kf2 h6 38. Ke3 g5 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. g3 Kg6 41. Kd4 Kf5 42. Bb8 { White offers draw } 42... Bc6 43. Be5 Kg4 44. Bb8 Kh3 45. Be5 Kxh2 46. Bb8 Kh3 47. Be5 Bb5 48. Bb8 Kg4 49. Be5 Kf3 50. Bb8 Kg4 51. Be5 Kf5 52. Bb8 Be2 53. Be5 Bf3 54. Bb8 e5+ 55. Bxe5 { Black resigns. } 1-0