[Event "Start on Round 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qXClHN4I"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [White "littlehank"] [Black "AlexIsWorldCHAMPION"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.02.16"] [UTCTime "13:09:00"] [WhiteElo "1512"] [BlackElo "1880"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 Ng4 8. h4 h6 9. Qd2?! { (0.03 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. } (9. Bxe7 Qxe7+ 10. Qe2 Qd6 11. O-O a6 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Ne2 Nb4 14. Rfe1 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Be6) 9... hxg5 10. hxg5 f6?? { (-0.77 → 1.85) Blunder. g6 was best. } (10... g6 11. O-O-O Kg7 12. Rh3 Nxf2 13. Qxf2 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Bxg5+ 15. Kb1 Nc6 16. h4 Bf6 17. h5) 11. g6? { (1.85 → 0.55) Mistake. Bh7+ was best. } (11. Bh7+ Kf7 12. Qd3 Rh8 13. Bg6+ Kg8 14. Rxh8+ Kxh8 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Rh1+ Kg8 17. Bh7+ Kf7) 11... Nh6?? { (0.55 → 5.42) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (11... Nc6 12. Rh7 Re8 13. O-O-O Bf8 14. Rdh1 Nh6 15. a3 f5 16. Ng5 Be6 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Nxe6) 12. Rxh6 Be6?! { (5.18 → 9.02) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } (12... Bb4 13. Rh7 Re8+ 14. Kf1 Nd7 15. Qf4 Nf8 16. Ne5 Rxe5 17. dxe5 Bxc3 18. Qh4 Nxh7 19. Qxh7+) 13. O-O-O gxh6? { (8.75 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } (13... f5 14. Rdh1 Bh4 15. R6xh4 Qxh4 16. Rxh4 Nd7 17. Ne2 f4 18. Nxf4 Nc5 19. dxc5 Bf5 20. Nxd5) 14. Qxh6 Rf7 15. Rh1 Rh7 16. Qxh7+ Kf8 17. Qh8+ Bg8 18. g7+ Kf7 19. Re1 Nc6?! { (10.97 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. } (19... Qd6 20. Qh6 Ke8 21. Bh7 Kd7 22. Bxg8 Kc6 23. Bxd5+ Qxd5 24. Nxd5 Na6 25. Qh3 b5 26. Ne5+) 20. Nh4? { (Mate in 8 → 9.57) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5+ was best. } (20. Qh5+ Kxg7 21. Qg6+ Kf8 22. Qh6+ Ke8 23. Bg6+ Bf7 24. Qh8+ Kd7 25. Bf5+ Be6 26. Bxe6+ Kd6) 20... Nxd4? { (9.57 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5 was best. } (20... Ne5 21. Qh5+ Ke6 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Rxe5+ Kd7 24. Ng6 Be6 25. Rxd5+ Bd6 26. Ne5+ Kc8 27. Bf5) 21. Bg6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0