[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uQhKs7Vu"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [White "aamir0814"] [Black "earlmiddleton40"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.02.03"] [UTCTime "22:10:28"] [WhiteElo "1742"] [BlackElo "1824"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+77"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6?! { (0.00 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } (4... Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bf1 Nf5 9. Nc3) 5. Re1 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. c3 Be7 8. Ba4?! { (0.94 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (8. d4 Nd7 9. Be3 a6 10. Bf1 O-O 11. d5 Ncb8 12. Nbd2 Bg6) 8... O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Bb3 b5 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. Nbd2 Na7 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 c6?! { (0.71 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (14... c5) 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Rab1?! { (1.26 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. e5 d5 19. Rac1 Bg6 20. Bc2 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 Nc6) 16... a5 17. a3 a4 18. Bc2 Kh8 19. Rbd1 Ng8?! { (1.00 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (19... Nd5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. e5 Nc8 22. Rc1 Ncb6 23. Qe4 Bg6 24. Qg4 Bxc2 25. Rxc2 Rbc8) 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qd3 Bg6 22. h4?! { (1.26 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (22. Qe2) 22... d5?? { (0.67 → 3.03) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (22... Nf6 23. Qc3 b4 24. axb4 Nb5 25. Qc4 Qb7 26. Bxa4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Ng5) 23. Qf1?? { (3.03 → 1.08) Blunder. h5 was best. } (23. h5) 23... Qd7?! { (1.08 → 2.02) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (23... Qc7 24. Rc1) 24. Bb1? { (2.02 → 0.61) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } (24. Ne5 Qc7 25. Qd3 c5 26. Nxg6+ hxg6 27. h5 gxh5 28. exd5 Nf6 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. dxc5 Qxc5) 24... Nf6?! { (0.61 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (24... f6 25. e5 Bxb1 26. Rxb1 Nc8 27. Qd3 Nb6 28. Re2 Nc4 29. Qc2 Ne7 30. Rbe1 Ng6 31. Nxc4) 25. e5?! { (1.53 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (25. Ne5) 25... Ne4?! { (0.86 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. Bxb1 was best. } (25... Bxb1 26. Rxb1 Nh5 27. g3 Qg4 28. Ng5 f5 29. Qd3 h6 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nd6 Rf8 32. Qe2) 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Bxe4 Bh5?! { (1.73 → 2.99) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } (27... Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Kg8 29. Rf4 h6 30. Nd2 c5 31. Ne4 cxd4 32. Rxd4 Qe6 33. Nc5 Qc6 34. Rd7) 28. Qd3 Bxf3? { (2.31 → 3.80) Mistake. h6 was best. } (28... h6 29. Re3 Bg4 30. Qc3 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32. Qc5 Ra8 33. d5 cxd5 34. Qxd5 Rac8 35. Qd7) 29. Qxf3 b4 30. h5 Qe6 31. g4?! { (4.34 → 3.16) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (31. d5 Qxe5 32. d6 Qf6 33. d7 Red8 34. Qe3 Nb5 35. axb4 Nc7 36. Bc2 Ne6 37. Qe4 g6) 31... f6?! { (3.16 → 4.22) Inaccuracy. bxa3 was best. } (31... bxa3 32. bxa3 Rf8 33. Qf5 Qxf5 34. gxf5 Kg8 35. h6 g6 36. e6 fxe6 37. fxe6 Rfe8 38. d5) 32. Bf5 Qb3 33. Re3 Qd5 34. Be4 Qe6 35. Bf5 Qe7 36. Be4 Qe6 37. h6 fxe5 38. hxg7+ Kxg7 39. Bf5 Qf6 40. dxe5 Rxe5?? { (6.71 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg5 was best. } (40... Qg5 41. Qh3 h6 42. Rd7+ Kg8 43. Rh7 Re6 44. Rxa7 Rg6 45. Bxg6 Qxg6 46. e6 bxa3 47. Qg3) 41. Rxe5? { (Mate in 9 → 8.14) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd7+ was best. } (41. Rd7+ Kh8 42. Qh1 h6 43. Rxe5 Nb5 44. Re6 Rf8 45. Rxf6 Rxf6 46. Qe4 Nc7 47. Qe7 Rf7) 41... Qxe5? { (8.14 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7 was best. } (41... Rb7 42. Qe3 Nb5 43. Re6 Nd4 44. Rxf6 Kxf6 45. Qh6+ Ke5 46. Qh2+ Kf6 47. Rxd4 Rg7 48. Qf4) 42. Rd7+ Kh8 43. Rxh7+ Kg8 44. Qd3?? { (Mate in 12 → 5.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxa7 was best. } (44. Rxa7 Rd8 45. Bh7+ Kh8 46. Be4 Qg7 47. Qh3+ Kg8 48. Bh7+ Kh8 49. Bf5+ Kg8 50. Be6+ Kf8) 44... Nb5?? { (5.78 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd5 was best. } (44... Qd5 45. Qe3 Qxf5 46. gxf5 Kxh7 47. Qe7+ Kh6 48. Qxa7 Kg5 49. f6 Kxf6 50. Qxa4 Rb5 51. f3) 45. Qc4+ Qd5 46. Be6+?? { (Mate in 8 → 5.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf4 was best. } (46. Qf4 Qd8 47. Qh6 Qd1+ 48. Kg2 Qd5+ 49. f3 Qxf3+ 50. Kxf3 Nd4+ 51. Kg2 Nxf5 52. Qg6+ Kf8) 46... Kxh7 47. Bxd5 cxd5 48. Qxd5 bxa3?! { (5.63 → 7.62) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (48... b3 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Qf4 Rb7 51. Qxa4 Nd6 52. Qd4+ Rg7 53. a4 Nc4 54. a5 Ne5 55. Kf1) 49. bxa3 Nxa3 50. Qd3+ Kg8 51. Qxa3 Rb1+ 52. Kg2 Rb7 53. Qxa4 Rf7 54. Qe8+ Kg7 55. f4 Ra7 56. Qe5+ Kg8?! { (15.61 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } (56... Kh7 57. g5 Rf7 58. Qd6 Rg7 59. Kf3 Kh8 60. Qf8+ Kh7 61. Qxg7+ Kxg7 62. f5 Kh7 63. Kg4) 57. Qd5+?! { (Mate in 9 → 16.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best. } (57. Qb8+ Kf7 58. Qxa7+ Ke6 59. f5+ Ke5 60. Qc7+ Kd5 61. f6 Kd4 62. f7 Ke4 63. f8=Q Ke3) 57... Kh7 58. g5 Kg6?! { (19.28 → Mate in 36) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } (58... Re7 59. Qf5+ Kg8 60. Qg6+ Kf8 61. Qf6+ Ke8 62. Qxe7+ Kxe7 63. Kf3 Kf7 64. f5 Ke7 65. Ke4) 59. Qe6+?! { (Mate in 36 → 18.28) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3+ was best. } (59. Qd3+ Kh5 60. Qf3+ Kg6 61. Qe4+ Kh5 62. Kg3 Ra3+ 63. Qf3+ Rxf3+ 64. Kxf3 Kg6 65. Ke4 Kh7) 59... Kh5?! { (18.28 → Mate in 24) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } (59... Kh7 60. Kf2 Kg7 61. f5 Rf7 62. f6+ Kg6 63. Qxf7+ Kxf7 64. Kf3 Kg6 65. Kf4 Kh5 66. Kf5) 60. Qh6+ Kg4 61. Qh3+ Kxf4 62. Qf3+ Kxg5 63. Qe3+ Kf5 64. Qxa7 Ke5 65. Kf3 Kd5 66. Qa4 Ke5 67. Qe4+ Kf6 68. Kf4 Kf7 69. Kf5 Kf8 70. Kf6 Kg8 71. Kg6 Kf8 72. Kf6 Kg8 73. Qb7 Kf8 74. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0