[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ze2kJYtB"] [Date "2023.08.27"] [White "NathanielW"] [Black "mdpotts22"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.08.27"] [UTCTime "13:00:34"] [WhiteElo "2029"] [BlackElo "1952"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C05"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 { C05 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation } 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3 Be7 9. h4 cxd4 10. cxd4 a6 11. Rb1? { (0.80 → -0.31) Mistake. h5 was best. } (11. h5) 11... Qc7? { (-0.31 → 1.10) Mistake. Bxa3 was best. } (11... Bxa3 12. h5 Be7 13. Be3 Ndb8 14. Kf2 Bd7 15. Ne2 Nb4 16. Nc3 N8c6 17. Kg1 Na5 18. h6) 12. Bd3 f6 13. Ne2 b5 14. O-O Nb6 15. Kh1 Nc4?! { (1.29 → 2.03) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (15... f5 16. g4) 16. g4?! { (2.03 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (16. b3 Nxa3 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Ra1 b4 19. f5 exf5 20. Bh6 Rg8 21. Nf4 Rg4 22. Qe1 Qd6) 16... fxe5?! { (0.92 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } (16... Bb7 17. Ra1 O-O-O 18. b3 Kb8 19. Kg2 N4a5 20. Bd2 b4 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. f5 Nac6 23. Bxb4) 17. fxe5 Bd7 18. Ra1 h6?! { (1.59 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (18... b4 19. b3 Nxa3 20. Ng5 Nd8 21. Nxh7 Bb5 22. Bxa3 bxa3 23. Bxb5+ axb5 24. Qd3 Kd7 25. Qg6) 19. Bg6+ Kd8 20. b3 Nb6 21. Be3 Be8 22. Bd3 Kd7?! { (2.13 → 2.86) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (22... Qd7 23. h5 Kc7 24. Nf4 Kb7 25. Qe2 Rc8 26. Kg2 Rf8 27. Rfb1 Na8 28. a4 Nb4 29. axb5) 23. Qd2 Qd8 24. h5 Rf8 25. Nf4 Bf7 26. Rfc1 Rc8 27. Kg2 Nb8 28. Kg3?! { (3.31 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (28. a4 bxa4 29. bxa4 Nc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. d5 exd5 33. e6+ Bxe6 34. Ne5+ Kc8) 28... Rxc1 29. Rxc1?! { (2.39 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Qxc1 was best. } (29. Qxc1 Qc7 30. Qb1 Rc8 31. Bd2 Nc6 32. Bg6 Bg8 33. Nd3 Rf8 34. Bb4 Bf7 35. Bh7 Nxb4) 29... Bxa3 30. Rc2 Be7?! { (1.74 → 2.61) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (30... Nc6 31. Ra2 Bb4 32. Qc1 Qc8 33. Qa1 Na8 34. Rxa6 Qb7 35. Ra2 Nc7 36. Qb1 Ra8 37. Rf2) 31. Qa5 Na8?? { (2.40 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc4 was best. } (31... Nc4 32. Qxd8+ Rxd8 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Be2 Nc6 35. Bd1 a5 36. Ra2 Kc7 37. Ba4 Nb4 38. Ra1) 32. Bxb5+ axb5 33. Qxb5+ Nc6 34. Qxc6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0