[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/q8BBPgmQ"] [Date "2024.06.01"] [White "Slyph"] [Black "Ekanth"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.06.01"] [UTCTime "13:11:08"] [WhiteElo "1955"] [BlackElo "1921"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. Nge2 c4?! { (0.30 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. g3) 4. g3 a6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O b5?! { (1.22 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (6... d6 7. b3) 7. d4 cxd3 8. cxd3 e5 9. Be3 Nf6 10. a4?! { (2.44 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (10. Nd5 Rb8 11. d4 d6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Nc3 Qd8 15. Nd5 Be7) 10... b4?! { (1.64 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } (10... bxa4) 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Ne7?! { (2.33 → 3.21) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (12... Na5 13. d4 e4 14. Bxe4 Bd6 15. Qd3 h6 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rac1) 13. d6 Nc6 14. Qc2?? { (3.55 → 1.23) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } (14. Bc5 Bb7 15. d4 g6 16. Nf4 Bg7 17. Nd5 O-O 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. dxe5 Bxe5) 14... Bb7 15. d4 Nxd4?? { (0.84 → 4.67) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } (15... Bxd6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nf4 O-O 18. Nd5 Bd4 19. Rfd1 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Rb8 21. Rd6) 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 exd4 18. Bxd4?! { (6.18 → 4.56) Inaccuracy. Qe4+ was best. } (18. Qe4+ Be7 19. Bxd4 f5 20. Qxf5 Qc8 21. Kg1 Qc6 22. dxe7 Qe6 23. Qf3 Qc6) 18... Bxd6?! { (4.56 → 6.23) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (18... f6 19. Rfe1+ Kf7 20. Qb3+ Kg6 21. Qd3+ Kf7 22. Bb6 Qxb6 23. Qd5+ Kg6 24. Qxa8) 19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Rfe1+ Be7? { (7.94 → Mate in 28) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } (20... Qe7 21. Qxh7 O-O-O 22. Rac1+ Kb8 23. Rxe7 Bxe7 24. Qe4 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Qxe7) 21. Qxh7 Rxg7? { (9.04 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d6 was best. } (21... d6 22. Qxg8+ Kd7 23. Qxf7 Rc8 24. Bf6 Rc5 25. Rxe7+ Kc6 26. Qe6 Kb6 27. a5+) 22. Qxg7? { (Mate in 2 → 7.41) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh8+ was best. } (22. Qh8+ Rg8 23. Qxg8#) 22... d5 23. Rad1 Rc8? { (7.89 → Mate in 29) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } (23... Rb8 24. Qg8+ Kd7 25. Rxd5+ Kc6 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. Qxf7 Ba5 28. Re6+ Kc5 29. Qf5+) 24. Qg8+ Kd7 25. Rxd5+ Bd6? { (8.54 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } (25... Kc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc1+ Kb7 28. Qxf7 Rd7 29. Qe6 Rc7 30. Rxc7+ Kxc7 31. Qxe7+) 26. Qxf7+ Kc6 27. Rc1+ Kb6 28. a5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0