[Event "FINAL MCC 2025"] [Site "https://lichess.org/1tM2x0Gj"] [Date "2025.03.15"] [White "tlesmana1"] [Black "timothyjordan707"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "1tM2x0Gj"] [UTCDate "2025.03.15"] [UTCTime "06:45:44"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "2257"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+3"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. a4 Bg7 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. a5 Bd7 10. Bd3 Ne5?! { (-0.35 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (10... Be6 11. Be3 Bxb3 12. cxb3 Nd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd5 e6 15. Nb6 Nxb6 16. Bxb6) 11. O-O Nxd3 12. cxd3 O-O 13. Be3 Bc6 14. Bb6 Qd7 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Qd2 Ne8 19. Nd5 e6 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Nb4 Rc8 22. d4?! { (-0.46 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Na2 was best. } (22. Na2 d5 23. Rd1 Nc7 24. Nc3 d4 25. Na2 Na8 26. Ba7 Bf8 27. Rc1 Rxc1+) 22... Qb5? { (-1.51 → -0.17) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (22... Nf6 23. Re1 Qa4 24. d5 e5 25. f3 Nd7 26. Be3 Qxa5 27. Rb1 Rc4 28. Nd3) 23. d5? { (-0.17 → -1.69) Mistake. Na2 was best. } (23. Na2 Qb3 24. Nc3 Rc4 25. Ra1 Bh6 26. Qe2 Rb4 27. Nd1 Qc4 28. Qxc4 Rxc4) 23... Qc4?? { (-1.69 → 0.05) Blunder. Rc4 was best. } (23... Rc4) 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rd1?! { (-0.05 → -0.87) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (25. Re1 Nf6) 25... Qxe4 26. Re1 Qc4 27. Nd3 Qd5 28. Qe3 e5 29. f4?! { (-0.45 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } (29. Nb4 Qc4) 29... Rc2 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 e4 32. Nb4 Qe6 33. g4 Bf8 34. Nc2 d5 35. Nd4?! { (-0.87 → -1.57) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (35. Qd2 Bd6) 35... Qf7 36. f5 gxf5?! { (-2.01 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } (36... Nd6) 37. gxf5?! { (-1.26 → -2.07) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } (37. Nxf5 Nd6 38. Nxd6 Bxd6 39. Qc2 Qe6 40. Bd4 Bf4 41. Qf2 Be5 42. Kf1 Kg7) 37... Bg7?! { (-2.07 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Ng7 was best. } (37... Ng7 38. Qg2) 38. Qg4 Kh8 39. Ne6?! { (-0.75 → -1.63) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } (39. Qf4 Qf6) 39... Bxb2?! { (-1.63 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } (39... Be5 40. Ng5 Qg7 41. Kh1 Nf6 42. Qh4 d4 43. b3 Qg8 44. Ne6 d3 45. Bd8) 40. Ng5? { (-0.71 → -2.27) Mistake. Qf4 was best. } (40. Qf4 Bf6 41. Kh2 Qd7 42. Kg2 Kg8 43. Qh6 Qf7 44. Qf4 Qh5 45. Qb8 Qf3+) 40... Qg7 41. Qh5?? { (-2.15 → -4.73) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } (41. Kf1 h6 42. Ne6 Qxg4 43. hxg4 Kg8 44. Ke2 Nd6 45. Be3 h5 46. gxh5 Nxf5) 41... Nf6 42. Qh4 h6 43. Kh2?! { (-4.54 → -7.05) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (43. Be3 Kg8 44. Kf1 hxg5 45. Bxg5 Be5 46. Bf4 Bxf4 47. Qxf4 Ne8 48. Qb8 Qf7) 43... Qxg5 44. Qxg5 hxg5 45. Bd8 d4? { (-7.40 → -4.15) Mistake. Be5+ was best. } (45... Be5+ 46. Kg1 Kh7 47. Kf2 d4 48. Bb6 Nd5 49. Bd8 Bf4 50. h4 gxh4 51. Kg2) 46. Kg3?? { (-4.15 → -10.62) Blunder. Bxf6+ was best. } (46. Bxf6+ Kg8 47. Kg2 Bc3 48. Kf1 Kf7 49. Bxg5 Bxa5 50. h4 Bc3 51. h5 a5) 46... d3 47. Bxf6+? { (-8.92 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } (47. Kf2 Bd4+ 48. Kf1 e3 49. Kg2 e2 50. Bxf6+ Bxf6 51. Kf2 Kg7 52. h4 gxh4) 47... Bxf6 48. Kg4?! { (-10.94 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } (48. Kf2 Kg7) 48... d2 49. h4 d1=Q+ 50. Kh3 g4+ 51. Kh2 Be5+ 52. Kg2 Qf3+ 53. Kg1 Bd4+ 54. Kh2 Qf2+ 55. Kh1 Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1