[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5KeHwZe1"] [Date "2025.07.30"] [White "kalshisback"] [Black "DimitriZera"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5KeHwZe1"] [UTCDate "2025.07.30"] [UTCTime "01:26:18"] [WhiteElo "1765"] [BlackElo "1734"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. d4?! { (0.22 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (5. f4 c4 6. Qe2 Ba6 7. Nf3 e6 8. b3 Nf6 9. bxc4 d5) 5... g6? { (-0.46 → 0.97) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } (5... cxd4 6. Qxd4 e5 7. Qd3 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nge2) 6. Nf3?! { (0.97 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } (6. dxc5 Nf6 7. cxd6 exd6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Bf4 d5 10. Be5 O-O) 6... Bg7?! { (0.03 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (6... Qb6 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Be3 Qb4 9. e5 Bg7 10. Qd4 Qxb2 11. Rb1) 7. O-O? { (0.86 → -0.36) Mistake. dxc5 was best. } (7. dxc5 Ba6 8. cxd6 exd6 9. Bf4 Qa5 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. e5 dxe5) 7... Bg4? { (-0.36 → 0.79) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. h3 O-O 11. Nf3 Rd8 12. Bd2) 8. dxc5 d5?! { (0.77 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } (8... dxc5) 9. h3?! { (1.75 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (9. exd5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd5 12. Qe2 Qe6 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. Qa6 h5) 9... d4? { (0.94 → 2.32) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (9... dxe4) 10. hxg4 dxc3 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. bxc3? { (2.09 → 0.61) Mistake. b4 was best. } (12. b4 Nf6 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 g5) 12... Nf6 13. Be3 Nxg4 14. Bd4?! { (0.63 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (14. Nd4 Nxe3) 14... Nf6?? { (0.06 → 2.10) Blunder. e5 was best. } (14... e5 15. Be3) 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Ne5 Rb8?! { (2.10 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (16... Rc8 17. Rab1 Rc7 18. a4 Rd8 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. e5 a5 21. f4 h5 22. Rb6) 17. Nxc6 Rb2?! { (3.49 → 5.41) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } (17... Rb7 18. Nb4 e6 19. Rab1 Rc7 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. e6 fxe6 23. Rxe6) 18. Nb4? { (5.41 → 3.16) Mistake. e5 was best. } (18. e5 Nd7 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. c6 Nb6 21. c7 Rxc2 22. a4 h6 23. a5 Nc8) 18... a5 19. Nc6 e6 20. Nxa5 Rxc2 21. e5 Nd5 22. Rec1 Re2 23. Nc4 Bh6?! { (2.75 → 4.20) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (23... f6 24. Re1) 24. Re1 Rc2 25. Na3 Rxc3 26. Bxc3 Nxc3 27. c6?! { (3.62 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } (27. Nb1 Na4 28. c6 Rc8 29. Re4 Nb6 30. a4 Rxc6 31. a5 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Nc8) 27... Nd5? { (2.72 → 4.72) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } (27... Rc8 28. Nb1 Nd5 29. a4 Rxc6 30. g3 Ra6 31. Re4 Bf8 32. Nd2 Bb4 33. Nf3) 28. Nb5 Ne7 29. c7 Bg7 30. Rac1 h5 31. a4 Ra8 32. Rc4 Nc8 33. Rd1 Bxe5 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Na7?! { (5.95 → 4.66) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (35. f4 Bf6 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Nd6 Ra8 38. Kf1 Be7 39. c8=Q Rxc8 40. Nxc8 Bd8) 35... Bf6?! { (4.66 → 6.79) Inaccuracy. Rxa7 was best. } (35... Rxa7 36. Rxc8 Kf6 37. g3 g5 38. Rd8 Rxc7 39. Rxc7 Bxc7 40. Rd7 Bb6 41. Rb7) 36. Rxc8 Rxa7 37. Rb8 Be5 38. c8=Q Bxb8 39. Qxb8 Rd7? { (7.16 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra5 was best. } (39... Ra5 40. Kh2 Rf5 41. Qd8 e5 42. Rc8 Kh6 43. f3 f6 44. Qh8+ Kg5 45. Rc4) 40. Qe5+ Kh7 41. Rc8 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 g5 43. Qh8+ Kg6 44. Rg8+ Kf5 45. Qxh5 Rd4?! { (14.09 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh1+ was best. } (45... Rh1+ 46. Kxh1 Ke5 47. Qxf7 g4 48. Kh2 g3+ 49. Rxg3 Kd5 50. Rg6 Kc4 51. Qxe6+) 46. Qxg5+ Ke4 47. Qg4+?! { (Mate in 6 → 25.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe3+ was best. } (47. Qe3+ Kd5 48. Rd8+ Kc6 49. Qxd4 e5 50. Qd6+ Kb7 51. Rd7+ Kc8 52. Qc7#) 47... Kd3?! { (25.87 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } (47... Ke5) 48. Qf3+ Kc4 49. Rc8+ Kb4 50. Qc3+ Kxa4 51. Rb8 Rh4+ 52. Kg1 Rh1+ 53. Kxh1 f5 54. Qa1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0