[Event "IM littleplotkin simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/efpnzuBR"] [Date "2023.01.13"] [White "littleplotkin"] [Black "michaelc519"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.01.13"] [UTCTime "00:40:10"] [WhiteElo "2315"] [BlackElo "1763"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+20"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } O-O 5. Qc2 b6?! { (0.00 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (5... d5 6. e3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc6 9. Be2 Re8 10. cxd5) 6. e4 Bb7 7. e5?! { (1.10 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (7. Bd3 h6 8. e5 Ne8 9. Bh7+ Kh8 10. Be4 Bxe4 11. Qxe4 d5) 7... Ne4 8. Bd3 d5?! { (0.30 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (8... f5) 9. exd6 Nxc3? { (0.94 → 2.31) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (9... Nf6 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. Bg5 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. O-O Qb7 15. Nh4 b5 16. f3) 10. bxc3 Bxd6?! { (2.35 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (10... Bxf3 11. cxb4 Bb7 12. dxc7 Qxc7 13. O-O h6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Qc3 Nd7 16. d5 f6 17. Qb3) 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Be4? { (3.11 → 1.51) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (12. Ng5 Nd7 13. Qd3 Nf6 14. Qh3 g6 15. Bxg6+ Kg7 16. Bxf7 Qe7 17. Bxe6 Rh8 18. Qf5 Bxh2) 12... Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Nd7 14. Bg5 Nf6?? { (1.27 → 3.88) Blunder. f6 was best. } (14... f6 15. Bd2 Qe8 16. O-O Qf7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Re2 Kg8 19. Rfe1 e5 20. Qf5 Qe6 21. Qd3) 15. Qh4+ Kg8 16. O-O Qe7?! { (3.52 → 5.28) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (16... Be7 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. f4 Bxg5 19. fxg5 Ne7 20. Rf3 Nf5 21. Qg4 Qe8 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qg4) 17. Rfe1 c5 18. d5?! { (5.77 → 4.34) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (18. Re3 Rfe8 19. Ne5 Rad8 20. Rh3 Kf8 21. Qh8+ Ng8 22. Bxe7+ Rxe7 23. Nc6 Rde8 24. Rh7 f6) 18... Rae8 19. dxe6? { (4.95 → 2.81) Mistake. Re3 was best. } (19. Re3 Nxd5 20. cxd5 f6 21. Rxe6 Qd7 22. Be3 Rxe6 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Qa4 Rd8 25. Re1 Bb8) 19... fxe6 20. Rad1 Bb8 21. Ne5?! { (2.93 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (21. Re3 Rf7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. g3 Rff8 24. Red3 Qh7 25. Qg4+ Kf7 26. Rd7+ Re7 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7) 21... Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Rd8 23. Rde1 Rfe8 24. h3 Rd6 25. Kh2 Kf7?? { (2.48 → 5.07) Blunder. Qf7 was best. } (25... Qf7 26. R5e3 Rf8 27. Qg3 Rc6 28. Rd1 Qg6 29. f3 Nh5 30. Qe5 Qf5 31. Rd7 Qxe5+ 32. Rxe5) 26. Bf4?? { (5.07 → 2.51) Blunder. R1e3 was best. } (26. R1e3) 26... Qd8 27. Rg5 Rh8? { (3.10 → 5.47) Mistake. Rd3 was best. } (27... Rd3 28. f3) 28. Qg3 Nh5 29. Rxh5 Rxh5 30. Bxd6 Rg5 31. Bc7?! { (6.09 → 4.36) Inaccuracy. Qf3+ was best. } (31. Qf3+ Rf5 32. Qb7+ Kg8 33. Bg3 Rf7 34. Qc6 Qd7 35. Qe4 Qd2 36. Rb1 Qxc3 37. Qxe6 Qd2) 31... Qf6?! { (4.36 → 6.14) Inaccuracy. Rxg3 was best. } (31... Rxg3 32. Bxd8 Rxc3 33. Re3 Rxc4 34. Ra3 Ke8 35. Bc7 b5 36. Rxa7 Kd7 37. Be5+ Kc6 38. Bxg7) 32. Qd6 Rf5 33. Qd7+ Kg8 34. Rxe6 Qg5 35. f4 Rxf4 36. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 37. Kg1 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qf4+ 39. Ke2?! { (6.58 → 4.99) Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best. } (39. Ke1 Qc1+ 40. Ke2 Qc2+ 41. Qd2 Kf7 42. Re3 Qxd2+ 43. Kxd2 Kf6 44. Ke1 Kf5 45. Rf3+ Kg6) 39... Qxc4+ 40. Kd2 Qxa2+? { (5.05 → 11.47) Mistake. Qf4+ was best. } (40... Qf4+ 41. Re3 Qf2+ 42. Re2 Qxe2+ 43. Kxe2 a5 44. a4 c4 45. Qf5 Kh8 46. Ke3 Kg8 47. Kd4) 41. Ke3 Qc4?! { (12.82 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe6+ was best. } (41... Qxe6+ 42. Qxe6+) 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kh6 44. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0