[Event "IM littleplotkin Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uozliJYq"] [Date "2023.04.22"] [White "littleplotkin"] [Black "NatalieNewt"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.04.22"] [UTCTime "20:49:33"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "1065"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+3"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation } e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 d6? { (0.00 → 1.18) Mistake. e4 was best. } (5... e4 6. Ne5 h5 7. Be2 Qc7 8. f3 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qxe5 10. f4) 6. d5 Nb4?! { (1.32 → 1.99) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (6... Ne7 7. e4 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. h3 Nh5 10. g3 Bd7 11. a4) 7. e4?! { (1.99 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (7. a3 Na6 8. h3 Be7 9. Bd3 Nc7 10. e4 a6 11. O-O O-O) 7... Bg4 8. a3 Na6 9. b4?! { (1.29 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (9. h3) 9... cxb4 10. axb4 Nxb4?? { (1.29 → 3.76) Blunder. Be7 was best. } (10... Be7 11. Be2) 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxb4 g6?! { (4.05 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (12... Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. f3 Bh5 15. Nd1 Bg6 16. g3 a6 17. Qb6 Rfc8 18. Qb1 b5 19. cxb5) 13. c5 dxc5 14. Qb2 Bg7 15. Bb5 Qxb5 16. Qxb5+ Bd7 17. Qxc5 b6 18. Qd6 Rc8? { (9.86 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } (18... Rd8 19. Rxa7 Ng8 20. Nxe5 Ne7 21. Rxd7 O-O 22. Rxd8 Bxe5 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Qxe5 f6 25. Qxf6+) 19. Ba3?! { (Mate in 10 → 10.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxa7 was best. } (19. Rxa7 Rxc3 20. Bg5 Bf8 21. Qxf6 Rc8 22. Qxe5+ Be6 23. d6 Rc1+ 24. Kd2 Rc2+ 25. Kxc2 Bxd6) 19... Bf8 20. Qxe5+ Kd8 21. Qxf6+ Ke8?! { (12.94 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } (21... Kc7 22. Bxf8 Kb7 23. Qxh8 a5 24. Qg7 Rxf8 25. Qxf8 f5 26. Qe7 Kc8 27. e5 Be6 28. Qxe6+) 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rxa7 Rxc3 24. Rxd7 Rc1+ 25. Kd2 Rxh1 26. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0