[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6lDLwbgf"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "PaulfromSPb"] [Black "crapblanca"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "20:33:47"] [WhiteElo "2539"] [BlackElo "2139"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C03"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 { C03 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation } dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Bd3 Bc6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Qe2 Ngf6 8. Neg5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 c6 10. O-O Be7?! { (0.63 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (10... Bd6) 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qh3 h6?! { (1.93 → 3.17) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (12... g6 13. Bc4) 13. Nf3?? { (3.17 → 1.24) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } (13. Nxe6 Qa5 14. b4 Bxb4 15. Nxg7 h5 16. Re3 Kxg7 17. Rg3+ Kh8 18. Rg5 Rfe8) 13... c5? { (1.24 → 2.58) Mistake. Re8 was best. } (13... Re8 14. Ne5) 14. Bxh6 g6?? { (2.35 → 4.90) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (14... Re8 15. Bg5) 15. Bxf8? { (4.90 → 3.01) Mistake. Bxg6 was best. } (15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxe6+ Kh7 17. Bg5 cxd4 18. Qxe7+ Kg8 19. Qb4 Qb6 20. Qxd4 Qxd4) 15... Bxf8 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qb6?! { (3.55 → 4.47) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (17... e5 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. Bc4 Bc5 20. Rf1 Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 e4 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Qxd7) 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6 Qxb2 20. Bxg6 Bg7 21. Re7 Nf8?? { (4.69 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc5 was best. } (21... Nc5 22. Qh4 b6 23. Qg5 Rf8 24. Bf5 Nd5 25. Qxg7+ Qxg7 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rxd5) 22. Bf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0