[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/62h0T3Vc"] [Date "2023.03.04"] [White "msb2"] [Black "nihalsarin2004"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.03.04"] [UTCTime "20:20:01"] [WhiteElo "2926"] [BlackElo "2952"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "E46"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O { E46 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation } 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 Re8 8. Qb3 a5 9. cxd5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. c4 c6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Be2 a4 14. Qb1 N7f6 15. O-O Ne4 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. Be1 Nd6 18. Ne5 Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qe6 21. Rb1?! { (0.44 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best. } (21. Qb1) 21... f6 22. Nc4 Nf4 23. exf4 Nxc4 24. d5 cxd5 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Re2 27. Rd7 b6 28. Rc7 Na3 29. Rd1 Rae8 30. Bb4 Nb5 31. Rb7 Rxa2?? { (0.30 → 2.14) Blunder. Nd6 was best. } (31... Nd6 32. Rd7) 32. h4 Rb2? { (2.14 → 3.97) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } (32... Kh8) 33. Rdd7 Rxb4 34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Rxh7+ Kg8 36. h5 Rxf4?! { (3.96 → 5.47) Inaccuracy. Re1+ was best. } (36... Re1+ 37. Kh2 Rxf4 38. Kg3 Rf5 39. f4 Rxh5 40. Rxh5 Nd6 41. Rxb6 Rd1 42. Ra5 Nc4 43. Rb8+) 37. g3?? { (5.47 → -3.46) Blunder. Rhg7+ was best. } (37. Rhg7+ Kh8 38. Rh7+ Kg8 39. Rbg7+ Kf8 40. g3 Rg4 41. Rxg4 a3 42. Ra4 f5 43. Rb7 Kg8) 37... Rg4 38. Kg2 a3 39. Kh3 f5 40. f3 a2 41. fxg4?! { (-5.49 → -7.52) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } (41. Ra7 Nxa7 42. Rxa7 Rg7 43. Rxa2 b5 44. Rb2 Rb8 45. g4 b4 46. h6 fxg4+ 47. fxg4 Rc7) 41... a1=Q 42. Kh4?! { (-10.76 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhg7+ was best. } (42. Rhg7+ Qxg7 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. g5 Nd4 45. g6 b5 46. Kh4 Nf3+ 47. Kh3 b4 48. g4 fxg4+) 42... Nd6? { (Mate in 6 → -9.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } (42... Qf6+ 43. g5 Qd4+ 44. Kh3 Qg4+ 45. Kg2 Re2+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Qg2#) 43. Rbg7+ Qxg7 44. Rxg7+ Kxg7 45. Kg5?! { (-12.40 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } (45. g5 Re4+ 46. Kh3 Rg4 47. Kg2 Rxg5 48. Kf3 Rxh5 49. Ke3 Kf6 50. Kf4 Rg5 51. Kf3 Ne4) 45... fxg4 46. h6+ Kh7 47. Kxg4 Nf7 48. Kf4 Nxh6 49. g4 Rg8?! { (Mate in 10 → -14.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kg6 was best. } (49... Kg6 50. g5 b5 51. gxh6 Kxh6 52. Kf5 b4 53. Kf6 b3 54. Kf7 Re4 55. Kf6 b2 56. Kf7) 50. g5?! { (-14.48 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } (50. Ke3 Rxg4 51. Kd3 Kg6 52. Kc2 Ng8 53. Kc1 b5 54. Kd1 Nf6 55. Ke2 Kf5 56. Ke3 Ke5) 50... Nf7?! { (Mate in 12 → -15.85) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re8 was best. } (50... Re8 51. Kg3 Nf7 52. Kf3 Nxg5+ 53. Kf4 Kg6 54. Kg4 b5 55. Kg3 b4 56. Kg4 b3 57. Kf4) 51. Kf5 Rxg5+ 52. Ke4 Kh6 53. Kd4 Rc5 54. Kd3 Kg6 55. Kd4 Kf6 56. Kd3 Ke6 57. Kd2 Kd6 58. Kd3 b5 59. Kd2 b4 60. Ke3 b3 61. Kd4 b2 62. Ke3 b1=Q 63. Ke2 Qb4 64. Kf3 Rc3+ 65. Ke2 Qb2+ 66. Kd1 Rc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1