[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/d9HA9xjP"] [Date "2023.03.04"] [White "nihalsarin2004"] [Black "msb2"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.03.04"] [UTCTime "20:40:37"] [WhiteElo "2953"] [BlackElo "2904"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd1 b4 12. Nf2 a5 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nb6 16. Rac1 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rxc4 Nb4 19. Rfc1?! { (-0.64 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } (19. Ra1) 19... Ba6 20. R4c3 Nd5 21. Rb3 a4?! { (-2.18 → -1.03) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } (21... Bb4 22. Qd1 a4 23. Rxb4 Nxb4 24. Bd2 Nd5 25. Ne4 Bd3 26. Nc5 Bg6 27. a3 Qe7 28. Rc4) 22. Rbb1 Rb8?! { (-1.32 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } (22... Ba3) 23. Ne4? { (-0.70 → -2.47) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } (23. Nd3 Ba3) 23... Bb4 24. Qf2 Bd3 25. Ng3?! { (-3.05 → -4.10) Inaccuracy. Rxb4 was best. } (25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Nc5 Bf5 27. Bd2 Rb2 28. a3 Ra2 29. h3 h6 30. Kh2 Rxa3 31. Be1 Qa8) 25... Bxb1 26. Rxb1 Nxe3?! { (-4.22 → -2.80) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } (26... Bc3 27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. h3 Qb2 29. f5 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rb8 31. Ng5 h6 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. fxe6) 27. Qxe3 Qd5 28. f5 Qxa2 29. Rf1 f6 30. Qf4?! { (-2.59 → -3.60) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (30. Nh5 Be7) 30... fxe5 31. Nxe5?! { (-3.56 → -4.54) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (31. Qg4 Qd5 32. Nh5 Rb7 33. f6 exd4 34. Ng5 d3 35. Nxe6 Rff7 36. Nexg7 Kh8 37. h3 d2) 31... Bd6 32. Qg4 Rb1 33. h4 Rxf1+ 34. Nxf1 Qb1 35. Nc4 Rxf5 36. Nd2 Qe1 37. d5?? { (-6.38 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3 was best. } (37. Nf3 Qb1 38. Nd2 Qd3 39. d5 a3 40. dxe6 a2 41. Qa4 Qa3 42. Qxa3 Bxa3 43. Nb3 Re5) 37... Qf2+ 38. Kh1 Qxf1+ { White resigns. } 0-1