[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rNWM3A1W"] [Date "2023.03.04"] [White "nihalsarin2004"] [Black "msb2"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.03.04"] [UTCTime "19:49:26"] [WhiteElo "2969"] [BlackElo "2925"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Bb4 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O c4 8. Be2?! { (0.33 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Re1+ was best. } (8. Re1+) 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bf4?! { (0.01 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. f4 Nc6 14. Bg4 b5 15. Qf3 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 b4) 10... Ne4 11. Qe1 Re8 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Ne5 Qa5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bd2 Qa4 16. f3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Bf5 18. Rf2 Qxc2 19. Bxf6? { (-1.55 → -3.27) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } (19. Qd2 Qxd2 20. Bxd2 Rab8 21. g4 Bb1 22. Bd1 Bd3 23. Kg2 Rb6 24. h3 h6 25. Bf4 Nd7) 19... gxf6 20. Rc1 Qxa2 21. Qd1 Qa3 22. Qd2 Rab8 23. Bf1 Qe7 24. g4 Bg6 25. h4 Qe3 26. h5 Bd3? { (-3.51 → -2.06) Mistake. Bb1 was best. } (26... Bb1 27. Qxe3 Rxe3 28. Bg2 Kg7 29. Rff1 Bd3 30. Rf2 a5 31. Ra1 Rb3 32. Rfa2 Rxc3 33. Kf2) 27. Bxd3 cxd3 28. Rd1 Rb3 29. Qxd3 Rxc3 30. Qxe3 Rexe3 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Ra1 Ra3?? { (-2.12 → -0.08) Blunder. h6 was best. } (32... h6 33. Rxa7 f5 34. gxf5 Red3 35. Rc7 Rxd4 36. Kg3 Kf6 37. Rf1 Re4 38. Rd7 Re7 39. Rxe7) 33. Rb1?? { (-0.08 → -2.16) Blunder. Rxa3 was best. } (33. Rxa3 Rxa3 34. Rc2 Ra6 35. Kg3 Rb6 36. Rc5 h6 37. Kf4 Rb4 38. Rxc6 Rxd4+ 39. Ke3 Ra4) 33... Reb3? { (-2.16 → -0.94) Mistake. a5 was best. } (33... a5 34. Kg3) 34. Rc1?! { (-0.94 → -1.83) Inaccuracy. Rxb3 was best. } (34. Rxb3 Rxb3) 34... Rc3 35. Rb1 Rd3?! { (-2.09 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } (35... Ra4 36. Rb7) 36. Rb7?! { (-1.46 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (36. Rc1) 36... a5 37. Rc7 h6?? { (-3.26 → -0.49) Blunder. Rac3 was best. } (37... Rac3) 38. Rxc6?! { (-0.49 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } (38. Re2) 38... Rxd4 39. Rd6?! { (-0.32 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } (39. Re2) 39... Rad3 40. Rd7?? { (-0.64 → -2.88) Blunder. Re2 was best. } (40. Re2) 40... Rd2?? { (-2.88 → -0.34) Blunder. f5 was best. } (40... f5 41. Ra7 Ra3 42. Rd7 Rf4 43. Rxd5 fxg4 44. fxg4 Rxg4+ 45. Kh2 Rg5 46. Rd7 Rxh5+ 47. Kg2) 41. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 42. Kg3 a4 43. Ra7 Ra2 44. Kf4?? { (-0.19 → -3.04) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } (44. Ra5 f5 45. gxf5 d4 46. Rd5 a3 47. Rxd4 Ra1 48. Ra4 f6 49. Kf4 Kf7 50. Ra5 a2) 44... a3 { White resigns. } 0-1