[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TC7CWL5h"] [Date "2024.05.08"] [White "TheWCH"] [Black "joeralph"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.08"] [UTCTime "14:01:01"] [WhiteElo "2289"] [BlackElo "2292"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A67"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ { A67 Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation } Nfd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nge2? { (1.01 → -0.13) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } (10. Nf3) 10... Na6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Be3 Nf6 13. h3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Nxd6? { (0.40 → -0.98) Mistake. N2g3 was best. } (15. N2g3 a6) 15... Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Bxh3 17. Rf3 Qe7 18. Rxh3?! { (-1.46 → -2.26) Inaccuracy. Nxf7 was best. } (18. Nxf7 Bg4) 18... Qxd6 19. Nc3 a6 20. Bc4 Qxf4 21. Be2?! { (-2.57 → -4.02) Inaccuracy. Qf1 was best. } (21. Qf1 Qxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Rad8 23. a5 Bd4 24. Ne4 Nxd5 25. Ng5 Rd7 26. b4 h6) 21... Rad8 22. Bf3?! { (-3.49 → -4.58) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } (22. Qb3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qe5 24. Bf1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Nxd5 27. Qc4 Nf6) 22... Rfe8 23. Qb3 Nd3 24. Rf1?? { (-5.13 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc2 was best. } (24. Qc2 Qd4 25. Rf1 Re1 26. Rxe1 Nxe1 27. Qe4 Nd3 28. Nd1 Nf4 29. Qxd4 Bxd4) 24... Re7?? { (Mate in 10 → -4.63) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf2+ was best. } (24... Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nxh3+ 26. gxh3 Qg3+ 27. Bg2 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Be5 29. Kg1 Qh2+ 30. Kf2) 25. d6?? { (-4.63 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } (25. g3 Qb4 26. Qxb4 cxb4 27. Ne4 Nxb2 28. d6 Re5 29. Rh4 b5 30. axb5 axb5) 25... Qxd6?? { (Mate in 11 → -5.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf2+ was best. } (25... Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nxh3+ 27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Ng4 29. Bxg4 Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Qxf1+ 31. Kh2) 26. Nd5?! { (-5.35 → -7.88) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } (26. Qc4 Qd4 27. Qxd4 Bxd4 28. Nd5 Nf2+ 29. Kh2 Re6 30. Rh4 Nd3 31. Kh1 Kg7) 26... Nf4?? { (-7.88 → -2.54) Blunder. Nf2+ was best. } (26... Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nxh3+ 28. Kh1 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Re6 30. Qc2 Bd4 31. Qxf2 Qe5 32. a5) 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Rh2 Rd7?! { (-2.46 → -1.78) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } (28... Rd3 29. Qxb7 Qxb7 30. Bxb7 Ne2 31. Rh3 Rxh3+ 32. gxh3 Ng3+ 33. Kg2 Nxf1 34. Kxf1) 29. Bg4?? { (-1.78 → -4.14) Blunder. g3 was best. } (29. g3 Nd3 30. Bd5 Ne5 31. Rhf2 Kh8 32. Bxf7 Ng4 33. Be6 Nxf2+ 34. Rxf2 Rd6) 29... Rd3 30. Qc4 Rd4 31. Qb3 h5 32. Bf3 Rb4 33. Qd1 Rxb2?! { (-4.02 → -3.12) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } (33... Be5 34. g3 Ne6 35. Qe1 Qg5 36. Rg2 h4 37. g4 Bg3 38. Qc3 Rxa4 39. Bxb7) 34. Re1? { (-3.12 → -5.24) Mistake. g3 was best. } (34. g3 Rxh2+ 35. Kxh2 Ne6 36. Bd5 Ng5 37. a5 Bd4 38. Bg2 Be5 39. Qe1 h4) 34... Qg5 35. Qd7 Ne6?! { (-5.41 → -3.84) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } (35... Bd4 36. Rd1 Kg7 37. Rxd4 cxd4 38. Qxd4+ Qf6 39. Qxf6+ Kxf6 40. Kg1 Nd3 41. Rh4) 36. Qe8+ Nf8 37. Rf1 Be5?? { (-4.45 → -0.62) Blunder. Rf2 was best. } (37... Rf2 38. Qe1 Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 b5 40. Bc6 b4 41. Rh3 Ne6 42. Rf3 Qh4+ 43. Rh3) 38. Bd5?? { (-0.62 → -5.67) Blunder. Be2 was best. } (38. Be2 Bf4) 38... Bg7?? { (-5.67 → -0.25) Blunder. Rf2 was best. } (38... Rf2 39. Rd1 Qf4 40. Qxf7+ Qxf7 41. Bxf7+ Rxf7 42. Rh4 Kg7 43. Rc4 Bd4 44. Rdxd4) 39. Rxf7?? { (-0.25 → -5.26) Blunder. Qxf7+ was best. } (39. Qxf7+) 39... Rb1+?? { (-5.26 → 1.60) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } (39... Qxd5 40. Rxf8+ Kh7 41. Rf1 c4 42. Qe3 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. Rg1 c3 45. Rh4) 40. Rf1+ Qxd5 41. Rxb1 c4?! { (1.66 → 2.45) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } (41... Kh7 42. Re1) 42. Qe2? { (2.45 → 1.04) Mistake. Rh4 was best. } (42. Rh4) 42... Qd3?? { (1.04 → 3.79) Blunder. b5 was best. } (42... b5 43. Rh4 Nd7 44. Rd1 Qg5 45. Rxc4 bxc4 46. Qxc4+ Kh8 47. Rxd7 Qe5 48. Rd8+) 43. Qxd3 cxd3 44. Rd1 Ne6 45. Rxd3 Nc5 46. Rd8+ Kh7 47. a5 Be5 48. Rh3 Bc7 49. Rc8 Bd6 50. Rc3 Ne4 51. Re3 Nf2+ 52. Kg1 Ng4 53. Ree8?! { (5.42 → 3.82) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } (53. Rb3 Kh6 54. Kf1 Kg5 55. Ke2 Nh6 56. Rxb7 Nf5 57. Rb6 Kh6 58. Rd8 Be7) 53... Kh6?! { (3.82 → 4.86) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } (53... Bb4 54. Rc7+ Kh6 55. Kf1 Nf6 56. Rec8 Ne4 57. Rxb7 Bxa5 58. Rc6 Bd8 59. Ra7) 54. Re6 Bf4 55. Rc4 Be3+ 56. Kf1 Kg5?! { (5.01 → 7.22) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (56... Bd2 57. Ra4 Bc3 58. Re7 Bf6 59. Rxb7 Ne3+ 60. Ke2 Nxg2 61. Rb6 Bc3 62. Rxa6) 57. Rxg4+ hxg4 58. Rxe3 Kf4?! { (7.52 → 34.92) Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } (58... Kf6 59. Rb3 g5 60. Rxb7 Ke5 61. Rb6 Kd4 62. Rxa6 Kc3 63. Rg6 Kd2 64. Kg1) 59. Rb3 Kf5?! { (7.95 → 35.83) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (59... b5 60. axb6 g5 61. Kf2 Ke4 62. Kg3 Ke5 63. Kxg4 Kd4 64. b7 Kc4 65. Ra3) 60. Rxb7 Ke5 61. Rb6 Kd5 62. Rxa6 Kc5 63. Rxg6 Kb5 64. Rxg4 Kxa5 65. Rg5+ Kb6 66. Rf5 Kc6 67. g4 Kd6 68. Kf2 Ke6 69. Kf3 Ke7 70. Kf4 Ke6 71. g5 Ke7 72. g6 Ke6 73. g7 Kd6 74. g8=Q Kd7 75. Qf7+ Kd6 76. Qg6+ Ke7 77. Rf7+ Ke8 78. Qg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0