[Event "Classical Shield Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GnmxQkUJ"] [Date "2024.03.08"] [White "N_Natarajan"] [Black "Nirav-Nair"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.03.08"] [UTCTime "16:24:04"] [WhiteElo "2006"] [BlackElo "1616"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bg5?! { (0.00 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (7. O-O h6 8. Re1 Re8 9. Rxe8+ Qxe8 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Nf1 c5) 7... c6?! { (-0.70 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best. } (7... Re8+ 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6) 8. Nbd2?! { (0.12 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8. O-O Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Qc7 12. Rfe1 Rfe8) 8... Bg4 9. Qc2 h6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Qc7 13. O-O Rfe8 14. b3 Ne4 15. c4 Rac8 16. Rac1 Ndf6 17. c5 Bf4 18. Rfe1?! { (0.33 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. Rce1 was best. } (18. Rce1 Ra8 19. b4 Re6 20. Bc1 Bxc1 21. Qxc1 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Nh5 24. Ne5 f6) 18... Bxe3?! { (-0.43 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { Black offers draw } (18... Ng5) 19. Rxe3 Qf4 20. Ne5 Ng5 21. g3?? { (0.59 → -2.05) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } (21. Rd1) 21... Qxd4 22. Kg2?? { (-2.22 → -5.12) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { White offers draw } (22. Bf5 Rcd8 23. Nf3 Qb4 24. Rd3 Nxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Ne4 26. h4 g6 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Re3 f5) 22... Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. f4 Qe3 25. fxg5 Qxg5?! { (-5.48 → -3.76) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (25... Nh5 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Qc3 Qxc3 28. Rxc3 Kxh7 29. Rf3 hxg5 30. Rxf7 Rb8 31. b4 a6 32. Kf3) 26. Re1 Re8 27. Qd1?! { (-3.59 → -4.88) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (27. h4 Qg4 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Bf5 Qb4 30. h5 Kf8 31. g4 Nf6 32. Qf2 Nxg4 33. Qe2 Nf6) 27... Rxe1 28. Qxe1 d4 29. Bc4 Qxc5 30. Qe2 Qg5 31. Qe7 Qg6? { (-4.78 → -2.90) Mistake. Qd2+ was best. } (31... Qd2+ 32. Kf3 Qd1+ 33. Kf2 Qc2+ 34. Kg1 Qb1+ 35. Bf1 Nd5 36. Qxb7 Ne3 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Qf4) 32. Kf2? { (-2.90 → -5.67) Mistake. Qd8+ was best. } (32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qxd4 Qc2+ 34. Kf3 Qf5+ 35. Ke2 Qxh3 36. Bd3+ Kh8 37. Qxa7 Qg4+ 38. Kd2 Qb4+) 32... Ne4+ 33. Ke1 Qxg3+ 34. Kd1 Nc3+ 35. Kc2 Qf2+ 36. Kd3 Qf3+ 37. Kxd4 Nd5 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Bd3+ g6 40. Bxg6+ Kxg6 41. Qg8+ Kh5 42. Qh7? { (-8.11 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4+ was best. } (42. Qg4+ Qxg4+ 43. hxg4+ Kxg4 44. a3 h5 45. b4 h4 46. b5 h3 47. Kc5 h2 48. bxc6 bxc6) 42... Qc3+ 43. Ke4 Qc2+ 44. Kf3 Qxh7 { White resigns. } 0-1