[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xDiO5WCi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "Statham_13"] [Black "EmirSharshenbek"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "19:32:11"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "2462"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. a3 { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } e6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Bxb4 5. Bb2 Bf8 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. Bb3 Nf6 10. O-O?! { (0.07 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. O-O Be6 12. Re1 Bg7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Ne2 a5) 10... Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. d3 Bg4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nbd4 Bc5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Ra4 Bd6 18. Rh4 Bg6 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Qf3 c5 21. Ne2 d4 22. Nf4 a5 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. c3?? { (-1.21 → -4.01) Blunder. Bc1 was best. } (24. Bc1 a4 25. Ba2 Qf5 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27. g4 a3 28. Re1 Nd7 29. Rh5 Rfe8) 24... a4? { (-4.01 → -2.40) Mistake. Rab8 was best. } (24... Rab8 25. Qd1 Qb7 26. cxd4 Qxb3 27. Qxb3 Rxb3 28. dxc5 Rxb2 29. cxd6 Rb5 30. Rd4) 25. Ba2 a3 26. Ba1 Be5 27. Qe2?! { (-2.55 → -3.36) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (27. cxd4 cxd4 28. Qe2 g5 29. Qxe5 gxh4 30. Bxd4 Rfd8 31. Ba1 Qxd3 32. Qf4 Qd2) 27... Rfe8 28. f4 Bxf4 29. Qf3 Be3+ 30. Kh1 g5 31. Re4 Nxe4?? { (-3.84 → 2.34) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } (31... Rxe4 32. dxe4 Re8 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. Qd1 Rxe4 35. Qd3 Rf4 36. Rxf4 gxf4 37. Qxa3) 32. Bxf7+ Kf8?? { (2.21 → 5.81) Blunder. Qxf7 was best. } (32... Qxf7 33. Qxf7+) 33. Bxe8+ Kxe8?? { (5.63 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } (33... Nf6 34. Bxd7 Ra7 35. cxd4 Rxd7 36. Qxe3 Re7 37. Qc1 Re2 38. Qxa3) 34. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0