[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aZ9UsJgh"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "jsl"] [Black "handofprince"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "19:19:08"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2686"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. d4 e5 { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Re1 a5 9. h3 exd4 10. Qxd4 Qc7 11. Bf4 Ne8 12. Rad1 Bf6 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Nf6 17. g4 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rad8? { (1.46 → 2.99) Mistake. fxe6 was best. } (18... fxe6) 19. Qc4?? { (2.99 → -4.21) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } (19. Bxf7+ Qxf7 20. Qxd8 Nd7 21. Qxf8+ Kxf8 22. Rf5 Nf6 23. Ne4 Qa2 24. Nxf6 gxf6) 19... Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 fxe6?? { (-4.23 → 2.24) Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } (20... Qxe5 21. Bf5 Nd5 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Re8 24. Bf3 Re1+ 25. Kh2 Nf4 26. Ne3) 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Ne3 h6 23. Rf5?! { (2.52 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (23. Qe7 Qxe7 24. Rxe7 b5 25. b3 bxa4 26. bxa4 Rd8 27. Ra7 Nd5 28. Rxa5 Nxe3) 23... Re8 24. Qc4 Qe7?! { (1.47 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } (24... Re4 25. Qb3 Rb4 26. Qa3 b6 27. Rf3 Qe5 28. c3 Re4 29. Qb3 h5 30. Qd1) 25. Qd4 Ne4 26. Kg2 Rd8?! { (2.39 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (26... Ng5 27. b3 Kh7 28. Rxa5 g6 29. Nc4 Qe2 30. Ne5 Re7 31. h4 Qe1 32. Ra7) 27. Qe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Nd6 29. Re7?! { (3.63 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Rxa5 was best. } (29. Rxa5 Kg8 30. Re5 Kf7 31. h4 Nc8 32. Re4 Kf6 33. Rf4+ Ke6 34. Kf3 Nd6) 29... b5 30. Rc7 bxa4 31. Rxc6 Nb5 32. Rc5 Rb8 33. Nc4 Nd4 34. Rxa5?? { (2.35 → 0.55) Blunder. c3 was best. } (34. c3 Nb3 35. Rd5 g5 36. Kf3 Kg8 37. Ne5 Kg7 38. Ke3 Nc1) 34... Rb4 35. Ne3 Rxb2 36. Rxa4?! { (0.85 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (36. c3 Ne2 37. c4 Nc3 38. Kf3 Rb3 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Kf4 a3 41. Ke5 a2) 36... Nxc2 37. Nf5 Rb8 38. Ra7 Rg8? { (0.36 → 1.75) Mistake. Ne1+ was best. } (38... Ne1+) 39. h4 Nb4?! { (1.33 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Ne1+ was best. } (39... Ne1+ 40. Kg3) 40. h5 Nd5 41. Kg3 Nf6 42. f4 Kh7?! { (1.79 → 2.73) Inaccuracy. Ne4+ was best. } (42... Ne4+ 43. Kh4) 43. Kh4 Ne8? { (2.95 → 5.56) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } (43... Nd5 44. g5) 44. g5 hxg5+ 45. fxg5 Rf8?! { (5.58 → 7.79) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (45... Kh8 46. Ne7 Kh7 47. g6+ Kh8 48. Nxg8 Nd6 49. Ra8 Nc8 50. Nf6 gxf6 51. h6) 46. g6+ Kh8 47. Kg5 Nf6 48. Nxg7 Ne4+ 49. Kh6 Rb8?! { (5.44 → 8.99) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } (49... Ng3 50. Ne6 Rc8 51. Nd4 Rf8 52. g7+ Kg8 53. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 54. Ne6+ Ke8 55. Kg6) 50. Ne6?! { (8.99 → 5.42) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (50. Nf5 Nf2 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Ne7+ Kf8 53. g7+ Kxe7 54. g8=Q+ Kd6 55. Qxb8+ Kc5) 50... Nd6?! { (5.42 → 7.48) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } (50... Ng3 51. Nd4 Rf8 52. g7+ Kg8 53. gxf8=B Kxf8 54. Ne6+ Ke8 55. Kg6 Nxh5 56. Ng7+) 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. Rh7+ Kg8 54. Rg7+ Kh8 55. Rd7 Nf5+?! { (6.11 → 9.01) Inaccuracy. Nb7 was best. } (55... Nb7 56. Rh7+ Kg8 57. g7 Nd6 58. Rh8+ Kf7 59. Rxb8 Nf5+ 60. Kh7 Nxg7 61. Nxg7) 56. Kg5 Ng3 57. h6 Rb5+? { (7.55 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4+ was best. } (57... Ne4+ 58. Kf5 Kg8 59. Rd8+ Rxd8 60. Nxd8 Ng3+ 61. Ke6 Nh5 62. Nf7 Nf4+ 63. Kf5) 58. Kg4 Rb8 59. h7?? { (Mate in 6 → 6.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng5 was best. } (59. Ng5 Rb4+ 60. Kxg3 Rb3+ 61. Kg4 Rb4+ 62. Kh5 Rh4+ 63. Kxh4 Kg8 64. Rd8#) 59... Rb4+ 60. Kh3 Rb8 61. Kxg3?? { (5.99 → 0.07) Blunder. Rd8+ was best. } (61. Rd8+ Rxd8 62. Nxd8 Ne4 63. Nf7+ Kg7 64. h8=Q+ Kxg6 65. Ne5+ Kf5 66. Ng4 Ng5+) 61... Rb3+ 62. Kh4 Rb4+?? { (0.29 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh3+ was best. } (62... Rh3+ 63. Kg4 Rg3+ 64. Kf5 Rf3+ 65. Ke5 Re3+ 66. Kd5 Rd3+ 67. Nd4 Rxd4+ 68. Ke6) 63. Kg5?? { (Mate in 8 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd4 was best. } (63. Rd4 Rxd4+ 64. Nxd4 Kg7 65. Kg5 Kf8 66. h8=Q+ Ke7 67. Qb8 Kd7 68. g7 Ke7) 63... Rb5+?? { (0.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4+ was best. } (63... Rg4+ 64. Kf5 Rf4+ 65. Ke5 Re4+ 66. Kd5 Rd4+ 67. Kc5 Rd5+ 68. Kc4 Rd4+) 64. Kf4?? { (Mate in 7 → 0.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf6 was best. } (64. Kf6 Rf5+ 65. Ke7 Rd5 66. g7+ Kxh7 67. Rxd5 Kg8 68. Rg5 Kh7 69. g8=Q+ Kh6) 64... Rf5+ 65. Kxf5?! { (0.78 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { Draw by stalemate. } (65. Ke3 Rf3+) 1/2-1/2