[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NPCg5Jvf"] [Date "2024.04.04"] [White "athena-pallada"] [Black "AnythingButAverage"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.04"] [UTCTime "15:24:52"] [WhiteElo "2969"] [BlackElo "2922"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined } 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Qg4 Nc6 7. Nf3 d6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2 e5 12. Qg3 Be6 13. O-O Bd6 14. Nd2 e4 15. Qh4 Nf4 16. Re1?! { (-0.14 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } (16. Bc4) 16... g5? { (-0.74 → 0.37) Mistake. f5 was best. } (16... f5 17. Bh5+ Nxh5 18. Qxh5+ Qf7 19. Qxf7+ Kxf7 20. Nb3 c5 21. Be3 Rhc8 22. g3 Rab8 23. Re2) 17. Qxg5 Kd7?? { (0.35 → 3.72) Blunder. e3 was best. } (17... e3 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Rg8 21. g3 exf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qb6+ 23. Qd4 Qxd4+ 24. cxd4) 18. Nxe4 h6 19. Nf6+ Kc8 20. Ba6+ Kb8 21. Qg7 Rd8 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. g3 Bg5?! { (4.74 → 6.38) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (23... Bd2 24. Re4 c5 25. Rd1 Qc6 26. Bc4 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Qf3 28. Qg4 Qxg4 29. Nxg4 Kb7 30. Rxc5) 24. Rad1 Qb6?? { (6.10 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf6 was best. } (24... Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Rd6 26. h4 Qd7 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Qh8+ Kc7 29. Qxa8 Qd2 30. Qxa7+ Kd8 31. Qb8+) 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Rxe6 { Black resigns. } 1-0