[Event "2nd December Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/UZTQg03d"] [Date "2023.12.07"] [White "BatesH8"] [Black "SarahLongson"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.12.07"] [UTCTime "18:39:34"] [WhiteElo "1787"] [BlackElo "2133"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackTitle "WFM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } 7. h3 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4 12. Nc3 Bxc3?! { (0.46 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (12... d5) 13. bxc3 d5 14. e5? { (1.56 → 0.37) Mistake. exd5 was best. } (14. exd5 Nexd5 15. Qb3 c6 16. a5 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18. Bd3 Qc7 19. Ne5 Be6 20. c4 Ndf6) 14... Ne4 15. Bd3 Bf5?! { (0.42 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } (15... Nxc3 16. Qc2) 16. Bb2 Ng6 17. Qc2 Nh4?? { (0.61 → 4.62) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } (17... Nf4) 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Bc1?? { (4.56 → 1.44) Blunder. f3 was best. } (19. f3 Bxh3 20. fxe4 f6 21. Re3 Bg4 22. exd5 fxe5 23. dxe5 Qg5 24. Rae1 Bf3 25. c4 Rf4) 19... Rae8? { (1.44 → 2.88) Mistake. Be6 was best. } (19... Be6 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. a5 b5 22. f3 Ng3 23. Qf2 Bf5 24. Bxf5 Nxf5 25. g4 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2) 20. Bxe4?? { (2.88 → 0.16) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } (20. Ba3 c5 21. f3 cxd4 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. cxd4 Rc8 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 exf3) 20... Bxe4 21. Qe2 f5?? { (0.10 → 3.36) Blunder. Re6 was best. } (21... Re6 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Rc6 24. Ba3 Ra8 25. Rac1 Rc4 26. a5 b6 27. f3 Bg6 28. axb6) 22. Ba3 f4 23. Bxf8? { (3.14 → 1.35) Mistake. f3 was best. } (23. f3 Bf5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. c4 Be6 26. cxd5 Bxd5 27. a5 Re6 28. Qc2 Kg8 29. Qf5 Re7) 23... Rxf8?? { (1.35 → 3.65) Blunder. f3 was best. } (23... f3 24. g3 Qxh3 25. Qf1 Qxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Rxf8 27. Rfe1 Kf7 28. c4 Ke6 29. Ra2 h5 30. Rb2) 24. Qf1? { (3.65 → 2.10) Mistake. f3 was best. } (24. f3 Bf5 25. e6 Re8 26. e7 Qf6 27. Qe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Bd7 29. Rb1 b6 30. a5 bxa5) 24... f3 25. g3 Qh5 26. c4 c6 27. Re3 Bf5 28. Kh2 Be4?! { (2.22 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } (28... dxc4 29. Qxc4+ Rf7 30. Qf1 Be6 31. Raa3 a5 32. Rac3 Rf8 33. Rc5 Qg6 34. Rxa5 Qc2 35. Rc5) 29. Rae1 g5?! { (2.87 → 4.49) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } (29... Qg6 30. a5) 30. Rxe4 dxe4 31. Rxe4 Qf7 32. Qd3 Rd8 33. e6 Qe7 34. Qxf3 Rf8 35. Qe3 Rf6 36. d5 cxd5 37. cxd5 Kf8 38. Rd4 Qd6 39. Kg2 Ke7 40. Qe4 Qb6 41. Qh7+ Kd6 42. Qd7+ Ke5 43. Rd2 Qb3? { (7.98 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf2+ was best. } (43... Rxf2+ 44. Rxf2 Qe3 45. e7 Kd4 46. Qxb7 Qe4+ 47. Kh2 Qe3 48. Qb4+ Kd3 49. e8=Q Qxe8 50. Rd2+) 44. Qc7+?! { (Mate in 10 → 14.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. e7 was best. } (44. e7 Qf3+ 45. Kg1 Qh5 46. g4 Qg6 47. Qc7+ Ke4 48. Qc3 Rxf2 49. Kxf2 Qf7+ 50. Kg2 Qf3+) 44... Ke4 45. e7 Qf3+ 46. Kg1 Rf8 47. exf8=Q Qxf8 48. Qc4+ Ke5 49. Re2+ Kf6 50. Qd4+ Kg6 51. Re6+ Kh7 52. Qe4+ Kg8 53. Re8 { Black resigns. } 1-0