[Event "Blitz Titled Arena May '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Xi7GgfvW"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [White "ArmanGhevondyanchess"] [Black "PrDrProper"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.18"] [UTCTime "20:17:48"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2351"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5?! { (0.19 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (2... Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+) 3. exd5 e4 { C40 Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit } 4. Nd4? { (0.96 → -0.17) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } (4. Qe2 Nf6 5. d3 Qxd5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. dxe4 Qe6 8. Qc4 a6) 4... Qxd5 5. Ne2 Bb4 6. a3 Ba5?! { (-0.32 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (6... Bc5 7. d4 exd3 8. cxd3 Nf6 9. Nbc3 Qe6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nf4) 7. b4?! { (0.24 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Nbc3 was best. } (7. Nbc3) 7... Bb6 8. Bb2 Qf5 9. Bd4 Nf6 10. Nbc3 Ng4? { (-0.85 → 0.52) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } (10... Nc6 11. Ng3) 11. Ng3 Nxf2?? { (0.33 → 3.02) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } (11... Qf4 12. Nd5 Qd6 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Bc4 Nc6 15. Nxe4 Qd8 16. O-O O-O 17. f3) 12. Qe2 Qg4?! { (3.11 → 4.77) Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } (12... Bxd4 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Nb5 Bb6 15. Nxc7+ Bxc7 16. Qxf2 g6 17. Qc5 Nc6 18. Bb5) 13. Bxf2 Qxe2+ 14. Bxe2 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 f5 16. d3 O-O 17. dxe4 fxe4+ 18. Ke3 Nc6 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Rhf1 Re8 21. Bf7 Re7 22. Nd5 Re5 23. Nxc7 Rb8 24. Be8 Kg8 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rad1 Bg4 27. Rd4 Re7 28. Na6 Rbe8 29. Rxe4 Rxe4+ 30. Nxe4 g6 31. Nc5 Bf5 32. h3 h5 33. Rf4 a5 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 Ra8 37. Re7 axb4 38. axb4 Rb8 39. Kf4 Rxb4+ 40. Ke5 Rc4 41. Kd6 Rxc2 42. Ne6 Rd2+ 43. Ke5 Re2+?? { (4.65 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } (43... Rf2 44. Rg7+ Kh8 45. Rc7 c5 46. Nf4 g5 47. Ng6+ Kg8 48. Ne7+ Kh8 49. Nf5) 44. Kf6 Rg2 45. g5 Ra2 46. Kxg6? { (Mate in 4 → 8.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re8+ was best. } (46. Re8+ Kh7 47. Nf8+ Kh8 48. Nxg6+ Kh7 49. Rh8#) 46... Ra8 47. Ng7 c5 48. Nf5 Ra6+?? { (6.67 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c4 was best. } (48... c4 49. Rg7+ Kf8 50. Rf7+ Ke8 51. Ng7+ Kd8 52. Rf8+ Kd7 53. Rxa8 c3 54. Ne8) 49. Kh5 c4 50. g6 c3 51. Rf7 Ra5 52. Kg5 c2 53. Rc7 Ra2 54. Rc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0