[Event "Fabio Finocchiaro's Birthday"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rwcERhqJ"] [Date "2024.06.06"] [White "MasterChessDojo"] [Black "Study2024MLT"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.06.06"] [UTCTime "09:28:55"] [WhiteElo "2072"] [BlackElo "2284"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A03"] [Opening "Bird Opening: Lasker Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 { A03 Bird Opening: Lasker Variation } 4. b3 a6 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. c4?! { (0.23 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (6. Ne5 Qc7 7. Be2 Bd7 8. Bf3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7) 6... dxc4?! { (-0.48 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (6... d4 7. Ne5 g6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 Qd6 10. h3 Bg7 11. g4) 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bxf7+?? { (-0.27 → -2.43) Blunder. Be2 was best. } (8. Be2 e6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Be7 13. Bf3 Ra7) 8... Kxf7 9. Ne5+ Nxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5?! { (-2.31 → -1.24) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (10... Bg4 11. Qc2 Nd5 12. h3 Nb4 13. O-O+ Kg8 14. Qe4 Bh5 15. a3 Nd5 16. Rxf8+) 11. O-O+? { (-1.24 → -2.51) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (11. Nc3) 11... Ke8?! { (-2.51 → -1.76) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } (11... Kg8 12. Qf3 Be6 13. d4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qe8 15. Nd2 h5 16. h3 Rh6 17. Rac1) 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Nc3 Ra7?? { (-1.43 → 0.94) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } (13... Nxc3 14. Qc6+ Bd7 15. Qf3 Ne2+ 16. Kh1 Qc8 17. d4 e6 18. Rad1 cxd4 19. Qxe2) 14. Ne4 Qd7?? { (0.92 → 3.33) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } (14... Qb6) 15. Nxc5 Qc6 16. Rac1 Bg8?? { (2.93 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } (16... g6 17. e4 Nb4 18. Qe3 Ra8 19. d4 Rd8 20. h3 Bg7 21. a3 Nd5 22. Qg5) 17. e6?? { (Mate in 1 → 4.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf8# was best. } (17. Qxf8#) 17... Qd6?? { (4.07 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe6 was best. } (17... Bxe6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. Ne4 Qd7 20. Qe5 Rc7 21. Ng5 Bg4 22. Nf7+ Ke8 23. Nxh8) 18. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0