Sign of the Times

A face in the curtains...

I’m a little disappointed at not getting to see how this played out...

[Event "Casual Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/ZrFca1bo"]
[Date "2021.06.02"]
[White "Anonymous"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2021.06.02"]
[UTCTime "22:55:50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

Sicilian: Grand Prix Attack

[Event "Casual Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/AETHWwWT"]
[Date "2021.06.02"]
[White "Anonymous"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2021.06.02"]
[UTCTime "04:27:42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

Move 39: ...cxb4

1. e4 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 3. f4 { [%clk 0:05:02] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 4... d6 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 5. Bb5 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 5... Bd7 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 6. d3 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 6... e6 { [%clk 0:04:58] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:05:08] } 7... Ng4 { [%clk 0:04:58] } 8. Ng5 { [%clk 0:04:55] } 8... h5 { [%clk 0:04:58] } 9. h3 { [%clk 0:04:52] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 0:04:58] } 10. Qf3 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 10... Nd4 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 11. Bxd7+ { [%clk 0:04:42] } 11... Qxd7 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 12. Qd1 { [%clk 0:04:43] } 12... Bxg5 { [%clk 0:04:45] } 13. fxg5 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 13... O-O-O { [%clk 0:04:44] } 14. hxg4 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 14... hxg4 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 15. Qxg4 { [%clk 0:04:43] } 15... Rh7 { [%clk 0:04:28] } 16. Bf4 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 16... Rdh8 { [%clk 0:04:28] } 17. Kf2 { [%clk 0:04:40] } 17... Rh4 { [%clk 0:04:26] } 18. Qg3 { [%clk 0:04:35] } 18... e5 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 19. Be3 { [%clk 0:04:34] } 19... Nxc2 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 20. Rac1 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 20... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:04:15] } 21. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:04:34] } 21... Rf4+ { [%clk 0:04:17] } 22. Ke2 { [%clk 0:04:31] } 22... Qg4+ { [%clk 0:04:17] } 23. Rf3 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 23... Qxg2+ { [%clk 0:04:17] } 24. Qf2 { [%clk 0:04:29] } 24... Rh2 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 25. Rf1 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 25... Rxf3 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 26. Qxg2 { [%clk 0:04:26] } 26... Rxg2+ { [%clk 0:03:48] } 27. Kxf3 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 27... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:03:50] } 28. Rf2 { [%clk 0:04:26] } 28... Rxf2+ { [%clk 0:03:30] } 29. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 29... f6 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 30. Kg3 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 30... fxg5 { [%clk 0:03:28] } 31. Kg4 { [%clk 0:04:29] } 31... Kd7 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 32. Kxg5 { [%clk 0:04:31] } 32... Ke7 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 33. Kg6 { [%clk 0:04:33] } 33... Kf8 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 34. Nb5 { [%clk 0:04:34] } 34... Ke7 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 35. Nxa7 { [%clk 0:04:34] } 35... Kd7 { [%clk 0:03:32] } 36. Nb5 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 36... Kc6 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 37. Nc3 { [%clk 0:04:38] } 37... b5 { [%clk 0:03:36] } 38. a3 { [%clk 0:04:39] } 38... b4 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 39. axb4 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 39... cxb4 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 40. Nd5 { [%clk 0:04:35] } 40... b3 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 41. Nc3 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 41... Kc5 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 42. Kxg7 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 42... Kd4 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 43. Na4 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 43... Kxd3 { [%clk 0:03:40] } 44. Kf6 { [%clk 0:04:38] } 44... Kxe4 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 45. Ke6 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 45... d5 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 46. Kd6 { [%clk 0:04:40] } 46... d4 { [%clk 0:03:42] } 47. Kc5 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 47... d3 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 48. Kc4 { [%clk 0:04:43] } 48... d2 { [%clk 0:03:45] } 49. Nc3+ { [%clk 0:04:45] } 49... Ke3 { [%clk 0:03:45] } 50. Kxb3 { [%clk 0:04:47] } 50... Kd3 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 51. Nd1 { [%clk 0:04:49] } 51... e4 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 52. Kb2 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 52... e3 { [%clk 0:03:45] } 53. Kb1 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 53... e2 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 54. Nf2+ { [%clk 0:04:18] } 54... Ke3 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 55. Ng4+ { [%clk 0:04:20] } 55... Kf3 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 56. Ne5+ { [%clk 0:04:22] } 56... Kf2 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 57. Nd3+ { [%clk 0:04:23] } 57... Kf1 { [%clk 0:03:50] } 58. Kc2 { [%clk 0:04:23] } 58... d1=Q+ { [%clk 0:03:50] } { White resigns. } 0-1

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