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Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Never give up, even when things look hopeless

[Event "Casual blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/x8LbYBoZ"]
[Date "2024.10.01"]
[White "Anonymous"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2024.10.01"]
[UTCTime "17:33:01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Opening "Scotch Game: Lolli Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 3... exd4 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 4... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 5. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:05:10] } { C44 Scotch Game: Lolli Variation } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 6... Be7 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:05:12] } 7... h6 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 8. Bh4 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 8... b6 { [%clk 0:04:55] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 9... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:04:53] } 10. Qd5 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 10... c6 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 11. Qd3 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 11... O-O { [%clk 0:04:44] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 0:05:01] } 12... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:04:40] } 13. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 13... Qg5+ { [%clk 0:04:41] } 14. Kb1 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 14... Re8 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 15. f3 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 15... Re5 { [%clk 0:04:20] } 16. h4 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 16... Qf4 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 17. Rh3 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 17... Rc5 { [%clk 0:03:57] } 18. Bc4 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 18... Ba6 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 19. g3 { [%clk 0:04:24] } 19... Qc7 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 20. Rd4 { [%clk 0:04:01] } 20... d5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 21. exd5 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 21... cxd5 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 22. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 22... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 23. Qd3 { [%clk 0:03:20] } 23... Bb7 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 24. Rd7 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 24... Qc6 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 25. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 25... Qxb7 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 26. Qxc4 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 26... Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 27. Qd3 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 27... Qc7 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 28. Rh1 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 28... Qxg3 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 29. Rd1 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 29... Qc7 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 30. c3 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 30... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 31. Qxd8+ { [%clk 0:00:21] } 31... Qxd8 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 32. Rxd8+ { [%clk 0:00:23] } 32... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 33. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 33... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 34. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 34... f5 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 35. Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 35... Kh5 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 36. Rxg7 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 36... Kxh4 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 37. b4 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 37... h5 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 38. c4 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 38... Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 39. c5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 39... bxc5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 40. bxc5 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 40... Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 41. c6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 41... h4 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 42. c7 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 42... h3 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 43. c8=Q { [%clk 0:00:41] } 43... Kh1 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 44. Qc1+ { [%clk 0:00:42] } 44... Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 45. Qg1# { [%clk 0:00:40] } { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0