CHECKMATE
One major reason this match stands out is I was playing moves ahead of the current, meaning move 54 could be a setup for move 58 etc. This is one of the things in Chess as a newbie I miss often when watching pro’s play the game, but am seeing a bit better now.
Nothing spectacular just a solid game ending with checkmate, I am the white pieces. Towards the end move 54 knew I had this game when the computer offered a Queen trade while I was up a pawn and in better position.
[Event "Casual Rapid game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/i31OhONj"]
[Date "2022.08.26"]
[White "bluttraumer"]
[Black "lichess AI level 4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2022.08.26"]
[UTCTime "17:28:42"]
[WhiteElo "1314"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "1200+0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } a6 3. d3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bd2 Nc6 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O d6 8. Rb1 e6 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Na4 e5 12. c3 Nf6 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Qd3 Re8 16. f3 Kg7 17. b3 Bd7 18. Nb2 d5 19. exd5 Bf5 20. Qc4 Qxd5 21. Rbc1 Qe5 22. Rfe1 Be6 23. Qd3 Bf5 24. f4 Qc7 25. Qc4 Ne4 26. Rcd1 b5 27. Qc1 h5 28. Nd3 Re6 29. Nc5 Ree8 30. Nxe4 Rxe4 31. Bd3 Re6 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. Rxe6 fxe6 34. Re1 Qd7 35. h3 Rc8 36. Qd1 Rh8 37. Qf3 h4 38. Rc1 Ne7 39. Qd3 Rd8 40. Bb4 Kf6 41. Bxe7+ Kxe7 42. Rc5 Qd6 43. Re5 Kf7 44. Re2 Ra8 45. Qd1 Re8 46. Qe1 Rh8 47. Rd2 Kg6 48. Qf2 d3 49. Qf3 Rc8 50. Rxd3 Qf8 51. Rc3 Rxc3 52. Qxc3 b4 53. Qe1 Qf7 54. Qxh4 Qf6 55. Qxf6+ Kxf6 56. Kf2 Kg6 57. Kf3 Kg7 58. h4 a5 59. g3 Kf7 60. g4 fxg4+ 61. Kxg4 Kg6 62. h5+ Kh7 63. Kg5 Kg8 64. Kf6 Kh7 65. Kxe6 Kg8 66. f5 Kh8 67. f6 Kh7 68. Ke7 Kh6 69. f7 Kxh5 70. f8=Q a4 71. bxa4 Kg5 72. Kd7 b3 73. axb3 Kg4 74. Ke6 Kg3 75. Ke5 Kh4 76. Kf5 Kh3 77. Qg8 Kh2 78. Kf4 Kh1 79. Kf3 Kh2 80. Qg2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0