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Lichess Game of the Month: January 24

@lovlas said in #4:
> You need a really high IQ to appreciate this game.
It's a normal game tho
"Black probably wishes they hadn't clicked that big 3+0 button on the front page, as they weren't really able to put up a fight."

This comment seems to needlessly lay it on a little thick.

Perhaps Black simply enjoys playing chess and feels happy to have partaken in the game, regardless of the outcome.

Certainly Black put up a fight. If Black was 800 and the game was over in 8 moves it wouldn't be the game of the month.

After teaching us this wonderful lesson in chess, perhaps the author could study a lesson in humility.
[Event "MM Sunday Practice Arena"]
[Site "lichess.org/X7FEMatA"]
[Date "2024.02.25"]
[White "BIRTHDAYBOY1212"]
[Black "helloworld_1064"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2024.02.25"]
[UTCTime "15:25:45"]
[WhiteElo "1875"]
[BlackElo "1904"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { B30 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack } e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 c5 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Nc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Ne4 Qa5+ 12. c3 Nxe4 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. O-O-O dxc3 15. bxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Kb1 Qb4+ 17. Kc2 Be7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qe3 Rhe8 20. a3 Qc4+ 21. Kb2 Kf8 22. Rc1 Qb5+ 23. Ka2 Bd5+ 24. Ka1 Qb3 25. Qxb3 Bxb3 26. Ne1 Nxf2 27. Rf1 Ne4 28. Nd3 c4 29. Nb4 Nd2 30. Rf2 c3 31. Nd3 Ne4 32. Rf4 Rad8 33. Nb4 a5 34. Na2 Rd2 35. Rxe4 Rxa2+ 36. Kb1 Rxe4 37. Rxc3 Re1+ 38. Rc1 Rxc1+ 39. Kxc1 Rxg2 40. a4 Bxa4 41. h4 Ke7 42. h5 Kd6 43. h6 g5 44. Kb1 Rf2 45. Kc1 g4 46. Kb1 g3 47. Kc1 g2 48. Kb1 g1=Q# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
very interesting game! I loved White's relentless assault on the kingside, and how their slow reorganizing was ultimately crushing. how do I access @lovlas 's annotation on the mobile website?