[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/oSlZfvid"] [Date "2024.04.03"] [White "Merovingian90"] [Black "SilentBeast"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.04.03"] [UTCTime "19:50:06"] [WhiteElo "1110"] [BlackElo "1790"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 { D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense } 3. h3 e6 4. g4 Bg6 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bf4 a6 7. e3 c5 8. Qd2?! { (0.05 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (8. Ne5 Bh7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Bd6 12. Qf3 Nc6 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6) 8... Nc6 9. O-O-O Nf6?! { (-0.60 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (9... Rc8 10. Bd3) 10. Ne5? { (0.00 → -1.26) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (10. Bd3) 10... cxd4?! { (-1.26 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (10... Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Ne4 12. Qe1 f6 13. Bf4 c4 14. Nb1 Be7 15. h4 Rc8 16. f3 Nd6 17. e4) 11. Nxc6?? { (-0.56 → -2.82) Blunder. exd4 was best. } (11. exd4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Be3 Bb4 14. Bd4 Rc8 15. f4 Nc5 16. f5 exf5 17. Bxc5 Bxc5) 11... bxc6?? { (-2.82 → -0.67) Blunder. dxc3 was best. } (11... dxc3 12. Qxc3 bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Nd7 14. Bxa6 Ra7 15. e4 Bxe4 16. Rhe1 Bg2 17. Bb5 Be7 18. Rxe6) 12. exd4 Bb4 13. g5?? { (-0.26 → -3.22) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (13. Bd3 Bxd3) 13... Ne4 14. Qe3 hxg5 15. Bg3?! { (-2.99 → -4.16) Inaccuracy. Bh2 was best. } (15. Bh2 Bxc3 16. f3 Bb4 17. fxe4 Bxe4 18. Bd3 Bxh1 19. Rxh1 Be7 20. Kb1 Bf6 21. Rf1 Rh6) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. c4 Qxa2 18. Qb3 Qa1+ 19. Qb1 Qxb1+ 20. Kxb1 Nc3+ 21. Kc1 Nxd1 22. Kxd1 a5 23. cxd5 Be4 24. Rh2 Bxd5 25. Bg2 Bxg2 26. Rxg2 Rxh3 27. Ke2 a4 28. Rg1 a3 29. Ra1 a2 30. c4 Kd7 31. Kf3 f5 32. Kg2 g4 33. f3 Ra3 34. f4?? { (-5.71 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be5 was best. } (34. Be5 Rhxf3 35. d5 f4 36. Bd4 Rfd3 37. Bxg7 e5 38. Kf1 Rf3+ 39. Ke1 Rae3+ 40. Kd2 cxd5) 34... Rhxg3+ 35. Kf2 Rgf3+?! { (Mate in 7 → -11.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Raf3+ was best. } (35... Raf3+ 36. Ke1 Rg1+ 37. Ke2 Rxa1 38. d5 Rb1 39. dxc6+ Kxc6 40. Kd2 Rb2+ 41. Kc1 a1=Q#) 36. Ke2?! { (-11.69 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } (36. Kg2 Rxf4) 36... Rxf4 37. Kd2 Rxd4+ 38. Kc2 Rxc4+ 39. Kb2 Rca4 40. Kc2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2