[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5ljzAg5v"] [Date "2026.03.28"] [Round "-"] [White "normeverett"] [Black "Dad_of_Zoltanator"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "5ljzAg5v"] [UTCDate "2026.03.28"] [UTCTime "12:57:07"] [WhiteElo "1964"] [BlackElo "1871"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Blackmar-Diemer Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 d5 2. d4? { (0.54 → -0.64) Mistake. exd5 was best. } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 { D00 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit } 4. Be2 g6 5. h3?! { (-0.73 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (5. Bg5 Bg7 6. Qd2 h6 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O-O Nb4) 5... Bg7 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Nf4 a6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 b4 12. Na4 a5 13. O-O e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd4 Nc6?! { (-2.08 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (15... Re8 16. c3 g5 17. Ne2 g4 18. h4 Bb5 19. Re1 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 gxf3 21. Ng3) 16. c3? { (-1.08 → -2.76) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Rb1 Be5 19. Nd5 a4 20. Nxa4 Qd6 21. c3 Kg7) 16... Nxd4 17. cxd4 Bb5 18. Re1 Qd6 19. g3 Rfe8 20. Bc2?! { (-2.91 → -4.02) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (20. Rc1 Bh6 21. Rc5 c6 22. Qc1 Rad8 23. Re5 Qxd4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nc5 Qe5) 20... Bc6 21. Nc5 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Ne2? { (-2.54 → -4.59) Mistake. d5 was best. } (23. d5 Bb5 24. Rb1 e3 25. fxe3 Rad8 26. h4 c5 27. Qf3 c4 28. e4 a4) 23... Qxh3?! { (-4.59 → -3.41) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } (23... e3 24. Kh2 Qd5 25. Nf4 Qxd4 26. fxe3 Qxb2 27. Qe2 Rad8 28. Nd3 Qf6 29. Rf1) 24. Nf4 Qd7 25. a3?! { (-3.30 → -4.57) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (25. d5 Bb5 26. a4 bxa3 27. Rxa3 Bxb2 28. Ra2 Bg7 29. Bxe4 Qd6 30. Qf3 Rab8) 25... Qxd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. Kh2 Bxf2 28. Re2 e3 29. Bd3 Bf3 30. Rc2 c5 31. axb4 axb4 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Rxc5?! { (-5.16 → -9.28) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (33. Be2 Bxe2 34. Rxe2 Ra1 35. Nd3 Rd1 36. Nxf2 exf2 37. Rxf2 b3 38. Kh3 c4) 33... e2?! { (-9.28 → -5.85) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } (33... Ra1 34. Ng2 Rg1 35. Rc2 Rxg2+ 36. Kh3 Rxg3+ 37. Kh2 Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Rg1 39. Rxf2) 34. Bxe2 Bxc5 35. Bxf3 Bd4?? { (-5.34 → -0.02) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (35... Rd8 36. Nd5 Kg7 37. Kh3 b3 38. Nf4 Rd2 39. Bd5 Bg1 40. g4 Rxb2 41. g5) 36. Bxa8 Bxb2 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. Kh3 f5 39. Nd3 Bc3 40. Bb3 Kf6 41. Bd1 g5 42. g4 fxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Kg6 44. Bc2 h5+ 45. Kg3 Kh6 46. Bd1 g4 47. Bxg4 hxg4 48. Nxb4 Kg5 49. Nd3 Bd4 50. Nc1 { White offers draw } 50... Be5+ 51. Kg2 Kf4 52. Ne2+ Ke4 53. Kf1 Kf3 54. Ng1+ Kg3 55. Ne2+ Kh2 56. Kf2 Bf6 57. Ke3 Bg5+ 58. Kf2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2