[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7iIQJgFQ"] [Date "2024.03.24"] [White "A_Palimpsest"] [Black "NormRanger"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.03.24"] [UTCTime "15:02:31"] [WhiteElo "1863"] [BlackElo "1741"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+267"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. e4?! { (0.25 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. d3 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 a5) 2... Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. h3 d6 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O?! { (-0.10 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (7. Be3 Nh7 8. Nc3 Ng5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Qd2 f6 11. O-O-O Nd4) 7... Be6?! { (-0.86 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (7... g5 8. Nh2 Rg8 9. Nc3 h5 10. Be3 g4 11. hxg4 Nxg4 12. Nxg4) 8. a3 a5?! { (-0.45 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (8... g5 9. b4) 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rb1 Qd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. b4 c6 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2?! { (-0.20 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } (16. dxc6) 16... cxd5 17. exd5 Nxd5?! { (-1.43 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } (17... axb4 18. Rxb4 Rxa3 19. Bg4 Nxg4 20. Rxg4 Qf5 21. d4 Rd3 22. Qb1 e4 23. Re1 Rxd4 24. Rexe4) 18. Bf3 Nc7 19. Bxb7 Rab8?? { (-0.09 → 2.93) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } (19... Ra7 20. Bf3 axb4 21. axb4 Nb5 22. Bd5 Qf5 23. Qd2 Rb8 24. Bc4 g5 25. Ra2 Rab7 26. Ra6) 20. Bf3?? { (2.93 → -0.26) Blunder. bxa5 was best. } (20. bxa5 Ne6 21. a6 Rbd8 22. Qc2 d5 23. Rfb1 Kh7 24. Kh2 Qe7 25. a7 f5 26. Qc3 Nd4) 20... axb4 21. axb4 Rb6 22. d4 f6 23. dxe5 fxe5 24. Be2 Kh8 25. Bg4 Qe7 26. Be2 Rfb8 27. Qa4 Nd5 28. Rfb1?? { (-0.14 → -2.36) Blunder. b5 was best. } (28. b5 Nf4 29. Qa3 Qg5 30. g3 e4 31. h4 Nxe2+ 32. Rxe2 Qf5 33. Rb1 d5 34. Qc5 Qd7) 28... Nc3 29. Qa1 Nxb1 30. Qxb1 d5 31. b5 e4 32. Rb3 Rf8 33. f3?! { (-3.18 → -4.14) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } (33. Qe1 Qc5 34. Rc3 Qb4 35. Rc1 Qxe1+ 36. Rxe1 d4 37. Bc4 Rd8 38. Kf1 d3 39. Rb1 Rd4) 33... Qc5+?! { (-4.14 → -2.92) Inaccuracy. exf3 was best. } (33... exf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Bxf3 Qc5+ 36. Kh2 Rxb5 37. Qd3 Qd6+ 38. Kg1 Ra5 39. Qf5 Rc5 40. Qf7) 34. Kh1 e3 35. Qd3 d4 36. Kh2 Re6 37. b6?! { (-2.83 → -4.15) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (37. Rb1 Ra8) 37... Rxb6 38. Rxb6 Qxb6 39. Qa3?! { (-4.01 → -5.08) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (39. h4 Qd6+ 40. Kh3 Qd5 41. Qd1 Qf5+ 42. Kh2 Rd8 43. Bd3 Qe5+ 44. Kh3 Qe6+ 45. g4 h5) 39... Qb8+ 40. g3 Rc8 41. Qd3 Qb2 42. Qa6 Rd8 43. Qd3 Qc3 44. g4 Qxd3 45. Bxd3 Ra8 46. Kg3 Ra3 47. Be4 d3 48. f4?? { (-5.93 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd3 was best. } (48. Bxd3 Rxd3 49. f4 Kg8 50. Kf3 Kf7 51. Ke2 Rb3 52. Kf3 Ke6 53. f5+ Ke5 54. h4 Ra3) 48... d2 49. Bc2 e2+ { White resigns. } 0-1