[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8V8dfrmi"] [Date "2024.01.10"] [White "TheMinstrel"] [Black "ReneMaier"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.01.10"] [UTCTime "14:41:27"] [WhiteElo "2009"] [BlackElo "2069"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. Nf3 d6?! { (0.00 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (3... Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Ng5 g6 8. Nxf6+) 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5?! { (0.65 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } (8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4) 9. b3 c6 10. Qc2 Bg4?! { (1.12 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } (10... Qa5 11. Bb2 Ng6 12. e4 Qh5 13. Rae1 Re8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Ne5 16. Ne4 Ned7) 11. h3 Bh5?! { (1.43 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (11... Bd7 12. Bb2 Re8 13. e4 Ng6 14. Kh2 Qb6 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Rd2 h5 17. f4 Bf8 18. Nf3) 12. Nf5 Bg6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. e4 d5 15. f4 Ned7 16. f5 Bh5 17. g4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. cxd5 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 cxd5 21. exd5?! { (2.54 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } (21. Qb2 Qe7 22. Bh3 d4 23. Nd5 Qxe4+ 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Bxg2 Nde5 26. f6 Rad8 27. Bg5 g6) 21... Rac8 22. Rf3?? { (1.69 → 0.00) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } (22. Bb2 Qe7 23. f6 Ndxf6 24. Rae1 Qd6 25. Bf3 Rfe8 26. Qg2 h5 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Bxe4 g6) 22... Nde5 23. Rg3 Nf2+ 24. Kh2?? { (0.00 → -4.43) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } (24. Kg1 Nfg4+ 25. Kh1 Nf2+) 24... Neg4+ 25. Rxg4 Nxg4+ 26. Kg3 Ne3 27. b4? { (-4.32 → -9.66) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } (27. Qd3 Nxf5+ 28. Kh2 Qxc3 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30. Bh3 Rxh3+ 31. Kxh3 Rd8 32. Bf4 f6 33. Rd1 Kf7) 27... Nxc2?? { (-9.66 → -3.28) Blunder. Qc7+ was best. } (27... Qc7+ 28. Kf2 Nxc2 29. Ne4 Nxa1 30. Bd2 Qh2 31. Kf1 Nc2 32. d6 Qh5 33. f6 Rfe8 34. d7) 28. bxc5 Nxa1 29. Ba3? { (-3.52 → -5.80) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } (29. Ne4 Rfd8) 29... Nc2 30. d6 Nxa3 31. Bxb7 Rxc5 32. Ne4 Rxf5 33. d7 Nc4 34. Kg4 g6 35. Bc8 Nb6 36. Nd6 Rd5 37. Ne8 Kh8 38. Nc7 Rxd7?! { (-11.98 → -7.31) Inaccuracy. Rd4+ was best. } (38... Rd4+ 39. Kf3 Nxc8 40. Ke2 Rxd7 41. Na6 Kg7 42. Kf3 Re8 43. a4 h5 44. a5 Rd3+ 45. Kf2) 39. Bxd7 Nxd7 40. Nb5 a6 41. Nd6 f5+ 42. Kf4 Kg7 43. a4 Kf6 44. a5 g5+ 45. Kf3?! { (-12.48 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } (45. Ke3 Ke6 46. Nc4 Ne5 47. Na3 Rd8 48. Ke2 Rd5 49. Nc2 f4 50. Nb4 Rxa5 51. Nc2 g4) 45... h5?! { (Mate in 17 → -11.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5+ was best. } (45... Ne5+ 46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Nb7 Rc8 48. Kd4 Rc4+ 49. Ke3 f4+ 50. Ke2 Rc8 51. Kf2 g4 52. Ke2) 46. Nc4?! { (-11.89 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } (46. Ke2 Ne5) 46... Ne5+ 47. Nxe5 Kxe5 48. Kg3 f4+ 49. Kf2 f3 50. Kf1 f2 51. Kg2 f1=Q+ 52. Kg3 Rf3+ 53. Kh2 Qh3+ 54. Kg1 Rf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1