[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9WgBTQlO"] [Date "2024.10.29"] [White "JoeDalton01"] [Black "Nik2-0"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.10.29"] [UTCTime "13:15:32"] [WhiteElo "2131"] [BlackElo "1963"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System } 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Bg4 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1?? { (0.00 → -2.25) Blunder. h3 was best. } (8. h3 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 Bc5 10. b3 Nd4 11. Rb1 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 a5) 8... Qd7?? { (-2.25 → -0.14) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (8... Nd4) 9. Qc2 Bh3?! { (-0.64 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (9... Nh5 10. Rf1) 10. a3?! { (-0.08 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Ne7 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 Bb6 15. d4 exd4) 10... Bc5 11. b4 Nd4?! { (-1.03 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bxg2 was best. } (11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Bxf2 13. Rf1 Bb6 14. Rxf6 gxf6 15. Nd5 Kh8 16. Bb2 f5 17. c5) 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bb2 c6 14. d3 Ne8 15. Ne2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 f5?? { (0.02 → 5.13) Blunder. Bxg2 was best. } (16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2) 17. f4?? { (5.13 → -0.31) Blunder. Bxh3 was best. } (17. Bxh3 Qf7 18. exf5 Qh5 19. Bg2 Qxf5 20. Rf1 Nf6 21. Nc1 Ng4 22. h3 Nxf2) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 fxe4 19. dxe4 Qe6 20. Qc3 Nc7?! { (-0.30 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (20... Nf6 21. Qd3) 21. f5 Qh6 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Qd2?! { (1.03 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (23. c5 Rfe8 24. cxd6 Rxd6 25. Ng1 Nb5 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Qf7 Red8 28. Rxd6 Qxd6) 23... Qxd2 24. Rxd2 d5 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Red1 d4 27. Ng1?! { (0.00 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best. } (27. Nc1 Nb5 28. Nd3 Nxa3 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Nxe5 Re8 32. Nf3 Rxe4) 27... Nb5 28. Nf3 Nc3 29. Rc1 h6?! { (-0.94 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (29... Nxe4) 30. Nxe5 Nxe4 31. Re2 Nc3 32. Rd2 Rxf5?! { (-0.61 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (32... Nd5 33. g4) 33. Rxc3 Rxe5 34. Rc7 Re3 35. Rxb7 Rxa3 36. Re2 d3 37. Ree7 d2 38. Rxg7+ { White offers draw } 38... Kh8 39. Rh7+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2