[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ofFcRHQd"] [Date "2023.07.02"] [White "AndyD2801"] [Black "rinaldomerlo"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.07.02"] [UTCTime "14:39:20"] [WhiteElo "1496"] [BlackElo "1568"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-45"] [BlackRatingDiff "+106"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian } 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 b6?! { (0.28 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (4... g6 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Bf5 9. e4) 5. e4?! { (1.23 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (5. Nf3 Rb8 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. b3 d6 9. Bb2 a6) 5... Bb7 6. Nge2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 Nd4? { (0.88 → 2.10) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } (8... Bc5) 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nd5? { (2.22 → 0.94) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } (10. Ne2 c5 11. Nf4 Ng8 12. Re1 Bg5 13. Qg4 Nh6 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qe2 a5 16. h4 Bxf4) 10... Nxd5 11. cxd5 O-O 12. Qg4 d6 13. Bh6 Bf6 14. Bf4 Bc8 15. Qe2 h6 16. e5? { (1.45 → 0.10) Mistake. Rac1 was best. } (16. Rac1 Re8) 16... dxe5 17. Bxe5 Bg5?? { (0.18 → 2.34) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } (17... Bb7 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rfe1 c5 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Rac1 Qd5 23. a3 Qb5 24. h4) 18. Bxd4? { (2.34 → 0.95) Mistake. d6 was best. } (18. d6) 18... Re8 19. Qc2 c5 20. dxc6?? { (0.75 → -2.21) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } (20. Bc3 Bb7) 20... Qxd4 21. c7 Ra7 22. Rae1 Rxe1?? { (-2.54 → 0.13) Blunder. Re7 was best. } (22... Re7) 23. Rxe1 Qd7 24. Bc6 Qxc7?? { (0.14 → 2.36) Blunder. Rxc7 was best. } (24... Rxc7 25. Bxd7 Rxc2 26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Bxc8 a5 29. f4 Bf6 30. b3 Bd4+ 31. Kg2) 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. d4+?? { (2.57 → -3.94) Blunder. Rxc8 was best. } (26. Rxc8 Qd6 27. Be4+ g6 28. h4 Bd8 29. Rc6 Qe5 30. d4 Qxd4 31. Bxg6+ Kg7 32. Rc4 Qd6) 26... g6 27. d5 Bd7 28. Re7?! { (-4.74 → -6.55) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (28. Re1 Bh3 29. Qd1 Qd6 30. Re8 Bf6 31. g4 Qf4 32. Qe2 Qc1+ 33. Qe1 Qxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Re7) 28... Bxe7 29. Qe4 Bxc6 30. dxc6 Qd6 31. b4 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qd6 33. Qc4 Bd8 34. a4 Rc7 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Qc5 37. Qe2 Re7 38. Qd3 Bc7 39. Qb3 Kg8 40. Qd3 Qf5 41. Qf1 Qe4+ 42. Kh3? { (-7.53 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } (42. Kg1 Re5 43. h3 Rc5 44. Qd1 Rxb5 45. Qc1 h5 46. h4 Kg7 47. Qf1 Rc5 48. Qg2 Rc1+) 42... Qe2? { (Mate in 7 → -7.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re5 was best. } { White resigns. } (42... Re5 43. f3 Qc2 44. f4 Rh5+ 45. Kg4 f5+ 46. Kf3 Rxh2 47. Qg2 Qxg2+ 48. Ke3 Qe4#) 0-1