[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/A4fkl5kn"] [Date "2025.08.08"] [Round "-"] [White "brentholland78"] [Black "bigcat1297"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "A4fkl5kn"] [UTCDate "2025.08.08"] [UTCTime "06:11:58"] [WhiteElo "1645"] [BlackElo "1364"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B29"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] } { B29 Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. c4? { (0.48 → -0.83) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Ne4 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Bb5+ Nc6) 3... Nc6?! { (-0.83 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (3... Nxe4 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Qa5+ 6. Nfd2 Nc5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qe3) 4. d3 { [%eval -0.26] } 4... d6 { [%eval -0.15] } 5. Be2 { [%eval -0.19] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.07] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.04] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.05] } 7. b4?! { (0.05 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rb1 h6 9. h3 Be6 10. a3 a5 11. Be3 Nh7) 7... cxb4?! { (-0.97 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (7... Nxb4) 8. a3 { [%eval -0.39] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.16] } 9. axb4 { [%eval -0.18] } 9... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.23] } 10. Ng5 { [%eval -0.67] } 10... Be6 { [%eval -0.37] } 11. Ra3 { [%eval -0.85] } 11... Nh5?? { (-0.85 → 3.91) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.91] } (11... Bd7) 12. Nf3?? { (3.91 → -0.69) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bxh5 d5 14. Bg4 dxe4 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. dxe4 Qb6 17. Bf5 Bc5) 12... h6 { [%eval -0.44] } 13. d4 { [%eval -0.37] } 13... Nf4 { [%eval -0.43] } 14. dxe5? { (-0.43 → -1.83) Mistake. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.83] } (14. Bxf4) 14... Rc8?? { (-1.83 → 3.25) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxd1 16. Bxd1 f6 17. Nd7 Rfd8 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf4 Bxc4 20. Bb3) 15. Bxf4 { [%eval 3.25] } 15... Bxc4? { (3.25 → 5.21) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (15... dxe5 16. Bxe5 Re8 17. Rc3 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Na2 19. Rb3 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Kf1) 16. exd6?! { (5.21 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. exd6 Rxe4 18. dxe7 Rxe7 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rxa7 g5 21. Bg3 Red7) 16... Bxe2 { [%eval 3.7] } 17. Qxe2 { [%eval 3.64] } 17... Nc2?! { (3.64 → 5.74) Inaccuracy. Bxd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.74] } (17... Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxa7 Rfd8 20. Ra3 Nd3 21. Rc3 b5 22. g3 Rxc3 23. Nxc3) 18. Rd3 { [%eval 5.66] } 18... Bf6 { [%eval 6.07] } 19. d7 { [%eval 5.34] } 19... Rc4 { [%eval 5.64] } 20. Nbd2 { [%eval 5.12] } 20... Ra4 { [%eval 5.39] } 21. e5 { [%eval 5.38] } 21... Ra1?! { (5.38 → 7.64) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 7.64] } (21... Be7 22. Ne4 Nb4 23. Rd4 b5 24. Ng3 Nc6 25. Rxa4 bxa4 26. e6 Kh8 27. Ne5) 22. exf6 { [%eval 7.73] } 22... Rxf1+ { [%eval 8.49] } 23. Qxf1 { [%eval 7.45] } 23... gxf6 { [%eval 8.72] } 24. Bxh6 { [%eval 8.63] } 24... Nb4 { [%eval 9.12] } 25. Rd4 { [%eval 8.8] } 25... Nc6? { (8.80 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (25... f5 26. Rxb4 Qxd7 27. Qa1 f6 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. Rb1 f4 30. Qxf6+ Qf7 31. Qh8+) 26. Rg4+ { [%eval #5] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval #7] } 27. Bxf8?! { (Mate in 7 → 11.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb1+ was best. } { [%eval 11.21] } (27. Qb1+ f5 28. Qxf5+ Kxh6 29. Rg3 Qh4 30. Nxh4 Rg8 31. Rxg8 Nd4 32. Qf6+ Kh5) 27... Qxd7?! { (11.21 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (27... f5 28. Qb1 Qf6 29. Rg3 a6 30. Ba3 Qg6 31. Rxg6 Kxg6 32. Bb2 f6 33. g4) 28. Rh4+? { (Mate in 4 → 8.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg7+ was best. } { [%eval 8.87] } (28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. g4 Qxd2 30. Nxd2 f5 31. Qh3#) 28... Kg8 { [%eval 8.58] } 29. Bh6 { [%eval 8.47] } 29... Ne5? { (8.47 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (29... Ne7 30. Ne4 Nd5 31. Bd2 Qc6 32. Ng3 Ne7 33. Rd4 Kf8 34. h4 Ng6 35. Be3) 30. Nxe5 { [%eval #7] } 30... fxe5 { [%eval #7] } 31. Ne4 { [%eval #7] } 31... Qe6 { [%eval #6] } 32. Ng5?! { (Mate in 6 → 10.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval 10.87] } (32. Qd1 Kh7 33. Qd8 f6 34. Qc7+ Qe7 35. Qxe7+ Kg6 36. Qxf6+ Kh7 37. Qg7#) 32... Qg6?! { (10.87 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (32... Qd5 33. Qc1) 33. f4? { (Mate in 6 → 8.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 8.55] } (33. Qb5 Qxh6 34. Rxh6 Kg7 35. Qxe5+ Kxh6 36. Qf6+ Kh5 37. Nf3 Kg4 38. Qg5#) 33... exf4 { [%eval 8.26] } 34. Qxf4 { [%eval 8.03] } 34... Qb1+ { [%eval 7.93] } 35. Qf1 { [%eval 7.93] } 35... Qg6? { (7.93 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf1+ was best. } { [%eval #5] } (35... Qxf1+ 36. Kxf1 f6 37. Nf3 b5 38. Ke2 a5 39. Rg4+ Kh8 40. Bf8 b4 41. Kd3) 36. g3 { [%eval #6] } 36... f6 { [%eval #3] } 37. Ne6?! { (Mate in 3 → 10.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc4+ was best. } { [%eval 10.71] } (37. Qc4+ Qf7 38. Qc8+ Qf8 39. Qxf8#) 37... Kh7?! { (10.71 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (37... b5 38. Qxb5) 38. Nf8+ { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0