[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CXfpdMf4"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [White "agentkalu"] [Black "jacobjsteele"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.02.20"] [UTCTime "16:53:00"] [WhiteElo "1729"] [BlackElo "1998"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. Be2 Nd4?! { (0.00 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. O-O?! { (1.22 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (5. c3 e5 6. cxd4 exd4 7. O-O Bd6 8. Na3 Ne7 9. Nb5 Be5) 5... e5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. h3 d5 11. Nf3 Qd6?! { (-0.31 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (11... Qc7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rc1 Be6 14. a3 a6 15. Bf1 dxe4 16. dxe4 Rac8 17. c3 dxc3 18. Rxc3) 12. Re1 dxe4 13. Nh2? { (-0.16 → -1.67) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (13. dxe4 Re8) 13... exd3? { (-1.67 → -0.02) Mistake. e3 was best. } (13... e3 14. fxe3 dxe3 15. Nf1 Qb6 16. Qc1 Bc5 17. Kh1 Re8 18. b4 Qxb4 19. Bxf6 Qf4 20. Bxg7) 14. Bxd3 Nd5 15. Bg3 Nf4 16. Bc4?! { (-0.10 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } (16. Bxf4) 16... Qg6?? { (-0.84 → 3.86) Blunder. Nxg2 was best. } (16... Nxg2) 17. Rxe5?! { (3.86 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } (17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Rxe7 Bxh3 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. Bd3 Bf5 21. Rae1 Bxd3 22. cxd3 Rc2 23. Rxb7 Rfc8) 17... Nxh3+?! { (2.42 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } (17... Ne6) 18. gxh3 Bd6 19. Qxd4?? { (3.06 → 1.08) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (19. Bd3 f5 20. Nf3 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qg5 22. Qf3 Qf6 23. Re1 Be6 24. Bf4 Rfe8 25. Qxb7 Rad8) 19... Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Bxh3 21. f3?? { (1.62 → -2.38) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (21. Bd3) 21... Rad8? { (-2.38 → -0.89) Mistake. Qxc2 was best. } (21... Qxc2 22. Qe2 Qg6 23. Qf2 Rac8 24. Bb3 Be6 25. Bd1 Bxa2 26. Ng4 Rfd8 27. Ne5 Qf5 28. Qe3) 22. Nf1?! { (-0.89 → -2.05) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } (22. Kh1 Bg2+) 22... Rfe8 23. Qf4 Qxc2 24. Ne3?? { (-2.31 → -5.60) Blunder. Qxf7+ was best. } (24. Qxf7+ Kh7 25. Bf2 Rf8 26. Qh5 Rd6 27. Qxh3 Qxc4 28. Nh2 Qc2 29. Bg3 Qxb2 30. Re1 Ra6) 24... Rxe3 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Bf2 Rd1+?? { (-5.71 → -0.10) Blunder. Re5 was best. } (26... Re5 27. f4 Rf5 28. Qe7 Rc8 29. Bd3 Qxd3 30. Qe3 Qc4 31. b3 Qxf4 32. Qxf4 Rxf4 33. Be3) 27. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 28. Kh2 Kh7?? { (-0.12 → 4.55) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (28... Be6 29. Qe8+) 29. Bxe3 Bf1?? { (4.65 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } (29... Qd7 30. Bxa7 Qxf7 31. Bxf7 Bd7 32. Bd5 b5 33. Be4+ g6 34. b3 Kg7 35. Kg3 Kf7) 30. Bb3?? { (Mate in 5 → 4.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf5+ was best. } (30. Qf5+ Kh8 31. Qf8+ Kh7 32. Bg8+ Kh8 33. Bf7+ Kh7 34. Qg8#) 30... Qe2+ 31. Kg3 Qxe3 32. Qxb7?? { (3.85 → -0.12) Blunder. Qf5+ was best. } (32. Qf5+ Kh8 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Bg8+ Kg6 35. Bf7+ Kf6 36. Bc4+ Kg6 37. Qf7+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kh8) 32... Qg5+ 33. Kf2 Qg2+ 34. Ke3 Qxb2?? { (-0.21 → 5.58) Blunder. Qe2+ was best. } (34... Qe2+ 35. Kf4 Qd2+ 36. Kg3 Qg2+ 37. Kf4 Qg5+ 38. Ke4 h5 39. Qd5 Qxd5+ 40. Bxd5 g5 41. b4) 35. Qxa7?? { (5.58 → -0.07) Blunder. Bg8+ was best. } (35. Bg8+ Kxg8 36. Qxb2 Bc4 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Qxa7 h5 39. Qc5 Bf7 40. Kf4 h4 41. a4 g6) 35... Qe2+ 36. Kf4 Qd2+ 37. Kg3?? { (0.00 → -7.14) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { White offers draw } { The game is a draw. } (37. Qe3 Qd6+ 38. Ke4 h5 39. Qd4 Qg6+ 40. Ke3 Qg5+ 41. Kf2 Qg2+ 42. Ke3 Qe2+ 43. Kf4 Qh2+) 1/2-1/2