[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GOhKrxhw"] [Date "2022.12.11"] [White "nitchuk_n-0"] [Black "Step222"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2022.12.11"] [UTCTime "10:22:59"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1038"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-204"] [BlackRatingDiff "+128"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } d6? { (0.10 → 1.64) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } (2... cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3) 3. dxc5 Qa5+ 4. Nc3 Qxc5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. Be3 Qg5?? { (0.24 → 6.59) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } (7... Qa5 8. Nf3) 8. Bxg5 g6 9. Nf3 Bh6 10. Bxh6 Nxh6 11. O-O O-O 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. f3 e5 14. Qxd6 Ne8 15. Qe7 b6 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qe7 Nf7?! { (6.67 → 9.62) Inaccuracy. fxg5 was best. } (17... fxg5 18. Nd5 Rf7 19. Qxg5 Kg7 20. Rad1 Ng8 21. Nf4 Rc8 22. Ne6+ Kh8 23. Qd8 Rxc2 24. Qxe8) 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Qe6 Nc7 20. Qc6 Re8 21. Rfd1 Ne6 22. Qxe8+ Kg7 23. Rd7 Rxd7?! { (14.13 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng5 was best. } (23... Ng5 24. Qxf7+ Nxf7 25. Rxa7 h5 26. Rd1 h4 27. Rdd7 Kh6 28. Rxf7 Kg5 29. e5 Kf5 30. exf6) 24. Qxd7+ Kh6 25. Qxe6 f5 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. Rd7+ Kh6 28. Rf7 Kg5 29. Rxh7 Kf4 30. Rf7 Ke3 31. Qxg6 Kd2 32. Qxf5 Kxc2 33. Rd7 Kxb2 34. e5 Kxc3 35. e6 Kb2 36. Qd5 Ka1 37. Rc7 Kb1 38. Qb5+ Ka1 39. Rxa7?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb3 was best. } { Draw by stalemate. } (39. Qb3 a6 40. Rc1#) 1/2-1/2