[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YR4PktoS"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [White "the_puzzles"] [Black "pgsdevoto"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.01.16"] [UTCTime "15:43:59"] [WhiteElo "2203"] [BlackElo "2263"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B18"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 { B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation } 5. Nc5 e5 6. Nxb7 Qb6 7. Nc5 exd4 8. Nb3 c5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. cxd3 Nc6 11. Nf3 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nfd2 O-O 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Qf3 Nb4 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Ne5?! { (0.53 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (17. Bg5 Rac8 18. a3 Nbd5 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Re2 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. g3 Kf8) 17... Qd5 18. Qxd5 Nfxd5 19. Bg3?! { (-0.28 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (19. Bd2 f6) 19... f5 20. a3 f4?! { (-0.49 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } (20... Nc2 21. Rab1 f4 22. Rfc1 fxg3 23. hxg3 Rab8 24. Nd2 Nce3 25. fxe3 Bg5 26. Nec4 Nxe3 27. Re1) 21. axb4 fxg3 22. bxc5 gxh2+?! { (0.14 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best. } (22... Rab8) 23. Kxh2 Rf5?! { (0.49 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best. } (23... Rab8 24. Nd2 Rxb2 25. Ne4 Nf6 26. Nc6 Rb7 27. Nd6 Bxd6+ 28. cxd6 Ne8 29. Ne7+ Kf7 30. Nc8) 24. Nc6? { (1.37 → 0.21) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } (24. Nd7) 24... Rh5+ 25. Kg1 Bxc5 26. Nxc5 Nf4 27. Nxd4 Rxc5 28. Rfd1 Rd8 29. Nf3 a5 30. g3 Nd5 31. Nd4 Rb8 32. Rd2 Rb4 33. Nf3 a4 34. Re1 h6 35. Re4 Rcb5 36. Kg2 Rxb2 37. Rxb2?! { (0.55 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rxa4 was best. } (37. Rxa4 Kh7 38. Ra7 Kg8 39. Ra1 Kf7 40. Ra4 Rxd2 41. Nxd2 Nf6 42. Ne4 Rb3 43. Nc5 Rb5) 37... Rxb2 38. Rxa4 Ne3+ 39. Kg1 Nd1 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Rf8 Nxf2 42. Ng5+ Kg6 43. Rxf2 Rxf2 44. Kxf2 Kxg5 45. Ke3 Kf5 46. Kd4 h5 47. Kc5?? { (0.00 → -33.41) Blunder. Ke3 was best. } (47. Ke3 g5 48. d4 Kf6 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. d5+ Kf6 51. d6 Ke6 52. d7 Kxd7 53. Kf5 h4) 47... g5 48. d4 h4 49. gxh4? { (-9.20 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4+ was best. } (49. g4+ Kf6 50. Kc6 h3 51. d5 h2 52. d6 h1=R 53. Kd5 Rd1+ 54. Ke4 Rxd6 55. Ke3 Ke5) 49... gxh4 50. d5 h3 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2