[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YqIlSnMc"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [White "DrMaryConnors"] [Black "Litocesar"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.06.07"] [UTCTime "23:57:11"] [WhiteElo "2255"] [BlackElo "1753"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Three Knights Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 { C42 Russian Game: Three Knights Game } Be7?! { (0.13 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. d3?! { (0.98 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Nd7) 4... d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Re8+ 9. Be2 Nf4?? { (0.24 → 4.72) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } (9... Bxc3) 10. Bxf4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. O-O Ne7 13. d4 a6 14. Bd3 Nd5 15. Qd2 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Re6 17. Rae1 Rf6 18. Qe4 h6?? { (5.18 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf5 was best. } (18... Bf5 19. Qe3 Re6 20. Ne5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 b5 22. Nf3 Qd5 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Ra1) 19. Qe8+ Qxe8 20. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0