[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YvmPWJzS"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "balinas"] [Black "El_Bulto44"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "YvmPWJzS"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "01:23:45"] [WhiteElo "2159"] [BlackElo "2231"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.49] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.23] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.64] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.54] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.65] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.92] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.98] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.57] } 9... Qxc6 { [%eval 1.09] } 10. f4?! { (1.09 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (10. Qd4 b5 11. Rfd1 Rb8 12. Rac1 Be7 13. Qxg7 b4 14. Nb1 Qxe4 15. Nd2 Qe5) 10... Bd6?! { (0.49 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (10... b5 11. Qd4 b4 12. Nb1 Be7 13. a3 bxa3 14. Nxa3 Bb7 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. Qb4) 11. f5 { [%eval 1.12] } 11... Ne5 { [%eval 1.05] } 12. fxe6? { (1.05 → -0.39) Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (12. Qd4 b5 13. Rad1 Bc7 14. Kh1 Bb7 15. f6 Rg8 16. a4 bxa4 17. fxg7 Rxg7) 12... dxe6 { [%eval -0.46] } 13. Bf3?! { (-0.46 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (13. Qd4 O-O 14. Rfd1 Bc7 15. b4 b6 16. Bf4 f6 17. b5 Qe8 18. Qb4 Bb7) 13... Nxf3+?! { (-1.35 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (13... O-O 14. Qd4 Qc7 15. Qb6 Qb8 16. Bc5 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bc7 19. Qb4) 14. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.7] } 14... Qc7?! { (-0.70 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (14... O-O 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Rd2 Bc7 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Qf4 Qc5+ 20. Rff2) 15. h3 { [%eval -0.43] } 15... Bd7?? { (-0.43 → 4.90) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.9] } (15... O-O 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Rac8 19. e5 Bc6 20. Rd3 Qb6+ 21. Qf2) 16. Rad1?? { (4.90 → -0.47) Blunder. Qxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (16. Qxf7+ Kd8 17. Qxg7 Re8 18. Rf7 Kc8 19. Rd1 b6 20. e5 Bxe5 21. Rdxd7 Qxd7) 16... Bc6?? { (-0.47 → 4.31) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (16... O-O 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qxf4 19. Rxf4 Be8 20. e5 Rc8 21. Rd2 Rc5 22. Re4) 17. Qg4?? { (4.31 → -0.83) Blunder. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (17. Rxd6 O-O 18. Rdd1 b5 19. Bc5 f5 20. b4 Rfd8 21. Qe3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 a5) 17... O-O-O? { (-0.83 → 0.52) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (17... O-O 18. Bd4 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Rxf4 Rfd8 23. Rff1) 18. Nd5?? { (0.52 → -1.27) Blunder. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (18. Qxg7 Rhg8 19. Qxh7 Rdf8 20. Bd4 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 f5 22. Qxc7+ Bxc7 23. Rf2 b5) 18... Bxd5?? { (-1.27 → 0.68) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (18... h5 19. Nxc7 hxg4 20. Na8 f6 21. Nb6+ Kb8 22. hxg4 Bxe4 23. Kf2 Rh4 24. Nc4) 19. exd5 { [%eval 0.73] } 19... Kb8?! { (0.73 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (19... f5 20. Qe2 f4 21. Bf2 exd5 22. Rxd5 Rhe8 23. Qf3 Kb8 24. c3 Be7 25. Rfd1) 20. dxe6?! { (1.73 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (20. Qxg7 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Rf2 exd5 23. c3 Ka8 24. Qd4 Qe7 25. Rf5 Rhg8) 20... fxe6 { [%eval 0.87] } 21. Qxe6 { [%eval 0.55] } 21... Rhe8 { [%eval 0.66] } 22. Qb3 { [%eval 0.64] } 22... Re7?! { (0.64 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (22... Bc5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kh1 Ka8 26. c3 Qe7 27. Qb6 g5 28. b4) 23. Rxd6 { [%eval 1.03] } 23... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.94] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval 0.94] } 24... Qc5+ { [%eval 1.02] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 0.97] } 25... Ka7 { [%eval 1.01] } 26. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.99] } 26... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.91] } 27. Qf3 { [%eval 0.71] } { Black resigns. } 1-0