[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZxmX4u9C"] [Date "2024.02.05"] [White "steeleiam"] [Black "jacobjsteele"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.02.05"] [UTCTime "19:15:48"] [WhiteElo "1849"] [BlackElo "1999"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation } d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 a6 8. N1c3? { (0.32 → -1.10) Mistake. N5c3 was best. } (8. N5c3 Nf6 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Nc4 b5 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. a4 Rxb6) 8... axb5 9. Nd5 Nd4?! { (-0.96 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } (9... Ra4) 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. Bxb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7?! { (-0.04 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Kxd7 was best. } (12... Kxd7 13. Qxd4) 13. Nb6 Qb5 14. Nxa8 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxa8 16. Qxd4 Be7 17. Qxg7?! { (0.86 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (17. O-O Kf8) 17... Bf6 18. Qg3 Bxb2 19. Rd1 Qa5+ 20. Kf1 Be5 21. f4 Qb5+ 22. Rd3? { (0.01 → -1.11) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } (22. Qd3 Qxd3+) 22... Qb1+ 23. Ke2 Qxc2+ 24. Ke3 Bb2 25. Rhd1?! { (-0.99 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } (25. Qe1 Nf6) 25... Nf6 26. f5?? { (-1.67 → -5.23) Blunder. Kf3 was best. } (26. Kf3 Bc1 27. f5 Rg8 28. Qf2 Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Bf4 30. Ra3 Ke7 31. Rb3 b5 32. Rxb5 Nxe4+) 26... Rg8 27. Qh4?! { (-5.14 → -9.02) Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best. } (27. Qxd6 Ng4+ 28. Kf4 Be5+ 29. Qxe5+ Nxe5 30. Kxe5 Qc5+ 31. Kf4 Rxg2 32. R3d2 Rf2+ 33. Kg4 Rxd2) 27... Ng4+ 28. Kf3?? { (-6.74 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg4 was best. } (28. Qxg4 Rxg4 29. R1d2 Qc1 30. g3 Qh1 31. Rxb2 Rxe4+ 32. Kf2 Re5 33. f6 Qxh2+ 34. Kf3 Qh1+) 28... Qf2+?? { (Mate in 6 → 4.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5+ was best. } { Black resigns. } (28... Ne5+ 29. Kf4 Bc1+ 30. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 31. Re3 Nd3+ 32. Kf3 Qf1+ 33. Qf2 Qxf2#) 1-0