[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/brhRRVst"] [Date "2023.07.12"] [White "SergeyNovitsky"] [Black "MykolaBalakin"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.07.12"] [UTCTime "12:19:23"] [WhiteElo "1584"] [BlackElo "1562"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. b4? { (0.25 → -0.86) Mistake. d4 was best. } (5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. O-O-O c5) 5... Nf6 6. d3 a5 7. bxa5 Rxa5 8. Bd2 Ra8 9. c4 Be7 10. h3 Bb7 11. Nc3 Qd7 12. a4 Qe6 13. a5 d5?! { (-0.18 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (13... Nd7 14. O-O) 14. cxd5?! { (0.87 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } (14. Qb3 Ba6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. exd5 Qf5 17. O-O O-O 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Ne4 Red8 20. Bg5 Nxd5) 14... cxd5 15. Nb5 Bd6 16. Qa4 O-O 17. Bb4?? { (-0.41 → -2.81) Blunder. Nxd6 was best. } (17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. O-O dxe4 19. dxe4 Bxe4 20. Qa3 Nd5 21. Nh4 h6 22. a6 Rfd8 23. a7 Rd7) 17... Bc6 18. Rc1?! { (-3.42 → -5.23) Inaccuracy. Bxd6 was best. } (18. Bxd6 cxd6) 18... Bxb5 19. Qxb5 dxe4?? { (-4.67 → -1.07) Blunder. Rfb8 was best. } (19... Rfb8 20. Qxb8+ Rxb8 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. O-O Ra8 23. Rfe1 dxe4 24. dxe4 c5 25. Ra1 h6 26. Rec1) 20. dxe4?? { (-1.07 → -4.64) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } (20. Bxd6) 20... Nxe4?? { (-4.64 → -0.84) Blunder. Rfb8 was best. } (20... Rfb8 21. Qxb8+ Rxb8 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. O-O Ra8 24. Ra1 Nxe4 25. a6 Nc3 26. Rfe1 f6 27. Nxe5) 21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. O-O Nc5 23. Rfd1 Rfb8 24. Qc6?! { (-0.48 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } (24. Qc4 Ra6 25. Rb1 Rc8 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Rb6 Rc6 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Rc1 e4 30. Ng5 Ra6) 24... Ra6 25. Qc7?? { (-1.27 → -3.50) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } (25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 f6 27. Rcd1 Ne4 28. Nh4 Rd8 29. Rc1 Kf7 30. f3 Ng3 31. Kf2 Ke6) 25... Qc8?? { (-3.50 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (25... Rc8 26. Rxc5 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 h6 28. Ra1 Qd5 29. Rd7 Qb5 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Nh4 Rxa5 32. Rc1) 26. Qe7? { (0.00 → -1.61) Mistake. Qxc8+ was best. } (26. Qxc8+ Rxc8 27. Nxe5 g6 28. Rd5 Rxa5 29. Rxd6 Rca8 30. Rd5 Ne6 31. Rxa5 Rxa5 32. Nf3 Rd5) 26... Rb7?? { (-1.61 → 4.28) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (26... Qe6 27. Qxe6 Nxe6 28. Nd2 f6 29. Nc4 Rc8 30. Ne3 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Kf7 32. Rb1 Nc5 33. Rb5) 27. Qh4?? { (4.28 → -0.12) Blunder. Rxc5 was best. } (27. Rxc5 Qb8 28. Qh4 h6 29. Qc4 dxc5 30. Qxa6 Rb4 31. Qe2 e4 32. Nd2 f5 33. Nf1 f4) 27... f6 28. Qc4+ Kf8?? { (-0.32 → 5.83) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (28... Qe6 29. Rd5 Rc7 30. Nd2 Rcc6 31. Rb1 Rxa5 32. Ne4 h5 33. Rbd1 h4 34. Qc3 Raa6 35. Nxc5) 29. Qxa6 Nxa6 30. Rxc8+ Kf7 31. Rxd6 Nb4 32. a6 Ra7 33. Nh4 Nxa6 34. g4 g6 35. Kg2 Ke7 36. Rcc6 Nb4 37. Rb6 Nc2 38. Rxf6 Ne1+ 39. Kg3 Ra3+ 40. f3 e4 41. Rbe6+ Kd7 42. Rxe4 Ra2 43. Rxe1 Rg2+? { (8.89 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } (43... Ra8 44. Nxg6 hxg6 45. Rxg6 Rf8 46. Rg7+ Kd6 47. Rge7 Kd5 48. h4 Kd4 49. g5 Rh8 50. g6) 44. Nxg2 h5 45. Rf7+ Kd6 46. Rd1+ Kc6 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. f4 h4+ 49. Kxh4 Kc5 50. f5 Kc4 51. f6 Kc5 52. Rh7 Kc4 53. f7 Kc3 54. f8=Q Kc4 55. Qc8+ Kb3 56. Rb7+ Ka2 57. Qa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0