[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eYJ05goi"] [Date "2024.05.23"] [White "hitarthbhagat"] [Black "VihaanBan"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.23"] [UTCTime "15:58:53"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [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. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Bg4 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. d4? { (-0.44 → -2.08) Mistake. Nbd2 was best. } (8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Nc4 h5 10. Ne3 Rb8 11. Rb1 O-O 12. b3 d5 13. O-O Rfe8) 8... exd4? { (-2.08 → -0.86) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 exd4 11. Nd2 g6 12. Ke2 Rb8 13. Rab1 Kd7 14. b4) 9. c3? { (-0.86 → -2.60) Mistake. Qxd4 was best. } (9. Qxd4 Qxd4) 9... dxc3 10. bxc3 Qxc3+?? { (-2.64 → 5.69) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxf3 12. gxf3 Rb8 13. Nd2 g6 14. O-O-O Bg7 15. Kc2 Rb5 16. Nb3) 11. Nxc3 Rd8 12. h3 d5 13. exd5 Bf5 { Black offers draw } 14. dxc6?! { (6.79 → 4.53) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (14. O-O Bb4 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Qb3 c5 17. a3 Ba5 18. Re3 c4 19. Qxc4 Bb6) 14... Rxd1+ 15. Kxd1 Ba3 16. Nb1?? { (4.93 → 0.22) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } (16. Re1+ Kd8 17. Re5 Bg6 18. Rd5+ Kc8 19. Rb1 Bxb1 20. Nxb1 Be7 21. Nc3 Bf6) 16... Ke7?? { (0.22 → 5.78) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } (16... Bb2) 17. Ne5?? { (5.78 → -1.60) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } (17. Re1+ Kf6 18. Nxa3 Rd8+ 19. Kc1 Rd6 20. Ne5 Rd5 21. f4 g6 22. g4 Be6) 17... Rd8+?? { (-1.60 → 1.57) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } (17... Bb2 18. Re1 Rd8+ 19. Nd2 Bxa1 20. g4 Bc3 21. Nc4+ Be6 22. f4 Kf8 23. Kc2) 18. Ke1?? { (1.57 → -2.22) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (18. Ke2) 18... Bb4+?? { (-2.22 → 3.10) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } (18... Bb2 19. Ke2 Bxa1 20. Nd7 Be4 21. Nd2 Bxc6 22. Rxa1 Kxd7 23. f3 Re8+ 24. Kf2) 19. Kf1?? { (3.10 → -4.50) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (19. Ke2 Bc8 20. f4 Ba6+ 21. Kf3 f6 22. Nd7 Kf7 23. a3 Ba5 24. Rc1 g5) 19... Bd3+?? { (-4.50 → 4.87) Blunder. Rd1+ was best. } (19... Rd1+ 20. Ke2 Rxh1 21. Nd3 Ba5 22. f3 Kd6 23. f4 Bxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Rc1 25. g3) 20. Kg1?! { (4.87 → 3.64) Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } (20. Nxd3 Rxd3 21. Ke2 Rd6 22. Rd1 Rf6 23. a3 Ba5 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Nd2 Bxd2) 20... Bb5 21. Nd3?? { (3.70 → -2.39) Blunder. a3 was best. } (21. a3 Ba5 22. Kh2 f6 23. Nf3 Kf7 24. a4 Be2 25. Na3 a6 26. Rhe1 Bxe1) 21... Rxd3 22. a3?? { (-2.20 → -5.02) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } (22. Kh2 Bd6+ 23. g3 Be5 24. Re1 Kf6 25. a4 Bxa1 26. axb5 Bd4 27. f4 h6) 22... Rd1+?! { (-5.02 → -3.24) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (22... Bd6 23. Nc3 Rxc3 24. h4 Bxc6 25. h5 Rc5 26. Rh4 Re5 27. f4 Rf5 28. Kf2) 23. Kh2 Bd6+ 24. g3 Rd3?? { (-3.05 → 1.08) Blunder. Bf1 was best. } (24... Bf1 25. h4 Be5 26. Ra2 Rxb1 27. Rd2 Bd6 28. h5 Ke6 29. Rg1 Rc1 30. Rh1) 25. a4? { (1.08 → -0.16) Mistake. Rc1 was best. } (25. Rc1 a5) 25... Bxc6 26. a5?? { (-0.16 → -5.10) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (26. Rc1) 26... Rf3?? { (-5.10 → -0.12) Blunder. Bxh1 was best. } (26... Bxh1 27. Kxh1 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 Be5 29. Ra2 Rxb1 30. Re2 Kd6 31. Rd2+ Kc6 32. Rd8) 27. Re1+ Kf6 28. h4?? { (-0.02 → -5.52) Blunder. Ra2 was best. } (28. Ra2 Bd5) 28... Rxf2+ 29. Kg1 Bc5 30. Rf1?! { (-5.44 → -7.92) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } (30. Ra3 Rb2+ 31. Rae3 Bxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Rxb1+ 33. Kf2 Rb2+ 34. Ke1 Bd5 35. g4 Rb4) 30... Rf3+ 31. Kg2 Rf5+ 32. Kh3 Bd7?? { (-7.71 → -0.41) Blunder. Rxf1 was best. } (32... Rxf1 33. Ra2 Rh1+ 34. Rh2 Rxb1 35. h5 Kg5 36. Re2 Rh1+ 37. Rh2 Bd7+ 38. Kg2) 33. Rxf5+ Bxf5+ 34. g4 Be4 35. g5+?! { (0.05 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (35. Nc3 Bc6 36. Ne2 Bd7 37. Rd1 Bd6 38. Ng3 Ke6 39. Ne4 Bb4 40. Kg3 Bc6) 35... Kf5?! { (-0.61 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } (35... Ke5 36. Nd2 Bd5 37. Rb1 Kf4 38. Rb5 Be6+ 39. Kg2 Bd6 40. Kf2 c5 41. Nb3) 36. Nc3 Bd4?? { (0.02 → 3.77) Blunder. Bc6 was best. } (36... Bc6) 37. Rf1+ Ke5 38. Nb5?? { (3.72 → 0.76) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (38. Nxe4 Kxe4 39. Rxf7 Be5 40. a6 Kd5 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Rf8 h6 43. gxh6 gxh6) 38... Bf5+?? { (0.76 → 4.31) Blunder. f5 was best. } (38... f5 39. gxf6 gxf6 40. Nxd4 Kxd4 41. Rxf6 c5 42. Ra6 c4 43. Rxa7 c3 44. a6) 39. Kg2?? { (4.31 → 1.60) Blunder. Rxf5+ was best. } (39. Rxf5+ Kxf5 40. Nxd4+ Ke5 41. Nc6+ Kd6 42. Nxa7 c6 43. Nc8+ Kc7 44. Nb6 Kb7) 39... Be4+ 40. Kg3 Be3?! { (1.95 → 3.28) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { Black offers draw } (40... Bd3) 41. h5?? { (3.28 → -0.46) Blunder. Rxf7 was best. } (41. Rxf7 h6 42. Rxc7 Bf4+ 43. Kg4 Bf5+ 44. Kf3 Be4+ 45. Ke2 Ke6 46. Rxg7 hxg5) 41... c5?? { (-0.46 → 2.81) Blunder. f5 was best. } (41... f5 42. gxf6) 42. Nxa7?! { (2.81 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best. } (42. Rxf7) 42... c4 43. Rc1?? { (1.66 → -5.20) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } (43. Nb5 f5 44. gxf6 gxf6 45. a6 f5 46. Re1 f4+ 47. Kg4 Bf5+ 48. Kg5 Be4) 43... Bd3?? { (-5.20 → 3.60) Blunder. Bxc1 was best. } (43... Bxc1 44. Nb5 Bb7 45. g6 hxg6 46. hxg6 f5 47. Kh3 f4 48. Nc3 Be3 49. a6) 44. Rc3?? { (3.60 → -4.99) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (44. Re1 Kd4 45. Nc6+ Kc5 46. Rxe3 Kxc6 47. Kf2 f5 48. gxf6 gxf6 49. Re6+ Kb7) 44... Kd4?? { (-4.99 → 0.38) Blunder. Bxa7 was best. } (44... Bxa7 45. Ra3 Kd4 46. Ra4 Ke3 47. Ra3 Bc5 48. Ra1 c3 49. a6 Ba7 50. Re1+) 45. Rxc4+?? { (0.38 → -4.76) Blunder. Nb5+ was best. } (45. Nb5+ Kc5) 45... Bxc4 46. Nc6+ Kd5 47. Nb4+ Kd4 48. a6 Bd2?? { (-4.57 → 3.42) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } (48... Ke4 49. Nc6 Bxa6 50. Nd8 Bf4+ 51. Kf2 Bc4 52. Nb7 Kd4 53. Kf3 Bxg5 54. Nd6) 49. a7? { (3.42 → 2.02) Mistake. Nc6+ was best. } (49. Nc6+ Kc5 50. a7 Kxc6 51. a8=Q+ Kb5 52. Qe8+ Kb4 53. Qf8+ Kb3 54. Qxg7 Be1+) 49... Bxb4?! { (2.02 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. Be1+ was best. } (49... Be1+ 50. Kh2) 50. a8=Q Bb3?! { (2.84 → 3.76) Inaccuracy. Bd6+ was best. } (50... Bd6+ 51. Kf2) 51. Qf3 Be1+ 52. Kg4?? { (3.12 → 0.33) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } (52. Kh2 Bc3 53. Qf4+ Kd3 54. Qf5+ Ke3 55. Qxh7 Be5+ 56. Kg1 Bd4 57. Qf5 Be6) 52... Be6+ 53. Kf4 Bd2+ 54. Kg3 Bxg5 55. Qd1+ Ke3?? { (0.33 → 5.04) Blunder. Ke5 was best. } (55... Ke5 56. Qa1+ Ke4 57. Qb1+ Ke5 58. Qxh7 Bh6 59. Qb1 Kd4 60. Qb2+ Ke4 61. Qb4+) 56. Qe1+?? { (5.04 → 0.34) Blunder. Qc1+ was best. } (56. Qc1+ Kd3 57. Qxg5 g6 58. h6 Bf5 59. Qf4 Be4 60. Kf2 Kd4 61. Qf6+ Kd3) 56... Kd4 57. Qd1+ Kc5 58. Qc2+ Kd4 59. Qxh7 Bf6? { (0.36 → 1.55) Mistake. Bh6 was best. } (59... Bh6 60. Qc2) 60. Qb1 Be5+ 61. Kh4?! { (1.54 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } (61. Kf2 Bd5 62. Qa1+ Ke4 63. Qh1+ Kd4 64. Qh4+ Be4 65. Qd8+ Bd5 66. Qd7 Bf6) 61... Bf6+?! { (0.47 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } (61... Ke3) 62. Kg3 Be5+ 63. Kf2 g5?? { (1.36 → 4.01) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } (63... Bc4 64. Qd1+) 64. h6 Kc3?? { (3.74 → 10.98) Blunder. g4 was best. } (64... g4 65. Qa1+ Ke4 66. Qxe5+ Kxe5 67. h7 Kf6 68. h8=Q+ Ke7 69. Qg7 Kd7 70. Ke3) 65. Qc1+?? { (10.98 → 4.25) Blunder. Qa1+ was best. } (65. Qa1+ Kb3 66. Qxe5 Bg4 67. h7 f6 68. Qg3+ Bf3 69. Qxf3+ Ka2 70. Qe2+ Ka3) 65... Kd3?? { (4.25 → 10.97) Blunder. Kd4 was best. } (65... Kd4 66. Qxg5 Ke4 67. h7 Bd4+ 68. Kg3 Bh8 69. Qf4+ Kd5 70. Kf3 Bc3 71. Ke3) 66. Qd1+?? { (10.97 → 4.09) Blunder. Qe3+ was best. } (66. Qe3+) 66... Kc4 67. Qe2+ Kd5 68. Qd2+ Ke4 69. Qe3+ Kd5 { Black offers draw } 70. Qxg5 f6 71. Qh5 f5 72. h7 Bd4+ 73. Kg2 Bh8 74. Qe8 Bg7 75. Qg6 Ba1 76. Qe8 f4? { (4.58 → 11.31) Mistake. Bf6 was best. } (76... Bf6 77. Qa8+ Kd6 78. Qf8+ Ke5 79. Qb8+ Kd5 80. Qc7 Kd4 81. Kf3 Be5 82. Qa7+) 77. Qd8+ Kc5?! { (10.85 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } (77... Kc4 78. Qc7+) 78. Qc8+?? { (Mate in 9 → -2.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa5+ was best. } (78. Qa5+ Kc6 79. Qxa1 f3+ 80. Kxf3 Bd5+ 81. Kf4 Kb6 82. Qd4+ Kc6 83. h8=Q Bg8) 78... Kd4?? { (-2.77 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc8 was best. } (78... Bxc8 79. Kf3 Bh8 80. Kxf4 Kd4 81. Kg3 Ke5 82. Kf3 Bf5 83. Ke3 Ke6 84. Kf4) 79. Qxe6 Kd3 80. Qa6+ Kd2 81. Qxa1 Ke2 82. h8=Q f3+ 83. Kg3 f2 84. Qe8+ Kd2 85. Qa2+ Kd1 86. Qd8+ Kc1 87. Qc8+ Kd1 88. Qc3 f1=Q 89. Qad2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0