[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fU7jQvGd"] [Date "2024.03.16"] [White "gaadhya"] [Black "nikhiljaikumar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.03.16"] [UTCTime "08:41:39"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Damiano Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 { C42 Russian Game: Damiano Variation } 4. Qe2 f5?? { (0.75 → 5.64) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } (4... Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qxe5 9. Qxe5+) 5. d3?! { (5.64 → 4.01) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } (5. Qh5+ g6 6. Nxg6 hxg6 7. Qxh8 Nc6 8. Nc3 d5 9. d4 Nxc3) 5... Nd6? { (4.01 → 8.69) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } (5... Qe7 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qxg6+ Kd8 9. dxe4 Qxe4+ 10. Be2) 6. Nc6+ Qe7 7. Nxe7 Bxe7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Qd1 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Nd4 12. Bh5 g6 13. Be3 N6b5 14. Nxb5 Nxb5 15. Bf3 g5?? { (5.62 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c6 was best. } (15... c6 16. Re1 Bf6 17. a4 Bxb2 18. axb5 Rxe3 19. fxe3 Bxa1 20. Qxa1 d5 21. Qf6 Bd7) 16. Bd5+ Kf8 17. c4? { (Mate in 6 → 7.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } (17. Qh5 Kg7 18. Bxg5 Rf8 19. Qh6+ Kh8 20. Bxe7 Rf7 21. Bf6+ Rxf6 22. Qxf6#) 17... Nd6 18. c5 Nb5? { (7.91 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } (18... Bf6 19. Qh5 f4 20. cxd6 Re6 21. Qh6+ Bg7 22. Qxg5 h6 23. Qxf4+ Kg8 24. dxc7 Kh7 25. Qf7) 19. Qf3?! { (Mate in 6 → 10.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } (19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Bxg5 Rf8 21. Qh6+ Kh8 22. Bxe7 Rf7 23. Bf6+ Kg8 24. Qg7#) 19... f4?! { (10.76 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (19... Kg7 20. Qh5 Bd8 21. Qf7+ Kh6 22. Qxe8 Nd6 23. Qxd8 Ne4 24. Qf8+ Kg6 25. Qf7+ Kh6) 20. Bd2?? { (Mate in 7 → 5.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } (20. Qh5 Kg7 21. Qxe8 d6 22. Qxe7+ Kg6 23. Bg8 Kf5 24. g4+ Kxg4 25. f3+ Kf5 26. Bxh7#) 20... Bxc5?? { (5.99 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } (20... Bf6 21. Qh5 Re6 22. Rfe1 c6 23. Bxe6 dxe6 24. h4 Bd7 25. hxg5 Bg7 26. Bxf4 Kg8 27. Be5) 21. Qh5?? { (Mate in 9 → 6.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxf4 was best. } (21. Bxf4 Re6 22. Bxg5+ Ke8 23. Qh5+ Kf8 24. Bh6+ Ke7 25. Qg5+ Rf6 26. Rae1+ Be3 27. Bf8+ Ke8) 21... Nd6?? { (6.88 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } (21... Re6 22. Qxg5 Be7 23. Qxf4+ Ke8 24. Rfe1 Nd6 25. Qg3 c6 26. Qg8+ Bf8) 22. Qxh7? { (Mate in 4 → 7.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh6+ was best. } (22. Qh6+ Ke7 23. Qxg5+ Kf8 24. Qf6+ Nf7 25. Qxf7#) 22... c6? { (7.20 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } (22... Re6 23. Rfc1 Bb6 24. Bb4 a6 25. Kh1 f3 26. gxf3 a5 27. Ba3 c5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Bxe6) 23. Be4?? { (Mate in 4 → 6.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh6+ was best. } (23. Qh6+ Ke7 24. Qxg5+ Kf8 25. Qf6+ Nf7 26. Qxf7#) 23... Nxe4 24. dxe4 d5 25. exd5 cxd5 26. Bc3 d4 27. Bd2 b6 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qxf4+ Kg8 31. b4 Be7 32. Qxd4 Rd8 33. Qe3 Re8? { (7.24 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } (33... Bf6 34. Bc3 Rf8 35. Qg3+ Kf7 36. Bxf6 Rg8 37. Qc7+ Kxf6 38. Rfe1 Kg5) 34. Bc3 Ba6 35. Rfd1 Bf6 36. Qc1? { (Mate in 10 → 7.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg3+ was best. } (36. Qg3+ Kf7 37. Rd7+ Re7 38. Rxe7+ Kxe7 39. Qc7+ Ke6 40. Re1+ Kd5 41. Rd1+ Ke4 42. Qc6+ Kf5) 36... Rac8? { (7.39 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc3 was best. } (36... Bxc3 37. Qxc3 Re7 38. Rd4 Be2 39. Qc6 Rf8 40. Qg6+ Rg7 41. Qe6+ Kh8 42. Rh4+ Rh7 43. Qe7) 37. Qd2?? { (Mate in 11 → 5.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh6 was best. } (37. Qh6 Bxc3 38. Rd7 Bc4 39. Qg6+ Kf8 40. Qd6+ Kg8 41. Qg3+ Kf8 42. Qxc3 Re7 43. Qf6+ Bf7) 37... Bxc3?? { (5.33 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc3 was best. } (37... Rxc3 38. Qd5+ Kf8 39. Qf5 Rc6 40. Rac1 Rce6 41. Rd8 Bc4 42. Rxe8+ Kxe8 43. Qf4 Bxa2 44. Qb8+) 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Rab1?? { (Mate in 11 → 5.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf5+ was best. } (39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Rd7 Bc4 41. Qg6+ Kf8 42. Qd6+ Kg8 43. Qg3+ Kf8 44. Qxc3 Re7 45. Qf6+ Bf7) 39... Re7 40. b5 Bb7 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. Qg5+ Kf8 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2