[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iay9YZo3"] [Date "2024.04.02"] [White "Varelon21"] [Black "AlwayzIntoSomethin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.04.02"] [UTCTime "16:39:38"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 e6 5. Bd2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Rb8? { (-0.69 → 0.48) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } (6... Bc5 7. Bb5 Ng4 8. Nh3 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxf2 10. Nxf2 Bxf2 11. Kb1) 7. Nf3 a6 8. Bf4?? { (0.82 → -1.93) Blunder. e5 was best. } (8. e5) 8... b5 9. Qb3?! { (-2.06 → -3.36) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } (9. Nxb5 axb5 10. Bxb5 Bb7 11. Bxb8 Qxb8 12. c3 Be7 13. Qc2 O-O 14. a4 Qf4 15. Qd2 Qxe4+) 9... Na5 10. Nxb5?! { (-3.20 → -4.58) Inaccuracy. Bxb8 was best. } (10. Bxb8 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bb4 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Bd3 Qb6 15. e5 Nh5 16. Nf3 Rc8) 10... Nxb3 11. axb3 axb5 12. c4?! { (-4.29 → -6.19) Inaccuracy. Bxb8 was best. } (12. Bxb8 Bc5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. O-O Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. b4 Bxb4 18. Nd4 f6) 12... Qb6 13. Be3 Bc5 14. cxb5 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Qxe3+ 16. Be2 Nxe4 17. b6 Qd2+?? { (-7.86 → -2.78) Blunder. Qf2+ was best. } (17... Qf2+ 18. Kd1 Qxb6 19. Bd3 Qxb3+ 20. Bc2 Nf2+ 21. Kd2 Qb4+ 22. Ke3 Qc5+ 23. Kd2 Nxh1 24. Rxh1) 18. Nxd2 Bb7? { (-2.81 → -1.50) Mistake. Nxd2 was best. } (18... Nxd2 19. Kxd2 Rxb6 20. Ra8 O-O 21. Bf3 Ba6 22. Ra7 Bb5 23. Rc1 Rfb8 24. Rc5 g6 25. Kc2) 19. Ba6? { (-1.50 → -3.02) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } (19. Nc4 Ke7 20. O-O Bd5 21. Bf3 Rhc8 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Ra7 Rc5 24. Rc7 Rb5 25. Ra1 Bc6) 19... Nxd2 20. Kxd2 O-O?! { (-2.80 → -1.66) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } (20... Bc6 21. b4 Rxb6 22. b5 Bxg2 23. Rhg1 Be4 24. Kc3 Ke7 25. Ra4 Bg6 26. Kb4 Rhb8 27. Ra3) 21. Rhc1?! { (-1.66 → -2.89) Inaccuracy. Bxb7 was best. } (21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Ra6 Rfb8 23. Rc1 Kf8 24. Rc7 Rxc7 25. bxc7 Rc8 26. b4 Rxc7 27. b5 Ke7) 21... Bxg2 22. Rc7 Rxb6 23. Bd3?! { (-3.18 → -4.37) Inaccuracy. Rxd7 was best. } (23. Rxd7 Rxb3 24. Kc2 Rh3 25. b4 Be4+ 26. Kb2 g5 27. b5 Rxh2+ 28. Kc3 Rh1 29. Rxh1 Bxh1) 23... h6 24. Rxd7 g5?! { (-3.87 → -2.40) Inaccuracy. Rxb3 was best. } (24... Rxb3 25. Rb1 Rc8 26. h4 g6 27. Bc2 Rb4 28. Bd3 Bc6 29. Ra7 Bd5 30. Rd7 h5 31. Rf1) 25. Rg1 Bd5 26. Bc4?! { (-2.27 → -3.31) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (26. h4 f6 27. Bh7+ Kh8 28. Bd3 Rb7 29. Rxb7 Bxb7 30. Ke3 Kg7 31. b4 Rb8 32. b3 Kf7) 26... Bxc4 27. bxc4 Rxb2+ 28. Kc3 Rxh2 29. Kd4? { (-3.53 → -6.04) Mistake. Rf1 was best. } (29. Rf1 g4) 29... Rc8?! { (-6.04 → -4.61) Inaccuracy. Rd2+ was best. } (29... Rd2+ 30. Kc5 Rxd7 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. Kb6 h5 33. c5 Rd2 34. c6 h4 35. Rc3 Kg6 36. c7) 30. c5?! { (-4.61 → -6.17) Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best. } (30. Kc3 Rf2 31. Rc1 Rf5 32. Kb4 Rb8+ 33. Ka4 Rc5 34. Ra7 Rbc8 35. Kb4 Kg7 36. Ra5 R5c7) 30... Rh4+ 31. Ke5 Rxc5+ 32. Kf6 Rf4+ 33. Ke7 Rd5 34. Rh1 Rxd7+ 35. Kxd7 Kg7 36. Rd1 h5 37. Ke8 h4 38. Rd7 h3 39. Rxf7+?? { (-6.51 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd2 was best. } (39. Rd2 Rh4 40. Rh2 g4 41. Ke7 g3 42. Rc2 h2 43. Rc5 Rg4 44. Rh5 Kg6 45. Rh8 g2) 39... Rxf7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2