[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jlj2G8lW"] [Date "2025.12.30"] [Round "-"] [White "WilliamDJones"] [Black "Lenard20122016"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "jlj2G8lW"] [UTCDate "2025.12.30"] [UTCTime "21:03:53"] [WhiteElo "1908"] [BlackElo "1921"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian Formation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian Formation } 4. Bd3?! { (0.17 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qe6+ 8. Be3 Nc6) 4... Nf6?? { (-0.80 → 0.87) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (4... dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. O-O Qd5 9. Nbd2) 5. Qa4+?? { (0.87 → -1.78) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (5. e5 Nfd7 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Ne2 Nb6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Nd2 a5) 5... Nc6?! { (-1.78 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (5... Bd7 6. Qxd4 dxe4 7. Bc2 Nc6 8. Qe3 Bf5 9. Nd2 Qd5 10. Ne2 e6 11. Bb3) 6. cxd4? { (-1.04 → -2.40) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -2.4] } (6. e5 Nd7) 6... Qa5+?? { (-2.40 → 0.66) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (6... dxe4 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Ne2 a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Qb3 e6 11. O-O Qd5 12. Qh3) 7. Qxa5 { [%eval 0.53] } 7... Nxa5 { [%eval 0.43] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.53] } 8... Ne4?? { (0.53 → 3.61) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (8... Nd7) 9. f3 { [%eval 3.64] } 9... Ng5?! { (3.64 → 4.88) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.88] } (9... f5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. fxe4 fxe4 13. Ne2 e6 14. O-O h6 15. Bd2) 10. Bxg5 { [%eval 4.93] } 10... f6 { [%eval 4.94] } 11. exf6 { [%eval 4.68] } 11... exf6 { [%eval 4.54] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 4.77] } 12... Bb4+ { [%eval 5.01] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 4.72] } 13... O-O { [%eval 5.24] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 4.38] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 4.92] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.0] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 4.86] } 16. Nxb4 { [%eval 4.77] } 16... Nxb4 { [%eval 4.97] } 17. Bc4+ { [%eval 4.89] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 4.81] } 18. Bd6?! { (4.81 → 3.72) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (18. Kd2 a5 19. Bd6 Rfe8 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Ne2 g5 22. Bd3 g4 23. Rc1 f5) 18... Rfc8 { [%eval 3.85] } 19. Bxb4 { [%eval 3.74] } 19... Rxc4+ { [%eval 3.88] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval 3.62] } 20... Re8?! { (3.62 → 4.81) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.81] } (20... b5 21. Ne2 b4 22. b3 Rc7 23. Kb2 bxc3+ 24. Nxc3 a5 25. Rc1 Rca7 26. d5) 21. Nh3 { [%eval 3.85] } 21... b5 { [%eval 3.63] } 22. a3 { [%eval 3.55] } 22... a5 { [%eval 3.57] } 23. d5 { [%eval 3.31] } 23... b4 { [%eval 3.46] } 24. Rd4 { [%eval 3.5] } 24... Rc5?! { (3.50 → 5.09) Inaccuracy. Rec8 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (24... Rec8 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Nf2 Kg8 27. Ne4 bxc3 28. b3 Rc8 29. Kc2 Kf8 30. Re1) 25. axb4 { [%eval 5.12] } 25... axb4 { [%eval 5.26] } 26. Rxb4 { [%eval 4.99] } 26... Rxd5 { [%eval 5.37] } 27. Rd4 { [%eval 4.94] } 27... Rxd4 { [%eval 4.79] } 28. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.75] } 28... Rc8+ { [%eval 5.07] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval 4.99] } 29... Bf5 { [%eval 5.35] } 30. g4 { [%eval 5.14] } 30... Bg6 { [%eval 5.16] } 31. Nf4 { [%eval 4.92] } 31... Bf7 { [%eval 5.64] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval 5.61] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval 5.61] } 33. Kd3 { [%eval 5.51] } 33... g5 { [%eval 6.26] } 34. Nh3 { [%eval 5.69] } 34... Bg6+ { [%eval 5.83] } 35. Ke3 { [%eval 5.87] } 35... Re8+ { [%eval 5.83] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval 5.78] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 6.52] } 37. Nxg5 { [%eval 6.37] } 37... h6 { [%eval 6.63] } 38. Nh3 { [%eval 6.56] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 6.95] } 39. Nf4 { [%eval 6.94] } 39... Bh7 { [%eval 7.35] } 40. Nh5 { [%eval 6.89] } 40... Re6 { [%eval 7.31] } 41. Rc7+ { [%eval 7.05] } { Black resigns. } 1-0