Correspondence Chess • JacoVanNiekerk vs JosuaKruger
JacoVanNiekerk (2000) is playing JosuaKruger (2005?) in a rated Correspondence game of chess. Game is still ongoing after 26 moves. Click to replay, analyse, and discuss the game!
[Event "rated correspondence game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/k42F5g82"]
[Date "2026.03.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "JacoVanNiekerk"]
[Black "JosuaKruger"]
[Result "*"]
[GameId "k42F5g82"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.20"]
[UTCTime "08:10:06"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "2005"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "14 days per move"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted"]
[Termination "Unterminated"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Bc4 Ne7 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Qc7 8. Bb3 Ng6 9. Bg3 Qc6 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Re3 Qf6 15. e5 Qe7 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Nc4 b6 18. Nd6 Nd8 19. Rc1 Nb7 20. Rec3 Nxd6 21. exd6 Qd8 22. Qg4 Bb7 23. h4 Re8 24. h5 Nf8 25. Be5 Qg5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 *