[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lpV4koZX"] [Date "2025.12.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Menander888"] [Black "akap17"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "lpV4koZX"] [UTCDate "2025.12.25"] [UTCTime "01:47:17"] [WhiteElo "1763"] [BlackElo "1822"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-40"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } 2... Bc5 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.98] } 4. g3?! { (0.98 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd4 Bb6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Bd3 Bg4) 4... d6 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.3] } 5... Be6 { [%eval 0.38] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.38] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.53] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.45] } 7... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.78] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.75] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.86] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.63] } 9... O-O-O?! { (0.63 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (9... Bh3) 10. Ne4?? { (1.56 → -0.18) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (10. d4 Bb4 11. Na4 h5 12. a3 Ba5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qe7 15. Bd4 h4) 10... Bh3? { (-0.18 → 1.34) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (10... Nxe4) 11. Nxc5 { [%eval 1.37] } 11... dxc5 { [%eval 1.14] } 12. Nc3? { (1.14 → -0.37) Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (12. Bxe5 h5) 12... Bg4?! { (-0.37 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. Bxg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2) 13. f3 { [%eval 0.6] } 13... Bh3 { [%eval 0.67] } 14. Bc1? { (0.67 → -0.68) Mistake. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (14. Bxh3 Qxh3) 14... h5 { [%eval -0.16] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval -0.56] } 15... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.55] } 16. Qxg2 { [%eval -0.62] } 16... g5 { [%eval -0.21] } 17. Rd1?? { (-0.21 → -2.05) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (17. Bb2 Nh6) 17... Ne7?! { (-2.05 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (17... h4) 18. Bb2 { [%eval -0.91] } 18... Rh6 { [%eval -0.57] } 19. Ne4?! { (-0.57 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (19. Na4 Qd6) 19... g4?? { (-1.35 → 0.57) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (19... Nxe4 20. fxe4) 20. Nxc5?! { (0.57 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20. Nxf6) 20... Qc7?! { (0.00 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (20... Qd6 21. fxg4 Nxg4 22. Ne4 Qg6 23. c5 f5 24. Nd6+ Rxd6 25. cxd6 Qxd6 26. a4) 21. f4? { (1.08 → -0.49) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (21. d4 Nh7 22. dxe5 Ng5 23. Qc2 Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 b6 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Rd1 Qh8) 21... b6?? { (-0.49 → 3.03) Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (21... exf4 22. exf4) 22. Bxe5 { [%eval 3.17] } 22... Rd6 { [%eval 2.97] } 23. Bxd6 { [%eval 2.89] } 23... Qxd6 { [%eval 3.16] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval 2.89] } 24... Nxe4 { [%eval 3.04] } 25. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.86] } 25... f5 { [%eval 3.18] } 26. Qc2?! { (3.18 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (26. Qe5 Qd7 27. Rf1 h4 28. gxh4 Ng6 29. Qf6 Kb7 30. Rf2 Qh7 31. Qxf5 Qg7) 26... h4 { [%eval 2.45] } 27. d4 { [%eval 2.31] } 27... hxg3?! { (2.31 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (27... Kb7) 28. hxg3 { [%eval 3.17] } 28... Rh3 { [%eval 2.98] } 29. Rd2?? { (2.98 → 0.78) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (29. Kg2 Kb7 30. Rh1 Qh6 31. Rae1 a5 32. Qd3 Qh7 33. Qe2 Ka7 34. Qf2 Nd5) 29... Rxg3+ { [%eval 0.7] } 30. Rg2?! { (0.70 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (30. Kf2 Rf3+ 31. Ke2 Qh6 32. Rf1 Qh3 33. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 34. Kd3 Ng6 35. Kc3 Qxe3+) 30... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Re1?? { (0.00 → -7.04) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -7.04] } (31. Qd2 Re4 32. Re1 Rxd4 33. Qe3 Ng6 34. Qe8+ Kb7 35. b4 Rd1 36. Rxd1 Qxd1+) 31... Rxe1+ { [%eval -6.75] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -6.58] } 32... Qe6 { [%eval -6.15] } 33. Kg3?? { (-6.15 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (33. Qd2 Rh1 34. Qe2 Qxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Ng6 36. Rg3 Nxf4+ 37. Ke3 Nh5 38. Rg2 Rh3+) 33... Qe3+ { [%eval #-8] } 34. Kh4 { [%eval #-8] } 34... Qxf4 { [%eval #-7] } 35. Rf2 { [%eval #-3] } 35... Rh1+ { [%eval #-4] } 36. Rh2 { [%eval #-4] } 36... Rxh2+ { [%eval #-5] } { White resigns. } 0-1