[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qE3IWoaT"] [Date "2023.06.16"] [White "epeemagique"] [Black "ahgar"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.06.16"] [UTCTime "15:54:07"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [BlackElo "1900"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 Nc6 { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } 4. d4 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nge2?! { (0.80 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nge2 Nxc3 9. Nxc3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Nf5 11. Ne2 c6) 7... Bg4 8. f3?? { (0.65 → -1.56) Blunder. Be3 was best. } (8. Be3 f6 9. f3 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 Bf5 11. Bb5 Be7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Ba4 Qd7 14. Bxc6 Qxc6) 8... Bxf3 9. gxf3?! { (-1.69 → -2.49) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (9. Nxe4 Bxe4) 9... Qh4+ 10. Ng3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qxh1 12. Nxd5?? { (-2.25 → -5.40) Blunder. Be3 was best. } (12. Be3) 12... O-O-O 13. Qb3 Nxd4 14. Qc4 Rxd5 15. Qxd5 Nc2+? { (-6.06 → -3.70) Mistake. Nxf3+ was best. } (15... Nxf3+ 16. Kf2 Qg1+ 17. Ke2 Nd4+ 18. Kd2 Qf2+ 19. Kc3 Qc2+ 20. Kxd4 Bc5+ 21. Qxc5 Rd8+ 22. Qd5) 16. Kf2 Nxa1 17. Bb5?! { (-4.13 → -6.00) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (17. Be3 Qh5 18. Qa5 Nc2 19. Qa4 Qh2+ 20. Bg2 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Ne1 22. Kxe1 Qxg2 23. Bxa7 Qxf3) 17... Qh2+ 18. Kf1 Qh3+ 19. Kf2 Qe6 20. Qe4?! { (-5.07 → -6.93) Inaccuracy. Qxe6+ was best. } (20. Qxe6+ fxe6 21. Bd3 Bc5+ 22. Ke2 Bd4 23. f4 c6 24. b4 Kd7 25. b5 c5 26. Be4 Kc7) 20... Qb6+ 21. Be3 Qxb5 22. Qf5+ Kb8 23. Qxf7 Bc5 24. e6? { (-7.94 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc5 was best. } (24. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kg2 Qxe5 26. Qxg7 Qxg7 27. f4 Qxb2+ 28. Kf3 Nc2 29. Ke4 Qxa2 30. f5 h5) 24... Bxe3+? { (Mate in 5 → -7.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxb2+ was best. } (24... Qxb2+ 25. Kg1 Bxe3+ 26. Kh1 Qf2 27. Qg8+ Rxg8 28. f4 Qg1#) 25. Kxe3 Re8 26. e7 Qe5+ 27. Kf2 Rxe7 28. Qg8+ Re8 29. Qf7 Qe2+ 30. Kg1 Nc2 31. a4 Ne1 32. a5 Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1