[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sCKGinEg"] [Date "2026.05.04"] [Round "-"] [White "groulxr"] [Black "balinas"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "sCKGinEg"] [UTCDate "2026.05.04"] [UTCTime "22:36:02"] [WhiteElo "2372"] [BlackElo "2181"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-29"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "B97"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.04] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.08] } { B97 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation } 8. Nb3 { [%eval 0.29] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] } 9. Qf3 { [%eval -0.13] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.07] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.21] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -0.21] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -0.16] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.17] } 12. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.35] } 12... b4 { [%eval -0.42] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.39] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -0.38] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval -0.45] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.45] } 15. Bh4 { [%eval -0.66] } 15... O-O { [%eval -0.75] } 16. g4 { [%eval -0.61] } 16... Nc5?! { (-0.61 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (16... a5 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 a4 19. Nd2 Rfc8 20. Rg1 Nc5 21. Rc1 Nxd3 22. cxd3) 17. Ned4? { (0.37 → -1.05) Mistake. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. g5 hxg5 19. fxg5 Nd7 20. Qh3 Ne5 21. Bg3 Bxg5 22. Qh5 f6) 17... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.52] } 18. Rxd3? { (-0.52 → -1.72) Mistake. cxd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (18. cxd3 a5 19. Bf2 g6 20. Qh3 a4 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Nd4 Rf7 23. Nxe6 Qd7) 18... d5?? { (-1.72 → 0.38) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (18... Nxe4 19. Qh3 Rac8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rde3 d5 22. Qh5 Qc7 23. Qe5 Rfe8 24. Qxc7) 19. e5 { [%eval 0.36] } 19... Nh7?? { (0.36 → 2.47) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (19... Ne4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. g5 a5 22. gxh6 g6 23. Qg2 a4 24. Nd2 a3 25. Rb3) 20. Bf2?? { (2.47 → 0.64) Blunder. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Na5 Bc8 22. g5 Qc7 23. gxh6 g6 24. Ndb3 Bd7 25. Qg2 Kh8) 20... a5 { [%eval 0.6] } 21. h4 { [%eval 0.54] } 21... a4 { [%eval 0.71] } 22. Nb5?? { (0.71 → -2.06) Blunder. Nc1 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (22. Nc1 Ba6 23. Rd2 Rfb8 24. g5 b3 25. cxb3 axb3 26. Ndxb3 h5 27. Qxh5 Bc4) 22... Qd7 { [%eval -2.01] } 23. N3d4 { [%eval -2.16] } 23... Ba6 { [%eval -2.14] } 24. Qg2 { [%eval -2.44] } 24... Bxb5 { [%eval -2.52] } 25. Nxb5?! { (-2.52 → -3.92) Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (25. Rf3 b3 26. g5 h5 27. g6 fxg6 28. Qxg6 Bc5 29. Nxe6 bxc2+ 30. Kc1 Bxf2) 25... Qxb5 { [%eval -3.82] } 26. Rg3 { [%eval -4.62] } 26... b3 { [%eval -4.38] } 27. cxb3?! { (-4.38 → -5.85) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -5.85] } (27. g5 bxc2+ 28. Kxc2 h5 29. Kb1 a3 30. b3 g6 31. f5 Bb4 32. Rf1 Qe2) 27... axb3 { [%eval -6.08] } 28. Rxb3 { [%eval -6.53] } 28... Qa5 { [%eval -5.1] } 29. a3 { [%eval -5.11] } 29... Rfb8 { [%eval -4.94] } 30. Rxb8+ { [%eval -5.19] } 30... Rxb8 { [%eval -4.91] } 31. Ka2? { (-4.91 → -11.88) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -11.88] } (31. Rd1 Bxa3 32. Bd4 Bc5 33. Qd2 Qa7 34. Bxc5 Qxc5 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Nf8) 31... Qb5? { (-11.88 → -5.48) Mistake. Bxa3 was best. } { [%eval -5.48] } (31... Bxa3 32. Bb6 Qxb6 33. Rc1 Bxb2 34. Rc8+ Rxc8 35. Qxb2 Ra8+ 36. Kb1 Qg1+ 37. Kc2) 32. Bg3?! { (-5.48 → -7.51) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval -7.51] } (32. Ba7 Rb7 33. Rc1 Qb3+ 34. Kb1 Rxa7 35. Rc3 Qa4 36. Qg3 Rb7 37. Rc8+ Nf8) 32... Qb3+ { [%eval -7.32] } 33. Ka1? { (-7.32 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (33. Kb1 Bxa3 34. Qc2 Qxg3 35. Re2 Nf8 36. g5 Bxb2 37. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 38. Rxb2 Qg1+) 33... Bxa3 { [%eval #-5] } 34. bxa3 { [%eval #-3] } 34... Ra8? { (Mate in 3 → -7.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxa3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.22] } { White resigns. } (34... Qxa3+ 35. Qa2 Qc3+ 36. Qb2 Qxb2#) 0-1