[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uiROJ82P"] [Date "2023.08.20"] [White "krishnakanth25"] [Black "Vikram0623"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.08.20"] [UTCTime "10:26:12"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1741"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation } e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 a6 7. O-O b5?? { (0.56 → 3.46) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (7... Rb8 8. e3 Be7 9. b3 h6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Nd5) 8. cxb5 axb5 9. Nxb5? { (3.02 → 1.22) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } (9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bd2 b4 15. Nd5 Qb7) 9... Be7?? { (1.22 → 3.28) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (9... Rb8 10. a4) 10. a4?? { (3.28 → 0.81) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxa8 d5 12. d4 Neg4 13. Bc6+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Kg2 cxd4) 10... O-O?! { (0.81 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } (10... Ra6 11. b3) 11. Bg5? { (1.78 → 0.63) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } (11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bxc6 Ra6 13. Bg2 h5 14. Bg5 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. h3 Nh6 17. Qc2 h4) 11... Ba6?! { (0.63 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } (11... Ra6 12. Nd2 Nb4 13. Nc4 Ng4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e4 Be6 16. h3 Nf6 17. Ne3 Rd8 18. Qe2) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nc3 d5 14. Qb3?! { (0.91 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (14. Nd2 Nb4) 14... Na5?? { (0.00 → 2.17) Blunder. c4 was best. } (14... c4 15. dxc4 Bxc4 16. Qd1 e4 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. Nb3 Bc4 19. Nd2) 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxd5 Rfd8?! { (2.14 → 3.07) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (16... e4 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Nd2 exd3 19. exd3 Rac8 20. Ra3 Rfd8 21. Rc1 Bxd3 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Nxf1) 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rac1? { (2.88 → 1.54) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } (18. Nd2 Rab8 19. Rab1 f5 20. Rfc1 e4 21. Rxc5 exd3 22. exd3 Bxd3 23. Ra1 Rxb2 24. Rxa5 Rxd2) 18... Nb3 19. Rc3 Rab8 20. Nh4? { (1.56 → 0.35) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } (20. Rb1 e4) 20... Nd2? { (0.35 → 1.91) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } (20... Nd4) 21. Rd1 Rxb2 22. Rxc5 Nb3 23. Rc6 Ra8?? { (1.42 → 5.63) Blunder. Bc8 was best. } (23... Bc8 24. e3 Bg4 25. Bf3 Be6 26. Be4 Nd2 27. Bf5 Kg7 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Ne4 30. Rf1) 24. Rb6 Ra7?? { (5.51 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } (24... Rd8 25. Rxa6 Nd4 26. Be4 Rxe2 27. Rb1 h5 28. Rxf6 Kg7 29. Rf5 Rc8 30. Rxe5 Rcc2 31. Nf5+) 25. Nf5?? { (Mate in 5 → 5.54) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb8+ was best. } (25. Rb8+ Bc8 26. Rxc8+ Kg7 27. Nf5+ Kg6 28. Rg8+ Kxf5 29. Bh3#) 25... Rd2?? { (5.54 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc8 was best. } (25... Bc8 26. Rb8 Rc7 27. Bd5 Nd4 28. Rxb2 Bxf5 29. Ra1 Rc5 30. Be4 Bg4 31. f3 f5 32. fxg4) 26. Rb8+ Bc8 27. Rxc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0