[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vhyhTEIw"] [Date "2026.02.10"] [Round "-"] [White "joviaali"] [Black "TheBigCactus"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "vhyhTEIw"] [UTCDate "2026.02.10"] [UTCTime "23:17:10"] [WhiteElo "1926"] [BlackElo "2298"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "5 days per move"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. f4 { [%eval 0.0] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. e5 { [%eval -0.37] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.4] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.52] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval -0.39] } 5. Be2 { [%eval -0.36] } 5... e6 { [%eval -0.55] } 6. c3 { [%eval -0.53] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval -0.45] } 7. b3?! { (-0.45 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (7. Na3 Qb6 8. d3 Nf5 9. Nc2 h5 10. O-O Be7 11. h3 Bxf3) 7... Nf5 { [%eval -1.02] } 8. Kf2? { (-1.02 → -2.32) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (8. O-O h5 9. Qe1 h4 10. Na3 Be7 11. d3 a5 12. Nb5 a4) 8... d4?! { (-2.32 → -1.41) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.41] } (8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 g5 10. d3 h5 11. fxg5 Bg7 12. Qe2 Nxe5 13. a4 h4 14. Bf4) 9. d3? { (-1.41 → -2.88) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Bxg4 dxc3 11. dxc3 Bc5+ 12. Kf1 Qh4 13. Qf3 Nh6 14. Bh3 O-O-O) 9... Qb6? { (-2.88 → -1.54) Mistake. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (9... dxc3 10. Nxc3 Bxf3 11. Kxf3 Qd4 12. Qe1 g5 13. g3 Bg7 14. Kg2 Nb4 15. Rg1) 10. c4 { [%eval -1.62] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -1.41] } 11. a4 { [%eval -1.9] } 11... a5? { (-1.90 → -0.71) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (11... O-O-O 12. Rf1 Ne3 13. Bxe3 dxe3+ 14. Kg1 h6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 g5 17. Bxc6) 12. h3 { [%eval -1.11] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.77] } 13. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.83] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval -0.46] } 14. Nd2?! { (-0.46 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (14. Na3 Be7 15. g3 Qd7 16. Nb5 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Qe2 h5 19. Bxh5 Rdg8) 14... f6?! { (-1.52 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (14... Nb4 15. Qe2 f6 16. exf6 Qxf4 17. Ne4 Ne3 18. f7 Qe5 19. Kg1 Rd7 20. Bd2) 15. Re1?? { (-0.50 → -2.32) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rf1 Ref8 19. Bd2 h5 20. Ke1 fxe5) 15... Ne3 { [%eval -2.16] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -2.26] } 16... fxe5 { [%eval -2.16] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval -2.41] } 17... Nc2?! { (-2.41 → -1.31) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.31] } (17... Nxe5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Kg1 Bh4 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. g3 Bf6 22. Rad1 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3) 18. Bb2? { (-1.31 → -2.59) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (18. Bxc6 Nxa1 19. Ne4 bxc6 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Rxa1 Qxe5 22. Kg1 h6 23. Bh4 Qf4) 18... Nxa1 { [%eval -2.54] } 19. Bxa1 { [%eval -2.53] } 19... Be7 { [%eval -2.43] } 20. Bxc6 { [%eval -2.38] } 20... Qxc6 { [%eval -2.43] } 21. Nf3?! { (-2.43 → -3.42) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -3.42] } (21. Kg1 Rdf8 22. Bb2 Bh4 23. Ne4 Bxe1 24. Qxe1 b6 25. Bc1 Kb8 26. Qh4 h6) 21... g5 { [%eval -3.33] } 22. Qe4 { [%eval -3.62] } 22... Qxe4 { [%eval -3.9] } 23. Rxe4 { [%eval -3.83] } 23... h5 { [%eval -3.74] } 24. Bb2 { [%eval -3.56] } 24... Rdf8 { [%eval -3.06] } 25. Bc1 { [%eval -3.17] } 25... Rhg8 { [%eval -3.1] } 26. Kg3 { [%eval -3.16] } 26... Rf7 { [%eval -3.09] } 27. Bd2 { [%eval -3.08] } 27... Rfg7?! { (-3.08 → -2.33) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (27... Bd8 28. Bc1 Rf5 29. Ba3 b6 30. Bb2 Kd7 31. Bc1 Ke8 32. Bd2 Bc7 33. Be1) 28. Bc1? { (-2.33 → -4.02) Mistake. Bxa5 was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (28. Bxa5 g4 29. hxg4 Rxg4+ 30. Rxg4 Rxg4+ 31. Kh3 Rg8 32. Bd2 Kd7 33. Be1 Rf8) 28... g4 { [%eval -4.03] } 29. hxg4 { [%eval -3.74] } 29... Rxg4+ { [%eval -3.58] } 30. Rxg4 { [%eval -3.99] } 30... Rxg4+ { [%eval -3.84] } 31. Kh3 { [%eval -3.84] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval -3.7] } 32. Bd2 { [%eval -3.65] } 32... b6 { [%eval -4.07] } 33. g3 { [%eval -4.05] } 33... Ke8 { [%eval -3.9] } 34. Bf4 { [%eval -3.68] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval -3.58] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval -4.13] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval -3.93] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -4.31] } 36... h4 { [%eval -4.33] } 37. Nh2 { [%eval -4.2] } 37... hxg3+ { [%eval -4.51] } 38. Bxg3 { [%eval -4.47] } 38... Rg7 { [%eval -4.41] } 39. Nf3 { [%eval -4.43] } 39... Rh7 { [%eval -4.39] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval -4.62] } 40... Rg7 { [%eval -4.52] } 41. Kf2 { [%eval -4.55] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval -4.47] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval -4.58] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval -4.5] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -5.12] } 43... Kf5 { [%eval -4.84] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval -5.09] } 44... Bg5 { [%eval -5.05] } 45. Kh3?! { (-5.05 → -6.73) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -6.73] } (45. Kf1 Bf4 46. Bf2 Rg8 47. Ke2 Bxe5 48. Nd2 Bg3 49. b4 axb4 50. Bxg3 Rxg3) 45... Rh7+ { [%eval -6.67] } 46. Kg2 { [%eval -6.28] } 46... Bf4 { [%eval -6.36] } 47. Bxf4 { [%eval -7.17] } { White resigns. } 0-1