[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xZlEr5cL"] [Date "2025.01.17"] [White "Glimbus2"] [Black "Vihaan_the_Gder"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.01.17"] [UTCTime "02:08:44"] [WhiteElo "1741"] [BlackElo "1736"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian } 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bb4 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3? { (1.30 → 0.10) Mistake. O-O was best. } (8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Ng5 Bd4 13. e3 Bb6) 8... Be6 9. Qc2 Qd6?! { (0.23 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (9... Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxc3 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Bxc3 dxc3 15. Qxc3) 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O-O?! { (1.44 → 2.20) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (11... O-O 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. O-O Rad8 14. a4 Rfe8 15. a5 b6 16. axb6 axb6 17. Ra4) 12. O-O Qc5?! { (1.67 → 2.33) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (12... f6) 13. c4 Nb6 14. Be3 Qd6? { (2.51 → 4.91) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } (14... Qe7 15. Rfb1 e4 16. Ne1 Bf5 17. dxe4 Be6 18. e5 Rhe8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. a4) 15. Rfb1 Qe7 16. a4 Nd7?! { (3.73 → 5.60) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (16... e4 17. Ne1 a5 18. Bxe4 Nb4 19. Rxb4 Qxb4 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. Bxb6 cxb6 22. Rxb6) 17. Qb3 b6 18. a5 Nc5 19. Bxc5?! { (6.19 → 4.53) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } (19. Qb5 Bd7 20. axb6 cxb6 21. Rxa7 Nxa7 22. Qxb6 Bc6 23. Qb8+ Kd7 24. Qxa7+ Ke8) 19... Qxc5 20. axb6 cxb6 21. Qb5? { (4.16 → 2.42) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (21. Ng5 Na5 22. Qc3 h5 23. h4 Rd7 24. Rb5 Qd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Nxe6 fxe6) 21... Qxb5 22. cxb5 Nd4? { (2.45 → 4.85) Mistake. Na5 was best. } (22... Na5 23. Nxe5 Rhe8 24. f4 Kb8 25. Nc6+ Nxc6 26. bxc6 Bd5 27. c7+ Kxc7 28. Bxd5) 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxa7 Rdd8?? { (4.87 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } (24... Kd8 25. Ra8+ Bc8 26. Bb7 Kd7 27. Rc1 Bxb7 28. Rxh8 Bd5 29. Rb8 e4 30. dxe4) 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26. Rb7+ Ka8 27. Ra1+ Ba2 28. Rxa2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0