[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yrBgMqCf"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "-"] [White "schachotto"] [Black "Lenard20122016"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "yrBgMqCf"] [UTCDate "2026.01.03"] [UTCTime "23:21:00"] [WhiteElo "1881"] [BlackElo "1924"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Qa4 { [%eval -0.15] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.36] } 5... d6?! { (-0.36 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (5... Rb8 6. Qc4 b5 7. Qd3 Nf6 8. Bf4 d6 9. Nf3 g6 10. Be2) 6. Bc4?! { (0.27 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (6. Be3 e6 7. Nd5 exd5 8. exd5 Bd7 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. Bd3 Be7) 6... e6 { [%eval -0.37] } 7. Be3? { (-0.37 → -2.00) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (7. Nf3 Bd7 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. Qb3 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 Be7) 7... Bd7 { [%eval -1.98] } 8. O-O-O? { (-1.98 → -3.74) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (8. Bd3 b5 9. Qb3 d5 10. Nd1 Na5 11. Qc3 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Rc8 13. Qd3 f5) 8... b5 { [%eval -3.83] } 9. Nxb5 { [%eval -4.22] } 9... axb5 { [%eval -4.17] } 10. Qxb5 { [%eval -4.23] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval -4.11] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval -4.31] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval -4.42] } 12. Qc3 { [%eval -4.38] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval -4.36] } 13. f3 { [%eval -4.88] } 13... Be7?! { (-4.88 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (13... Rc8 14. Rd4 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Re4 dxe4 17. Qxe5+ Qe7 18. Qd4 Qb4 19. b3) 14. Ne2?! { (-3.89 → -4.98) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -4.98] } (14. Bb3 O-O 15. Ne2 Rb7 16. Qe1 Qb8 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Bd4 Nc4 19. Nc3 Nh5) 14... Rc8 { [%eval -4.88] } 15. b3 { [%eval -4.96] } 15... O-O { [%eval -4.99] } 16. f4 { [%eval -6.21] } 16... Nxc4 { [%eval -6.49] } 17. bxc4 { [%eval -6.39] } 17... d5 { [%eval -5.57] } 18. exd5 { [%eval -5.93] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval -5.99] } 19. Qd2?? { (-5.99 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (19. Qd3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Rxc4 21. Rd3 Qc7 22. Rc3 Rc8 23. Rd1 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qb7) 19... Ba3+ { [%eval #-7] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval #-7] } 20... Rb8+ { [%eval #-6] } 21. Ka1 { [%eval #-6] } 21... Bb2+ { [%eval #-5] } 22. Kb1 { [%eval #-5] } 22... Bc3+ { [%eval #-4] } 23. Kc1 { [%eval #-4] } 23... Bxd2+? { (Mate in 4 → -8.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb1+ was best. } { [%eval -8.55] } (23... Rb1+ 24. Kxb1 Qb8+ 25. Bb6 Qxb6+ 26. Kc1 Qb2#) 24. Kxd2 { [%eval -7.94] } 24... Nxe3 { [%eval -7.84] } 25. Kxe3 { [%eval -7.66] } 25... Qb6+ { [%eval -7.92] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval -8.31] } 26... e5 { [%eval -7.55] } 27. fxe5 { [%eval -7.35] } 27... Rfe8 { [%eval -7.17] } 28. Rb1? { (-7.17 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (28. Kf2 Rbd8 29. c5 Qxc5 30. c3 Kh8 31. Rhe1 h5 32. Kg1 Qxc3 33. e6 Bxe6) 28... Qh6+? { (Mate in 10 → -8.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.16] } (28... Rxe5+ 29. Kd3 Qg6+ 30. Kc3 Re3+ 31. Kd2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxe3 Re8+ 33. Kd3 Qh3+ 34. Kd2) 29. Kd3 { [%eval -8.02] } 29... Qg6+ { [%eval -7.98] } 30. Kc3 { [%eval -7.88] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval -7.05] } 31. Rb7 { [%eval -8.03] } 31... Be6 { [%eval -7.04] } 32. Ra1 { [%eval -9.1] } 32... f6 { [%eval -7.11] } 33. exf6 { [%eval -8.59] } 33... Qxf6 { [%eval -8.44] } 34. Re1 { [%eval -8.02] } 34... Rac8 { [%eval -8.36] } 35. Rb4 { [%eval -7.89] } 35... Red8 { [%eval -7.72] } 36. Re4 { [%eval -9.07] } 36... Bd5 { [%eval -8.96] } 37. Re3? { (-8.96 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (37. Rg4 h5 38. Rg6 Qxg6 39. c5 Rxc5+ 40. Kb2 Rcc8 41. g3 Qf6 42. c3 Re8) 37... Bxg2? { (Mate in 9 → -8.18) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval -8.18] } (37... Bxc4 38. Re4 Bd5+ 39. Kb2 Bxe4 40. c3 Rxd4 41. cxd4 Qf1 42. Ka3 Qd3+ 43. Rb3) 38. Rd3 { [%eval -9.46] } 38... Bf1 { [%eval -8.8] } 39. Rd2 { [%eval -8.45] } 39... Rd5 { [%eval -7.23] } 40. Rb5? { (-7.23 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } { White resigns. } (40. a3 Qe5 41. Rd1 Rxd4 42. Rxd4 Rd8 43. c5 Rxd4 44. Rxd4 Qxc5+ 45. Kb2 Qxd4+) 0-1