[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zIlzViRr"] [Date "2025.12.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Krokofan"] [Black "sdpowers"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "zIlzViRr"] [UTCDate "2025.12.27"] [UTCTime "13:20:41"] [WhiteElo "1905"] [BlackElo "1805"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.35] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.35] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.3] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.39] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... Be6?? { (0.20 → 4.25) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (8... Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nd2) 9. d5? { (4.25 → 2.64) Mistake. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. dxc5 Nxe4 11. cxd6 cxd6 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 d5 14. Qe2 e4) 9... Bd7?! { (2.64 → 3.42) Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (9... Bxh3 10. gxh3 Ne7 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Kh2 Nh5 13. c4 Nhf4 14. Nc3 Nxh3 15. Kxh3) 10. dxc6 { [%eval 3.2] } 10... Bxc6 { [%eval 3.27] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 3.31] } 11... Bxe4 { [%eval 3.53] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.55] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 3.58] } 13. Kh2?! { (3.58 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (13. Bd5 Ng3 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Re1 a5 16. b4 axb4 17. cxb4 Bxb4 18. fxg3 c6) 13... Nf6 { [%eval 2.88] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 2.67] } 14... h6 { [%eval 2.91] } 15. Bh4 { [%eval 2.85] } 15... g5 { [%eval 3.14] } 16. Bg3 { [%eval 3.04] } 16... e4 { [%eval 3.64] } 17. Nd4 { [%eval 3.84] } 17... d5 { [%eval 3.78] } 18. Nf5?? { (3.78 → -0.35) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (18. Be2 Qd7 19. f4 exf3 20. Rxf3 Ne4 21. Nf5 h5 22. Bd3 Rae8 23. Bxe4 Rxe4) 18... dxc4 { [%eval -0.46] } 19. Nxh6+?! { (-0.46 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (19. f4 Qxd1) 19... Kh7?! { (-1.38 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (19... Kg7 20. Nf5+ Kg6 21. Ne3 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rad8 24. Bxc7 Rd3 25. Bd6) 20. Nf5?! { (-0.31 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (20. Ng4 Nh5) 20... c6? { (-1.38 → 0.05) Mistake. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (20... Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Kg6 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rad8 24. Bxc7 Rd3 25. Bd6 Re8 26. Bc5) 21. f3? { (0.05 → -1.42) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (21. f4) 21... Qd5? { (-1.42 → -0.11) Mistake. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (21... Qxd1) 22. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.09] } 22... cxd5 { [%eval -0.16] } 23. fxe4?! { (-0.16 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (23. Be5 Nd7 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. cxd4 exf3 26. Rxf3 Rae8 27. Raf1 Kg6 28. Nd6 Re6) 23... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.18] } 24. Be5 { [%eval -1.13] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval -1.13] } 25. Bd4 { [%eval -1.19] } 25... Kg6? { (-1.19 → 0.00) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25... Bxd4 26. Nxd4) 26. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.06] } 26... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.07] } 27. Rad1?! { (-0.07 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (27. Ne7+ Kg7 28. Rf5 Nd3 29. Nxd5 f6 30. b3 b5 31. Rd1 Rf7 32. Nb4 a6) 27... Na4?! { (-0.97 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (27... Rfe8 28. h4 Re5 29. g4 Re2+ 30. Kh3 Nd3 31. Kg3 Rde8 32. hxg5 Kxg5 33. Rh1) 28. Rd2 { [%eval -0.31] } 28... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Ne7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Kh5?? { (0.00 → 5.72) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 5.72] } (29... Kg7 30. Rf5 f6 31. Nxd5 a6 32. Re2 Rd6 33. h4 Rfd8 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Ra7) 30. Rf5?? { (5.72 → 0.94) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (30. Rf6 g4 31. Rdf2 Rg8 32. g3 gxh3 33. Rxf7 Rdf8 34. Rxf8 Rxf8 35. Rxf8 d4) 30... Nb6?? { (0.94 → 6.32) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 6.32] } (30... f6 31. Re2) 31. Nc6?? { (6.32 → 0.94) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (31. Rf6 g4 32. Rdf2 Rg8 33. g3 gxh3 34. Kxh3 Rg5 35. Rxf7 Rh8 36. R2f4 Kh6) 31... Rd7?? { (0.94 → 4.65) Blunder. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.65] } (31... Rd6 32. g4+ Kh6 33. Nxa7 b4 34. cxb4 Kg6 35. Nb5 Rf6 36. Rxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rf2+) 32. Ne5?! { (4.65 → 3.44) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.44] } (32. Rf6 g4 33. Rdf2 g3+ 34. Kxg3 Rg8+ 35. Kh2 Rg6 36. Ne5 Rxf6 37. Rxf6 Kg5) 32... Rc7?? { (3.44 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (32... Re7 33. Rdf2 Rxe5 34. Rxe5 Kg6 35. Re7 f5 36. Rxa7 Rf6 37. Re2 b4 38. Ra6) 33. Nf3?? { (Mate in 6 → 1.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (33. Rf6 g4 34. hxg4+ Kg5 35. Rdf2 Rh8+ 36. Kg3 Rh3+ 37. gxh3 b4 38. R2f5#) 33... f6 { [%eval 1.25] } 34. g4+ { [%eval 1.26] } 34... Kg6 { [%eval 1.15] } 35. Ne5+? { (1.15 → 0.00) Mistake. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (35. Nxg5) 35... Kg7 { [%eval -0.01] } 36. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Re8 { [%eval 0.05] } 37. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rce7 { [%eval 0.21] } 38. Rff2 { [%eval -0.15] } 38... Re3?? { (-0.15 → 2.05) Blunder. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (38... Kg6) 39. Nf5+ { [%eval 2.21] } 39... Kg6 { [%eval 2.24] } 40. Nxe3 { [%eval 2.24] } 40... Rxe3 { [%eval 2.03] } 41. Rd1? { (2.03 → 0.72) Mistake. Rfe2 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (41. Rfe2 Rxe2+ 42. Rxe2 Kf7 43. Kg3 Nd7 44. h4 gxh4+ 45. Kxh4 Ne5 46. Kg3 Nd3) 41... Re5?! { (0.72 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (41... a5 42. Rdf1) 42. b3?! { (1.54 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (42. Kg2) 42... cxb3 { [%eval 0.76] } 43. axb3 { [%eval 0.87] } 43... Re3? { (0.87 → 2.25) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (43... a5 44. Rd4) 44. Rc1?? { (2.25 → 0.37) Blunder. Rdf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (44. Rdf1 Nd7 45. Rf5 Rd3 46. b4 a6 47. R5f3 Rxf3 48. Rxf3 Nb6 49. Kg1 Kf7) 44... a5 { [%eval 0.41] } 45. Rb2 { [%eval 0.23] } 45... Nd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 46. Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Nxb3?! { (0.00 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (47... a4 48. bxa4 Nxa4 49. Rdd2 Nxc3 50. Ra6 Kf7 51. Rc6 Re2+ 52. Rxe2 Nxe2 53. Rb6) 48. Rxd5 { [%eval 1.11] } 48... Re5? { (1.11 → 2.92) Mistake. Rxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (48... Rxc3) 49. Rd6?! { (2.92 → 1.70) Inaccuracy. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (49. Rxe5 fxe5 50. Re2 Kf6 51. Rf2+ Ke7 52. Rf5 Kd6 53. Rxg5 b4 54. cxb4 axb4) 49... Rc5?? { (1.70 → 4.25) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (49... Nc5 50. Rc6 a4 51. Rd2 Kf7 52. Rd8 a3 53. Rd2 Kg6 54. Rf2 Kg7 55. Rcxf6) 50. Rf2 { [%eval 4.19] } 50... a4 { [%eval 4.4] } 51. Rfxf6+ { [%eval 4.42] } 51... Kg7 { [%eval 4.68] } 52. Rg6+ { [%eval 4.43] } 52... Kh7 { [%eval 4.93] } 53. Rge6 { [%eval 4.75] } 53... Rc7 { [%eval 4.79] } 54. Rh6+ { [%eval 4.82] } 54... Kg7 { [%eval 4.63] } 55. Rhg6+ { [%eval 4.5] } 55... Kh7 { [%eval 4.53] } 56. Rxg5 { [%eval 4.52] } 56... Ra7 { [%eval 4.63] } 57. Rb6?? { (4.63 → 0.46) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (57. Rxb5 Kg8 58. Rd8+ Kf7 59. Rd1 Re7 60. Kg3 Ra7 61. h4 Kg7) 57... a3 { [%eval 0.58] } 58. Rbxb5?! { (0.58 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rgxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (58. Rgxb5) 58... a2 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Rh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Rhg5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Rh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Rb6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Rg5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Rh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Rg5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Kh7 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Rh5+ { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2