[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zuEHVQCS"] [Date "2023.07.20"] [White "SergeyNovitsky"] [Black "MykolaBalakin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.07.20"] [UTCTime "16:10:01"] [WhiteElo "1603"] [BlackElo "1540"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Ba6 7. Nc3 c5?? { (0.97 → 5.58) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } (7... Ne7 8. Be3 Qd7 9. Qa4 Bc8 10. O-O-O Ng6 11. Kb1 Be7 12. h4) 8. Qd5?? { (5.58 → 1.07) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } (8. Qa4+ Qd7 9. Qxa6 g6 10. Qb7 Rc8 11. O-O Ne7 12. e5 Bg7 13. Bf4 dxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O) 8... Nf6?? { (1.07 → 5.49) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } (8... Ne7 9. Qb3) 9. Qd1?? { (5.49 → -0.50) Blunder. Qc6+ was best. } (9. Qc6+ Nd7 10. Qxa6 Qc8 11. Qe2 g6 12. e5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qxe5+ Qe6 15. Qxe6+ fxe6) 9... g6 10. Bg5 Be7? { (-0.58 → 0.65) Mistake. Bg7 was best. } (10... Bg7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qe3 Qe7 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Rhe1) 11. Nd5?? { (0.65 → -1.08) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } (11. Qd2 Bb7) 11... Nxd5?! { (-1.08 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (11... O-O 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nd2 e4 15. c4 Qe5 16. Be3 Rad8 17. O-O Bc8 18. h3) 12. Qxd5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5?! { (-0.02 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Qc6+ was best. } (13. Qc6+ Kf8) 13... O-O 14. O-O-O Rb8 15. h4 Bb7?! { (-1.64 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (15... Qf6) 16. Qd3 Qf6 17. f3 Bc8 18. c3 Qf4+?! { (-0.69 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (18... a5 19. Rd2 Re8 20. a3 Rb6 21. Qe3 Ba6 22. Kb1 h6 23. Nh3 Reb8 24. Ka1 Qe6 25. Nf4) 19. Kb1?! { (0.00 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 f6 21. Nh3 Bxh3 22. Rxh3 a5 23. g4 a4 24. Kc2 Kf7 25. Kd3 Ke6) 19... Qe5?! { (-0.73 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (19... h6 20. Nh3) 20. Qc4?! { (0.04 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (20. g4 h6 21. Nh3 a5 22. Ka1 Re8 23. Qd2 a4 24. Qxh6 a3 25. Ng5 axb2+ 26. Kb1 Qg7) 20... h6 21. Rd5?? { (-0.81 → -3.33) Blunder. Nh3 was best. } (21. Nh3 Be6) 21... Be6?? { (-3.33 → 0.36) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } (21... Qe7 22. Nh3 Be6 23. Qd3 Qxh4 24. Qd2 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Kg7 26. Qd2 a5 27. a3 a4 28. Ka2) 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. g4?? { (0.28 → -4.78) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } (23. Qd3 h5 24. Rg1 Rb6 25. g4 Rfb8 26. Rg2 hxg4 27. h5 Qf6 28. fxg4 Qh4 29. Qf1 Qh3) 23... Rb6?? { (-4.78 → 0.42) Blunder. c6 was best. } (23... c6 24. Rxc5 dxc5 25. Qxc5 Rfd8 26. Qxa7 Qd6 27. Qe3 Qd2 28. Qxd2 Rxd2 29. b3 c5 30. Rc1) 24. Qe2 c6 25. Rd2 Ra6?? { (0.40 → 5.72) Blunder. d5 was best. } (25... d5 26. exd5) 26. c4?? { (5.72 → 0.78) Blunder. Qxa6 was best. } (26. Qxa6 Qf6 27. Qf1 Re8 28. Rd1 Qf4 29. Ka1 Rd8 30. Qe2 Kg7 31. Rdf1 Re8 32. Qh2 Qxh2) 26... Re8 27. b3?! { (1.32 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Rhd1 was best. } (27. Rhd1) 27... d5 28. e5?! { (0.48 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (28. Re1 d4 29. e5 Rb6 30. f4 a5 31. h5 a4 32. hxg6 Qxg6+ 33. Rd3 Rb7 34. Kb2 Ra8) 28... dxc4 29. Rd6?? { (-0.03 → -4.45) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (29. Rc1) 29... Qxe5?? { (-4.45 → -0.53) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } (29... Qxd6 30. Qxc4 Qd2 31. Qxa6 Rxe5 32. Qxa7 Re2 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. Qa3 Qc2+ 35. Ka1 Qc3+ 36. Kb1) 30. Rxg6+ fxg6 31. Qxc4+ Kf8 32. Qxa6 Qc3?! { (0.03 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (32... Qd4 33. Rc1 Re3 34. Qc4 Qxc4 35. Rxc4 Rxf3 36. Rxc5 Rf4 37. g5 Rxh4 38. gxh6 Rxh6 39. Rxc6) 33. Rc1?! { (0.78 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (33. Rd1) 33... Qxf3?? { (0.00 → 4.95) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (33... Re1 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Qd7+ Kf8) 34. Qxa7?? { (4.95 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } (34. Rf1 Qxf1+ 35. Qxf1+ Kg7 36. Qc4 Re1+ 37. Kb2 Rc1 38. Kxc1 Kf8 39. Qxc5+ Kg8 40. Qc4+ Kg7) 34... Qd3+ 35. Kb2 Qd4+ 36. Kb1 Qd3+ 37. Kb2 Qd4+ 38. Kb1 Qd3+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2