[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Viokp2mF"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [White "Handsome_Honeybadger"] [Black "Balkus"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.16"] [UTCTime "13:56:27"] [WhiteElo "2079"] [BlackElo "2124"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 { A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation } Nc6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Qc7 6. Nc3 Nd4 7. e3 Nxf3+ 8. Bxf3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Rb8 10. b3 a6?! { (0.81 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } (10... Qb7) 11. Bb2 Nf6 12. Rad1?! { (1.91 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (12. e4 e5 13. Qf5 d6 14. f4 Qe7 15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. Qf3 Be7 17. Rab1 O-O) 12... e6 13. d4 Bd6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 h5?? { (0.39 → 3.90) Blunder. O-O was best. } (16... O-O 17. Qg4 f6 18. Rd3 Rf7 19. Rfd1 Bf8 20. Rc1 Qa7 21. Qh5 Qb7 22. h4) 17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. Bf6?! { (3.94 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. Qh7 was best. } (18. Qh7 Ke7 19. Rd3 b5 20. Rfd1 d6 21. e4 Kd7 22. cxb5 axb5) 18... Be7?! { (3.08 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } (18... Rg6 19. Be5 d6 20. Bc3 Ba3 21. Qf3 Rg5 22. e4 b5 23. Bf6 Rg4 24. cxb5) 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Qh4+ f6 21. Qxh5 Rh8 22. Qf3 Rh3 23. Rd4 Rbh8 24. Qg2?! { (3.95 → 2.89) Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } (24. Rfd1 Rxh2 25. Rxd7+ Qxd7 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Kf1 Rh1+ 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Qb7+ Kf8) 24... Rxh2 25. Qxh2 Rxh2 26. Kxh2 e5 27. Rd5 Qd8?! { (2.91 → 4.10) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (27... Kf7 28. Rfd1) 28. Rfd1 Qh8+ 29. Kg2 Qa8 30. e4 d6 31. f3 f5 32. exf5 Kf6? { (3.82 → 6.15) Mistake. Qf8 was best. } (32... Qf8 33. Rxd6 Qxf5 34. Rd7+ Kf8 35. R7d5 a5 36. R1d2 a4 37. bxa4 Qb1 38. Rxe5) 33. Rxd6+ Kxf5 34. Rxb6 a5 35. Rdd6 a4?? { (6.09 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8 was best. } (35... Qe8 36. Rf6+ Kg5 37. Rg6+ Qxg6 38. Rxg6+ Kxg6 39. Kf2 e4 40. fxe4 Kg5 41. a4) 36. Rf6+ Kg5 37. g4 axb3 38. Rf5+ { Black resigns. } 1-0