[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YMv8vIk3"] [Date "2024.05.01"] [White "ekmintz"] [Black "Balkus"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.05.01"] [UTCTime "14:48:58"] [WhiteElo "2127"] [BlackElo "2067"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-26"] [BlackRatingDiff "+35"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } Nc6 3. d4 e6?! { (0.20 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (3... d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qd6 8. O-O) 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 b6?! { (0.45 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (5... Nf6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Bf1) 6. O-O Bb7?! { (1.31 → 2.53) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (6... Nf6 7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 Ne5 9. Re1 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3+ Be7 11. Bg5 Kf8 12. a4) 7. a4?! { (2.53 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Bf4 Kf8 12. c4 a6) 7... Be7 8. Na3 a6 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Na7 11. Re1 Nf6 12. Bg5?! { (1.59 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } (12. Nh4 Bc8 13. g4 O-O 14. Ng2 Nd7 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Bg3 Re8 17. h4) 12... O-O 13. c4? { (0.55 → -0.60) Mistake. Nc2 was best. } (13. Nc2 Nxd5 14. Bxa6 Bc6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bd3 Nd5 17. c4 Nf4 18. b4 Nc8) 13... Nc8?? { (-0.60 → 1.05) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } (13... Nxd5 14. cxd5) 14. Nd2?? { (1.05 → -0.80) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } (14. Bd2 Ne4 15. Bc1 f5 16. Bd3 Bf6 17. Nc2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8) 14... Nd7?? { (-0.80 → 1.01) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } (14... Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Ndxe7 16. Nc2 Qc7 17. b4 Rd8 18. Bf3 d5 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Qe2) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nf3?! { (0.71 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (16. Ne4 Qc7 17. f4 Rae8 18. Bd3 h6 19. Nc2 Bc8 20. Qd2 f5 21. Nf2 Nf6) 16... b5? { (0.08 → 1.76) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } (16... Ng6 17. Qc2 Bc8 18. Bd3 f5 19. Bxf5 Nde5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qxg6) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Nf6 19. Bd3 Ng6 20. Qd2 Re8 21. b4?! { (2.59 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Rxa8 was best. } (21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Ra1 Bb7 23. Ra7 Re7 24. h3 h6 25. Qa5 Qxa5 26. Rxa5 Nf4) 21... cxb4?! { (1.78 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. Rxe1+ was best. } (21... Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 cxb4 24. Qa4 b3 25. Qxb3 Ba6 26. Nbd4 Nd7 27. Bf1) 22. Qxb4 Nf4 23. Bf1 Qd7?! { (2.78 → 3.76) Inaccuracy. Rxa1 was best. } (23... Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ne4 25. Re1 Re7 26. Nfd4 Qd7 27. g3 Ng6 28. Bg2 Nc5 29. Rxe7) 24. Nxd6 Qg4 25. Rxe8+?? { (4.03 → 0.02) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (25. Kh1 Nh3 26. gxh3 Qxf3+ 27. Bg2 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxf2 29. Rf1 Bxd5 30. cxd5 Qe2) 25... Rxe8?? { (0.02 → 4.53) Blunder. Nxe8 was best. } (25... Nxe8 26. Qe1 Nxd6 27. Rxa8+ Bxa8 28. h4 Qd7 29. Qe3 Nxd5 30. cxd5 Bxd5 31. Nd4) 26. Qb6 Nh3+ 27. Kh1 Nd7 28. gxh3?? { (4.33 → 1.45) Blunder. Qb2 was best. } (28. Qb2 Ra8 29. Rxa8+ Bxa8 30. Qe2 Qf4 31. gxh3 Nf6 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Qe6+ Kg6) 28... Qxf3+ 29. Bg2 Qc3? { (1.40 → 2.85) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } (29... Qf6) 30. Qa5?? { (2.85 → -3.78) Blunder. Qb1 was best. } (30. Qb1 Rb8 31. Qe1 Qxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Kf8 33. h4 Ba6 34. Bf1 Nc5 35. Kg2 g6) 30... Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Qxa5 32. Rb1 Qa2 33. Be4 Nc5 34. Rg1 Nxe4 35. Nxe4 Qxc4 36. Nd6?? { (-5.10 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { White resigns. } (36. Re1 Bxd5 37. f3 Bxe4 38. fxe4 Qc3 39. Rf1 Qxh3 40. Kg1 Qg4+ 41. Kh1 Qxe4+) 0-1