[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6D4Jv0wJ"] [Date "2024.04.25"] [White "VitalySofia"] [Black "bolter41"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.04.25"] [UTCTime "08:24:28"] [WhiteElo "2169"] [BlackElo "2240"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nf3 a6 7. O-O Nf6 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation } 8. Qe2 Bg4 9. Rd1 Rc8 10. Bb3 e6 11. Bg5?! { (-0.34 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qc7 13. Qg3 b5 14. Be3 Na5 15. Bd4 Be7 16. Qxg7 Rg8) 11... Be7 12. Qe3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. Bf4 e5?! { (-1.08 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (14... Qc7 15. Rac1) 15. Be3 Na5 16. Bc2 b5 17. a3 Nc4 18. Rab1?? { (-0.36 → -2.56) Blunder. Bc1 was best. } (18. Bc1 Na5 19. h3 h6 20. Rd3 Rc7 21. Be3 Nc4 22. Bc1 Qc8 23. Bb3 Na5) 18... Nxa3 19. bxa3 Rxc3 20. Bd3 Rxa3 21. Bd2?! { (-3.00 → -3.94) Inaccuracy. Rbc1 was best. } (21. Rbc1 Qb8 22. Qe2 Rc8 23. g4 g6 24. g5 Nh5 25. Qg4 Rc7 26. h4 Ng7) 21... a5?? { (-3.94 → -1.13) Blunder. d5 was best. } (21... d5 22. Be3 d4 23. Bd2 Re8 24. Qe2 Qb6 25. Rdc1 Bf8 26. Rc2 Qe6 27. h3) 22. Qe2? { (-1.13 → -2.92) Mistake. Rxb5 was best. } (22. Rxb5 d5 23. Qe2 dxe4 24. Bb1 Qc7 25. h3 Rd8 26. Rc1 Qa7 27. Rxe5 Bd6) 22... b4 23. Rdc1?! { (-2.87 → -3.78) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } (23. Bc4 Qc7 24. Rbc1 Qb8 25. g4 Qb7 26. Bg5 a4 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Bd5 Qd7) 23... Qb8 24. Rc2 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Rc1 Qb7 27. Ba6?! { (-3.21 → -4.43) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (27. Bg5 g6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Bc4 Nxe4 30. Ba6 Qd7 31. Bc8 Qe8 32. Bxe7 Nc3) 27... Qxe4 28. Qb5 h6 29. h3 Qd5 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. Be3 Qe6?! { (-4.14 → -3.25) Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } (31... Rc3 32. Ra1 b3 33. Bf1 e4 34. Re1 Qe6 35. Qb5 d5 36. Qxa5) 32. Rc8?! { (-3.25 → -4.39) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } (32. Bc8 Qa2 33. Qb7 Bf8 34. Rc7 Kg8 35. Bd7 Rc3 36. Bc6 Qe6 37. Kh2 b3) 32... d5 33. Rh8+ Kg6 34. Bc8 Ra1+ 35. Kh2 Qc6?? { (-4.20 → 5.06) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } (35... Bd6 36. Qa7 Qe7 37. Qxe7 Bxe7 38. g4 Ne4 39. Bf5+ Kf6 40. Ra8 g6 41. Ra6+) 36. Qxe5 Bd6?? { (4.83 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } (36... Nd7 37. Qxe7 Re1 38. Bxd7 Rxe3 39. Qxe3 Qxd7 40. Qg3+ Kf6 41. Ra8 Qe6 42. Rxa5) 37. Bf5+ Kh5 38. Bg4+ Kg6 39. Bf5+ Kh5 40. Bg4+?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g4+ was best. } (40. g4+ Kh4 41. Qg3+ Bxg3+ 42. fxg3#) 40... Kg6 41. Bf5+ { White offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2