[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VXGhLvSA"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [White "SergeyNovitsky"] [Black "MykolaBalakin"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.04.11"] [UTCTime "10:56:46"] [WhiteElo "1672"] [BlackElo "1363"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+32"] [BlackRatingDiff "-45"] [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. d3 h6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7?! { (0.37 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (9... c5) 10. b3?! { (0.93 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (10. Bf4 Nf6) 10... Nf6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nf5 Nh7? { (0.26 → 1.51) Mistake. Re8 was best. } (12... Re8) 13. Ne2?! { (1.51 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (13. Qg4) 13... Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. c4?! { (0.62 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Neg3 was best. } (15. Neg3 Bc8) 15... Nxe4 16. Qd4 Nf6 17. Rfe1 c5 18. Qc3 Qd7? { (-0.63 → 0.65) Mistake. Re8 was best. } (18... Re8 19. Nf4) 19. Neg3 Rfe8?? { (0.58 → 2.93) Blunder. Rae8 was best. } (19... Rae8) 20. Nxh6+?? { (2.93 → 0.19) Blunder. Nxg7 was best. } (20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Nh5+ Kg6 23. Nxf6 Qc6 24. f3 Re6 25. Nd5 Kh7 26. h4 a5) 20... gxh6? { (0.19 → 1.61) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } (20... Kf8 21. Nhf5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. h4 Qd8 25. h5 Qf6 26. Qxf6 Nxf6 27. f3) 21. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. h3 Qe6 25. Qd8+ Kg7 26. Nh5+?! { (2.48 → 1.82) Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } (26. Qxc7) 26... Kh7 27. Qf8?! { (1.98 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } (27. Qxc7 Be4 28. Qa5 Bg6 29. Nf4 Qe5 30. Nxg6 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Kxg6 32. Qd2 Kg7 33. Qxd6 Qxa2) 27... Qe1+ 28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. Ng3 Qg7?? { (1.17 → 4.79) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } (29... Qf4) 30. Qb8 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 f5 32. Kh2 Kg6 33. Qe8+ Kg5?? { (5.44 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf7 was best. } (33... Qf7 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Nxf5 Kg6 36. Ne3 Kf6 37. f4 Ke6 38. Kg3 c6 39. Kg4 d5 40. Nf5) 34. Qh5+?? { (Mate in 4 → 5.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. h4+ was best. } (34. h4+ Kf4 35. Qe3+ Kg4 36. Qe2+ Kf4 37. Nh5#) 34... Kf6 35. Qxf5+ Ke7 36. Qe4+ Kd7 37. Nf5 Qb2 38. Qe7+ Kc6 39. Qe8+ Kb6 40. Qb8+ Ka5 41. Qxc7+ Kb4 42. Qb7+ Ka5 43. Qc7+ Kb4 44. Qb7+ Ka5 45. Kg2 Qe5 46. Qc7+?! { (7.88 → 5.13) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (46. a3 d5 47. Qxd5 Qc7 48. Qd2+ Kb6 49. Qd6+ Qxd6 50. Nxd6 Kc6 51. Nf5 Kc7 52. Kf3 Kc6) 46... Kb4 47. Qb6+ Kc3 48. Qa5+ Kd3 49. Ng3 { Black resigns. } 1-0