[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/v8f1a1VE"] [Date "2024.05.06"] [White "Boulou88"] [Black "Catastrophist81"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.06"] [UTCTime "20:20:42"] [WhiteElo "1983"] [BlackElo "1661"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [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 } b5?! { (0.30 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (2... Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Bg7 7. a3) 3. cxb5 Bb7 4. g3 Bxf3?! { (0.87 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (4... a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. Nxb5 Bc6 7. Nc3 g6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. O-O Nf6 10. a4) 5. exf3 d5 6. Bg2 e5?? { (1.39 → 3.58) Blunder. e6 was best. } (6... e6) 7. d3?! { (3.58 → 2.60) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (7. f4 exf4 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. d4 fxg3 10. hxg3 Nbd7 11. Nxd5 Be7 12. dxc5 Bxc5) 7... d4? { (2.60 → 4.31) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (7... Nf6 8. Nc3 a6 9. O-O axb5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. f4 exf4 12. Re1 fxg3 13. hxg3) 8. f4 Nd7 9. Bxa8 Qxa8 10. O-O h5 11. Na3 c4 12. Nxc4 Nc5 13. fxe5 f6 14. Re1 f5 15. Bg5 h4 16. b4 Ne6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 h3 19. f3 Kf7 20. Qb3 Qe8 21. Re5 Rh5?? { (6.87 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } (21... Nf6 22. Rae1 Kg6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxe6 Qf7 25. Qc4 Rf8 26. Kh1 a6 27. bxa6) 22. Rae1 Rxg5?! { (13.85 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } (22... Nf6 23. Rxe6) 23. Rxe6 Qa8?! { (11.06 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } (23... Nf6 24. Rxe8+ Kg6 25. R8e7 Kh7 26. Qf7 Nh5 27. d7 Nxg3 28. hxg3 f4 29. Qxf4) 24. Rf6+ Kxf6 25. Qe6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0