[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZEEQbCrR"] [Date "2024.05.01"] [White "Mukundh_Iyer"] [Black "Ganesh_Iyer"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.05.01"] [UTCTime "10:07:30"] [WhiteElo "1434"] [BlackElo "1500"] [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. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. O-O h6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. h3 Kh8 11. Nh2 Nh7 12. f4 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Re1 Bh4 15. Re2 Bg6 16. Nf3?! { (0.20 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (16. Bd3 Be8 17. Bd2 Nb4 18. Bxh7 Kxh7 19. Nf3 Kg8 20. a3 Nc6 21. Re3 Bh5 22. g4 Bf7) 16... Bf6? { (-0.69 → 0.60) Mistake. Bg3 was best. } (16... Bg3 17. Nd5 Nf6 18. a4 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qf6 20. a5 a6 21. Ra3 Rae8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Nd4) 17. Bd3 Bh5 18. Qf1?? { (0.37 → -1.31) Blunder. g4 was best. } (18. g4 Nd4) 18... Nd4 19. Re1 c6?? { (-1.81 → 0.08) Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } (19... Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bh4 21. Re4 Nf6 22. Re2 Bf7 23. Rg2 c5 24. Be3 b6 25. Ne2 d5 26. Rd1) 20. Rd1?? { (0.08 → -3.05) Blunder. g4 was best. } (20. g4 Bf7 21. Be3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Bg8 23. Re2 d5 24. Bf5 Bh4 25. Bc5 Re8 26. Bd4 Bf6) 20... Qb6 21. Kh1 Nxf3 22. gxf3 Qd8? { (-2.52 → -0.83) Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } (22... Bxc3 23. bxc3 Ng5 24. h4 Bxf3+ 25. Kh2 Bxd1 26. hxg5 Bg4 27. Ba3 hxg5 28. Kg2 Rf6 29. Qe1) 23. Bxh7? { (-0.83 → -2.43) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } (23. Ne2 Qd7 24. Qg2 Rae8 25. Rf1 Rg8 26. Ng3 Bf7 27. c3 Bd8 28. Bd2 Nf6 29. Rfe1 Nh5) 23... Kxh7 24. Kg2 Bxc3 25. Qd3+ Kh8?! { (-2.52 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } (25... Bg6 26. Qxc3 Bf5 27. h4 Qxh4 28. Rh1 Qf6 29. Bd2 Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Bxc2 31. Kg3 Rf7 32. Rh2) 26. Qxc3 d5 27. f5?? { (-1.23 → -3.93) Blunder. Be3 was best. } (27. Be3 Rc8 28. Qd2 Rf5 29. c4 Qe8 30. cxd5 Rd8 31. Qf2) 27... Qd6 28. Be3?! { (-3.26 → -4.53) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (28. Re1 Rxf5 29. f4 Raf8 30. Kh2 Rg5 31. Qe3 d4 32. Qf2 Rf6 33. Bd2 Bg6 34. Rg1 Rxg1) 28... Rxf5 29. Bc5?? { (-4.26 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } (29. Rf1 d4 30. Qxd4 Rg5+ 31. Kh1 Qg3 32. Bxg5 Qxh3+ 33. Kg1 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Bxf3+ 35. Rxf3 Qxf3+) 29... Qg6+?? { (Mate in 18 → -5.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg5+ was best. } (29... Rg5+ 30. Kf1 Qh2 31. Qe3 Rg2 32. Qg1 Rxg1+ 33. Bxg1 Qxh3+ 34. Ke2 Qxf3+ 35. Kd2 Qe2+ 36. Kc3) 30. Kh2 Rxf3 31. Qd2?? { (-5.44 → Mate in 29) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } (31. Rg1 Rxc3 32. Rxg6 Rxc5 33. Rg2 Rc4 34. a4 Re4 35. a5 Rae8 36. a6 R4e7 37. axb7 Rxb7) 31... Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qxh3+?! { (-8.93 → -5.47) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } (32... Rf6 33. Rg1 Bf3+ 34. Rg2 Rg6 35. Kg1 Bxg2 36. Qf2 Qxh3 37. Qf7 Rg3 38. Kf2 Rf3+ 39. Ke1) 33. Kg1?? { (-5.47 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh2 was best. } (33. Qh2 Qf5 34. Qg2 Rh3+ 35. Kg1 Bxd1 36. Rxd1 Qh5 37. Rd3 Rxd3 38. cxd3 Re8 39. Qg3 Kh7) 33... Rg3+ 34. Kf2 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rxd2+ 36. Ke1 Re2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1