[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Pkc4hfIu"] [Date "2024.03.18"] [White "EWJM"] [Black "mate-in-four"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.03.18"] [UTCTime "18:30:57"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2488"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [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 } Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 e5 6. Nc2 d5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Qxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 Be6 10. O-O Bc5 11. a3 O-O-O 12. b4?! { (-0.71 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (12. Bd2 Bd4) 12... Bd4? { (-1.58 → -0.39) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } (12... Nd4 13. Nxd4) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Ra2?? { (-0.48 → -2.38) Blunder. e3 was best. } (14. e3 Nc2) 14... Nf4 15. Rb2 Nfxe2+ 16. Kh1 Nxc1 17. Rxc1+ Kb8 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Re1 f6 20. f4 Nc2 21. Rf1?! { (-3.27 → -4.38) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } (21. Re2 Nxa3 22. Kg1 Rc1+ 23. Kf2 Bg4 24. Nf3 Rd8 25. b5 Nc4 26. Rb4 Rdd1 27. h3 Bxf3) 21... Rhd8 22. Nb3 Ne3 23. Re1 Nxg2?? { (-5.65 → -2.78) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } (23... Rc2 24. Rxc2 Nxc2 25. Rc1 Bxb3 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Be4 Nd4 28. Kg2 h6 29. Kf2 Rc8 30. Re1) 24. Kxg2 Bxb3?! { (-2.37 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } (24... Rc3 25. Nc5) 25. Rxb3 exf4 26. gxf4 Rc7 27. Kg3 Rcd7 28. Ree3 b5 29. Rbc3 Rc7 30. Rb3 Kb7 31. Kg4 g6 32. Re6 h5+ 33. Kh4 Rc6 34. Re7+ Rc7 35. Re6 Rd2 36. h3 Rc6 37. Re7+ Kb6 38. Rg3 f5 39. Rg7 Rdd6 { Black offers draw } 40. Kg5 a5 41. Kh6 axb4 42. axb4 Rd4 43. Rf3 Rdd6 44. Rg3 { White offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2