[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ft45uoQV"] [Date "2025.09.03"] [White "wil7272"] [Black "MatthewMoulding"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ft45uoQV"] [UTCDate "2025.09.03"] [UTCTime "15:35:16"] [WhiteElo "1502"] [BlackElo "1497"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. c3 Bc5 4. Nf3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation } h6? { (0.09 → 1.24) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (4... Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a5 8. h3 h6 9. Bb3) 5. Bd5? { (1.24 → 0.00) Mistake. b4 was best. } (5. b4 Bd6 6. d4 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ncxe5) 5... Nge7 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. b4 Bb6 8. b5 Na5 9. Nxe5 Qh4? { (-1.18 → 0.32) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } (9... Qg5 10. d4) 10. Qf3?! { (0.32 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (10. O-O O-O 11. d3 d6 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. a4 a6 14. Nbd2 axb5 15. axb5 Qxb5) 10... O-O 11. Ba3?? { (-0.70 → -3.17) Blunder. d4 was best. } (11. d4) 11... d6 12. Nd3 Nc4 13. g3? { (-2.37 → -4.22) Mistake. Qf4 was best. } (13. Qf4 Qh5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qg3 f5 16. Nf4 Qf7 17. d4 fxe4 18. Bc1 Bxb5) 13... Qh3?! { (-4.22 → -3.07) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (13... Bg4 14. Qg2 Qh5 15. Nf4 Bf3 16. O-O Bxg2 17. Nxh5 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 f5 19. e5) 14. Nf4 Qd7? { (-2.93 → -1.52) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } (14... Bg4 15. Qd3 Ne5 16. Qd5 Nf3+ 17. Ke2 c6 18. Qxd6 Ng5+ 19. Kd3 Be2+ 20. Kc2) 15. d3?! { (-1.52 → -2.45) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (15. O-O) 15... Ne5 16. Qe2 Qxb5 17. Nd2 Bg4? { (-2.65 → -1.16) Mistake. Qa4 was best. } (17... Qa4 18. Bc1 Qc2 19. h3 f5 20. Nb3 Qxc3+ 21. Bd2 Qb2 22. O-O fxe4 23. dxe4) 18. f3 Bd7 19. Kf1?? { (-1.13 → -3.35) Blunder. d4 was best. } (19. d4 Qa4) 19... f5 20. Kg2?! { (-2.86 → -3.86) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (20. d4 Nxf3) 20... fxe4 21. fxe4?! { (-3.81 → -5.92) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (21. dxe4 Qxe2+ 22. Nxe2 Be3 23. Bc1 Bxd2 24. Bxd2 Rxf3 25. Bf4 Rf8 26. Rhe1 Rd3) 21... Bg4?! { (-5.92 → -4.33) Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } (21... Rxf4 22. c4 Bh3+ 23. Kxh3 Qd7+ 24. Kg2 Rf2+ 25. Qxf2 Bxf2 26. Rhf1 Bd4 27. Rab1) 22. c4?! { (-4.33 → -6.62) Inaccuracy. Qf1 was best. } (22. Qf1 Be3 23. h3 Bh5 24. Bc1 Ng6 25. Nc4 Nxf4+ 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Bxe3 Rxf1) 22... Qa6 23. Qe1 Qxa3 24. Nd5 Qxd3 25. Nf4? { (-7.91 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxb6 was best. } (25. Nxb6 axb6 26. Rf1 Rxf1 27. Nxf1 Bf3+ 28. Kg1 Qd4+ 29. Ne3 Bxe4 30. Rd1 Nf3+) 25... Rxf4 26. gxf4 Nxc4 27. Nxc4 Qxc4?? { (Mate in 1 → -6.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3# was best. } (27... Qf3#) 28. Kg3 Bh5 29. Kh4 Bf7 30. f5?! { (-5.98 → -9.87) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } (30. Rf1 Re8 31. Rc1 Qd4 32. Qc3 Qxe4 33. Qf3 Qf5 34. Rce1 Be6 35. Rxe6 Qxe6) 30... Qc2 31. Kg4? { (-7.02 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh3 was best. } (31. Kh3 Bf2 32. Qb1 Qe2 33. Rg1 Bxg1 34. Qxg1 Qxe4 35. Qf2 Qd3+ 36. Kg2 Re8) 31... Re8? { (Mate in 9 → -9.04) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg2+ was best. } (31... Qg2+ 32. Qg3 Qxe4+ 33. Qf4 Qg2+ 34. Qg3 h5+ 35. Kg5 Be3+ 36. Kh4 Qe4+ 37. Kh3) 32. Kf4? { (-9.04 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh3 was best. } (32. Kh3 Bf2 33. Rg1 Bxe1 34. Raxe1 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Qxe4 36. Rg4 Qxf5 37. Kg3 Bd5) 32... Bxa2? { (Mate in 5 → -7.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg2 was best. } (32... Qg2 33. Rg1 Bxg1 34. e5 Bh5 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Ke4 Qf3#) 33. Rc1? { (-7.70 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa2 was best. } (33. Rxa2 Qxa2 34. h3 Bd4 35. f6 Bxf6 36. Kg3 Qb3+ 37. Kg2 Qc2+ 38. Kg3 Rf8) 33... Qg2 34. Rd1 Qg5+ 35. Kf3 d5 36. e5? { (-7.40 → Mate in 20) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3 was best. } (36. Qg3 Qe3+ 37. Kg2 Qxe4+ 38. Qf3 Qc2+ 39. Kg3 Re3 40. Qxe3 Bxe3 41. Rhf1 Bc4) 36... Qxf5+ 37. Kg2 Rxe5 38. Qd2? { (-8.72 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } (38. Rf1 Rxe1 39. Rxf5 Rxd1 40. h3 Re1 41. Kh2 Re2+ 42. Kg3 d4 43. Rf3 c6) 38... Bc4 39. Rdf1 Qg4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1