[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/kbFB17Os"] [Date "2025.09.08"] [White "wil7272"] [Black "MatthewMoulding"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "kbFB17Os"] [UTCDate "2025.09.08"] [UTCTime "14:17:29"] [WhiteElo "1508"] [BlackElo "1491"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be2 a6?! { (-0.17 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (5... Nc6 6. d3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nf6 8. a3 a5 9. Rb1 Nd4 10. O-O) 6. h3?! { (0.48 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (6. d4 exd4) 6... Bh5?! { (-0.14 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (6... Bxf3 7. Bxf3) 7. g4 Bg6 8. a3?! { (0.74 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (8. d4) 8... Nc6 9. d3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bd2 Ne7 12. Qa4+ c6 13. Be3 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. Nxb5?? { (-0.45 → -2.74) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } (15. Qb3 f6) 15... axb5 16. Qxb5+ Qd7 17. Qb4?! { (-2.77 → -3.57) Inaccuracy. Qxd7+ was best. } (17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Kd2 d5 20. f3 h5 21. Rhb1 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nc6) 17... Bxe3 18. fxe3 O-O 19. h4 h6 20. O-O-O?! { (-3.96 → -5.44) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (20. h5 Bh7 21. g5 hxg5 22. Rc1 Kh8 23. h6 Ng8 24. hxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rh5 Bg6) 20... Nc6 21. Qb3 Rfb8 22. Qa2 Na5 23. Kb1?! { (-3.91 → -4.92) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (23. b4 Qa4 24. Kd2 Nb3+ 25. Ke1 Qxb4+ 26. axb4 Rxa2 27. Rb1 Nc5 28. h5 Bh7) 23... Qb5 24. Rhf1 Nb3 25. Rf2 Qb6 26. Rf3 Qa5 27. h5 Bh7 28. d4?? { (-4.85 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } (28. g5 Nd2+ 29. Ka1 Nxf3 30. Bxf3 Kh8 31. Rb1 Qb6 32. gxh6 gxh6 33. Qxf7 Rf8) 28... exd4? { (Mate in 4 → -7.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe4+ was best. } (28... Bxe4+ 29. Bd3 Bxd3+ 30. Rxd3 Qe1+ 31. Kc2 Qc1#) 29. Rf4 f6 30. Bc4+ Kh8 31. Bxb3 dxe3 32. Bc4 Qe5 33. Rff1 Qxe4+ 34. Ka1 e2 35. Bd5 exd1=Q+ 36. Rxd1 Qxg4 37. Bb3?! { (-6.47 → -10.57) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (37. Rc1 Qg3 38. Rh1 Bg8 39. Bxg8 Rxg8 40. Rc1 Rgb8 41. Rc3 Qe1+ 42. Qb1 Qe5) 37... Bg8 38. Bxg8? { (-9.12 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb1 was best. } (38. Qb1 Bxb3 39. Rd3 Qc4 40. Rc3 Rxa3+ 41. bxa3 Qxc3+ 42. Qb2 Qe1+ 43. Qb1 Qe5+) 38... Qxd1+ 39. Qb1 { White resigns. } 0-1