[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zY78qPMc"] [Date "2025.08.31"] [White "wil7272"] [Black "MatthewMoulding"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "zY78qPMc"] [UTCDate "2025.08.31"] [UTCTime "14:47:19"] [WhiteElo "1472"] [BlackElo "1527"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. e3 Nc6 3. b3 Bb4?! { (-0.26 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } (3... Nge7 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb2 Be6 7. b4 f6 8. Nf3) 4. a3 Be7 5. Bb2 d6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. h3?! { (0.56 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (7. Nc3) 7... O-O?! { (-0.40 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (7... d5 8. cxd5) 8. Qc2 Re8?! { (-0.08 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (8... d5 9. Nc3) 9. g4?? { (0.58 → -1.18) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } (9. Nc3 Be6 10. Rd1 g6 11. Nf3 Bf8 12. O-O Bg7 13. Be2 Bd7 14. d3 a5) 9... g6?? { (-1.18 → 0.47) Blunder. d5 was best. } (9... d5) 10. Nc3 a6 11. O-O-O?! { (0.64 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } (11. Nge2 d5) 11... Na7?? { (-0.25 → 1.75) Blunder. b5 was best. } (11... b5) 12. a4?? { (1.75 → -0.87) Blunder. g5 was best. } (12. g5 Nh5 13. Be2 b5 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. f4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Rb8 17. Nf3 Be6) 12... c6?? { (-0.87 → 1.03) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (12... Nc6 13. g5) 13. f3 Nd7?! { (0.58 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (13... c5) 14. h4 Bxh4 15. Ne4?! { (1.88 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (15. f4 Bf6 16. f5 Bg7 17. Ne4 d5 18. Nd6 Re7 19. g5 Nc5 20. Nxc8 Nxc8) 15... Be7 16. Ne2 b5 17. Ba3?? { (0.92 → -2.00) Blunder. N2g3 was best. } (17. N2g3 Nf8) 17... Nc5?? { (-2.00 → 2.96) Blunder. d5 was best. } (17... d5 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 bxc4 20. bxc4 e4 21. fxe4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Nf6 23. Bxg6) 18. cxb5?? { (2.96 → -1.71) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } (18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rh2 bxa4 20. Rdh1 Nb5 21. Bb2 axb3 22. Qb1 h5 23. Bxg6 Be6) 18... Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 d5 20. Bxe7?! { (-1.76 → -2.45) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (20. Nc5) 20... Qxe7 21. N4c3 Qa3+ 22. Kc2 axb5 23. Ra1 Qc5 24. axb5 d4?? { (-2.15 → 2.39) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (24... Be6 25. b6 Qxb6 26. Na4 Qd8 27. Nc5 Qe7 28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Qa6 Qd6 30. Nc3) 25. exd4 exd4 26. Nxd4?? { (2.20 → 0.26) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } (26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Nxd4 Nxb5 28. Rxa8 Nxd4+ 29. Kd3 Nxf3 30. Ne4 Kg7 31. Ke3 Ng5) 26... Rd8 27. Ra4?? { (0.66 → -4.21) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } (27. Qe3 Bb7 28. bxc6 Nxc6 29. Nxc6 Qxe3 30. dxe3 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Bxc6 32. e4 f5) 27... cxb5 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Ne6 Rxd3 30. Nxc5 Rxf3 31. Re1 Bxg4 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Rb8 h5 34. Rxb5 Rf5 35. N3e4 Rc7 36. b4 Be2 37. Ra5 h4 38. Nd6 Kf8?? { (-4.95 → -2.25) Blunder. Re5 was best. } (38... Re5 39. d4 Re6 40. Nxf7 Kxf7 41. Kd2 Re8 42. d5 Bg4 43. Kd3 Rd8 44. Kd4) 39. Nxf5? { (-2.25 → -4.22) Mistake. Ra8+ was best. } (39. Ra8+ Kg7) 39... gxf5 40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. Re8?! { (-3.81 → -4.94) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } (41. Ra3 Bf1 42. Rc3 Rc6 43. b5 Bxb5 44. Kd1 h3 45. Rg3+ Kf8 46. Nd7+ Ke7) 41... Bf3 42. Re3 Bg4 43. Kb3 Kf6 44. Nd3 h3 45. Nf2 Kg5?? { (-4.53 → -1.46) Blunder. h2 was best. } (45... h2 46. Re8 Kg5 47. Rh8 Bh5 48. b5 Kh4 49. Rg8 Bf3 50. Rh8+ Kg3 51. Kb4) 46. Nxh3+ Bxh3 47. Rxh3 Kg4 48. Rh1? { (-1.36 → -2.67) Mistake. Rh6 was best. } (48. Rh6 f4) 48... f4 49. Rg1+ Kf3 50. Rf1+?! { (-2.30 → -3.26) Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } (50. Rg5 Ke4) 50... Kg4?? { (-3.26 → -0.16) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } (50... Kg3 51. Rg1+ Kf2 52. Rg5 f3 53. Rf5 Ke2 54. d4 f2 55. Re5+ Kd3 56. Rf5) 51. Rg1+?? { (-0.16 → -2.83) Blunder. d4 was best. } (51. d4 f3 52. b5 Kg3 53. Kb4 Kg2 54. Rb1 f2 55. b6 Rc8 56. Kb5 f1=Q+) 51... Kf5?? { (-2.83 → 0.00) Blunder. Kh3 was best. } (51... Kh3) 52. b5 f3 53. Rf1?? { (-0.24 → -2.69) Blunder. Kb4 was best. } (53. Kb4) 53... Kg4?? { (-2.69 → 0.00) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } (53... Ke4 54. d4 f5 55. Kb4 Rd7 56. Re1+ Kd3 57. Kc5 f2 58. Rd1+ Ke2 59. Rb1) 54. Kb4?? { (0.00 → -2.74) Blunder. d4 was best. } (54. d4 Kg3 55. Kb4 f5 56. b6 Rh7 57. Kc5 Kg2 58. Rb1 f2 59. d5 f1=Q) 54... Kg3?? { (-2.74 → -0.18) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (54... Rd7) 55. Ka5?? { (-0.18 → -3.90) Blunder. d4 was best. } (55. d4) 55... Kg2 56. Rd1 f2 57. b6?! { (-3.64 → -4.69) Inaccuracy. Kb6 was best. } (57. Kb6 Rc4 58. d4 Rxd4 59. Rxd4 f1=Q 60. Kc6 Qc1+ 61. Kb7 f5 62. Rd6 f4) 57... Rc2?? { (-4.69 → 0.00) Blunder. Re7 was best. } (57... Re7 58. d4 Kf3 59. Rf1 Rd7 60. Rb1 Rd5+ 61. Kb4 Rxd4+ 62. Kc3 Rd8 63. b7) 58. Ka6?? { (0.00 → -4.26) Blunder. b7 was best. } (58. b7 Rb2 59. Ka6 Ra2+ 60. Kb6 Rb2+) 58... Ra2+ 59. Kb7? { (-4.18 → -6.76) Mistake. Kb5 was best. } (59. Kb5 Kf3 60. b7 Rb2+ 61. Kc6 Ke2 62. Ra1 Kxd2 63. Kc7 Ke2 64. Ra2 Rxa2) 59... f1=Q 60. Rxf1 Kxf1 61. d4 Ke2?? { (-6.83 → 0.00) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } (61... Rd2 62. Kc7 Rxd4 63. b7 Rb4 64. b8=R Rxb8 65. Kxb8 f5 66. Kc8 Kg2 67. Kd8) 62. d5 f5 63. d6 f4 64. d7 Rd2 65. Kc8 f3 66. b7 Rxd7 67. Kxd7 f2 68. b8=Q f1=Q { Black offers draw } 69. Qb5+ Ke1 70. Qxf1+ Kxf1 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2