[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/kIgxk2Vw"] [Date "2024.05.01"] [White "Ray_Kaught"] [Black "Ricorov"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.01"] [UTCTime "11:29:12"] [WhiteElo "1863"] [BlackElo "1684"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A35"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { A35 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. e3 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 Bg4 9. Bf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 h6 13. Be3 Qb6 14. b4 Rad8 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Rc1 Bd6?? { (-0.09 → 2.84) Blunder. Qd7 was best. } (16... Qd7) 17. b5 Ne7?! { (2.82 → 4.24) Inaccuracy. Bxa3 was best. } (17... Bxa3 18. Ra1 Na5 19. Rxa3 Nc4 20. Rb3 Qc8 21. Ne1 Qh3 22. f3 Rfe8 23. Bc1) 18. Rxc7 Bxc7 19. Re1 Ng6 20. Qc2 Ne4?! { (3.93 → 5.31) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (20... Rc8 21. Qd1 Ba5 22. Bd2 Bxd2 23. Nxd2 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. b6 axb6 26. Nc3) 21. Nc3?! { (5.31 → 4.08) Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } (21. Qxc7 h5 22. Qxb7 h4 23. Nc5 Rfe8 24. gxh4 Re7 25. Qa6 Rd6) 21... Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Bb6 23. a4 Rc8 24. Qb3 Rc4 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Ne7 27. Qc3?! { (5.48 → 4.35) Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } (27. Ba3 Re8 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. Qxd5 h5 30. Kf1 g6 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Qd6 Re2) 27... Rc8 28. Qd2 f6 29. a5 Bc7 30. Ba3 Nf5 31. g4 Nd6 32. Bxd6 Bxd6 33. Qa2 Rc4 34. Qe2 Kf7 35. Qd3 Bb4 36. Qf5 Bxa5 37. Ne5+ Kg8 38. Nxc4 dxc4 39. Qe6+ Kh7 40. Qxc4 b6 41. d5 { Black resigns. } 1-0