[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QqoBQfir"] [Date "2024.05.08"] [White "Toupo"] [Black "mate-in-four"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.05.08"] [UTCTime "20:47:41"] [WhiteElo "2557"] [BlackElo "2505"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-61"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. O-O Nge7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Rd1 Ng6 10. Be3 b6 11. Bb5?! { (0.20 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } (11. Nb5 Qe7) 11... Qe7 { Black offers draw } 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Bb7 14. e5?! { (-0.24 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (14. h4 Rfc8 15. h5 Nce5 16. Qb4 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qxb4 18. axb4 Ne5 19. Be2 d5) 14... Rac8 15. Bg5 f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bh6 Rfd8 18. Qe3 Nce5?! { (-0.68 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (18... Kh8 19. Rac1 Rg8 20. h3 Qf7 21. Rc3 Rcd8 22. g4 Nge7 23. Bxc6 dxc6 24. Rxd8) 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qg3+?? { (-0.05 → -2.37) Blunder. Rac1 was best. } (20. Rac1 Kh8) 20... Kh8 21. Qf4 Rg8 22. Bf1?! { (-2.39 → -3.71) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } (22. g3 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 e5 24. Qf5 Nxh2+ 25. Kg1 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Nd4 27. Qxd7 Qxd7) 22... Rg4?? { (-3.71 → -0.21) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } (22... Rg6 23. Rac1 Rcg8 24. Rc3 Bxg2 25. Bxg2 Rxg2+ 26. Kf1 R2g4 27. Qe3 d5 28. Bf4) 23. Qe3?? { (-0.21 → -4.46) Blunder. Rxd7 was best. } (23. Rxd7) 23... Rcg8 24. h3 Rxg2+ 25. Bxg2 Rxg2+ 26. Kf1 Rg6 27. Bf4? { (-3.63 → -6.46) Mistake. f4 was best. } (27. f4 Nc4 28. Qd4 d5 29. Bg5 e5 30. fxe5 fxg5 31. Re1 Re6 32. Re2 Ba6) 27... Ba6+ 28. Ke1 Rg1+ 29. Kd2 Nc4+ 30. Kc3 Nxe3 31. Rxg1?? { (-5.21 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe3 was best. } (31. Bxe3 Rg8 32. b3 e5 33. Kb2 Qe6 34. Rd2 Bb7 35. Rc1 Bc6 36. Rc3 h5) 31... Qc5+ 32. Kd2 Qd4+ 33. Kc1 Qxf4 34. fxe3 Qxe3+ 35. Kc2 Bd3+ 36. Kb3 Be4+ 37. Ka4 Bc2+ 38. Kb5 Qc5+ 39. Ka6 b5 40. Kb7 Be4+ 41. Kb8 Qb6+?? { (Mate in 5 → -6.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc6 was best. } (41... Qc6 42. Rg8+ Kxg8 43. Rg1+ Kf7 44. Rg7+ Kxg7 45. Kxa7 Qb7#) 42. Kc8 Qb7+ 43. Kd8 d6 44. Rac1 Bc6 45. Rxc6 Qxc6 46. Ke7 f5 47. Kf7 Qd7+ 48. Kf8 h5 49. h4 f4 50. Rg5?? { (-6.91 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. } (50. a4 f3 51. Rf1 e5 52. Rxf3 Qc8+ 53. Kf7 Qb7+ 54. Kg6 Qxf3 55. axb5 e4) 50... Kh7 51. a4 f3 52. Rg1 f2 53. Rf1 Kg6 54. Rxf2 Qd8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1