[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WRCk840U"] [Date "2024.03.13"] [White "EarlOfLongford"] [Black "FrostyTheDog"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.03.13"] [UTCTime "19:29:43"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2249"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "E12"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Duchamp Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 { E12 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Duchamp Variation } 5. a3?! { (0.25 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } (5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 bxc5) 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O?! { (-0.32 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (6... Ne4 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. Nd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Ba6 11. O-O) 7. Bg5 d6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Be2?! { (0.30 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (9. Nd2 Bb7 10. f3 e5 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 Qe7 13. e4 Qe6 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. Ne3 exd4) 9... Bb7 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ne1?! { (-0.32 → -1.41) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (12. Bxf6) 12... h6 13. Bh4 Nc5?! { (-1.40 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (13... g5 14. Bg3 Qe7 15. Nd3 Rad8 16. Qc2 Ne4 17. Nb4 f5 18. Nd5 Qg7 19. f3 Nxg3 20. hxg3) 14. Qxd8? { (-0.78 → -1.95) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } (14. Nd3) 14... Raxd8 15. Nf3 Rfe8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Rdc1 Nc5 19. Rd1 Ne4 20. Rdc1 Ba6?! { (-1.81 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (20... f5 21. Nh4 Bc8 22. f3 Nc5 23. Rd1 Na4 24. Rac1 Be6 25. g3 Kg7 26. f4 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1) 21. a4 Nc5 22. Ra3 Rd7 23. a5 Red8 24. Rca1 Bb7 25. axb6 axb6 26. h3 Kf8 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. Nh4 Be4 29. f3 Bg6 30. e4 Bh7 31. Ke1 Ke6 32. R1a2?! { (0.28 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (32. g4 h5 33. Ng2 hxg4 34. hxg4 Bg6 35. Ne3 c6 36. Bf1 Rh8 37. Rb1 Rb7 38. Nc2) 32... f5 33. exf5+ Bxf5 34. Nxf5 Kxf5 35. Kf2 h5 36. g3?? { (-0.41 → -2.29) Blunder. h4 was best. } (36. h4 Nd3+ 37. Bxd3+ Rxd3 38. Rc2 R3d6 39. c5 bxc5 40. Ra7 Rc6 41. Rca2 Rd3 42. Ra8 Rxc3) 36... h4 37. Ra8 hxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Ne6 39. Rxd8 Rxd8 40. c5 Nxc5 41. Ra7 Ne6 42. Bc4 Rg8+?? { (-2.04 → -0.19) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (42... Rd7 43. Kf2 Nf4 44. Bb5 Rd5 45. c4 Rc5 46. h4 Ne6 47. Ra8 Kg6 48. Rg8+ Kh7 49. Re8) 43. Kf2 Rc8 { Black offers draw } 44. Bd5?! { (-0.39 → -1.22) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (44. h4) 44... Nf4? { (-1.22 → -0.11) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } (44... Kf6 45. h4 Ke7 46. Bxe6 Kxe6 47. h5 f5 48. h6 Kf6 49. c4 Kg6 50. c5 bxc5 51. Ra5) 45. Bxf7 Nxh3+ 46. Ke3 Nf4 47. Bb3 Ne6 48. Bc2+ Kf6 49. Be4 Nc5 50. Ra1 Nxe4 51. Kxe4 Ke6 52. Rg1 Kf6 53. Kd5 Rd8+ 54. Kc6 Rd3 55. Rc1 Rxf3 56. Kxc7 b5 57. Kc6 e4 58. Kd5 e3 59. Ke4 Rh3 60. Re1 Ke6 61. Rxe3 Rxe3+ { Black offers draw } 62. Kxe3 Kd5 63. Kd3 Kc5 64. Kc2 b4 65. cxb4+ Kxb4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2