[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qBCfZbmH"] [Date "2023.12.27"] [White "afowles"] [Black "Mike64NYC"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.12.27"] [UTCTime "13:17:03"] [WhiteElo "1811"] [BlackElo "1339"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 Bc5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nd2 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Qf3?! { (0.69 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } (10. Bc4 d6 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. f4 Bxb3 16. Nxb3 Qd7) 10... c6 11. Ba4?? { (-0.15 → -2.62) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } (11. Bc4 g5) 11... Qa5 12. Bxc6?! { (-2.47 → -3.38) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (12. e5 Nd5) 12... Qxd2 13. Ba4 Qb4 14. Bb3 d6 15. Rae1 a5 16. a3 Qc5 17. h3 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Rae8 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Nd7 23. Bxe7 Rxe7?! { (-4.46 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (23... Nxe5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. f4 Nd7 26. Kf2 Rc8 27. Rc1 e5 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29. Ke2 Rc6 30. c3) 24. Rxa5 b6 25. Ra7 Rff7?! { (-3.37 → -2.38) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (25... Rc8 26. Rc1 Rf7 27. c4 Nc5 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rd1 Nb3 30. Re1 Rb8 31. f4 Rf8 32. Kf2) 26. Rb7 e5 27. Re1 Re6 28. g3 Nc5 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. b4 Na4 31. Kg2 Kf6 32. Kf3 Nc3 33. Kg4 Kg6 34. f4 Kf7 35. Rxe5? { (-2.94 → -4.96) Mistake. fxe5 was best. } (35. fxe5 Rg6+ 36. Kf3 b5 37. h4 h5 38. Rf1 Ke6 39. Kg2 Kxe5 40. Re1+ Kd6 41. Re8 Re6) 35... Rxe5 36. fxe5 Ke6 37. Kf4 Nd5+?? { (-4.83 → 0.03) Blunder. b5 was best. } (37... b5 38. Kg4 Nb1 39. Kf3 Kxe5 40. Ke2 Nxa3 41. Kd1 Nb1 42. Ke2 Nc3+ 43. Kf3 Nd5 44. Ke2) 38. Ke4 Ne7 39. Kxd4 Nc6+?? { (0.16 → 1.92) Blunder. Nf5+ was best. } (39... Nf5+) 40. Kc4?! { (1.92 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } (40. Ke4 Nxe5 41. a4 Nd7 42. a5 bxa5 43. bxa5 Nf6+ 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. a6 Kc7 46. Ke5 Nh7) 40... Nxe5+?? { (0.96 → 4.77) Blunder. Kxe5 was best. } (40... Kxe5 41. c3 Kd6 42. a4 Ne5+ 43. Kd4 Nc6+ 44. Ke4 Ne7 45. a5 Nd5 46. Kd4 bxa5 47. bxa5) 41. Kb5 Nd7 42. d4 Kd6 43. c4 Kc7 44. c5 bxc5 45. dxc5 Nb8?! { (2.94 → 4.50) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (45... h5 46. Kc4 Ne5+ 47. Kd4 Nc6+ 48. Kd5 Kd7 49. b5 Na5 50. h4 Nb3 51. a4 Kc8 52. Kc4) 46. a4 Kb7 47. a5 h5 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 g5 50. Kc4 Ka6?! { (6.20 → 35.67) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (50... Nd7 51. b5 Nf6 52. b6 Ne4 53. Kb5 Nc3+ 54. Kb4 Nb1 55. Kc4 Kc6 56. a6 Na3+ 57. Kb4) 51. Kd5?? { (35.67 → 0.34) Blunder. c6 was best. } (51. c6 Nxc6 52. b5+ Kb7 53. bxc6+ Kxc6 54. Kd4 Kb7 55. a6+ Kb6 56. Ke5 Kxa6 57. Kf6 Kb5) 51... Kb5 52. Ke5 Kxb4 53. Kf5 Kxc5 54. Kxg5 Nc6 55. Kf6 Nxa5 56. g5 Kd6 57. g6 Nc6 58. g7 Ne7 59. Kf7 Kd7 60. g8=Q Nxg8 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2