[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/4KUbW085"] [Date "2026.10.28"] [White "kapusta4ka3"] [Black "george78902"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "4KUbW085"] [UTCDate "2026.10.28"] [UTCTime "18:23:56"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 { A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation } Nc6 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5?! { (0.02 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (4. Nc3 e5) 4... Ne4?? { (-0.60 → 2.91) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } (4... Ng4) 5. d3 Qa5+ 6. Bd2?? { (3.30 → -1.42) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (6. Ke2 d6 7. dxe4 dxe5 8. Bd2 Qa6 9. Ke1 Bg4 10. Be2 O-O-O 11. Nc3 e6) 6... Nxd2 7. Qxd2 d6? { (-1.42 → -0.25) Mistake. Qxd2+ was best. } (7... Qxd2+ 8. Kxd2) 8. Qxa5 Nxa5 9. exd6 exd6 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. h4 O-O-O 12. g3 Bg4 13. Bh3 Bxh3 14. Rxh3 Re8+ 15. Kf1 Be7 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Nb5 a6?? { (0.59 → 4.08) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } (17... Kd7 18. Nxa7) 18. Nxd6+ Kd7 19. Nxe8 Rxe8 20. g4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. g5 Be7 23. h5 c4?! { (3.88 → 4.88) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (23... Nc6 24. Re1 Ra8 25. a3 Kd6 26. Rh4 h6 27. Rf4 hxg5 28. Rxf7 Bf6 29. h6) 24. dxc4 bxc4 25. h6 gxh6 26. Rxh6 Rh8 27. Ra6 Bb4 28. Ne5+ Ke7 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. b3 cxb3?! { (5.11 → 8.19) Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } (30... Rc5 31. Nxc4 Kf8 32. Rc2 Rd5 33. Nxa5 Bxa5 34. f4 Kg7 35. Ke2 h5 36. gxh6+) 31. Rxc8 bxa2? { (8.15 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd6 was best. } (31... Bd6 32. Ra7+ Ke6 33. Re8+ Kf5 34. Rxf7+ Ke4 35. Nf3+ Kd5 36. axb3 Nxb3 37. Rxh7) 32. Rxa5?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc7+ was best. } (32. Rc7+ Kd8 33. Rd7+ Ke8 34. Ra8#) 32... Bxa5 33. Rc1 f6?? { (0.00 → 5.95) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } (33... Bc3 34. f4 a1=R 35. Rxa1 Bxa1 36. Ng4 Ke6 37. Kg2 Bd4 38. Kf3 Bb2 39. Ke4) 34. gxf6+ Kxf6 35. Nc4?? { (4.82 → 0.00) Blunder. Ng4+ was best. } (35. Ng4+ Kg6 36. Ra1 Bc3 37. Rxa2 Kf5 38. Ra4 Bb2 39. Ne3+ Kg6 40. Ra6+ Kf7) 35... Bc3 36. Rxc3?? { (-0.19 → -8.24) Blunder. f4 was best. } (36. f4 a1=Q 37. Rxa1 Bxa1 38. Kf2 Bd4+ 39. Kg3 h5 40. Kh4 Kf5 41. Kxh5 Kxf4) 36... a1=Q+ 37. Kg2 Qxc3 38. Nd6?? { (-6.71 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3 was best. } (38. Ne3 Ke5 39. Kf3 Qc6+ 40. Ke2 Kf4 41. Kd3 Qe4+ 42. Kc3 h5 43. Nc2 Kf3) 38... h5?? { (Mate in 10 → 6.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke5 was best. } (38... Ke5 39. Nb5 Qc6+ 40. Kg3 Qxb5 41. Kf3 Qc4 42. Kg3 Qc6 43. f4+ Kf5 44. Kh3) 39. Ne4+ Ke5 40. Ng5?? { (5.94 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxc3 was best. } (40. Nxc3 Kf4 41. Ne2+ Kg4 42. f3+ Kg5 43. Kg3 Kf5 44. Kh4 Ke5 45. Kxh5 Kf6) 40... Kf4 41. Nh3+ Kg4 42. Ng1 h4 43. f3+ Kf4?? { (Mate in 9 → 6.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf5 was best. } (43... Kf5 44. Nh3 Qe1 45. Nf2 Qd2 46. Kf1 Kf4 47. Ne4 Qe3 48. Ng5 Kg3 49. Ne4+) 44. Ne2+ Ke3 45. Nxc3 Kd3 46. Nd5 Kd4 47. Nf6 Ke5 48. Ne4 Kf4 49. Nd2 Ke3 50. Nf1+ Kf4 51. Nd2 Ke3 52. Ne4 Kf4 53. Nc5?? { (5.67 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } (53. Kf2 Ke5 54. Nc3 Kd4 55. Ne2+ Kd3 56. f4 h3 57. Kg3 Kxe2 58. Kxh3 Kf3) 53... Ke3 54. Kh3 Kxf3 55. Kxh4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2