[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/xGb3Cx7c"] [Date "2026.02.10"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "xell_b"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "xGb3Cx7c"] [UTCDate "2026.02.10"] [UTCTime "17:15:20"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van Geet Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. Nc3 { A00 Van Geet Opening } e6 2. a4 Bc5 3. e3 Bf8 4. b3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bc5 7. d3 O-O 8. b4?? { (0.15 → -1.71) Blunder. d4 was best. } (8. d4 Bb4 9. Bb2 Nd5 10. Qd3 a5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ncb4 13. Qd2 Nxc3) 8... Nxb4 9. d4 b6?? { (-1.39 → 3.12) Blunder. Be7 was best. } (9... Be7 10. O-O d5 11. Ba3 b6 12. a5 Bd7 13. Ne5 Be8 14. axb6 axb6 15. Nb5) 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Ne5 d5 12. e4?! { (2.93 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } (12. Ba3 Bb7 13. O-O a5 14. Nb1 d4 15. exd4 cxd4 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 c5) 12... d4 13. Nb5 Ba6? { (1.27 → 2.90) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (13... Nxe4 14. O-O) 14. h4?? { (2.90 → 0.95) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (14. Bd3 Bb7 15. f3 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Na3 Qxa4 18. Bb5 Qa5 19. Bd2 Qb6) 14... Bb7? { (0.95 → 2.21) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (14... Nxe4 15. Ba3) 15. Bd2? { (2.21 → 0.83) Mistake. f3 was best. } (15. f3 Nh5 16. Kf2 f5 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Kg1 fxe4 19. fxe4 Ng3 20. Rh3 Nxe4) 15... Nxe4 16. c3? { (0.84 → -0.62) Mistake. Bxb4 was best. } (16. Bxb4 cxb4) 16... Qf6?? { (-0.62 → 1.98) Blunder. dxc3 was best. } (16... dxc3 17. Nxc3) 17. Nd7?? { (1.98 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng4 was best. } (17. Ng4 Qf5 18. cxb4 h5 19. O-O hxg4 20. Bxg4 Qe5 21. bxc5 a6 22. Na3 Qxc5) 17... Nxf2?? { (Mate in 1 → 7.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2# was best. } (17... Qxf2#) 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Kxf2 Rfd8 20. cxb4 d3 21. Bf1 Rd5 22. Nxc7 Rad8 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Qf3 Rf5 25. Bf4 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rxf4 27. Bxd3 e5 28. bxc5 e4 29. Bxe4 f5 30. Bd5 Rd4 31. Rab1 Rxd5 32. Rb8+ Kg7 33. Rg1+ Kh6 34. c6 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Rc2 36. Rc8 Rc1+ 37. Kd2 Rxg1 38. c7 f4?? { (6.53 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2+ was best. } (38... Rg2+ 39. Kd3 Rg3 40. Rd8 Rxf3+ 41. Ke2 Rc3 42. c8=Q Rxc8 43. Rxc8 Kh5 44. Rc4) 39. Re8 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 Rf2? { (8.67 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra2 was best. } (40... Ra2 41. c8=Q Ra3+ 42. Kc2 Ra2+ 43. Kb3 Rg2 44. Rg8 Rg6 45. Qf8+ Kh5 46. Qxf7) 41. c8=Q Rxf3+ 42. Ke4 Rf1 43. Re5 f3 44. Qc4?! { (Mate in 3 → 11.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } (44. Qf8+ Kg6 45. Rg5+ Kf6 46. Qd6#) 44... f2?! { (11.23 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1+ was best. } (44... Re1+ 45. Kxf3) 45. Qxf1 Kg6 46. Qxf2 Kh6 47. Qxf7 a5 48. Rxa5?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh5# was best. } { Draw by stalemate. } (48. Rh5#) 1/2-1/2