[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/Ohm7zWEr"] [Date "2026.01.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Expert244"] [Black "john_leo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Ohm7zWEr"] [UTCDate "2026.01.22"] [UTCTime "21:03:58"] [WhiteElo "2033"] [BlackElo "2136"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "B07"] [Opening "Pirc Defense: Kholmov System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.51] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.17] } { B07 Pirc Defense: Kholmov System } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.21] } 5. f3 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval -0.32] } 6... b5 { [%eval -0.28] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval -0.38] } 7... b4 { [%eval -0.39] } 8. Nce2 { [%eval -0.39] } 8... Qa5?! { (-0.39 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (8... Qb6 9. Qd2 c5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. f4 Bb7 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Bh4) 9. c3?? { (0.22 → -4.34) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.34] } (9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nh3 c5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Be3 bxa3 13. b3 Ba6 14. Nf2 Bxd3) 9... bxc3 { [%eval -4.12] } 10. Nxc3 { [%eval -4.62] } 10... Nbd7?? { (-4.62 → 0.21) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (10... Qxg5 11. Nge2 Qxg2 12. Rg1 Qxf3 13. Qc2 Qh5 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Kb1 Nbd7 16. Na4) 11. Ne2?? { (0.21 → -4.24) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.24] } (11. Qd2 e5 12. Nge2 O-O 13. Rd1 d5 14. O-O dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxd2) 11... O-O?? { (-4.24 → 0.21) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (11... Qxg5 12. Qa4 Nb6 13. Qa3 Bh6 14. f4 Qg4 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1) 12. Bh4?! { (0.21 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (12. Qd2 e5 13. Rd1 d5 14. O-O dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 h6) 12... e5 { [%eval -0.45] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.33] } 13... exd4 { [%eval -0.33] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.28] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval -0.3] } 15. Bf2 { [%eval -0.24] } 15... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.3] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval -0.25] } 16... Qb4?? { (-0.25 → 2.89) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (16... Bh6 17. Rc2 Qb7 18. Kh1 Re8 19. Be2 Nc5 20. Bg3 Bf8 21. Qd2 a5 22. Bc4) 17. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.75] } 17... Qb7 { [%eval 2.43] } 18. Ne7+ { [%eval 2.44] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 2.39] } 19. Ncd5?! { (2.39 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (19. Nb5 Ne8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nxc8 Qxc8 22. Nxa7 Qb8 23. Bc4 Ne5 24. Be2 Nf6) 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.02] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.04] } 20... Nf6?? { (1.04 → 3.68) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (20... Nc5 21. Rb1 Qd7 22. Bc4 Bb7 23. Qd2 Rac8 24. Ne3 Bc6 25. Rfd1 Ba4 26. Rdc1) 21. Rb1? { (3.68 → 2.21) Mistake. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (21. Nxf6 Bxf6 22. e5 dxe5 23. Be4 Qb8 24. Rb1 Rd8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Qa4 Rd2) 21... Qd7 { [%eval 2.21] } 22. Bb5 { [%eval 2.08] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval 2.1] } 23. Bc6 { [%eval 2.01] } 23... Ba6 { [%eval 1.88] } 24. Re1 { [%eval 1.85] } 24... Rc8? { (1.85 → 3.37) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Rc8 26. Qa4 Bd3 27. Rb7 Qf6 28. Qb3 Bc2 29. Qa3 a5 30. Qxa5) 25. Nxf6?? { (3.37 → 0.46) Blunder. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (25. Qa4 Bd3 26. Rbd1 Nxd5 27. exd5 Bf5 28. g4 Rb8 29. gxf5 Rb2 30. Qh4 Bf6) 25... Bxf6? { (0.46 → 1.65) Mistake. Rxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (25... Rxc6 26. Nd5 Bc4 27. Rb7 Qc8 28. Rxa7 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Kg8 30. Rd1 Rc2 31. Qxd6) 26. Bb7? { (1.65 → 0.24) Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (26. Qa4 Bd3 27. Rb7 Rc7 28. Rxa7 Be5 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. Rc1 Rb8 31. Be3 Kg7) 26... Bxb7 { [%eval 0.25] } 27. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.3] } 27... a6 { [%eval 0.48] } 28. Bd4 { [%eval 0.03] } 28... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] } 29. Bxg7+ { [%eval 0.02] } 29... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.05] } 30. Qd4+ { [%eval 0.08] } 30... Kg8 { [%eval 0.15] } 31. Reb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Rc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 32. h3 { [%eval -0.01] } 32... h5 { [%eval 0.14] } 33. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Kh7?! { (0.00 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (33... Qg5 34. Qd5 Qe3+ 35. Kh1 Rc1+ 36. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kh1) 34. Rbb7 { [%eval 0.9] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval 0.63] } 35. Kh2?! { (0.63 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (35. Re7 Rc2 36. Qb4 Qc8 37. Kh2 Qc6 38. a4 Rc1 39. a5 Qc2 40. Rac7 Qxc7) 35... Qg5 { [%eval -0.23] } 36. Qb2?? { (-0.23 → -3.17) Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (36. Qf2 Qf4+ 37. Qg3 Qf6 38. h4 Rc1 39. e5 dxe5 40. Qg5 Qxg5 41. hxg5 Rc5) 36... Qf4+ { [%eval -3.08] } 37. Kg1? { (-3.08 → -4.89) Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%eval -4.89] } (37. g3 Qxf3 38. Qg2 Qe3 39. Rc7 Rxc7 40. Rxc7 h4 41. gxh4 Qf4+ 42. Qg3 Qxe4) 37... Rc1+ { [%eval -4.97] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval -3.51] } 38... Rd1 { [%eval -3.14] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval -3.42] } 39... Rg1 { [%eval -3.32] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval -3.37] } 40... Rd1 { [%eval -2.96] } 41. Ke2? { (-2.96 → -4.92) Mistake. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.92] } (41. Qc3 Rd2+ 42. Kf1 d5 43. Rxf7 Rxf7 44. Ra8+ Rf8 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. g3 Qxg3) 41... Rg1 { [%eval -4.91] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval -5.48] } 42... Rd1?? { (-5.48 → 0.00) Blunder. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } (42... Qh2 43. Ke3 Rxg2 44. Rxf7 Qg1+ 45. Kd3 Rxf7 46. Qb8+ Kg7 47. Rxf7+ Kxf7 48. Qc7+) 1/2-1/2