[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/R379cXEj"] [Date "2026.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Martin7997"] [Black "Expert244"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "R379cXEj"] [UTCDate "2026.01.05"] [UTCTime "07:16:41"] [WhiteElo "1935"] [BlackElo "1973"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "C77"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. d4 { [%eval -0.07] } { C77 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation } 5... exd4 { [%eval -0.05] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.12] } 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.07] } 7. e5 { [%eval -0.12] } 7... Nd5?! { (-0.12 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (7... Ne4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Re1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc5 11. Nc3 d6 12. Bb3) 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 8... Bc5?? { (0.19 → 4.28) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.28] } (8... O-O) 9. Nxc6?? { (4.28 → 0.21) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (9. Nf5 O-O 10. Qxd5 d6 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qf3 Rb8 14. Nc3 d5) 9... bxc6? { (0.21 → 1.88) Mistake. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (9... dxc6 10. Nd2) 10. Bb3? { (1.88 → 0.72) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (10. Qg4) 10... Bb7? { (0.72 → 1.98) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (10... d6) 11. Re1?! { (1.98 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (11. c4 Nb6 12. Qg4 Qe7 13. Qxg7 O-O-O 14. Bg5 Qf8 15. Qxf8 Rdxf8 16. Bf6 Rhg8) 11... O-O { [%eval 1.65] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 1.68] } 12... Qh4?! { (1.68 → 2.69) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (12... f5 13. Nf3 a5 14. a3 a4 15. Ba2 Kh8 16. Bd2 Qe8 17. c4 Ne7 18. Bc3) 13. Ne4 { [%eval 2.48] } 13... Bb6?! { (2.48 → 3.78) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (13... Be7 14. c4 Nb6 15. Re3 c5 16. Bc2 h5 17. b3 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rh3) 14. Bg5 { [%eval 3.2] } 14... Bxf2+ { [%eval 3.27] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval 3.27] } 15... Bxe1 { [%eval 3.12] } 16. Bxh4 { [%eval 3.15] } 16... Bxh4 { [%eval 3.18] } 17. Qg4 { [%eval 3.14] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 3.32] } 18. Qxd7?! { (3.32 → 2.40) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Nxd7 Bc8 21. Rf1 f5 22. Qa4 Rd8 23. e6 a5) 18... Rad8 { [%eval 2.33] } 19. Qf5 { [%eval 2.46] } 19... Bc8 { [%eval 2.64] } 20. Qf1 { [%eval 2.46] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 2.46] } 21. Qc4 { [%eval 2.45] } 21... Bb7 { [%eval 2.57] } 22. Nc5 { [%eval 2.47] } 22... Bxc5?! { (2.47 → 3.73) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (22... Bc8 23. Nd3 Bb7 24. Qe4 f5 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Re1 a5 27. a4 Bg5 28. h4) 23. Qxc5 { [%eval 3.72] } 23... Rfe8 { [%eval 3.87] } 24. Qf2 { [%eval 3.31] } 24... Rxe5 { [%eval 3.43] } 25. Qxf7?! { (3.43 → 2.59) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 c5 27. h3 h6 28. Kh2 Kg8 29. Qa5 Rd7 30. Qxc5 Nf6) 25... Re7 { [%eval 2.76] } 26. Qf1?! { (2.76 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (26. Qf3 Re3 27. Qf2 Rde8 28. Rf1 h6 29. Bc4 c5 30. Kg1 R3e5 31. Bd3 Nf6) 26... Rde8?! { (1.51 → 2.25) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (26... Ne3 27. Qf3 Ba8 28. Ba4 Re6 29. Qf7 Rf6 30. Qe7 Rdf8 31. Qxe3 Rf1+ 32. Qg1) 27. h3 { [%eval 1.94] } 27... Re2?! { (1.94 → 3.27) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (27... c5 28. Bxd5) 28. Rc1 { [%eval 2.8] } 28... h6 { [%eval 2.68] } 29. Bc4 { [%eval 2.49] } 29... Rd2? { (2.49 → 4.53) Mistake. R2e5 was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (29... R2e5 30. Bd3 c5 31. Qf3 Ba8 32. Rf1 Nf6 33. Qf4 Bd5 34. c4 Be4 35. Bxe4) 30. Bxa6?! { (4.53 → 3.06) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (30. Re1 Rg8 31. Qf7 Nf6 32. Qxc7 Rd7 33. Qa5 Rgd8 34. Re7 c5 35. Rxd7 Rxd7) 30... Bxa6 { [%eval 2.91] } 31. Qxa6 { [%eval 2.87] } 31... Ree2 { [%eval 2.64] } 32. Qxc6 { [%eval 2.89] } 32... Nf4 { [%eval 3.38] } 33. Qxc7 { [%eval 3.13] } 33... Nxg2?! { (3.13 → 4.19) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval 4.19] } (33... Rf2 34. a4 Ne2 35. Re1 Nd4 36. Qg3 Kh7 37. a5 Nf5 38. Qe5 h5 39. a6) 34. Qg3?? { (4.19 → 0.16) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (34. Rg1 Rxc2 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qg3 Re3 37. Qg4 Rxb2 38. Rxg2 Rxg2 39. Kxg2 Rc3) 34... Ne3 { [%eval 0.22] } 35. Rg1?! { (0.22 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Qb8+ was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (35. Qb8+ Kh7) 35... Nf5 { [%eval -0.4] } 36. Qf4 { [%eval -0.62] } 36... Rxc2?! { (-0.62 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36... Rf2) 37. b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Rab2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Rxb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Rf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Rbb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Qg6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Qe8+ { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Qg6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2