[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0K6WxLk1"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "hl_dancer"] [Black "lichess AI level 1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "0K6WxLk1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "20:13:32"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4 { [%eval -0.13] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.04] } 3. cxd5 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. exd5 { [%eval -0.04] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. b4?? { (0.18 → -1.89) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (5. Nc3 Qa5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O Ne7 9. d4 O-O) 5... Qe5+ { [%eval -1.89] } 6. Be2? { (-1.89 → -3.80) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -3.8] } (6. Qe2 Qxe2+ 7. Nxe2 Bxb4 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nbc3 c6 11. a3 Ba5) 6... Bxb4?? { (-3.80 → -1.62) Blunder. Qxa1 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (6... Qxa1 7. Nc3 Bxb4 8. Nb5 Na6 9. a3 Be7 10. Nf3 Qf6 11. Qb3 Be6 12. Qc2) 7. a3?? { (-1.62 → -4.16) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.16] } (7. Nc3 Bg4 8. Rb1 Nc6 9. Qa4 Bxe2 10. Ngxe2 Qa5 11. Qb3 Nge7 12. O-O O-O) 7... Nc6? { (-4.16 → -2.17) Mistake. Qxa1 was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (7... Qxa1 8. Qc2 Ne7 9. Bb2 Qa2 10. axb4 Bf5 11. Nc3 Bxc2 12. Nxa2 O-O 13. Nf3) 8. axb4?! { (-2.17 → -3.10) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (8. Nc3 Bxc3 9. dxc3 Bg4 10. Qd3 Nf6 11. Nf3 Qd5 12. Qe3+ Qe4 13. h3 Bh5) 8... Nd4?? { (-3.10 → 3.52) Blunder. Qxa1 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (8... Qxa1 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Nf3 Nxb4 11. O-O Qa5 12. Bb5+ c6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Bc4) 9. Bb2 { [%eval 3.6] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 4.48] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 3.66] } 10... Qe7? { (3.66 → 6.34) Mistake. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.34] } (10... Qxd4 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Nf3 Qg4 13. b5 Qxa4 14. Rxa4 O-O 15. Ne5 a6 16. Nxd7) 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 5.91] } 11... Qf8 { [%eval 7.79] } 12. Bxg7?! { (7.79 → 5.80) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 5.8] } (12. Bh4 Qxb4 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Qa4+ Qxa4 15. Rxa4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 O-O 17. O-O Rfe8) 12... a6?! { (5.80 → 9.35) Inaccuracy. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval 9.35] } (12... Qxg7 13. Ra3 Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qg6 15. Re3+ Be6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bc6+ Kd8 18. b5) 13. Bxh8 { [%eval 7.92] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 8.7] } 14. Bxa6 { [%eval 8.05] } 14... bxa6 { [%eval 8.47] } 15. b5 { [%eval 7.28] } 15... Be4 { [%eval 7.74] } 16. bxa6 { [%eval 7.88] } 16... Qc5 { [%eval 7.79] } 17. d4 { [%eval 7.83] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 8.1] } 18. d5 { [%eval 7.3] } 18... Bxd5+ { [%eval 8.3] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval 8.34] } 19... Bxg2 { [%eval 8.79] } 20. Rf1 { [%eval 7.78] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval 8.71] } 21. a7 { [%eval 8.26] } 21... Bxf1 { [%eval 8.29] } 22. Kxf1 { [%eval 8.03] } 22... Qg5 { [%eval 8.21] } 23. f4 { [%eval 8.11] } 23... Qb5 { [%eval 8.89] } 24. Nc3 { [%eval 8.51] } 24... Qf5 { [%eval 7.74] } 25. Nd4 { [%eval 7.78] } 25... Qxf4+ { [%eval 7.8] } 26. Ke2 { [%eval 6.83] } 26... Qg4+ { [%eval 7.76] } 27. Kd3 { [%eval 7.66] } 27... Qf4 { [%eval 7.99] } 28. Kc4 { [%eval 8.2] } 28... Qf2? { (8.20 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c6 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (28... c6 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Nxf3 f6 31. Bxf6 Kf7 32. Be5 Ke7 33. Bd4 Kd8 34. Rb1) 29. Qb3 { [%eval #11] } 29... Qe3 { [%eval #10] } 30. Re1? { (Mate in 10 → 7.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best. } { [%eval 7.76] } (30. Qb8+ Qe8 31. Rb1 f6 32. Qxa8 Qxa8 33. Rb8+ Kf7 34. Rxa8 c5 35. Rb8 cxd4) 30... Qf4? { (7.76 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe1 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (30... Qxe1 31. Qb7 Rxa7 32. Qb8+ Qe8 33. Bg7+ Kxg7 34. Qxe8 c5 35. Nf5+ Kg6 36. Ne7+) 31. Rf1? { (Mate in 2 → 9.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best. } { [%eval 9.22] } (31. Qb8+ Rxb8 32. axb8=Q#) 31... Qg4? { (9.22 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf1+ was best. } { [%eval #11] } (31... Qxf1+ 32. Nce2 f6 33. Qb8+ Ke7 34. Qxa8 Qb1 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36. Qf8+ Kg5 37. Qg7+) 32. h3?! { (Mate in 11 → 10.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best. } { [%eval 10.24] } (32. Qb8+ Qc8 33. Qxc8+ Rxc8 34. Rb1 f6 35. Rb8 Re8 36. a8=Q Rxb8 37. Qxb8+ Kf7) 32... Qd7?! { (10.24 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (32... Qc8 33. Qb5 c5 34. Nc6 Qe6+ 35. Kxc5 Qe8 36. Bd4 Rxa7 37. Nxa7 Qe7+ 38. Kc4) 33. Rd1? { (Mate in 11 → 9.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best. } { [%eval 9.26] } (33. Qb8+ Qe8 34. Rb1 f5 35. Qxa8 Qxa8 36. Rb8+ Kf7 37. Rxa8 c5 38. Nxf5 h5) 33... Qe7? { (9.26 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (33... Qc8 34. Qb5 c5 35. Nc6 Qe6+ 36. Kxc5 Re8 37. Qb7 h5 38. a8=R Kg8 39. Ne7+) 34. Ndb5? { (Mate in 11 → 7.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.31] } (34. Bg7+ Kxg7 35. Nf5+ Kf8 36. Nxe7 Re8 37. Qb8 h5 38. Qxe8+ Kxe8 39. a8=Q+ Kxe7) 34... Qh4+ { [%eval 8.86] } 35. Rd4 { [%eval 8.56] } 35... Qe1 { [%eval 9.2] } 36. Re4 { [%eval 9.66] } 36... Qf1+ { [%eval 9.01] } 37. Kb4 { [%eval 8.55] } 37... Qf2? { (8.55 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (37... c6 38. Nd6 h6 39. Qc4 Qxc4+ 40. Kxc4 f5 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Nxe8 Kxe8 43. a8=Q+) 38. Rf4?? { (Mate in 7 → 6.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 6.36] } (38. Qd5 Qxa7 39. Nxa7 Rb8+ 40. Nab5 h6 41. Qe5 c5+ 42. Kc4 f6 43. Qxb8+ Kf7) 38... Qa2?? { (6.36 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf4+ was best. } { [%eval #6] } (38... Qxf4+ 39. Bd4 c5+ 40. Kxc5 Rc8+ 41. Kb6 Qh6+ 42. Ka5 Qh4 43. Qd5 Qd8+ 44. Qxd8+) 39. Rf2?? { (Mate in 6 → 6.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval 6.27] } (39. Qxa2 c5+ 40. Kxc5 Rc8+ 41. Kb6 Rc6+ 42. Kxc6 f5 43. Bf6 h5 44. a8=Q#) 39... Kg8?? { (6.27 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5+ was best. } { [%eval #6] } (39... c5+ 40. Kc4 Qxf2 41. Nd5 f6 42. Bxf6 Kf7 43. Qd3 Kf8 44. Be7+ Kg7 45. Bxc5) 40. Rxa2 { [%eval #6] } 40... h5 { [%eval #5] } 41. Ne4 { [%eval #5] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval #4] } 42. Nf6+ { [%eval #3] } 42... Kh6 { [%eval #3] } 43. Nxh5 { [%eval #6] } 43... Kxh5 { [%eval #5] } 44. h4 { [%eval #6] } 44... c5+ { [%eval #6] } 45. Kxc5 { [%eval #5] } 45... Rc8+ { [%eval #5] } 46. Nc7 { [%eval #6] } 46... Kxh4 { [%eval #4] } 47. Qxf7 { [%eval #4] } 47... Kg3 { [%eval #4] } 48. Qg7+ { [%eval #3] } 48... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 49. Qh7+ { [%eval #4] } 49... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 50. Kb6 { [%eval #4] } 50... Rf8 { [%eval #3] } 51. Ra5+ { [%eval #5] } 51... Rf5 { [%eval #3] } 52. Qg7+ { [%eval #4] } 52... Kh5 { [%eval #3] } 53. Rxf5+ { [%eval #2] } 53... Kh4 { [%eval #2] } 54. Qh7+ { [%eval #2] } 54... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 55. Nd5 { [%eval #2] } 55... Kg3 { [%eval #2] } 56. Qg7+ { [%eval #2] } 56... Kh2 { [%eval #1] } 57. Qg4 { [%eval #1] } 57... Kh1 { [%eval #1] } 58. Qh3+ { [%eval #1] } 58... Kg1 { [%eval #1] } 59. Qg3+ { [%eval #1] } 59... Kh1 { [%eval #1] } 60. Rf1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0