[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/234J3NFs"] [Date "2026.01.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Bachmaninoff22"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "234J3NFs"] [UTCDate "2026.01.12"] [UTCTime "08:04:59"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A57"] [Opening "Benko Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.46] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.47] } { A57 Benko Gambit } 4. cxb5 { [%eval 0.47] } 4... d6?! { (0.47 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (4... a6 5. bxa6 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Be7 8. Nxe7 Qxe7 9. e3) 5. Nc3 { [%eval 1.14] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.99] } 6. Qa4 { [%eval 0.61] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.98] } 7. e4 { [%eval 1.05] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 1.54] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval 1.22] } 8... a5 { [%eval 1.59] } 9. a4 { [%eval 1.61] } 9... e6 { [%eval 1.65] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 1.29] } 10... h6?! { (1.29 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (10... exd5 11. exd5 Ra7 12. Be2 g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Re1 Re7 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Bf1) 11. Be2 { [%eval 1.39] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 1.78] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.42] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.8] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 1.56] } 13... e5?! { (1.56 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (13... exd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. Rad1 Bf8 17. h3 g6 18. Bf4 Ne4 19. Bf1) 14. Qc2 { [%eval 2.1] } 14... Ng4 { [%eval 2.01] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 1.84] } 15... Nf6?! { (1.84 → 2.52) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.52] } (15... f5 16. h3 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Ng3 Bb7 19. Nh4 Nfxd5 20. Ng6 Rf7 21. Bg4) 16. h3 { [%eval 2.2] } 16... Ra7 { [%eval 2.56] } 17. Qc1?! { (2.56 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (17. b3 Nh7 18. Bd3 h5 19. Rae1 g5 20. Nh2 g4 21. hxg4 hxg4 22. Be2 f5) 17... Nfd7 { [%eval 2.44] } 18. Nh2 { [%eval 1.95] } 18... Rb7?! { (1.95 → 2.60) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (18... c4 19. Be3) 19. g3?! { (2.60 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (19. Nd1 Bg5 20. Ne3 Nf6 21. Bxa5 Nxe4 22. Bxb6 Rxb6 23. a5 Rb8 24. b6 Ra8) 19... Qc7 { [%eval 2.24] } 20. h4?! { (2.24 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (20. Nd1 Ra7 21. Qc2 f5 22. exf5 Nf6 23. Ne3 Bb7 24. Bc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Nd7) 20... Nf6?! { (1.51 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (20... c4 21. Bg4 Nc5 22. Qd1 Nb3 23. Rb1 Bxg4 24. Nxg4 h5 25. Nh2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2) 21. f4?! { (2.72 → 1.79) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (21. Qc2 Ra7 22. Nd1 h5 23. Ne3 Bh3 24. Rfe1 g6 25. Ra3 Nh7 26. Nf3 f5) 21... Bd7? { (1.79 → 3.46) Mistake. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (21... exf4 22. gxf4 Re8 23. f5 Qd8 24. Rf4 Nh7 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Qf1 Kh8 27. Qg2) 22. fxe5? { (3.46 → 1.95) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (22. f5 Qd8 23. Kh1 h5 24. Rf2 Kh7 25. Qc2 g6 26. Rg1 Kh8 27. Qc1 Rg8) 22... dxe5 { [%eval 2.02] } 23. Rxf6? { (2.02 → 0.68) Mistake. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (23. Qe1 Nc8 24. Kh1 Nd6 25. Bf3 Qc8 26. Qe2 h5 27. Rac1 Bh3 28. Rg1 Ng4) 23... gxf6?? { (0.68 → 2.61) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (23... Bxf6) 24. Ng4 { [%eval 2.53] } 24... Bxg4?! { (2.53 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (24... Qc8 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Be3 c4 27. Kh2 Rh8 28. g4 Rh7 29. h5 Qh8 30. Nf5+) 25. Bxg4 { [%eval 3.82] } 25... Bd6 { [%eval 4.37] } 26. Bxh6 { [%eval 4.5] } 26... c4 { [%eval 5.58] } 27. Bf5 { [%eval 5.47] } 27... Rfb8?? { (5.47 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (27... Kh8 28. Qd1 Rg8 29. Kg2 Rg7 30. Qh5 Bb4 31. Rf1 Bxc3 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qh7+) 28. Qd1 { [%eval #8] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval #6] } 29. Qg4+ { [%eval #5] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval #5] } 30. Bxf8 { [%eval #4] } 30... Qc5+ { [%eval #4] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval #7] } 31... Qf2+ { [%eval 10.51] } 32. Kh3 { [%eval 10.08] } 32... Qxf5 { [%eval 9.94] } 33. Qxf5 { [%eval 9.1] } 33... Nxd5? { (9.10 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (33... Rxf8 34. Qxf6+ Kg8 35. Rf1 Nd7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qh5+ Kg7 38. Qg4+ Kh7 39. d6) 34. exd5?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 10.69] } (34. Nxd5 Rxf8 35. Nxf6 Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kh8 37. Qh6#) 34... Rxf8 { [%eval 10.5] } 35. d6 { [%eval 9.71] } 35... Rb6? { (9.71 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (35... Rg8 36. Ne4 Rg6 37. h5 Rg7 38. Nxf6 Rd7 39. Qxe5 Rd8 40. d7 Rdg8 41. Nxg8) 36. Qxf6+ { [%eval #6] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval 11.06] } 37. Qxe5 { [%eval 10.62] } 37... Rg8?! { (10.62 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (37... f5 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Re1 Rf7 40. d7 Rb8 41. Qg5+ Kh7 42. Nd5 Rbf8 43. Re7) 38. Rf1 { [%eval #7] } 38... Rf8 { [%eval #6] } 39. d7 { [%eval #7] } 39... Rg6 { [%eval #7] } 40. Rxf7+ { [%eval #6] } 40... Rxf7 { [%eval #6] } 41. d8=Q { [%eval #5] } 41... Rfg7 { [%eval #5] } 42. Ne4 { [%eval #4] } 42... Kh6 { [%eval #4] } 43. Qf4+ { [%eval #4] } 43... Kh7 { [%eval #4] } 44. Nf6+ { [%eval #4] } 44... Rxf6 { [%eval #4] } 45. Qfxf6 { [%eval #3] } 45... c3 { [%eval #3] } 46. bxc3?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (46. Qf5+ Kh6 47. Qdf6+ Rg6 48. Q5xg6#) 46... Rxg3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Rg2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Rh2+?? { (0.00 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval #10] } (48... Rg1+ 49. Kh2 Rg2+ 50. Kh3 Rg3+ 51. Kxg3) 49. Kg1 { [%eval #9] } 49... Rg2+ { [%eval #9] } 50. Kf1 { [%eval #8] } 50... Rg1+ { [%eval #8] } 51. Ke2 { [%eval #7] } 51... Rg2+ { [%eval #6] } 52. Qf2 { [%eval #7] } 52... Rg6 { [%eval #2] } 53. Qe7+ { [%eval #3] } 53... Rg7 { [%eval #3] } 54. Qf5+ { [%eval #2] } 54... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 55. Qh5+ { [%eval #1] } 55... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 56. Qee8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0