[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2httNndt"] [Date "2026.01.26"] [Round "-"] [White "HugoIrlanda"] [Black "Vasiliy_German"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "2httNndt"] [UTCDate "2026.01.26"] [UTCTime "15:38:51"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1962"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+382"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1 day per move"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.66] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.62] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.64] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.57] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 1.01] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.74] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.96] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 1.25] } 6... e5 { [%eval 1.77] } 7. O-O { [%eval 1.68] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 1.41] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 1.31] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.31] } 9. h3 { [%eval 1.26] } 9... a6 { [%eval 1.52] } 10. a4 { [%eval 1.74] } 10... h6 { [%eval 1.96] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 1.39] } 11... Nh7 { [%eval 1.26] } 12. Nf5?! { (1.26 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (12. Nf3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Qd3 Rf7 17. a5 Qc7) 12... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.66] } 13. exf5 { [%eval 0.6] } 13... Bg5 { [%eval 0.38] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.01] } 15. fxe3 { [%eval 0.08] } 15... Ng5 { [%eval 0.54] } 16. Qd3?! { (0.54 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (16. Nd2 Nd7 17. a5 e4 18. Qe1 Nh7 19. Nxe4 Ndf6 20. Nc3 Re8 21. Bd3 Qe7) 16... Nd7? { (-0.34 → 0.85) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nd7 18. Qd3 e4 19. Qxe4 Re8 20. Qd3 Qf6 21. a5 Rab8 22. b3) 17. Nxd6 { [%eval 0.45] } 17... Nb6? { (0.45 → 1.73) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (17... Qc7 18. h4) 18. Nxb7 { [%eval 1.43] } 18... Qd7? { (1.43 → 3.25) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (18... Qc7) 19. Nxc5 { [%eval 3.12] } 19... Qxd5?! { (3.12 → 3.97) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (19... Qd6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Nd7 22. Bc4 Nf6 23. Qd3 e4 24. Qd4 Qg3 25. Rad1) 20. Nxa6?! { (3.97 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxa6 Nxe3 22. Rf2 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Rxa6 24. Re1 Nd5 25. b3 Nf4) 20... Qxd3?! { (3.12 → 4.28) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.28] } (20... Qc6 21. a5 e4 22. Qd4 Rfd8 23. Qc3 Qd6 24. axb6 Rac8 25. Qe1 Qxb6 26. Kh1) 21. Bxd3 { [%eval 4.21] } 21... e4 { [%eval 4.69] } 22. Bb5 { [%eval 4.52] } 22... Nh7 { [%eval 5.34] } 23. c4 { [%eval 5.36] } 23... Nc8 { [%eval 5.51] } 24. c5 { [%eval 5.1] } 24... Na7 { [%eval 5.67] } 25. b4 { [%eval 5.64] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval 5.61] } 26. c6 { [%eval 5.19] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval 5.4] } 27. Rfe1 { [%eval 5.34] } 27... Nxb5 { [%eval 5.55] } 28. axb5 { [%eval 5.43] } 28... Nc3?! { (5.43 → 7.14) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 7.14] } (28... Kh7 29. Rac1 Rg8 30. Kh1 g5 31. g4 Rgd8 32. Rc2 Kg7 33. Rd2 Rac8 34. Nc5) 29. b6 { [%eval 7.04] } 29... Nd5 { [%eval 7.28] } 30. b7 { [%eval 7.23] } 30... Rab8 { [%eval 10.58] } 31. Nxb8 { [%eval 9.3] } 31... Nxb4? { (9.30 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (31... Rd8 32. Nd7 Nc7 33. Red1 Re8 34. b8=R Rxb8 35. Nxb8 Nb5 36. Rac1 g6 37. fxg6) 32. c7 { [%eval 12.42] } 32... Kh7?! { (12.42 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (32... h5 33. Nd7 Nc6 34. c8=Q Nd8 35. Ra8 g6 36. b8=R gxf5 37. Nxf8 f4 38. Nd7) 33. c8=Q { [%eval #7] } 33... Rg8 { [%eval #7] } 34. Qc4?! { (Mate in 7 → 12.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg8+ was best. } { [%eval 12.64] } (34. Qxg8+ Kxg8 35. Nd7 Kh7 36. Ra8 Na6 37. Nf8+ Kg8 38. Ng6+ Nb8 39. Rxb8+ Kh7) 34... Nd3?! { (12.64 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (34... Rd8 35. Qxb4 Rd3 36. Ra8 Rd2 37. Qxd2 g6 38. Nd7 gxf5 39. Qd4 f6 40. Nxf6+) 35. Ra8 { [%eval #6] } 35... Nxe1 { [%eval #6] } 36. Nc6 { [%eval #5] } 36... Rxa8 { [%eval #5] } 37. bxa8=Q { [%eval #4] } 37... h5 { [%eval #3] } 38. Qxf7 { [%eval #2] } 38... h4 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qag8+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qg6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0