[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/345iwmce"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "rggibson"] [Black "BhamChessDude"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "345iwmce"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "23:26:10"] [WhiteElo "2204"] [BlackElo "2274"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2 days per move"] [ECO "B08"] [Opening "Pirc Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.44] } { B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.2] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.42] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.41] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.51] } 7. O-O-O { [%eval 0.21] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.25] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.46] } 8... dxe5 { [%eval 0.6] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval 0.16] } 9... Qxd2+ { [%eval 0.06] } 10. Rxd2 { [%eval -0.07] } 10... Nh5?! { (-0.07 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (10... b4 11. exf6) 11. Bg3?? { (0.77 → -2.02) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (11. Bg5) 11... Bh6 { [%eval -2.08] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval -1.92] } 12... Bxd2+ { [%eval -1.55] } 13. Nxd2 { [%eval -1.53] } 13... e6?? { (-1.53 → 0.73) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (13... Re8) 14. g4?! { (0.73 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (14. Be7 Nd7) 14... Nf4 { [%eval 0.27] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval -0.01] } 15... Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 16. Nxd5? { (0.15 → -1.37) Mistake. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (16. Bh6 a5) 16... exd5 { [%eval -1.43] } 17. Be2?! { (-1.43 → -2.05) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (17. h3 Nd7) 17... Re8 { [%eval -1.46] } 18. f4 { [%eval -1.69] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval -1.67] } 19. Bf3 { [%eval -1.78] } 19... Bb7?! { (-1.78 → -1.01) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (19... Kg7 20. Bh4 h6 21. Re1 g5 22. Bg3 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Kg6 24. Re2 f6 25. exf6) 20. h4 { [%eval -1.33] } 20... Kg7 { [%eval -1.23] } 21. h5 { [%eval -1.31] } 21... h6 { [%eval -1.34] } 22. Bh4 { [%eval -1.28] } 22... Rh8?? { (-1.28 → 2.17) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (22... g5 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Nxe5 25. Rg1 Bc8 26. Bf4 Nxf3 27. Nxf3 Re4 28. h6+) 23. Rg1?? { (2.17 → -0.14) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (23. hxg6 fxg6 24. e6 Nf6 25. f5 g5 26. Bg3 h5 27. gxh5 g4 28. Be5 gxf3) 23... Rae8 { [%eval 0.02] } 24. Bf2?? { (0.02 → -2.24) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.24] } (24. g5 Kf8) 24... a6?? { (-2.24 → 0.91) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (24... g5 25. fxg5 hxg5 26. Bd1 Nxe5 27. Bxa7 f6 28. Bd4 Bc8 29. Nf3 Nxf3 30. Bxf3) 25. Bd4?? { (0.91 → -2.32) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Nb3 Rhf8 28. Nd4 Kg8 29. e6 Nf6 30. b4 Bc8) 25... c5 { [%eval -2.13] } 26. Bf2 { [%eval -2.32] } 26... Rb8?? { (-2.32 → 1.43) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (26... g5 27. Nb3 gxf4 28. Nxc5 Nxc5 29. Bxc5 Rxe5 30. Rd1 Rhe8 31. Bd4 f6 32. Bf2) 27. Nb3? { (1.43 → 0.00) Mistake. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (27. hxg6) 27... d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 28. Be2? { (0.07 → -1.39) Mistake. Bxb7 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. hxg6 Kxg6 30. f5+ Kh7 31. e6 fxe6 32. fxe6 Ne5 33. Nxc5 Rc7) 28... Rbc8? { (-1.39 → -0.15) Mistake. Rbe8 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (28... Rbe8) 29. Kb1?? { (-0.15 → -2.25) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval -2.25] } (29. hxg6 fxg6 30. e6 Nf6 31. Nxc5 Rxc5 32. g5 hxg5 33. fxg5 Rxg5 34. Rxg5 Rh2) 29... Rhe8?! { (-2.25 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (29... g5 30. Bg3 Bd5 31. Nd2 Rhe8 32. Bf3 gxf4 33. Bxf4 Bc6 34. Be4 Nxe5 35. Bf5) 30. hxg6?! { (-1.17 → -2.19) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (30. g5 hxg5) 30... fxg6 { [%eval -2.29] } 31. Nd2?! { (-2.29 → -2.98) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -2.98] } (31. Re1 Bd5) 31... g5 { [%eval -2.94] } 32. Bg3?! { (-2.94 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. fxg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (32. fxg5 hxg5 33. b4 Rxe5 34. Bd3 Rd8 35. Bg3 Ree8 36. Bf5 c4 37. Bc7 Ra8) 32... gxf4 { [%eval -3.79] } 33. Bxf4 { [%eval -3.69] } 33... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.66] } 34. b3?! { (-3.66 → -5.52) Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.52] } (34. Bd1 Ng6 35. Bg3 Rf8 36. Nb3 Rf6 37. Kc1 Bd5 38. Re1 Bxb3 39. cxb3 Rcc6) 34... Ng6 { [%eval -5.42] } 35. Bxh6+ { [%eval -5.49] } 35... Kxh6 { [%eval -5.3] } 36. Bd3 { [%eval -5.26] } 36... Re3 { [%eval -5.11] } 37. Nf1?! { (-5.11 → -7.06) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -7.06] } (37. a4 Ne5 38. axb5 Nxd3 39. cxd3 axb5 40. Rf1 Kg6 41. Kc2 Re2 42. Rf5 Bg2) 37... Re1+ { [%eval -7.02] } 38. Kb2 { [%eval -6.94] } 38... Nf4 { [%eval -6.85] } 39. Bf5 { [%eval -7.18] } 39... Rce8 { [%eval -7.39] } 40. g5+ { [%eval -7.13] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval -7.1] } 41. g6 { [%eval -7.57] } 41... Ne2 { [%eval -6.77] } 42. Rg5 { [%eval -6.59] } 42... Rxf1 { [%eval -6.47] } 43. Rh5 { [%eval -7.78] } 43... Rh8 { [%eval -7.53] } { White resigns. } 0-1