[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3cSxJIpx"] [Date "2026.05.03"] [Round "-"] [White "victorbanos"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "3cSxJIpx"] [UTCDate "2026.05.03"] [UTCTime "05:38:20"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd4?! { (0.07 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.96] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.98] } 5. c3?! { (0.98 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (5. O-O c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Nf6 9. cxd4 O-O) 5... c5? { (0.38 → 1.53) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (5... Nf6 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1+ Be7 9. cxd4 Be6 10. d3) 6. b4? { (1.53 → 0.39) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (6. cxd4 d5 7. Bxd5 Ne7 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Nb5 Be7) 6... a6?? { (0.39 → 2.14) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (6... d5 7. exd5 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Kxe2 cxb4 10. cxb4 Bxb4 11. Ba3) 7. bxc5 { [%eval 2.09] } 7... d3 { [%eval 2.13] } 8. Bxd3 { [%eval 2.02] } 8... Qg5?! { (2.02 → 3.09) Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (8... Bxc5 9. O-O d6 10. Bc2 Ba7 11. d4 Be6 12. Ba3 Nf6 13. Bb3 Rc8 14. Bxe6) 9. O-O { [%eval 3.06] } 9... Qxc5 { [%eval 3.07] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 2.69] } 10... Nf6?! { (2.69 → 3.96) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (10... Qc7 11. d4 d6 12. Re1 Be7 13. Bf4 Nf6 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Nd2) 11. d4 { [%eval 3.34] } 11... Qc7?! { (3.34 → 4.26) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (11... Qh5 12. Qxh5 Nxh5 13. a4 d6 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Nd2 g6 16. Rfb1 f5 17. exf5) 12. Bg5? { (4.26 → 2.54) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (12. e5 Ng8 13. Re1 b5 14. d5 Bb7 15. d6 Qc4 16. Nd2 Qxc3 17. Nb3 Rc8) 12... h6 { [%eval 3.19] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.19] } 13... gxf6 { [%eval 3.05] } 14. f4?! { (3.05 → 2.27) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (14. Bb3 d6 15. Nd2 h5 16. Nc4 Bg4 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rac1 Be6 19. Ne3 Bh6) 14... b5 { [%eval 2.12] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 1.91] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 1.91] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 1.56] } 16... Rg8?! { (1.56 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (16... Rc8 17. Rf3 f5 18. Bb3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Kd8 20. d5 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Ba3 22. Rd1) 17. Rf2?! { (2.48 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (17. Bb3 Rc8 18. Bd5 Kd8 19. Rf3 Ba3 20. Re1 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qb6 22. c4 Bb4) 17... Rb8?! { (1.66 → 2.61) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (17... Rc8 18. c4 bxc4 19. Qh3 Qd6 20. Nf1 Ba8 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. Ne3 Qa3 23. Re2) 18. Re1?! { (2.61 → 1.96) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (18. Bb3 Rc8 19. Rc1 f5 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qd6 22. Qxf5 Qg6 23. Qxg6 fxg6) 18... Rd8? { (1.96 → 3.47) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (18... Rc8 19. Re3 Bb4 20. Nb1 Ba5 21. e5 Qc6 22. Qe2 Kd8 23. Be4 Qb6 24. Bxb7) 19. Nf3?! { (3.47 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (19. e5 f5 20. Re3 b4 21. Qxf5 bxc3 22. Bb3 Rg7 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Rc8) 19... Ba3 { [%eval 2.91] } 20. Bb3 { [%eval 2.62] } 20... Rg7 { [%eval 3.33] } 21. e5 { [%eval 3.2] } 21... f5 { [%eval 3.32] } 22. Nh4 { [%eval 2.92] } 22... Kf8? { (2.92 → 5.49) Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 5.49] } (22... Be4 23. Rxe4 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc6 25. Bd5 Qxc3 26. Nf5 Rg6 27. h4 Bb4 28. h5) 23. Nxf5 { [%eval 5.33] } 23... Rg6 { [%eval 5.36] } 24. Nd6 { [%eval 4.89] } 24... Qc6 { [%eval 5.99] } 25. d5?! { (5.99 → 4.47) Inaccuracy. Nxb7 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (25. Nxb7 Rc8 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. dxc5 Qxc5 28. f5 Rgc6 29. f6 Qxc3 30. Qxc3 Rxc3) 25... Qb6 { [%eval 5.1] } 26. f5? { (5.10 → 3.10) Mistake. Nxb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.1] } (26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. Kh1 Re8 28. d6 Qc6 29. Qf5 Rg7 30. Rd1 b4 31. cxb4 Bxb4) 26... Rg4? { (3.10 → 5.25) Mistake. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (26... Rxd6 27. Kf1 Rf6 28. Qh3 Re8 29. Qh4 Bb2 30. d6 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Qxd6 32. Rfe2) 27. h3? { (5.25 → 3.30) Mistake. Nxb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (27. Nxb7 Rf4 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Rb8 31. Nd6 a5 32. Kf3 Bxd6) 27... Rg5?! { (3.30 → 4.84) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (27... Rf4 28. Ne4 Rxf5 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Qxf5 Ke7 32. Qxf7+ Kd8 33. e6) 28. Nxb7 { [%eval 5.0] } 28... Qxb7 { [%eval 4.81] } 29. e6 { [%eval 4.68] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval 5.14] } 30. d6 { [%eval 5.72] } 30... fxe6?! { (5.72 → 8.42) Inaccuracy. Bxd6 was best. } { [%eval 8.42] } (30... Bxd6 31. e7+ Bxe7 32. Rxe7 Kxe7 33. f6+ Ke8 34. Qe4+ Kf8 35. Qh7 d5 36. Qxh6+) 31. fxe6+ { [%eval 8.03] } 31... Rf5? { (8.03 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #5] } (31... Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Bc5+ 33. Kf3 dxe6 34. Rxe6 Rd7 35. Rxh6 Bxd6 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Qxd6+) 32. Qxf5+ { [%eval #4] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval #4] } 33. Qf7+ { [%eval #4] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval #4] } 34. e7 { [%eval #4] } 34... Re8 { [%eval #2] } 35. Qxe8+ { [%eval #1] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 36. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 37. e8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0