[Event "2026 Spring Marathon"] [Site "https://lichess.org/53IyYeIs"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "James_Carter1"] [Black "hopeneverends"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "53IyYeIs"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "11:54:49"] [WhiteElo "2067"] [BlackElo "1819"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.26] } 2. Ne2?! { (0.26 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (2. d4 exd4 3. exd4 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Nb4) 2... d5 { [%eval -0.25] } 3. b3 { [%eval -0.61] } 3... c5 { [%eval -0.45] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.63] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.47] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.56] } 5... e4? { (-0.56 → 0.62) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (5... Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbc3 d4 8. Nb5 Bb8 9. d3 Bg4 10. Na3) 6. O-O { [%eval 0.23] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.63] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.64] } 7... exd3 { [%eval 0.69] } 8. cxd3 { [%eval 0.56] } 8... Bf6 { [%eval 0.78] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.49] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 11. exd4 { [%eval 0.25] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 0.25] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.31] } 13. Re1 { [%eval -0.18] } 13... Be6 { [%eval -0.16] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -0.23] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval -0.04] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval -0.06] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval 0.11] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -0.04] } 16... Qa6 { [%eval 0.07] } 17. Rc2?! { (0.07 → -0.89) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (17. Be3 Rc6 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. h4 Qa3 20. Nb5 Qxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Rxc1+) 17... b5?! { (-0.89 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (17... Bxd4 18. Ne2 Rxc2 19. Qxc2 Rc8 20. Qd1 Be5 21. Bf4 Bf6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4) 18. Bf1 { [%eval -0.16] } 18... Bd7?! { (-0.16 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (18... Qb6 19. Nxb5 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Rc8 21. Qd1 a6 22. Nc3 Bxd4 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3) 19. Re3? { (0.50 → -0.64) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (19. a4 Qb6 20. Nxb5 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 Nc6 22. a5 Nxa5 23. Bb4 Rb8 24. Bd6 Ra8) 19... Qb6 { [%eval -0.47] } 20. Bg2 { [%eval -0.81] } 20... Be6 { [%eval -0.82] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval -0.96] } 21... a6? { (-0.96 → 0.51) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (21... b4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bf3 g5 24. h3 Qd6 25. g4 h6 26. Rd3 Ng6 27. Ng3) 22. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.44] } 22... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.6] } 23. Rd3?! { (0.60 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (23. Bb4 Nf5 24. Rd3 Be7 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26. Nf4 Kf8 27. h4 h6 28. h5 Qc6) 23... Bf5 { [%eval 0.06] } 24. Rc3 { [%eval -0.08] } 24... Rxc3 { [%eval -0.18] } 25. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 25... h6 { [%eval 0.19] } 26. Nf4?! { (0.19 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (26. Bb4 Bg4 27. Qd3 Bxe2 28. Qxe2 Qe6 29. Qd3 Nf5 30. Bh3 g6 31. Bc5 Kg7) 26... Qd6?! { (-0.50 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (26... b4 27. Bb2 Qa5 28. Qa1 g5 29. Nh5 Bh8 30. h3 Ng6 31. g4 Be6 32. Qb1) 27. Qe1 { [%eval 0.33] } 27... Ng6?? { (0.33 → 2.70) Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (27... Qd7 28. Nh5 Qe6 29. Nxf6+ Qxf6 30. Bb4 Nc6 31. Bxd5 Bd7 32. Bc3 Nxd4 33. Kg2) 28. Nxg6?? { (2.70 → 0.03) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (28. Nxd5 Bd8 29. Qe8+ Qf8 30. Qc6 Ne7 31. Qxa6 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 b4 33. Be1 Qe7) 28... Bxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Qe8+ { [%eval -0.04] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval -0.03] } 30. Qe3 { [%eval -0.25] } 30... b4 { [%eval -0.3] } 31. Bb2 { [%eval -0.35] } 31... a5 { [%eval -0.33] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval -0.79] } 32... Qc6 { [%eval -0.78] } 33. Qd2? { (-0.78 → -2.08) Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -2.08] } (33. Qc1 Qb5+ 34. Kg1 Qe2 35. Bf1 Qh5 36. Bg2 Be4 37. Bxe4+ dxe4 38. Qd2 Qf3) 33... Be4? { (-2.08 → -0.50) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (33... a4 34. bxa4 Qxa4 35. h4 Be7 36. h5 Bb1 37. Qe1 Bxa2 38. Kg1 Qd7 39. Kh2) 34. Bxe4+ { [%eval -0.59] } 34... dxe4 { [%eval -0.62] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval -0.85] } 35... Qd5 { [%eval -0.85] } 36. Qe3? { (-0.85 → -2.07) Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (36. Kf1 h5 37. h4 g6 38. Kg1 Bg7 39. Qg5 Qd7 40. Qf4 Qe6 41. Qd2 Qf6) 36... Bg5?! { (-2.07 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (36... a4 37. Kf1 Bg5 38. Qe1 a3 39. Bc1 Qxd4 40. h4 Bxc1 41. Qxc1 g6 42. h5) 37. f4 { [%eval -1.64] } 37... exf3+? { (-1.64 → -0.06) Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (37... Bf6 38. Kd1 Kg8 39. Kc1 Qh5 40. Qxe4 Qxh2 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qe3 g6 43. a3) 38. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.08] } 38... Qe6+ { [%eval -0.12] } 39. Kf2?! { (-0.12 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (39. Kd3 Qa6+ 40. Kc2 Qc8+ 41. Kb1 Qe6 42. Kc2 Qh3 43. Kd3 Bf6 44. a4 Qc8) 39... Bd2?? { (-1.05 → 3.96) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (39... Bf6 40. h4 g6 41. Kg2 Qb6 42. h5 g5 43. Qd3+ Kg8 44. Qe4 Qd6 45. Kf2) 40. Qd3+ { [%eval 3.88] } 40... g6 { [%eval 4.04] } 41. Qxd2 { [%eval 4.03] } 41... Qf5+ { [%eval 4.04] } 42. Qf4?! { (4.04 → 2.61) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (42. Kg1 Qd5 43. Bc1 g5 44. Qd3+ Kg7 45. h4 gxh4 46. gxh4 a4 47. Bd2 Kh8) 42... Qc2+ { [%eval 2.6] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval 2.54] } 43... Qxb2 { [%eval 2.16] } 44. Qxf7+ { [%eval 2.04] } 44... Kh8 { [%eval 2.25] } 45. Qf8+ { [%eval 2.26] } 45... Kh7 { [%eval 2.14] } 46. Qf7+ { [%eval 2.71] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval 2.03] } 47. Qxg6?! { (2.03 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (47. d5 Qc3+ 48. Kg4 Qd4+ 49. Kh3 Qe5 50. Qxg6 Qxd5 51. Qxh6+ Kg8 52. Qf4 Qh5+) 47... Qc3+? { (1.00 → 2.83) Mistake. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (47... Qxa2 48. Qxh6+ Kg8 49. Qe6+ Kg7 50. Ke3 Qb1 51. Qc4 Qg1+ 52. Ke4 Qh1+ 53. Ke5) 48. Kg4 { [%eval 2.38] } 48... Qxd4+ { [%eval 2.29] } 49. Kh3?? { (2.29 → 0.03) Blunder. Kh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (49. Kh5 Qc5+ 50. Kxh6 Qe3+ 51. Qg5 Qe6+ 52. Kh5 Qe8+ 53. Kh4 Qe4+ 54. g4 Qe1+) 49... Qd7+ { [%eval 0.05] } 50. Qg4 { [%eval 0.2] } 50... Qxg4+?? { (0.20 → 7.13) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 7.13] } (50... Qd5 51. Qc8+ Kg7 52. Qc7+ Kg6 53. Qf4 Qh5+ 54. Qh4 Qd5 55. Qg4+ Kh7 56. Qe2) 51. Kxg4 { [%eval 6.88] } 51... Kg7 { [%eval 6.87] } 52. Kf5 { [%eval 6.92] } 52... Kf7 { [%eval 7.14] } 53. h3 { [%eval 6.86] } 53... Kg7 { [%eval 7.23] } 54. g4 { [%eval 7.18] } 54... Kf7 { [%eval 7.59] } 55. h4 { [%eval 7.59] } 55... Kg7 { [%eval 7.99] } 56. h5 { [%eval 7.89] } 56... Kf7 { [%eval 7.62] } 57. Ke5 { [%eval 7.86] } 57... Ke7 { [%eval 8.23] } 58. Kf5 { [%eval 7.83] } 58... Kf7 { [%eval 8.1] } 59. Ke5 { [%eval 7.18] } 59... Ke7 { [%eval 8.03] } 60. Kd5 { [%eval 7.87] } 60... Kf6 { [%eval 7.7] } 61. Kc5 { [%eval 7.86] } 61... Kg5 { [%eval 7.27] } 62. Kb5 { [%eval 7.25] } 62... Kxg4 { [%eval 9.03] } 63. Kxa5 { [%eval 8.92] } 63... Kxh5 { [%eval 15.75] } 64. Kxb4 { [%eval 81.15] } 64... Kg5 { [%eval 66.65] } 65. a4 { [%eval 65.88] } 65... h5 { [%eval 80.42] } 66. a5 { [%eval 77.54] } 66... h4 { [%eval 81.15] } 67. a6 { [%eval 69.1] } 67... h3 { [%eval 81.15] } 68. a7 { [%eval 70.09] } 68... h2 { [%eval 13.81] } 69. a8=Q { [%eval 12.42] } 69... h1=Q?! { (12.42 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (69... Kf5 70. Qg2 Ke6 71. Qxh2 Kd5 72. Qh5+ Kd6 73. Kc4 Ke7 74. Qd1 Kf7 75. b4) 70. Qxh1 { [%eval #9] } 70... Kf4 { [%eval #9] } 71. Qc6 { [%eval #9] } 71... Ke5 { [%eval #9] } 72. Kb5 { [%eval #9] } 72... Kd4 { [%eval #7] } 73. Ka5 { [%eval #8] } 73... Kd3 { [%eval #7] } 74. b4 { [%eval #7] } 74... Ke3 { [%eval #7] } 75. b5 { [%eval #6] } 75... Kf4 { [%eval #6] } 76. b6 { [%eval #5] } 76... Kg5 { [%eval #5] } 77. b7 { [%eval #4] } 77... Kf4 { [%eval #4] } 78. b8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 78... Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 79. Qd8 { [%eval #3] } 79... Kf4 { [%eval #3] } 80. Qcd7 { [%eval #3] } 80... Kg3 { [%eval #3] } 81. Q7e7 { [%eval #3] } 81... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 82. Qdf8 { [%eval #2] } 82... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 83. Qeg7 { [%eval #1] } 83... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 84. Qfh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0