[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7si3SkZs"] [Date "2026.05.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Dafydd_Owain_Morgan"] [Black "lichess AI level 1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "7si3SkZs"] [UTCDate "2026.05.14"] [UTCTime "18:44:07"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } 2... Qf6?! { (-0.34 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (2... Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Qf6 6. Nf3 Qg6 7. Nc3) 3. d4?! { (0.26 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Qe6 7. Be2 Nbc6) 3... exd4 { [%eval -0.46] } 4. b3?? { (-0.46 → -3.07) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.07] } (4. Bd3 Bc5 5. Ne2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 Nge7 8. f4 Qh4) 4... Qb6?? { (-3.07 → -0.89) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (4... d3 5. Bxd3 Qxa1 6. Ne2 Qf6 7. O-O d6 8. Nbc3 Qd8 9. Ng3 Nd7 10. Be2) 5. f3?! { (-0.89 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (5. Nd2 Ne7 6. a3 c5 7. Bd3 Qg6 8. Ngf3 Nbc6 9. O-O d6 10. Nh4 Qf6) 5... Nc6 { [%eval -1.27] } 6. Bb2?! { (-1.27 → -1.92) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.92] } (6. a3 a5 7. Nh3 Nf6 8. Nf4 Bc5 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nf5) 6... Nf6 { [%eval -1.54] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval -1.8] } 7... h5 { [%eval -1.63] } 8. Ne2? { (-1.63 → -3.09) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.09] } (8. Bd3 d6 9. Qb1 h4 10. Ne2 Be7 11. a3 a5 12. O-O g5 13. h3 Nh5) 8... Qc5?? { (-3.09 → -0.68) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (8... d3 9. e5 Bc5 10. Qb1 dxe2 11. exf6 exf1=R+ 12. Kxf1 g6 13. Qe4+ Kd8 14. Qd5) 9. Qc2 { [%eval -1.01] } 9... b6 { [%eval -0.54] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval -0.91] } 10... g6?! { (-0.91 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (10... Bb7 11. Kb1 Qa5 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O-O 14. h4 Kb8 15. Bd3 g6 16. Qb2) 11. Nf4 { [%eval -0.31] } 11... Bd6?? { (-0.31 → 1.93) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (11... Nb4 12. Qb1 Qe5 13. Nd5 Nfxd5 14. exd5 Bg7 15. a3 Na6 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Kb1) 12. Nd3 { [%eval 1.35] } 12... O-O? { (1.35 → 3.22) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (12... Qg5 13. g3 Bb4 14. e5 Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Nh7 16. Nf4 Bb7 17. Nd5 O-O-O 18. f4) 13. Nxc5 { [%eval 3.22] } 13... Bxh2? { (3.22 → 6.06) Mistake. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 6.06] } (13... bxc5 14. g3 a5 15. a3 Ba6 16. Re1 Rfb8 17. Rg1 h4 18. f4 a4 19. bxa4) 14. Ba3?! { (6.06 → 4.46) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (14. Nd3 Bg3 15. Kb1 a5 16. e5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bd3 d5 19. Ka1 a4) 14... Be5?! { (4.46 → 5.79) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.79] } (14... Bd6 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Nde4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 bxc5 18. Qxa8 Nc6 19. Kb1 Be7 20. Bd3) 15. Na6?! { (5.79 → 4.18) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval 4.18] } (15. Nd3 Re8 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. c5 d5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Bxd6 Bf5 20. Nc4 Nxc4) 15... Rd8 { [%eval 5.2] } 16. Nxc7?! { (5.20 → 4.10) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 4.1] } (16. c5 Bb7 17. Bb5 d5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Bxc6 Bxa6 20. Bxa8 d5 21. Qc6 Kg7) 16... d3?! { (4.10 → 5.93) Inaccuracy. Bxc7 was best. } { [%eval 5.93] } (16... Bxc7 17. c5 bxc5 18. Qxc5 a5 19. Qg5 a4 20. Qxf6 Be5 21. Qxd8+ Nxd8 22. Nc4) 17. Nxa8? { (5.93 → 3.52) Mistake. Qxd3 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (17. Qxd3 Bxc7 18. Bd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Kg7 20. Qg3 d5 21. e5 Ng8 22. cxd5) 17... Nd4?? { (3.52 → 7.65) Blunder. dxc2 was best. } { [%eval 7.65] } (17... dxc2 18. Kxc2 Bb7 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Kb1 d6 21. Bb2 g5 22. Be2 h4 23. f4) 18. Qxd3 { [%eval 7.59] } 18... Kg7 { [%eval 8.0] } 19. Nc7 { [%eval 8.03] } 19... Kg8 { [%eval 8.24] } 20. Be7 { [%eval 8.03] } 20... Rf8 { [%eval 7.9] } 21. Bxf6 { [%eval 8.16] } 21... Ne2+ { [%eval 9.77] } 22. Bxe2 { [%eval 9.69] } 22... Bf4 { [%eval 12.33] } 23. g3 { [%eval 10.15] } 23... Bh6 { [%eval 11.26] } 24. Qd6 { [%eval 11.16] } 24... Bg7 { [%eval 11.55] } 25. Be7 { [%eval 10.63] } 25... Bh6 { [%eval 12.21] } 26. Bxf8 { [%eval 10.59] } 26... Bxd2+?! { (10.59 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (26... Bxf8 27. Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. Nb1 Bb7 29. Rxd7 Bc6 30. Rd6 Bb7 31. Rd2 Bc6 32. Rh4) 27. Rxd2 { [%eval #3] } 27... a5 { [%eval #3] } 28. Bh6 { [%eval #2] } 28... a4 { [%eval #2] } 29. bxa4 { [%eval #2] } 29... Bb7 { [%eval #2] } 30. Qxd7 { [%eval #3] } 30... h4 { [%eval #3] } 31. gxh4 { [%eval #3] } 31... Ba8 { [%eval #3] } 32. Qd8+ { [%eval #2] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval #2] } 33. Qxa8 { [%eval #3] } 33... g5 { [%eval #3] } 34. c5 { [%eval #3] } 34... gxh4 { [%eval #3] } 35. cxb6 { [%eval #3] } 35... h3 { [%eval #3] } 36. Rxh3 { [%eval #2] } 36... f5 { [%eval #2] } 37. Rh4 { [%eval #2] } 37... f4 { [%eval #2] } 38. b7 { [%eval #2] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 39. b8=Q { [%eval #2] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval #2] } 40. Rd6 { [%eval #1] } 40... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 41. Rd8 { [%eval #2] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval #2] } 42. Na6 { [%eval #2] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qd6+ { [%eval #1] } 43... Kf7 { [%eval #1] } 44. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0