[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8RB4h6ky"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Barinder_1949"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8RB4h6ky"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "06:00:06"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.03] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.45] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.34] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.3] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.45] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 7... g6? { (0.14 → 1.25) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (7... b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Nd5 Na5 12. Re1) 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.72] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.94] } 9. Be2?! { (0.94 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (9. Bf1 Bg7 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Bd6 Bf8 13. e5 Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Ne7) 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.82] } 10. Nf3?! { (0.82 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (10. a4 Bg7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nxb5 O-O 15. Bd3 Qa4) 10... b4?! { (0.12 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (10... Bg7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qd6 f5 13. Rad1 b4 14. Na4 fxe4 15. Ng5 Nf5 16. Qxd7) 11. Nb1? { (1.16 → -0.16) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (11. Na4 Qc7 12. a3 bxa3 13. Rxa3 Nc8 14. Rb3 Bg7 15. e5 Rb8 16. Bf1 Nxe5) 11... h5?! { (-0.16 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (11... Bg7 12. a3 a5 13. c3 f5 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Bd2) 12. a3 { [%eval 0.55] } 12... d5 { [%eval 0.71] } 13. axb4?! { (0.71 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (13. Nbd2 a5 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. e5 Bg7 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Bb5 O-O) 13... Qd6?? { (-0.21 → 2.30) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (13... dxe4 14. Ng5 Nxb4 15. Nc3 Qxd1 16. Bxd1 Nf5 17. Ncxe4 Be7 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Bc3) 14. Bc4? { (2.30 → 1.05) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (14. Bg5 Bg7 15. exd5 exd5 16. c3 O-O 17. Nbd2 Qc7 18. Nb3 Nf5 19. Nc5 d4) 14... Rd8? { (1.05 → 2.64) Mistake. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (14... Qxb4 15. Bf1 dxe4 16. c3 Qb6 17. Nbd2 Rd8 18. Rxe4 Nf5 19. Qe1 Nb8 20. Rea4) 15. exd5 { [%eval 2.37] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.81] } 16. Bxa6?? { (2.81 → 0.49) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (16. c3 Be7 17. Nbd2 Nf4 18. Bxa6 Qd7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qc2 Nd3 21. Rd1 e5) 16... Bxa6 { [%eval 0.46] } 17. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.01] } 17... Bg7?? { (-0.01 → 3.98) Blunder. Ndxb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (17... Ndxb4 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Ra4 Nxc2 20. Ree4 Be7 21. Nc3 N2b4 22. g3 O-O 23. Be3) 18. Nc3?? { (3.98 → 0.83) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (18. b5 Qb4 19. bxc6 Nc7 20. Qe2 Nxa6 21. Qxa6 O-O 22. c3 Qd6 23. Na3 Ra8) 18... Bxc3?? { (0.83 → 4.23) Blunder. Ndxb4 was best. } { [%eval 4.23] } (18... Ndxb4 19. Qxd6 Rxd6 20. Ne4 Rd8 21. Rb6 O-O 22. c3 Nd3 23. Rd1 Nce5 24. Kf1) 19. bxc3 { [%eval 3.97] } 19... Nxc3?! { (3.97 → 5.75) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 5.75] } (19... Qc7 20. Bg5 f6 21. Rxe6+ Nce7 22. Bd2 O-O 23. Qe2 Nf5 24. h3 g5 25. Qe4) 20. Qxd6 { [%eval 5.83] } 20... Rxd6 { [%eval 5.8] } 21. Bb2 { [%eval 5.71] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 7.37] } 22. Bxc3 { [%eval 6.14] } 22... Kd7 { [%eval 7.95] } 23. Bxh8 { [%eval 7.21] } 23... Nxb4 { [%eval 7.94] } 24. Rd1+ { [%eval 8.0] } 24... Kc7 { [%eval 8.03] } 25. Rxd8 { [%eval 8.02] } 25... Kxd8 { [%eval 7.84] } 26. Rb6 { [%eval 7.72] } 26... Nxc2 { [%eval 8.27] } 27. g3 { [%eval 7.53] } 27... Kc7 { [%eval 7.95] } 28. Rb2 { [%eval 7.98] } 28... Kc8 { [%eval 8.89] } 29. Ne5 { [%eval 7.68] } 29... Na3 { [%eval 8.25] } 30. Nxf7 { [%eval 7.8] } 30... Kc7 { [%eval 8.36] } 31. Be5+ { [%eval 7.52] } 31... Kc8 { [%eval 9.13] } 32. Rb8+ { [%eval 7.68] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 7.49] } 33. Rb7+ { [%eval 7.26] } 33... Kc8? { (7.26 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (33... Kc6 34. Rc7+ Kd5 35. h4 Nb5 36. Rd7+ Kc6 37. Rd8 Na3 38. Kh2 Nb5 39. Rd3) 34. Rc7+ { [%eval #8] } 34... Kb8 { [%eval #8] } 35. Nd8 { [%eval #7] } 35... g5 { [%eval #2] } 36. Nc6+ { [%eval #1] } 36... Ka8 { [%eval #1] } 37. Ra7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0