[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8vWVlLKF"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Ste1Lar_Awk"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8vWVlLKF"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "07:00:33"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. e4 { [%eval -0.15] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. f3?! { (0.18 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (4. Nf3 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Be3 Bg4) 4... Bc5 { [%eval -0.87] } 5. Nge2 { [%eval -0.94] } 5... d6 { [%eval -0.74] } 6. b4? { (-0.74 → -2.23) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -2.23] } (6. Na4 Nh5 7. d3 O-O 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 b6 10. Nc3 Nd4) 6... Bxb4 { [%eval -2.13] } 7. a3 { [%eval -2.16] } 7... Bc5 { [%eval -2.09] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval -2.58] } 8... Nh5 { [%eval -2.51] } 9. g4?? { (-2.51 → -7.58) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -7.58] } (9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qb3 Be6 11. g4 Qh4+ 12. Kd1 Nf6 13. Ng3 Bf2 14. Nf5 Bxf5) 9... f5?? { (-7.58 → -2.56) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.56] } (9... Qh4+ 10. Ng3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qxg3+ 12. Ke2 Bxg4 13. Bg2 Qxg2+ 14. Kd3 Bxf3 15. Qe1) 10. exf5? { (-2.56 → -4.59) Mistake. gxh5 was best. } { [%eval -4.59] } (10. gxh5 Qh4+ 11. Ng3 f4 12. Qe2 Nd4 13. Qg2 O-O 14. Bb2 c6 15. Bxd4 Bxd4) 10... Bd7?? { (-4.59 → -0.45) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (10... Qh4+ 11. Ng3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qxh1 13. Bb2 Qh2 14. Qe2 Qxe2+ 15. Bxe2 Kd8 16. f6) 11. Bh3?? { (-0.45 → -5.48) Blunder. gxh5 was best. } { [%eval -5.48] } (11. gxh5 Qh4+ 12. Ng3 Qd4 13. Ne4 Qxa1 14. Nxc7+ Kf7 15. Nxa8 Rxa8 16. Bd3 Rf8) 11... Na5?? { (-5.48 → -0.29) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (11... Qh4+ 12. Ng3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qxg3+ 14. Ke2 Qf2+ 15. Kd3 Qd4+ 16. Ke2 Qxc4+ 17. Ke1) 12. gxh5 { [%eval -0.34] } 12... Nxc4?? { (-0.34 → 1.93) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (12... c6 13. d4 Bxd4 14. Nc7+ Qxc7 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 O-O-O 17. Qxa7 Nxc4 18. Rg1) 13. f6?? { (1.93 → -0.90) Blunder. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (13. Ng3 Qh4 14. Bg4 O-O-O 15. d3 Nb6 16. Nxb6+ Bxb6 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. a4 a5) 13... gxf6?? { (-0.90 → 3.09) Blunder. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (13... Bxh3 14. d4 exd4 15. Rg1 g6 16. Rb1 Nb6 17. Ne7 d3 18. Rg3 Bf5 19. Nf4) 14. Bxd7+ { [%eval 3.0] } 14... Kxd7 { [%eval 3.05] } 15. Qa4+ { [%eval 2.94] } 15... c6 { [%eval 2.89] } 16. Qxc4 { [%eval 2.96] } 16... Rg8?! { (2.96 → 4.33) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.33] } (16... cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rb8 18. a4 Qg8 19. Qd3 Qg2 20. Rf1 Qxh2 21. Nc3 Qh4+ 22. Kd1) 17. Qa4?! { (4.33 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (17. Ne3 Qe8 18. Ng3 Kc7 19. a4 Rd8 20. Rb1 b6 21. Qb3 d5 22. Ba3 Bd4) 17... Rg2 { [%eval 3.79] } 18. Ne3 { [%eval 3.46] } 18... Rg5?! { (3.46 → 4.80) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 4.8] } (18... Bxe3 19. dxe3 Qg8 20. Rb1 b5 21. Qc2 Qf7 22. e4 Qxh5 23. a4 Qh4+ 24. Kd1) 19. h4 { [%eval 4.57] } 19... b5 { [%eval 4.59] } 20. Qa6 { [%eval 4.42] } 20... Bxe3?! { (4.42 → 5.77) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.77] } (20... Rg8 21. Qb7+ Qc7 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. Bb2 Bxe3 24. dxe3 Rg2 25. Bc3 c5 26. Ba5+) 21. dxe3 { [%eval 5.05] } 21... Rg2 { [%eval 4.67] } 22. a4 { [%eval 4.17] } 22... Qc8 { [%eval 4.98] } 23. Qxc8+ { [%eval 5.22] } 23... Kxc8 { [%eval 5.37] } 24. axb5 { [%eval 5.19] } 24... cxb5 { [%eval 5.15] } 25. Ba3 { [%eval 5.18] } 25... d5 { [%eval 5.52] } 26. f4 { [%eval 4.77] } 26... Kb7 { [%eval 5.5] } 27. fxe5 { [%eval 5.37] } 27... fxe5 { [%eval 5.33] } 28. Nc3?! { (5.33 → 4.05) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (28. Rf1 Rc8 29. Rf7+ Rc7 30. Rxc7+ Kxc7 31. Bb2 Rg4 32. Rxa7+ Kb6 33. Rxh7 b4) 28... a5 { [%eval 4.53] } 29. Nxb5 { [%eval 4.32] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval 5.08] } 30. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.74] } 30... Kc7 { [%eval 4.82] } 31. Nb5+ { [%eval 4.89] } 31... Kb6 { [%eval 5.53] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval 5.21] } 32... Rg8?! { (5.21 → 7.26) Inaccuracy. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval 7.26] } (32... Kc6 33. Rf1 Kd7 34. Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Rc8 36. Rf7+ Ke6 37. Rc7 Rb8 38. Nc3) 33. Kd1?! { (7.26 → 4.80) Inaccuracy. Nd4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.8] } (33. Nd4+ Kc7 34. Nxc2 Rg2 35. Kd1 a4 36. Bc1 d4 37. Ne1 Rg4 38. Ra1 Rg3) 33... Rgc8?! { (4.80 → 8.23) Inaccuracy. Rcg2 was best. } { [%eval 8.23] } (33... Rcg2 34. Nc3+ Kc6 35. Rc1 R8g4 36. Ne2+ Kb7 37. Bd6 Re4 38. Rg1 Rxg1+ 39. Nxg1) 34. Nd6+ { [%eval 8.03] } 34... Ka7 { [%eval 82.68] } 35. Nxc8+ { [%eval 8.29] } 35... Rxc8 { [%eval 7.32] } 36. Rb5 { [%eval 6.86] } 36... d4 { [%eval 7.26] } 37. Rxa5+ { [%eval 7.23] } 37... Kb7 { [%eval 7.07] } 38. Rxe5 { [%eval 6.56] } 38... Rc4?! { (6.56 → 9.98) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 9.98] } (38... Ra8 39. Bb2 dxe3 40. Rxe3 Rg8 41. Bc1 Kc6 42. Rc3+ Kd7 43. Bd2 Rg4 44. h6) 39. Rf1 { [%eval 9.04] } 39... Kb6? { (9.04 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (39... Rc6 40. exd4 Rb6 41. Kd2 Rc6 42. Rf8 Kb6 43. Bc5+ Kb5 44. Rb8+ Ka6 45. Kd3) 40. Rf6+ { [%eval #13] } 40... Kc7 { [%eval #4] } 41. Bd6+ { [%eval #7] } 41... Kb7 { [%eval #23] } 42. Rf7+?! { (Mate in 23 → 10.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } { [%eval 10.02] } (42. Re7+ Kb6 43. Re5 Kb7 44. Bb4 Rc6 45. Rxc6 Kxc6 46. exd4 Kb7 47. Re8 Kc7) 42... Ka6 { [%eval 10.05] } 43. Rxh7 { [%eval 8.24] } 43... dxe3 { [%eval 7.94] } 44. Rxe3 { [%eval 7.04] } 44... Rxh4? { (7.04 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4+ was best. } { [%eval #14] } (44... Rd4+ 45. Ke2 Rxd6 46. Rhe7 Kb5 47. R3e6 Rd8 48. h6 Rh8 49. h7 Kc4 50. h5) 45. Rb3 { [%eval 9.08] } 45... Ra4? { (9.08 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4+ was best. } { [%eval #5] } (45... Rd4+ 46. Kc2 Rxd6 47. Rhb7 Rf6 48. R7b4 Rf2+ 49. Kd3 Ka5 50. Rb8 Rf3+ 51. Ke4) 46. Bc5 { [%eval #4] } 46... Ra1+ { [%eval #4] } 47. Kc2 { [%eval #3] } 47... Ra2+ { [%eval #3] } 48. Kb1 { [%eval #2] } 48... Ra1+ { [%eval #2] } 49. Kxa1 { [%eval #1] } 49... Ka5 { [%eval #1] } 50. Ra7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0