[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BmESWBpx"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Shersse"] [Black "IamJim"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BmESWBpx"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "19:27:48"] [WhiteElo "2037"] [BlackElo "1600"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.6] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation } 3. Be3 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.91] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.91] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 1.24] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.98] } 5... Bd7?! { (0.98 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (5... e5 6. d5 Nb8 7. Qd3 Nd7 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. a4 Be7 10. a5) 6. c4 { [%eval 1.22] } 6... e5 { [%eval 1.31] } 7. d5 { [%eval 1.36] } 7... Nce7 { [%eval 1.26] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.24] } 8... a6 { [%eval 1.38] } 9. a4 { [%eval 1.35] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 1.23] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.92] } 10... c6? { (0.92 → 2.15) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (10... a5 11. g3 b6 12. Nh4 Ng6 13. Ng2 Bh3 14. f4 Be7 15. Bd2 Qc8 16. f5) 11. h3 { [%eval 1.77] } 11... b5?? { (1.77 → 4.53) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (11... Ng6 12. a5 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qb3 Qc8 15. Nd2 c5 16. Na4 Bd8 17. Nb6) 12. axb5 { [%eval 4.56] } 12... axb5 { [%eval 4.41] } 13. Rxa8 { [%eval 4.13] } 13... Qxa8 { [%eval 4.15] } 14. cxb5 { [%eval 3.49] } 14... cxb5?! { (3.49 → 4.95) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.95] } (14... cxd5 15. b6 dxe4 16. Qb3 Bc6 17. Nd2 d5 18. Bb5 Nd7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. b7) 15. Nxb5 { [%eval 4.75] } 15... Nxe4?! { (4.75 → 7.21) Inaccuracy. Nexd5 was best. } { [%eval 7.21] } (15... Nexd5 16. exd5 Qb8 17. Ba7 Qc8 18. Qc1 Qxc1 19. Rxc1 g5 20. Nd2 h5 21. Be3) 16. Nc7+ { [%eval 7.11] } 16... Kd8 { [%eval 7.49] } 17. Nxa8 { [%eval 7.35] } 17... Nxf2 { [%eval 11.51] } 18. Bb6+ { [%eval 11.49] } 18... Kc8?! { (11.49 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (18... Ke8 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Nb5+ Kc8 21. Qc2+ Nc6 22. Bxf2 Kd8 23. dxc6 Be6 24. c7+) 19. Qc2+ { [%eval #6] } 19... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 20. Qc7+ { [%eval #1] } 20... Kxa8 { [%eval #1] } 21. Qa7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0