[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CLbXzAjp"] [Date "2026.06.06"] [Round "-"] [White "BurningStars"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "CLbXzAjp"] [UTCDate "2026.06.06"] [UTCTime "17:52:09"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d5? { (0.00 → 1.25) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (5... Ne7 6. d4 f6 7. Qe2 a5 8. Rd1 Ng6 9. Qc4 Qd7 10. Nc3) 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.36] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 1.95] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 1.43] } 7... Rb8?? { (1.43 → 3.54) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (7... f6 8. Nf3 dxe4 9. Rxe4 c5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Re1 Qd7 12. Ne4 Qd5 13. c4) 8. exd5 { [%eval 3.6] } 8... cxd5 { [%eval 4.47] } 9. Nc6 { [%eval 4.18] } 9... Bg4? { (4.18 → 6.82) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 6.82] } (9... Qd6 10. Nxb8 c6 11. Qh5 Qxb8 12. b3 g6 13. Qh4 h5 14. Bb2 Rh7 15. Qa4) 10. Qxg4 { [%eval 6.35] } 10... f5 { [%eval 7.32] } 11. Qxf5 { [%eval 6.89] } 11... g6 { [%eval 7.64] } 12. Qg5 { [%eval 7.4] } 12... Qd6 { [%eval 7.35] } 13. Nxb8 { [%eval 7.17] } 13... c5 { [%eval 8.52] } 14. d3 { [%eval 8.42] } 14... Bg7 { [%eval 8.9] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 8.72] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval 9.25] } 16. Qxd5 { [%eval 8.83] } 16... Qf8 { [%eval 12.1] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 12.02] } 17... Bd4 { [%eval 14.35] } 18. Qd7+ { [%eval #10] } 18... Kf7 { [%eval #10] } 19. Qxe7+? { (Mate in 10 → 8.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 8.38] } (19. Nd5 g5 20. Rxe7+ Kg6 21. Qe6+ Kh5 22. g4+ Kh4 23. Bg3+ Kh3 24. Nf4+ Qxf4) 19... Qxe7 { [%eval 8.41] } 20. Rxe7+ { [%eval 8.38] } 20... Kxe7 { [%eval 8.74] } 21. Nc6+ { [%eval 8.6] } 21... Kd7 { [%eval 8.76] } 22. Nxd4 { [%eval 8.74] } 22... cxd4 { [%eval 8.62] } 23. Nb5 { [%eval 8.59] } 23... Kc6 { [%eval 8.81] } 24. Nxd4+ { [%eval 8.74] } 24... Kd5 { [%eval 8.82] } 25. Be3 { [%eval 8.67] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 9.04] } 26. c4+ { [%eval 8.92] } 26... Kc5 { [%eval 9.0] } 27. Nb3+ { [%eval 8.96] } 27... Kc6 { [%eval 8.77] } 28. Bxa7 { [%eval 8.96] } 28... Kd6 { [%eval 9.0] } 29. h3 { [%eval 8.8] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval 8.99] } 30. Bc5+ { [%eval 8.91] } 30... Rxc5 { [%eval 9.94] } 31. Nxc5 { [%eval 9.66] } 31... Kxc5 { [%eval 11.07] } 32. a4 { [%eval 10.56] } 32... Kc6?! { (10.56 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (32... Kd4 33. a5 Kxd3 34. a6 Kxc4 35. a7 Kc5 36. a8=Q Kd6 37. Kh2 Kc5 38. Qb7) 33. a5 { [%eval #10] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval #7] } 34. b4?! { (Mate in 7 → 10.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. a6 was best. } { [%eval 10.48] } (34. a6 g5 35. a7 g4 36. a8=Q gxh3 37. Ra7+ Ke6 38. Qc6+ Ke5 39. Ra5+ Kd4) 34... h5?! { (10.48 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (34... Kc6 35. a6 Kd6 36. Kh2 Ke5 37. a7 h5 38. a8=Q h4 39. Qd5+ Kf6 40. Ra7) 35. b5 { [%eval #11] } 35... Kc7 { [%eval #7] } 36. a6 { [%eval #7] } 36... h4 { [%eval #6] } 37. a7 { [%eval #5] } 37... Kc8 { [%eval #4] } 38. a8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 38... Kd7 { [%eval #3] } 39. Ra7+ { [%eval #2] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval #2] } 40. Qe4+ { [%eval #3] } 40... Kf6 { [%eval #3] } 41. Qxh4+ { [%eval #4] } 41... Ke6 { [%eval #2] } 42. Ra6+ { [%eval #2] } 42... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qd4+ { [%eval #3] } 43... Ke8 { [%eval #2] } 44. Qg7 { [%eval #1] } 44... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 45. Ra8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0