[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Dq388sf9"] [Date "2026.01.26"] [Round "-"] [White "malevolentbird22"] [Black "lichess AI level 2"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Dq388sf9"] [UTCDate "2026.01.26"] [UTCTime "14:52:14"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. c3?! { (0.10 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } { C44 Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit } (4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 h6 7. h3 d6 8. Na4 Bb6) 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.72] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.92] } 5... Nc5 { [%eval -0.53] } 6. d4 { [%eval -0.79] } 6... b5?? { (-0.79 → 1.70) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (6... exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. Bb5 Ne6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3) 7. dxc5?? { (1.70 → -1.55) Blunder. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (7. Bxb5 e4 8. dxc5 exf3 9. Qxf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Qe3 Bf6) 7... Rb8?? { (-1.55 → 3.77) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (7... bxc4 8. Be3 d5 9. cxd6 cxd6 10. Qa4 Qc7 11. O-O Be7 12. Qxc4 h6 13. Na3) 8. Ng5?? { (3.77 → -2.45) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (8. Bd5 Bxc5 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qd5+ Ke8 11. Qxc5 Qe7 12. Qe3 d6 13. O-O h6) 8... d5?? { (-2.45 → 5.66) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.66] } (8... bxc4 9. O-O h6 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. Be3 f5 12. Ned2 Qf7 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4) 9. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.6] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 6.96] } 10. Nxf7?? { (6.96 → -1.11) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. cxd4 Qxd4 12. Bh5 Bf5 13. O-O g6 14. Qxd4 exd4 15. Bf3 Bg7) 10... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.13] } 11. Nxh8?? { (-1.13 → -3.54) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (11. cxd4 Qxg2) 11... Qxg2?? { (-3.54 → 0.16) Blunder. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (11... Qe4+ 12. Be3 Nc2+ 13. Kd2 Nxe3 14. Qf3 Qc2+ 15. Ke1 Qc1+ 16. Ke2 Qxb2+ 17. Ke1) 12. Nd2?? { (0.16 → -8.19) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.19] } (12. Qh5+) 12... Bxc5?? { (-8.19 → 0.27) Blunder. Qxh1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (12... Qxh1+ 13. Nf1 Nf3+ 14. Ke2 Bg4 15. Qd3 Nxh2+ 16. Kd2 Rd8 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Ne3) 13. Rg1?? { (0.27 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qxe5+ Be7 15. Qxd4 Qxh1+ 16. Nf1 Bh3 17. Qd3 Be6 18. Bd2 Bc4) 13... Nf3+?? { (Mate in 6 → 3.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (13... Nc2+ 14. Qxc2 Bxf2+ 15. Ke2 Bg4+ 16. Nf3 Qxf3+ 17. Kf1 Bh3+ 18. Rg2 Bxg2#) 14. Nxf3?? { (3.34 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (14. Qxf3 Qxg1+ 15. Nf1 Bh3 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qxh3 Qxf2+ 18. Kd1 b4 19. Nd2 bxc3) 14... Qxg1+?? { (Mate in 1 → 7.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2# was best. } { [%eval 7.99] } (14... Qxf2#) 15. Nxg1 { [%eval 8.32] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval 9.02] } 16. c4 { [%eval 7.51] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 9.13] } 17. cxb5 { [%eval 7.45] } 17... Rxh8 { [%eval 8.58] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 6.93] } 18... Bb4+ { [%eval 7.05] } 19. Kf1 { [%eval 6.73] } 19... Ra8 { [%eval 8.04] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval 8.15] } 20... Bd3+ { [%eval 10.0] } 21. Qxd3 { [%eval 9.65] } 21... Bd6 { [%eval 10.18] } 22. Qxh7 { [%eval 9.99] } 22... Kf6 { [%eval 10.39] } 23. Qh3 { [%eval 10.03] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 9.78] } 24. Qf3+ { [%eval 9.59] } 24... Kg6 { [%eval 9.39] } 25. Qf5+?! { (9.39 → 5.51) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 5.51] } (25. Ke2 Rb8 26. Qe4+ Kf6 27. a4 g6 28. Nf3 a6 29. Rd1 axb5 30. Qh4+ Ke6) 25... Kxf5 { [%eval 5.57] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 5.1] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval 5.21] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval 4.79] } 27... Be7 { [%eval 5.53] } 28. h4 { [%eval 4.89] } 28... Rxb5 { [%eval 4.96] } 29. Bxa7 { [%eval 4.19] } 29... Rxb2 { [%eval 4.14] } 30. Nd2?! { (4.14 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (30. Re1 Rxa2 31. Rxe5+ Kg4 32. Rxe7 Kxf3 33. Rf7+ Kg4 34. Rxg7+ Kxh4 35. Bd4 Ra6) 30... Rxa2 { [%eval 3.3] } 31. Rb1?? { (3.30 → -1.48) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.48] } (31. Be3 Bxh4 32. Rc1 g5 33. Kg2 g4 34. Nf1 Ra8 35. Rc6 Ke4 36. Rxc7 Bxf2) 31... Bxh4?? { (-1.48 → 3.00) Blunder. Rxa7 was best. } { [%eval 3.0] } (31... Rxa7 32. Nc4 Bc5 33. Rb3 Bd4 34. Rg3 c5 35. h5 Ke4 36. Ke2 Kf4 37. Ne3) 32. Nf3 { [%eval 2.81] } 32... Bd8 { [%eval 2.96] } 33. Bc5 { [%eval 3.03] } 33... Rc2 { [%eval 3.2] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval 2.79] } 34... g5 { [%eval 3.41] } 35. Re1?? { (3.41 → -2.45) Blunder. Rxd8 was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (35. Rxd8 Rxc5 36. Rf8+ Ke6 37. Nxg5+ Kd7 38. Ra8 Rc1+ 39. Ke2 c5 40. Ne4 Ke6) 35... Rxc5 { [%eval -2.4] } 36. Rxe5+?? { (-2.40 → -5.74) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -5.74] } (36. Nd2 Rc2 37. Ne4 Be7 38. Ng3+ Ke6 39. Re4 Kd5 40. f3 Bc5 41. Re2 Rc1+) 36... Kf6?? { (-5.74 → 4.74) Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.74] } (36... Rxe5 37. Nd4+ Kg6 38. Nc6 Re8 39. Kg2 Bf6 40. Kf3 Ra8 41. Nb4 Rd8 42. Na6) 37. Rxc5 { [%eval 4.68] } 37... g4 { [%eval 4.81] } 38. Rc4? { (4.81 → 2.78) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (38. Nd2 Ke6 39. Ne4 Be7 40. Rxc7 Ba3 41. Ng3 Bb2 42. Rc6+ Kf7 43. Rc2 Be5) 38... gxf3 { [%eval 3.17] } 39. Rc3 { [%eval 2.67] } 39... c5 { [%eval 2.64] } 40. Rxf3+ { [%eval 2.01] } 40... Ke7? { (2.01 → 3.52) Mistake. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (40... Ke5 41. Rf8) 41. Rc3 { [%eval 3.3] } 41... Kf7?! { (3.30 → 5.14) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 5.14] } (41... Bb6 42. Ra3 Bc7 43. Ra6 Be5 44. Ke2 Bb2 45. Kd3 Bd4 46. f3 Bg1 47. Ke4) 42. Rd3?! { (5.14 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Rxc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (42. Rxc5 Be7 43. Rc6 Bb4 44. Ra6 Bc3 45. Ke2 Ke7 46. Ke3 Bb4 47. Ke4 Kd7) 42... Bf6 { [%eval 3.21] } 43. Rf3?! { (3.21 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (43. Rd6 c4 44. Ke2 Kg6 45. Kf3 Kf5 46. Rd5+ Ke6 47. Ke4 c3 48. Ra5 Bh4) 43... Ke7?! { (2.04 → 2.73) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (43... c4) 44. Rxf6?? { (2.73 → 0.00) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (44. Ke2) 44... Ke8?? { (0.00 → Mate in 23) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxf6 was best. } { [%eval #23] } (44... Kxf6 45. Ke2 c4 46. f4 Kf5 47. Ke3 c3 48. Kd3 Kxf4 49. Kxc3 Ke3 50. Kb4) 45. f4 { [%eval 83.08] } 45... Kd8?! { (83.08 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (45... Ke7 46. Rc6 Kf7 47. f5 c4 48. Re6 Kg7 49. Ke1 Kg8 50. Rc6 Kf7 51. Kd1) 46. f5?! { (Mate in 15 → 83.08) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 83.08] } (46. Re6 c4 47. f5 c3 48. Re2 c2 49. Rxc2 Ke7 50. Rf2 Kf6 51. Ke1 Ke5) 46... Kc7?! { (83.08 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (46... Ke7 47. Rc6 Kf7 48. Re6 Kg8 49. Ke1 c4 50. Ra6 Kf7 51. Rc6 Ke7 52. Kd1) 47. Re6 { [%eval #10] } 47... Kb7 { [%eval #6] } 48. f6 { [%eval #5] } 48... c4 { [%eval #4] } 49. f7 { [%eval #3] } 49... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 50. f8=Q+ { [%eval #2] } 50... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 51. Qe7+ { [%eval #2] } 51... Kb8 { [%eval #2] } 52. Qe8+ { [%eval #2] } 52... Kc7 { [%eval #2] } 53. Rc6+ { [%eval #2] } 53... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 54. Qd8?! { (Mate in 2 → 12.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval 12.81] } (54. Qc8+ Ka7 55. Ra6#) 54... c3?! { (12.81 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxc6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (54... Kxc6) 55. Rb6+ { [%eval #1] } 55... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 56. Qc8 { [%eval #9] } 56... c2 { [%eval #1] } 57. Ra6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0