[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Fhuq14Bi"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "LeoVanDerMerwe05768"] [Black "gr55484544x"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Fhuq14Bi"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "05:53:48"] [WhiteElo "1443"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } { A40 Queen's Pawn Game } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 2... Qa5+?! { (0.14 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (2... Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6) 3. c3 { [%eval 0.44] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.9] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.97] } 4... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.62] } 5. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.68] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Ne5 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Nc4?! { (0.12 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (7... Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3 g6 9. e4 Bg7 10. Na3 Nf6 11. Be3 Qc6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. e5) 8. Nd4?! { (1.18 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (8. e4 a6 9. Bd3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. O-O Qc7 12. a4 Nf6 13. c4 e6) 8... g6? { (0.59 → 2.27) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (8... Nf6 9. b3 Ne5 10. c4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 13. Bb2 d6 14. Be2) 9. b3? { (2.27 → 0.70) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (9. b4 Qd5 10. Qb3 b5 11. a4 Nb6 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. axb5 Ngf6 14. Bd3 e5) 9... Qh5?? { (0.70 → 4.74) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 4.74] } (9... Ne5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. c4 Bg7 12. O-O Qa5 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Nc3 d6 15. h3) 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.28] } 10... Bh6 { [%eval 5.04] } 11. Qxh5 { [%eval 5.02] } 11... gxh5 { [%eval 5.11] } 12. O-O { [%eval 4.64] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 5.22] } 13. Nf5 { [%eval 4.61] } 13... Bh6 { [%eval 5.4] } 14. Nxh6 { [%eval 5.44] } 14... Nxh6 { [%eval 5.41] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval 4.92] } 15... Rg8 { [%eval 5.05] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 4.94] } 16... b5 { [%eval 5.29] } 17. Bxb5 { [%eval 4.74] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval 4.72] } 18. Ba3?? { (4.72 → -2.14) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (18. f3 f5 19. Kf2 h4 20. Rab1 e5 21. Ba3 e4 22. Bc4 exf3 23. gxf3 d5) 18... Rxg2+ { [%eval -2.12] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval -2.21] } 19... Rg5+?? { (-2.21 → 0.02) Blunder. Rxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (19... Rxf2+ 20. e4 Rxd2 21. Kg1 Bxe4 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 a6 24. Be2 Ng4+ 25. Kg3) 20. f3 { [%eval 0.07] } 20... Rd8?? { (0.07 → 4.19) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.19] } (20... Rxb5 21. c4 Re5 22. Rae1 Ra5 23. Nb1 f5 24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4 Nf7 26. Bb4) 21. Ne4?? { (4.19 → 0.08) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (21. Bc4 h4 22. Rg1 Re5 23. Rg7 d6 24. Rxh7 Ng4 25. Bxf7+ Kd7 26. e4 Nf2+) 21... Rc8?? { (0.08 → 6.86) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval 6.86] } (21... Rxb5 22. Nc5 Ba8 23. Nd3 h4 24. Kg2 f6 25. Kf2 Ra5 26. Bb4 Rg5 27. Rg1) 22. Nxg5 { [%eval 7.05] } 22... Ng4 { [%eval 6.78] } 23. Nxh7 { [%eval 6.17] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval 6.43] } 24. Rg1 { [%eval 5.27] } 24... Nxf3?? { (5.27 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf3+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (24... Bxf3+ 25. Rg2 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 f6 27. Be2 Ng4 28. Bxg4 hxg4 29. c4 Kf7 30. Ng5+) 25. Rg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0