[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Fk8b12Ey"] [Date "2026.04.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Thayir-Saadham"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Fk8b12Ey"] [UTCDate "2026.04.17"] [UTCTime "13:39:14"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] } 4. dxe5 { [%eval 0.48] } 4... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.53] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.23] } 5... Qh4?? { (0.23 → 4.46) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (5... dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Bc4 Ke8 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Nb5 Bb4+ 10. Ke2) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 4.47] } 6... Qg4 { [%eval 5.05] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 5.06] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 5.15] } 8. h3 { [%eval 5.2] } 8... Qg6 { [%eval 4.99] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 5.11] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 5.09] } 10. Bg3 { [%eval 4.64] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval 4.68] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 4.42] } 11... Qe6 { [%eval 4.75] } 12. O-O { [%eval 4.51] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 5.01] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 4.92] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 5.5] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval 5.21] } 14... Qf6 { [%eval 5.12] } 15. Ndb5 { [%eval 4.88] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 5.98] } 16. Nxa7+ { [%eval 5.12] } 16... Kb8 { [%eval 5.22] } 17. Nab5 { [%eval 4.82] } 17... g5?! { (4.82 → 6.23) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 6.23] } (17... Qg6 18. Nd4 h5 19. Nf5 Bg5 20. h4 Bf6 21. Nd5 Ng4 22. Qd2 Be5 23. Rad1) 18. Bxe5? { (6.23 → 3.70) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (18. Nd5 Qg7 19. Nxe7 h5 20. Nf5 Qh7 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qe2 h4 23. Qe3 Bxb5) 18... dxe5 { [%eval 4.49] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval 4.55] } 19... Qe6 { [%eval 4.86] } 20. Nbc3?! { (4.86 → 3.57) Inaccuracy. Nbxc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (20. Nbxc7 Qd6 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Nd5 Qd6 23. c4 h5 24. Re3 Rdg8 25. Be2 Qg6) 20... Bd6 { [%eval 4.01] } 21. Be2 { [%eval 4.24] } 21... Bc5 { [%eval 4.27] } 22. Bg4 { [%eval 4.23] } 22... Qa6 { [%eval 4.48] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval 3.91] } 23... h5 { [%eval 4.55] } 24. Bxh5 { [%eval 4.44] } 24... Bd4 { [%eval 4.36] } 25. Bxf7? { (4.36 → 2.09) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (25. Rad1 Qh6 26. Nf6 Bc6 27. Bg4 Rd6 28. Ncd5 Ba7 29. Rd3 Ba4 30. b3 Bc6) 25... g4 { [%eval 2.11] } 26. hxg4?? { (2.11 → 0.19) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (26. Qf6 gxh3 27. Ne2 Ba7 28. Qxe5 Qc4 29. Rad1 Qc5 30. Qd4 Qxc2 31. Qd3 Qxd3) 26... Qh6 { [%eval 0.26] } 27. Kf1?? { (0.26 → -4.87) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.87] } (27. Qh3 Qf8 28. Qxh8 Qxh8 29. Bh5 Be8 30. Bxe8 Rxe8 31. Ne3 Qh7 32. Rad1 Rh8) 27... Bxc3?? { (-4.87 → 3.35) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.35] } (27... Bxg4 28. Rad1 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Qxg2 30. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Kd2 c6 32. Kc1 Qg7 33. Nb4) 28. Nxc3 { [%eval 3.22] } 28... Rh7?! { (3.22 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Rdf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (28... Rdf8 29. Rad1 Bc8 30. Nd5 Rh7 31. Qg3 Rhxf7 32. f3 Qc6 33. Re2 Rh7 34. Kf2) 29. Bh5 { [%eval 4.5] } 29... Rf8 { [%eval 4.11] } 30. Qe3 { [%eval 3.95] } 30... Qc6?! { (3.95 → 5.01) Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (30... Qg7 31. f3 Bxg4 32. Bxg4 Qxg4 33. Rad1 Qg3 34. Qf2 Qg8 35. Ke2 Rh2 36. Rg1) 31. a4 { [%eval 4.59] } 31... Rhh8 { [%eval 5.2] } 32. a5 { [%eval 4.82] } 32... Be6 { [%eval 4.94] } 33. Qd3?? { (4.94 → -0.73) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (33. a6 b5 34. Kg1 Rfg8 35. f3 Ka8 36. Nd5 Qd6 37. Rad1 b4 38. Nf6 Qe7) 33... Rhg8?? { (-0.73 → 5.00) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.0] } (33... Bc4 34. Qe2 Qc5 35. Kg1 Bxe2 36. Rxe2 Qb4 37. Nd1 Rd8 38. a6 b5 39. c3) 34. f3?? { (5.00 → -0.30) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (34. Nd5 Bxd5 35. exd5 Qf6 36. Qg3 Rg5 37. a6 b5 38. a7+ Ka8 39. Rad1 Qh6) 34... Rg7?? { (-0.30 → 4.62) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 4.62] } (34... Bc4 35. a6 bxa6 36. Ra3 Rd8 37. Nd5 Bxd3+ 38. cxd3 Qb5 39. Rc1 Qxb2 40. Raa1) 35. a6?? { (4.62 → 0.73) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (35. Qe3 Bxg4 36. Bxg4 Rxg4 37. a6 bxa6 38. Kf2 Rg6 39. Rh1 Qc4 40. b3 Qg8) 35... Kc8?? { (0.73 → 15.99) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 15.99] } (35... Bc4 36. axb7 Bxd3+ 37. cxd3 Qd6 38. Nd5 c6 39. Ra6 Qc5 40. b4 Qc2 41. Ra8+) 36. a7 { [%eval #10] } 36... Rxf3+ { [%eval #8] } 37. gxf3 { [%eval 14.42] } 37... b5?! { (14.42 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (37... b6 38. Qa6+ Kd7 39. Red1+ Ke7 40. a8=Q Qxa8 41. Qxa8 Bc4+ 42. Kg2 Rg8 43. Qb7) 38. a8=Q+ { [%eval #4] } 38... Qxa8 { [%eval #4] } 39. Rxa8+ { [%eval #3] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval #3] } 40. Rea1 { [%eval #6] } 40... Bd7 { [%eval #3] } 41. Nxb5 { [%eval #4] } 41... Kb6 { [%eval #2] } 42. Nc3 { [%eval #3] } 42... Rh7 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qa6+ { [%eval #3] } 43... Kc5 { [%eval #3] } 44. Ra7 { [%eval #4] } 44... c6 { [%eval #3] } 45. Qa3+ { [%eval #2] } 45... Kd4 { [%eval #2] } 46. Ra4+ { [%eval #2] } 46... Ke3 { [%eval #2] } 47. Nd5+ { [%eval #1] } 47... Kd2 { [%eval #1] } 48. Qd3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0