[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GSC7Vtup"] [Date "2026.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "James1222"] [Black "lichess AI level 8"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "GSC7Vtup"] [UTCDate "2026.05.12"] [UTCTime "16:09:57"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B56"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } { B56 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. e5 { [%eval -0.16] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.13] } 8. exd6 { [%eval 0.1] } 8... exd6 { [%eval 0.16] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.18] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 10. Qd2?! { (0.32 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (10. Bb5 Qe7+ 11. Kf1 Bb7 12. Qd2 O-O-O 13. Re1 Qc5 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. Ne2 Bxf4) 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.13] } 11. O-O-O?! { (-0.13 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (11. Na4 Nf6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O c5 14. b3 Bd7 15. Nb2 Re8 16. Rae1 a5) 11... Nc5 { [%eval -1.08] } 12. h4 { [%eval -1.09] } 12... O-O { [%eval -1.09] } 13. g3 { [%eval -1.18] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval -0.83] } 14. Bh3?? { (-0.83 → -2.83) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (14. Bg5 Bg4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rab8 18. Qe3 Ne6 19. Qd2 Rb4) 14... Bxh3 { [%eval -2.92] } 15. Rxh3 { [%eval -3.01] } 15... d4 { [%eval -2.69] } 16. Ne2?! { (-2.69 → -3.51) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (16. Nb1 Ne4 17. Qe1 Re8 18. Qg1 Qa5 19. f3 Nc5 20. Bg5 Be5 21. f4 Bc7) 16... Ne4 { [%eval -3.37] } 17. Qe1 { [%eval -3.49] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval -3.46] } 18. c3?! { (-3.46 → -5.28) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -5.28] } (18. Rd3 c5 19. Rb3 Qe6 20. g4 c4 21. Rbf3 c3 22. Kb1 Qxg4 23. b3 Rfe8) 18... dxc3 { [%eval -4.96] } 19. bxc3?! { (-4.96 → -7.94) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.94] } (19. Nxc3 Rfe8 20. Bc7 Bxc3 21. Bxb6 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 axb6 23. g4 Kf8 24. h5 Re6) 19... Rfb8 { [%eval -7.75] } 20. Bxb8 { [%eval -9.0] } 20... Rxb8 { [%eval -8.6] } 21. Kc2 { [%eval -8.77] } 21... Qb2+ { [%eval -8.8] } 22. Kd3 { [%eval -8.21] } 22... Re8 { [%eval -7.2] } 23. Ra1? { (-7.20 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (23. Ke3 Ng5+ 24. Kd3 Nxh3 25. Rd2 Qb5+ 26. Kc2 Qa4+ 27. Kb2 Qb4+ 28. Kc2 Qe4+) 23... Nc5+ { [%eval #-1] } 24. Kc4 { [%eval #-1] } 24... Qb5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1