[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GSFldmJL"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [Round "-"] [White "MaxGrishaev"] [Black "lichess AI level 1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "GSFldmJL"] [UTCDate "2026.01.21"] [UTCTime "07:36:35"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval -0.06] } 4. d4?! { (-0.06 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (4. g3 d6 5. h3 Nfd7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Nf8 8. Bg2 a5) 4... exd4 { [%eval -0.85] } 5. Na4?! { (-0.85 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (5. Nd5 d6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Ne2 Nxd5 8. cxd5 Ne5 9. O-O O-O) 5... Bb4+ { [%eval -1.73] } 6. Ke2? { (-1.73 → -3.23) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.23] } (6. Bd2 Qe7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 9. Kf2 d6 10. a3 Qa5) 6... Nc6?! { (-3.23 → -2.35) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (6... Nxe4 7. a3 O-O 8. f3 d3+ 9. Qxd3 Nc5 10. Nxc5 Bxc5 11. Kd1 Re8 12. Ne2) 7. Qxd4?? { (-2.35 → -8.37) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -8.37] } (7. f3 a6 8. Kf2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 d6 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. h3 b5) 7... Qe7?? { (-8.37 → -3.39) Blunder. Nxd4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.39] } (7... Nxd4+ 8. Kd3 Nxe4 9. Be3 Nf5 10. a3 Nxe3 11. axb4 Nxc4 12. Kxc4 b5+ 13. Kb3) 8. Qd3 { [%eval -3.68] } 8... d6?! { (-3.68 → -2.32) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (8... Nxe4 9. Be3 d6 10. a3 Ba5 11. Nf3 Bf5 12. Qd5 Bg6 13. h4 Nf6 14. Qd1) 9. Be3?! { (-2.32 → -3.63) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (9. f3 Nd7 10. a3 Nde5 11. Qe3 Bc5 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. Qc3 Be6 14. Ke1 O-O-O) 9... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.33] } 10. Rd1?! { (-3.33 → -4.71) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -4.71] } (10. a3 Nc5 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. Nf3 Qf6 13. Qc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 Be6 15. Re1 Bxc4+) 10... O-O?! { (-4.71 → -3.75) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (10... Nc5 11. Qc2 Ne6 12. Kf3 Qf6+ 13. Kg3 Ncd4 14. Rxd4 Nxd4 15. Qe4+ Qe5+ 16. Qxe5+) 11. f3?! { (-3.75 → -5.83) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -5.83] } (11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bf5 13. Qb3 Rfe8 14. Nf3 Bb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Ke1 h6) 11... Bc5?? { (-5.83 → 2.97) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (11... Bf5 12. a3 Nc3+ 13. Qxc3 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Rae8 15. Nd5 Qh4 16. g3 Qxc4+ 17. Ke1) 12. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.85] } 12... Bb4?! { (2.85 → 4.09) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.09] } (12... Qf6 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Kf2 Bf5 15. Qf4 Qxb2+ 16. Rd2 Qb1 17. g4 Bg6 18. Ne2) 13. Qxe7 { [%eval 4.11] } 13... Ne5?! { (4.11 → 6.29) Inaccuracy. Nxe7 was best. } { [%eval 6.29] } (13... Nxe7 14. a3 Ba5 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. Kf2 Be6 17. Nh3 h6 18. Bc3 Rae8 19. Nf4) 14. Qxf8+ { [%eval 6.27] } 14... Kxf8 { [%eval 6.29] } 15. f4 { [%eval 5.03] } 15... Bg4+ { [%eval 5.45] } 16. Kf2?! { (5.45 → 4.15) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.15] } (16. Nf3 Nxc4 17. Bd4 c5 18. Kf2 cxd4 19. Bxc4 Bd7 20. a3 Ba5 21. b4 Bd8) 16... Rc8? { (4.15 → 6.72) Mistake. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval 6.72] } (16... Bxd1 17. fxe5 Bxa4 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Nf3 Be7 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. c5 Bf6 22. b4) 17. Kg3? { (6.72 → 3.83) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (17. Nf3 Nxf3 18. gxf3 Bd7 19. Nc3 Ba5 20. a3 Re8 21. Bd3 c5 22. f5 f6) 17... Kg8? { (3.83 → 6.54) Mistake. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval 6.54] } (17... Bxd1 18. fxe5 Bxa4 19. exd6 Be1+ 20. Kf3 cxd6 21. b3 Bd7 22. Ke2 Bc3 23. Nf3) 18. fxe5 { [%eval 5.3] } 18... h5?! { (5.30 → 7.68) Inaccuracy. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval 7.68] } (18... Bxd1 19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 dxe5 21. c5 f5 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Bc1 f4+ 24. Kf2) 19. exd6?! { (7.68 → 5.79) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 5.79] } (19. Be2 Re8 20. Kf2 Rxe5 21. Bxg4 hxg4 22. a3 Ra5 23. axb4 Rxa4 24. Bd2 c5) 19... cxd6 { [%eval 7.65] } 20. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.93] } 20... h4+ { [%eval 7.79] } 21. Kxh4 { [%eval 7.53] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 7.26] } 22. Nf3?! { (7.26 → 5.47) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.47] } (22. Rd5 Be4 23. Nc3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Rxc3 26. Bd4 Ra3 27. Nf3 Rxa2) 22... Be4?! { (5.47 → 7.84) Inaccuracy. Bxd6 was best. } { [%eval 7.84] } (22... Bxd6 23. c5 Bb8 24. Nc3 Re8 25. Bc1 Bc8 26. g4 b6 27. Kh3 a6 28. Kg2) 23. Nd2 { [%eval 6.58] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 7.09] } 24. Nxe4 { [%eval 7.02] } 24... Be1+ { [%eval 9.12] } 25. Kg5 { [%eval 8.11] } 25... Re5+ { [%eval 10.04] } 26. Kf4 { [%eval 10.04] } 26... Ra5?! { (10.04 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%eval #16] } (26... f6 27. Rd5 Rxd5 28. cxd5 Kf7 29. g3 g6 30. Bd3 Bb4 31. Kf3 Ke7 32. Ke2) 27. h3? { (Mate in 16 → 9.96) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval 9.96] } (27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Bd3 g6 29. Bd4 Rf5+ 30. Ke3 Bf2+ 31. Nxf2 f6 32. Ne4 b6) 27... g5+ { [%eval 10.29] } 28. Kf3 { [%eval 10.27] } 28... Rf5+ { [%eval 10.37] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval 10.28] } 29... Bb4 { [%eval 10.2] } 30. h4 { [%eval 9.86] } 30... gxh4 { [%eval 11.79] } 31. Rxh4 { [%eval 9.92] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 11.64] } 32. Rd7 { [%eval 12.15] } 32... b6?! { (12.15 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (32... Be7 33. Bd4+ Bf6 34. Rg4+ Kh6 35. Nxf6 Rg5 36. Be3 Kg7 37. Rxg5+ Kxf6 38. Rxb7) 33. Rg4+ { [%eval #5] } 33... Rg5 { [%eval #4] } 34. Rxg5+ { [%eval #3] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval #2] } 35. Rxf7+ { [%eval #2] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 36. Rh5+ { [%eval #4] } 36... Kg8 { [%eval #4] } 37. Rxa7 { [%eval #4] } 37... Be1 { [%eval #2] } 38. Kxe1 { [%eval #2] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 39. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0