[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HMclkFXJ"] [Date "2026.02.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "VJ_EDGECOMBE77"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "HMclkFXJ"] [UTCDate "2026.02.02"] [UTCTime "13:12:02"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... h6?! { (0.06 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (3... Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Nb5?! { (0.62 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Be3 Bd6) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.25] } 5. d3?! { (-0.25 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (5. d4 exd4 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. e5 Ng8 8. Be2 Nge7 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4) 5... d5 { [%eval -0.82] } 6. d4 { [%eval -1.29] } 6... a6 { [%eval -1.06] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -1.54] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.51] } 8. g3?? { (-1.51 → -4.21) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.21] } (8. Nxe5 Qh4 9. g3 Nxc3 10. gxh4 Nxd1 11. Nxc6 Nxb2 12. Ne5 Na4 13. Rg1 Be6) 8... Bb4 { [%eval -3.96] } 9. a3 { [%eval -4.32] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.42] } 10. bxc3 { White offers draw } { [%eval -4.34] } 10... Bxc3+ { [%eval -4.63] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -4.7] } 11... Bxa1 { [%eval -4.66] } 12. Nxe5?! { (-4.66 → -6.34) Inaccuracy. Qxa1 was best. } { [%eval -6.34] } (12. Qxa1 exd4 13. Bg2 Qe7+ 14. Kd1 O-O 15. Kc1 Re8 16. Re1 Be6 17. h3 Rad8) 12... Bxd4 { [%eval -6.06] } 13. Nd3 { [%eval -6.65] } 13... Qe7+ { [%eval -6.63] } 14. Be2 { [%eval -6.58] } 14... Bg4 { [%eval -6.63] } 15. f3 { [%eval -7.27] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval -7.18] } 16. Rf1 { [%eval -7.06] } 16... Bxe2 { [%eval -7.06] } 17. Qxe2 { [%eval -7.19] } 17... Qxe2+ { [%eval -7.26] } 18. Kxe2 { [%eval -7.4] } 18... f6 { [%eval -7.37] } 19. Bb4 { [%eval -7.71] } 19... O-O-O { [%eval -7.59] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval -8.07] } 20... Rhe8+ { [%eval -8.11] } 21. Kd3 { [%eval -8.58] } 21... Bxc5 { [%eval -8.45] } 22. Bxc5 { [%eval -8.43] } 22... d4 { [%eval -8.35] } 23. Ba7 { [%eval -9.31] } 23... Nxa7 { [%eval -9.22] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval -9.36] } 24... Nc6 { [%eval -9.39] } 25. c4 { [%eval -10.34] } 25... Re3+ { [%eval -10.51] } 26. Kc2?! { (-10.51 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (26. Kd2 Ne5 27. Rf1 Nxc4+ 28. Kd1 d3 29. h4 d2 30. g4 Re6 31. Rh1 Ne3+) 26... d3+ { [%eval #-8] } 27. Kc3 { [%eval #-6] } 27... d2+ { [%eval #-5] } 28. Kc2 { [%eval #-5] } 28... Rdd3 { [%eval #-4] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval #-4] } 29... Nd4+ { [%eval #-3] } 30. Kb2 { [%eval #-3] } 30... Rb3+ { [%eval #-2] } 31. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] } 31... Rxa3+ { [%eval #-1] } 32. Kb2 { [%eval #-1] } 32... Reb3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1