[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HVl4s7Pb"] [Date "2025.11.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Flaxwave"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "HVl4s7Pb"] [UTCDate "2025.11.21"] [UTCTime "09:52:38"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Qe7 { [%eval 0.66] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.65] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.74] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.4] } 7... Ba6?! { (0.40 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (7... Qe6 8. b3 Be7 9. Ba3 c5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. c4) 8. Re1 { [%eval 1.13] } 8... Rd8 { [%eval 1.42] } 9. d5?! { (1.42 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (9. Qd2 Bc8 10. Rd1 Nd7 11. d5 Bb7 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe2 Nf6 14. a4 Qe6) 9... Bb7?! { (0.53 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (9... Qd7 10. dxc6 Qxc6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Nd5 Bc4 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Nh4) 10. Bg5 { [%eval 1.58] } 10... Rb8?! { (1.58 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (10... h6 11. Bxf6) 11. b3?! { (2.26 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (11. Qd3 Qd7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nh4 Rg8 14. Nf5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 c6) 11... Qd8 { [%eval 1.31] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.27] } 12... gxf6? { (1.27 → 2.67) Mistake. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (12... Qxf6 13. Qe2 Qd8 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Qa6 Bd7 16. Qxa7 c6 17. Red1 Ra8 18. Qe3) 13. dxc6 { [%eval 2.55] } 13... Bxc6 { [%eval 2.36] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 2.3] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 2.54] } 15. c4 { [%eval 2.56] } 15... c6 { [%eval 2.53] } 16. Nc3?! { (2.53 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (16. Ne3 d5 17. cxd5 Bb4 18. Rf1 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rb5 21. Nh4 Rxd5) 16... Qb6?! { (1.83 → 2.99) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (16... d5 17. exd5 Bb4 18. Qd3 cxd5 19. cxd5 O-O 20. Red1 Kh8 21. Nh4 Qd7 22. Qf3) 17. Nh4 { [%eval 3.01] } 17... Qa5 { [%eval 2.98] } 18. Qd2? { (2.98 → 1.54) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (18. Qf3 Bc8 19. Red1 Be6 20. h3 Be7 21. Ne2 Rd8 22. Ng3 d5 23. exd5 cxd5) 18... Rg8?! { (1.54 → 2.33) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (18... d5 19. exd5 cxd5 20. a3 dxc4 21. bxc4 Bc8 22. Qc2 Bc5 23. Nd5 O-O 24. Rad1) 19. Re2 { [%eval 2.41] } 19... Bc8 { [%eval 2.2] } 20. Na4?? { (2.20 → 0.16) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Be7 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Ne4 Qxd2 24. Rexd2 Kd7 25. Nxd6 Kc7) 20... Qxd2 { [%eval 0.16] } 21. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.18] } 21... Rg4 { [%eval 0.19] } 22. Nf5 { [%eval 0.22] } 22... d5 { [%eval 0.45] } 23. exd5?? { (0.45 → -3.98) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (23. cxd5 Bb4 24. Rdd1 Rxe4 25. Ng3 Rh4 26. dxc6 Be6 27. Rac1 Ba3 28. Rc2 Rc8) 23... Bxf5 { [%eval -3.93] } 24. dxc6 { [%eval -3.93] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval -4.03] } 25. Rad1?! { (-4.03 → -5.32) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -5.32] } (25. Rd5 Rxd5 26. cxd5 Kd8 27. Nc3 Rd4 28. g3 Bb4 29. Nd1 Kc7 30. Rc1 Bc8) 25... Rxd2 { [%eval -5.11] } 26. Rxd2 { [%eval -4.96] } 26... Be4?? { (-4.96 → 5.18) Blunder. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval 5.18] } (26... Rd4 27. Rxd4 exd4 28. c5 Kd8 29. b4 Kc7 30. Nb2 a5 31. b5 Bxc5 32. a4) 27. f3?! { (5.18 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. c7 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (27. c7 Bf5 28. Rd8+ Ke7 29. Nc3 Bd7 30. Nd5+ Ke6 31. Re8+ Kd6 32. Rxf8 Rd4) 27... Bh6?! { (3.89 → 6.10) Inaccuracy. Rxg2+ was best. } { [%eval 6.1] } (27... Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bxc6 29. Nc3 f5 30. Nd5 Bc5 31. b4 Bd4 32. Kf1 Kd7 33. b5) 28. Rb2?? { (6.10 → -4.68) Blunder. c7 was best. } { [%eval -4.68] } (28. c7 Bxd2 29. c8=Q+ Ke7 30. Qc5+ Ke8 31. fxg4 Bc2 32. Qc8+ Ke7 33. Qc7+ Ke8) 28... Rg6?? { (-4.68 → 3.17) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.17] } (28... Bxf3 29. h3 Rg8 30. c7 Kd7 31. Kf1 Bc6 32. Rf2 Rg6 33. Nc3 Kxc7 34. Rc2) 29. fxe4 { [%eval 3.36] } 29... Be3+ { [%eval 3.32] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval 3.27] } 30... Kd8?! { (3.27 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (30... Bd4 31. Rc2 Rg4 32. g3 Rxe4 33. Nc3 Bxc3 34. Rxc3 Rd4 35. b4 Kd8 36. b5) 31. Re2? { (4.29 → 2.18) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (31. Nc3 Rh6 32. h3 f5 33. exf5 Rh5 34. f6 Rf5+ 35. Ke1 Rxf6 36. Nd5 Bd4) 31... Bd4 { [%eval 2.45] } 32. b4 { [%eval 2.34] } 32... f5 { [%eval 2.02] } 33. exf5 { [%eval 1.89] } 33... Rg5? { (1.89 → 3.37) Mistake. Rxc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (33... Rxc6 34. Rc2 Ra6 35. Nc5 Bxc5 36. bxc5 Ke7 37. Rd2 Ra4 38. Rd6 f6 39. Re6+) 34. Ke1 { [%eval 3.55] } 34... Rxf5 { [%eval 3.5] } 35. Rd2 { [%eval 3.42] } 35... Kc7 { [%eval 3.52] } 36. b5 { [%eval 3.34] } 36... Rf6 { [%eval 3.94] } 37. Nb2?? { (3.94 → 1.30) Blunder. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (37. Rd3 Rf4 38. Nc3 Bxc3+ 39. Rxc3 f6 40. Ra3 Kb8 41. Rf3 Rxc4 42. Rxf6 Rb4) 37... a6?? { (1.30 → 3.26) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (37... Bc3 38. Nd1) 38. Re2?! { (3.26 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (38. Rc2 Rh6 39. Nd3 Rxh2 40. Nb4 Rh1+ 41. Ke2 axb5 42. cxb5 Rg1 43. Kd3 Rd1+) 38... axb5?! { (2.51 → 3.50) Inaccuracy. Bc3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.5] } (38... Bc3+ 39. Kd1 Rf4 40. bxa6 Kxc6 41. Nd3 Rf5 42. Kc2 Bd4 43. Nb4+ Kb6 44. Kd3) 39. cxb5 { [%eval 3.81] } 39... Rh6 { [%eval 3.99] } 40. h3 { [%eval 3.89] } 40... Bxb2?! { (3.89 → 6.04) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 6.04] } (40... Rd6 41. Rc2 Rd5 42. a4 e4 43. Nc4 h5 44. Nd2 f5 45. Ke2 Ba7 46. Nc4) 41. Rxb2 { [%eval 5.87] } 41... Rg6 { [%eval 7.03] } 42. Kf1 { [%eval 5.78] } 42... Rf6+ { [%eval 6.24] } 43. Kg1 { [%eval 6.19] } 43... e4 { [%eval 8.11] } 44. a4?! { (8.11 → 5.99) Inaccuracy. b6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.99] } (44. b6+ Kxc6 45. b7 Rd6 46. b8=Q Rd1+ 47. Kf2 Kd7 48. Rb7+ Ke6 49. Qe8+ Kd5) 44... e3 { [%eval 6.07] } 45. a5 { [%eval 5.9] } 45... Kb8 { [%eval 6.41] } 46. a6 { [%eval 6.21] } 46... Rd6 { [%eval 6.64] } 47. Re2 { [%eval 6.46] } 47... Rd1+ { [%eval 7.46] } 48. Kh2 { [%eval 6.9] } 48... Rd6 { [%eval 9.91] } 49. Rxe3 { [%eval 9.77] } 49... Rf6 { [%eval 12.12] } 50. Rc3 { [%eval 11.87] } 50... Rh6?! { (11.87 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (50... Kc7 51. a7 Rf5 52. b6+ Kxb6 53. a8=Q Kc7 54. Qb7+ Kd6 55. Qd7+ Ke5 56. c7) 51. c7+ { [%eval #7] } 51... Kc8 { [%eval #7] } 52. a7 { [%eval #6] } 52... Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 53. a8=Q+ { [%eval #4] } 53... Kxa8 { [%eval #4] } 54. c8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 54... Ka7 { [%eval #3] } 55. Qd7+ { [%eval #4] } 55... Kb6 { [%eval #4] } 56. Rc6+ { [%eval #5] } 56... Rxc6 { [%eval #5] } 57. Qxc6+ { [%eval #5] } 57... Ka7 { [%eval #3] } 58. Qd7+ { [%eval #6] } 58... Kb6 { [%eval #6] } 59. Qc6+ { [%eval #5] } 59... Ka5 { [%eval #5] } 60. b6 { [%eval #4] } 60... Ka6 { [%eval #4] } 61. b7+ { [%eval #3] } 61... Ka7 { [%eval #3] } 62. Qc8 { [%eval #3] } 62... Kb6 { [%eval #3] } 63. b8=Q+ { [%eval #2] } 63... Ka5 { [%eval #2] } 64. Qbc7+ { [%eval #2] } 64... Kb5 { [%eval #2] } 65. Q8b8+ { [%eval #1] } 65... Ka6 { [%eval #1] } 66. Qca7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0