[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HngfXWa1"] [Date "2026.04.13"] [Round "-"] [White "dereck974"] [Black "Alfredo20121212"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "HngfXWa1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.13"] [UTCTime "04:41:21"] [WhiteElo "1491"] [BlackElo "1500"] [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... Nc6 { [%eval -0.32] } 3. c5? { (-0.32 → -1.73) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (3. a3 a5 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be3 Nd4 7. Nxd4 exd4) 3... Nf6 { [%eval -1.96] } 4. f4? { (-1.96 → -3.52) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.52] } (4. Nc3 Bxc5 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. Bxd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. h3 b6) 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.2] } 5. d3 { [%eval -3.93] } 5... Qh4+ { [%eval -3.69] } 6. g3 { [%eval -3.77] } 6... Nxg3 { [%eval -3.84] } 7. hxg3 { [%eval -4.25] } 7... Qxh1 { [%eval -4.3] } 8. Qf3?! { (-4.30 → -5.92) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -5.92] } (8. Be3 d5 9. Qe2 exf4 10. Bxf4+ Be7 11. Qf2 Bg4 12. Bg2 Qh5 13. Nf3 O-O) 8... Qxg1 { [%eval -5.99] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -5.93] } 9... Qh2 { [%eval -5.2] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -5.32] } 10... exf4 { [%eval -4.65] } 11. gxf4 { [%eval -5.45] } 11... Qxb2 { [%eval -5.29] } 12. Rb1?! { (-5.29 → -7.09) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -7.09] } (12. Rc1 Bxc5 13. d4 Bxd4 14. Bd2 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Kd8 16. Be2 Re8 17. Qg4 Qb1+) 12... Qxc3+ { [%eval -6.96] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -7.3] } 13... Qb2?? { (-7.30 → 0.34) Blunder. Qxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (13... Qxc5 14. d4 Nxd4 15. Qg3 Nf5 16. Qd3 Qe7+ 17. Kf2 Qf6 18. Bc3 Bc5+ 19. Kg2) 14. Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.14] } 15. Qe2+?! { (0.14 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (15. Bc3 O-O 16. Rh2 Re8+ 17. Re2 Rf8 18. f5 Bd4 19. Kd2 d6 20. f6 Ne5) 15... Ne7?! { (-0.44 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (15... Kd8 16. Qh5 Bd4 17. Rc2 Rf8 18. Bc3 h6 19. Bg2 a5 20. Bxd4 Nxd4 21. Rb2) 16. Rb5? { (0.22 → -0.91) Mistake. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (16. Bc3 d5 17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. d4 Ba3 19. Rb3 Rxg7 20. Rxa3 f6 21. Qh5+ Kf8) 16... d6 { [%eval -1.19] } 17. a4?! { (-1.19 → -1.91) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (17. Bc3 f6 18. a4 c6 19. Rb2 d5 20. Bh3 Bxh3 21. Qh5+ Kd8 22. Qxh3 Kc7) 17... a6 { [%eval -1.76] } 18. Rb3 { [%eval -2.15] } 18... O-O { [%eval -2.09] } 19. Bh3?? { (-2.09 → -5.21) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -5.21] } (19. d4 Be6 20. Rxb7 Bxd4 21. Qd3 Bc5 22. Bh3 Bxh3 23. Qxh3 g6 24. Rxc7 Nf5) 19... Re8?! { (-5.21 → -3.33) Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (19... Bxh3 20. d4 Be6 21. Rxb7 Bxd4 22. Be3 Bf6 23. Kf2 Nf5 24. Qd3 Rfe8 25. Rxc7) 20. Bxc8 { [%eval -3.28] } 20... Raxc8 { [%eval -3.2] } 21. f5?? { (-3.20 → -7.04) Blunder. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -7.04] } (21. Kd1 Nf5 22. Qg4 g6 23. Rxb7 c6 24. Qf3 Bd4 25. Kc2 h5 26. Kb3 d5) 21... Nxf5 { [%eval -7.04] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -8.93] } 22... Rxe3 { [%eval -8.78] } 23. Kd2 { [%eval -10.55] } 23... Rxe2+ { [%eval #-11] } 24. Kxe2 { [%eval -52.92] } 24... Re8+ { [%eval -9.12] } 25. Kf3? { (-9.12 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (25. Kd2 b6 26. a5 b5 27. Rb2 g6 28. Kd1 Kg7 29. Re2 Be3 30. Ra2 Re5) 25... Re3+? { (Mate in 10 → -9.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd4+ was best. } { [%eval -9.52] } (25... Nd4+ 26. Kg4 Nxb3 27. d4 Nxd4 28. a5 g6 29. Kf4 h5 30. Kg3 Re2 31. Kh3) 26. Kf4? { (-9.52 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (26. Kg2 Re2+ 27. Kh3 g6 28. Rxb7 Bd4 29. Rxc7 h5 30. Re7 Nxe7 31. Kg3 Kg7) 26... g6 { [%eval #-11] } 27. Rxb7 { [%eval #-5] } 27... d5 { [%eval #-5] } 28. Rb8+ { [%eval #-5] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval #-4] } 29. d4 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Bd6+ { [%eval #-1] } 30. Kg4 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Rg3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1