[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IHJFvaPW"] [Date "2026.03.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Patrick234"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IHJFvaPW"] [UTCDate "2026.03.31"] [UTCTime "19:34:42"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.65] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.66] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.64] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.93] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.81] } 6... Nd7?! { (0.81 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (6... Nc6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. O-O Nf6 9. h3 Be6 10. Qe2 Bxc4 11. Qxc4) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.63] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 1.56] } 8. Bg5?! { (1.56 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 a6 10. Bd5 Rb8 11. Bf4 Be7 12. g4 b5 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7) 8... Qa5?! { (0.98 → 2.14) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (8... Be7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 a6 11. a4 Ne5 12. Qe2 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 O-O 14. O-O) 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.06] } 9... Nxf6 { [%eval 2.19] } 10. O-O?! { (2.19 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (10. e5 dxe5 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Nxe5+ Kg8 13. Nxg4 Re8+ 14. Ne3 Qa6 15. Qf3 Rd8) 10... Rd8? { (1.48 → 3.01) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (10... Be7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. a4 Rae8 14. Rfd1 g6 15. g3 Nd7 16. Bb5) 11. h3?! { (3.01 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (11. Qe1 Qb4 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. a3 Qa5 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. e5 dxe5) 11... Bc8? { (1.97 → 3.96) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Be7 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Bc4 a6 15. a4 h5 16. Ra3 g6 17. Rb3) 12. Ng5 { [%eval 4.03] } 12... Rd7 { [%eval 3.73] } 13. Re1?! { (3.73 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (13. Qe2 h6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxe5+ Be7 16. Nxf7 Rf8 17. Qb8 Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7) 13... h6 { [%eval 2.8] } 14. e5 { [%eval 2.44] } 14... hxg5? { (2.44 → 4.55) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.55] } (14... dxe5 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Rxe5+ Re7 17. Qd6 Qb6 18. Qb8 Qd8 19. Rd1 Bd7 20. Bf7+) 15. exf6+ { [%eval 4.67] } 15... Kd8 { [%eval 4.39] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval 3.59] } 16... Kc7 { [%eval 4.11] } 17. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.11] } 17... Kb8 { [%eval 4.02] } 18. Re8 { [%eval 3.78] } 18... b5 { [%eval 4.21] } 19. Qb3 { [%eval 4.01] } 19... Rb7?! { (4.01 → 5.32) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.32] } (19... gxf6 20. Qxb5+ Qxb5 21. Bxb5 Rc7 22. Rae1 f5 23. c3 Kb7 24. Nxc7 Kxc7 25. Bc4) 20. Be2 { [%eval 5.17] } 20... Rg8?! { (5.17 → 8.26) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval 8.26] } (20... gxf6 21. Bg4 f5 22. Bxf5 Bg7 23. Qe3 Rc7 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Re1 Qc6 26. Rxh8) 21. Qg3?! { (8.26 → 5.69) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 5.69] } (21. Bg4 Be7 22. Rxg8 Bd8 23. Bxc8 Kxc8 24. fxg7 f5 25. Rd1 Kb8 26. Qf3 a6) 21... Rd7 { [%eval 5.55] } 22. Qxg5 { [%eval 5.34] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 5.39] } 23. Rxd8 { [%eval 5.36] } 23... Qxd8 { [%eval 4.99] } 24. Ne7 { [%eval 4.77] } 24... Bxe7 { [%eval 4.62] } 25. fxe7 { [%eval 4.39] } 25... Qb6 { [%eval 5.18] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval 4.99] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 5.15] } 27. Bg4 { [%eval 5.11] } 27... g6 { [%eval 5.09] } 28. Qg5?! { (5.09 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. Qh7 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (28. Qh7 Re8 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Qf7 Qc6 31. Qxe6 Kc7 32. Re1 Qd7 33. Qf7 a5) 28... Qa5?? { (3.32 → 6.92) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 6.92] } (28... Bxg4 29. hxg4 Qb7 30. Rd1 Re8 31. Rxd6 Qxe7 32. Qxc5 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Qxe5) 29. Bxe6 { [%eval 7.0] } 29... fxe6 { [%eval 6.88] } 30. Qf6 { [%eval 5.39] } 30... Qc7 { [%eval 5.36] } 31. Qxe6 { [%eval 5.04] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 5.3] } 32. Re1 { [%eval 5.4] } 32... Qc6 { [%eval 6.32] } 33. Qxg6 { [%eval 6.22] } 33... a6 { [%eval 6.71] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval 5.22] } 34... Qd7?! { (5.22 → 7.64) Inaccuracy. Rxe7 was best. } { [%eval 7.64] } (34... Rxe7 35. Rxd6 Qe4 36. Rb6+ Kc8 37. Qh6 Re8 38. Rxa6 Kb7 39. Qb6+ Kc8 40. Qxc5+) 35. Rxd6 { [%eval 7.68] } 35... Rxe7 { [%eval 7.63] } 36. Rxd7 { [%eval 7.65] } 36... Rxd7 { [%eval 7.85] } 37. Qxa6 { [%eval 7.77] } 37... Kc7 { [%eval 8.0] } 38. Qxb5 { [%eval 7.89] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval 7.86] } 39. h4 { [%eval 7.89] } 39... Rc7 { [%eval 8.86] } 40. h5 { [%eval 8.07] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval 9.25] } 41. h6 { [%eval 8.44] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval 81.83] } 42. Qd3+ { [%eval 9.46] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 9.31] } 43. Qh7+ { [%eval 9.03] } 43... Kd8 { [%eval 8.83] } 44. Qxc7+ { [%eval 12.63] } 44... Kxc7 { [%eval 12.67] } 45. h7 { [%eval 10.7] } 45... c4?! { (10.70 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (45... Kd7 46. f3 Ke6 47. Kf2 Kd7 48. h8=Q Kc7 49. g4 Kd6 50. Qd8+ Ke5 51. Ke3) 46. h8=Q { [%eval #15] } 46... Kc6 { [%eval #10] } 47. Qh3 { [%eval #9] } 47... Kd5 { [%eval #9] } 48. g4 { [%eval #8] } 48... Kd6 { [%eval #8] } 49. g5 { [%eval #7] } 49... Ke5 { [%eval #7] } 50. g6 { [%eval #7] } 50... Kd5 { [%eval #5] } 51. g7 { [%eval #4] } 51... Kc5 { [%eval #4] } 52. g8=Q { [%eval #3] } 52... Kb5 { [%eval #3] } 53. Qhc8 { [%eval #2] } 53... c3 { [%eval #2] } 54. bxc3 { [%eval #2] } 54... Kb6 { [%eval #2] } 55. Qgc4 { [%eval #1] } 55... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 56. Q4a6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0