[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JXjcJfy8"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "-"] [White "TheBurt22"] [Black "Patz1978"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "JXjcJfy8"] [UTCDate "2026.01.29"] [UTCTime "19:48:21"] [WhiteElo "1964"] [BlackElo "1342"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "7 days per move"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } { A10 English Opening } 1... a6 { [%eval 0.39] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.31] } 2... b5 { [%eval 0.58] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.59] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.5] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.41] } 4... c6?! { (0.41 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (4... b4 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Qxb4 Nc6 7. Qa4 Nxd4 8. Nf3 Bc6 9. Qd1) 5. c5 { [%eval 0.95] } 5... Qa5? { (0.95 → 2.48) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (5... d6 6. cxd6 exd6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Be7 10. dxc5) 6. Bd2 { [%eval 2.05] } 6... Qb4? { (2.05 → 4.31) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (6... Qc7 7. Nf3 d6 8. cxd6 exd6 9. Rc1 Ne7 10. h4 g6 11. h5 Bg7 12. h6) 7. Nge2?! { (4.31 → 2.92) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (7. Nxb5 Qxd2+ 8. Qxd2 cxb5 9. a4 bxa4 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. f3 e6 12. Ne2 Be7) 7... d6? { (2.92 → 4.94) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 4.94] } (7... Qa5 8. e5 Qd8 9. Ng3 a5 10. Nce4 Na6 11. h4 Bc8 12. Bd3) 8. Nd5 { [%eval 4.98] } 8... Qxb2 { [%eval 5.33] } 9. Nc7+ { [%eval 5.2] } 9... Kd8 { [%eval 5.4] } 10. Nxa8 { [%eval 5.21] } 10... Bxa8 { [%eval 5.41] } 11. cxd6? { (5.41 → 3.43) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (11. a3 Nf6 12. f3 dxc5 13. Bc3 Qxa1 14. Qxa1 Nbd7 15. g4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 e5) 11... exd6? { (3.43 → 5.51) Mistake. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval 5.51] } (11... Qa3 12. dxe7+ Qxe7 13. f3 f5 14. Ng3 fxe4 15. fxe4 h5 16. Bd3 c5 17. O-O) 12. g3?! { (5.51 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (12. a3 Nf6 13. Bc3 Qxa1 14. Qxa1 Nxe4 15. Ba5+ Kc8 16. f3 Nf6 17. Nf4 c5) 12... c5 { [%eval 3.81] } 13. dxc5?! { (3.81 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (13. Bg2 Nf6 14. dxc5 Nbd7 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Ra1 Qc4 17. Ba5+ Ke8 18. cxd6 Ne5) 13... Bxe4 { [%eval 2.92] } 14. Rg1 { [%eval 2.25] } 14... Bf3?! { (2.25 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (14... Nd7 15. Bc3 Qa3 16. Qd2 Nxc5 17. Nf4 Kc8 18. Be2 Na4 19. Rc1 Kb7 20. Ba5) 15. cxd6 { [%eval 3.16] } 15... Bxe2?! { (3.16 → 4.52) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.52] } (15... Nf6 16. Bg2 Bg4 17. Bc3 Qxc3+ 18. Nxc3 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 h5 20. Ke2 Nbd7 21. Rd4) 16. Bxe2 { [%eval 4.73] } 16... Bxd6 { [%eval 5.6] } 17. Ba5+?! { (5.60 → 3.56) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (17. Bf4 Nd7 18. Bxd6 Ngf6 19. Qc1 Qxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Re8 21. Bc7+ Ke7 22. Kf1 Nd5) 17... Ke7 { [%eval 3.39] } 18. Kf1 { [%eval 3.56] } 18... Be5? { (3.56 → 6.01) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 6.01] } (18... Nc6 19. Bb6 Nf6 20. Rc1 Ne5 21. Rc2 Qb4 22. Bd4 Rd8 23. Kg2 Nd5 24. Re1) 19. Kg2?! { (6.01 → 4.32) Inaccuracy. Qd8+ was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (19. Qd8+ Ke6 20. Rd1 Ne7 21. Qxh8 Nbc6 22. Bb6 f5 23. Qe8 g6 24. Bc5 Qxa2) 19... Qxa1? { (4.32 → 9.12) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 9.12] } (19... Nc6 20. Qd5 Nxa5 21. Rad1 Kf6 22. Qd8+ Kg6 23. h4 Bf6 24. Qd3+ Kh6 25. Qe3+) 20. Qd8+ { [%eval 8.84] } 20... Ke6 { [%eval 8.76] } 21. Rxa1 { [%eval 8.0] } 21... Bxa1 { [%eval 9.14] } 22. Qxb8 { [%eval 8.26] } 22... g5? { (8.26 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (22... f5 23. Qe8+ Ne7 24. Qxh8 Kf7 25. Bb4 Bf6 26. Qa8 f4 27. Bxe7 Kxe7 28. Bf3) 23. Qb6+ { [%eval #7] } 23... Kf5 { [%eval #4] } 24. Qxa6?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd3+ was best. } { [%eval 10.52] } (24. Bd3+ Kg4 25. f3+ Kh5 26. g4+ Kh4 27. Qf2#) 24... Nf6 { [%eval 9.83] } 25. Qxb5+ { [%eval 9.42] } 25... Kg6 { [%eval 9.17] } 26. Qb1+ { [%eval 8.95] } 26... Ne4? { (8.95 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (26... Kg7 27. Qxa1 Rc8 28. Bc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Kg6 30. Qe5 Ng8 31. Bd3+ f5 32. Qxf5+) 27. Qxe4+ { [%eval #11] } 27... Kh6 { [%eval #7] } 28. Qc6+ { [%eval #10] } 28... f6 { [%eval #12] } 29. Bc3 { [%eval #11] } 29... Bxc3 { [%eval #11] } 30. Qxc3 { [%eval #10] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval #1] } 31. Qxf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0