[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NILKOtfs"] [Date "2026.04.06"] [Round "-"] [White "johnidavydov"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NILKOtfs"] [UTCDate "2026.04.06"] [UTCTime "12:50:57"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... dxc3 { [%eval -0.12] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted } 4. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.15] } 5... e6 { [%eval -0.12] } 6. Nb5?! { (-0.12 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb5 Qb8 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bc4 a6) 6... d5?! { (-0.85 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (6... Nf6 7. e5 Ne4 8. Bd3 Qa5+ 9. Kf1 Bc5 10. Bxe4 Qxb5+ 11. Kg1) 7. exd5 { [%eval -0.05] } 7... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 8... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.02] } 9. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.01] } 9... a6?? { (0.01 → 1.91) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (9... exd5 10. Qxd5 Qxd5 11. Nc7+ Kf8 12. Nxd5 g6 13. Bb5 Bg4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne3) 10. a4?? { (1.91 → -1.11) Blunder. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (10. dxc6 axb5 11. Bxb5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Ke7 13. Rhc1 bxc6 14. Bxc6 Rb8 15. b3 Nh6) 10... exd5 { [%eval -1.25] } 11. Ng5?? { (-1.25 → -4.21) Blunder. Nbd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.21] } (11. Nbd4 Nf6 12. Bd3 Qe7+ 13. Qe3 Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 Bd7 15. O-O O-O 16. Nxc6 bxc6) 11... Kf8? { (-4.21 → -2.33) Mistake. axb5 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (11... axb5 12. Bxb5 Nf6 13. Qe3+ Qe7 14. O-O Qxe3 15. fxe3 Bd7 16. b4 O-O 17. Nf3) 12. Bd3?! { (-2.33 → -3.52) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -3.52] } (12. Na3 Qe7+ 13. Be2 Bg4 14. f3 Bf5 15. g4 Bg6 16. O-O h5 17. Rae1 Qc5+) 12... h6 { [%eval -3.28] } 13. Nh7+ { [%eval -3.99] } 13... Rxh7 { [%eval -4.07] } 14. Bxh7 { [%eval -4.1] } 14... axb5 { [%eval -4.14] } 15. O-O { [%eval -3.96] } 15... bxa4 { [%eval -4.15] } 16. Rae1 { [%eval -4.82] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval -5.0] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -4.93] } 17... Kg8 { [%eval -4.61] } 18. Qf4 { [%eval -4.73] } 18... g5 { [%eval -4.16] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval -4.47] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval -4.47] } 20. Bb5 { [%eval -4.64] } 20... Be6 { [%eval -4.49] } 21. Bxc6 { [%eval -4.84] } 21... Qxc6 { [%eval -4.38] } 22. h4 { [%eval -4.53] } 22... Ne4 { [%eval -4.62] } 23. Qe3 { [%eval -5.02] } 23... Qc7?! { (-5.02 → -3.75) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (23... Qc5 24. f3 Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Nd2 26. Rfe1 Nc4 27. R3e2 Kg7 28. Rf2 Ra6) 24. hxg5 { [%eval -3.65] } 24... Re8 { [%eval -2.92] } 25. gxh6 { [%eval -3.39] } 25... a3?? { (-3.39 → 2.08) Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (25... Kh7 26. Rc1 Qd8 27. Ra1 b5 28. f3 Ng3 29. Rfe1 Rg8 30. Rac1 Qb8) 26. bxa3?? { (2.08 → -2.33) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (26. f3 Bf5 27. fxe4 Bg6 28. bxa3 Qe5 29. Rb1 Re7 30. Qf2 dxe4 31. Qe3 Kh7) 26... Nd6?? { (-2.33 → 6.83) Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 6.83] } (26... Kh7 27. Rc1 Qb8 28. Qd3 Kxh6 29. f3 Qg3 30. Qe2 Ng5 31. Qe1 Qf4 32. Rb1) 27. Qg5+ { [%eval 6.8] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval 6.58] } 28. Qg7+?? { (6.58 → 3.04) Blunder. h7 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (28. h7 Qc3 29. Re5 Qxe5 30. Qxe5 Ke7 31. h8=Q Rxh8 32. Qxh8 Nc4 33. f4 Ne3) 28... Ke7 { [%eval 2.79] } 29. h7 { [%eval 2.64] } 29... Ne4? { (2.64 → 4.75) Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.75] } (29... Qc8 30. Re5 Kd7 31. Rfe1 Kc6 32. Rh5 Rh8 33. Rc1+ Nc4 34. Rh6 Kc5 35. a4) 30. h8=Q { [%eval 4.71] } 30... Rxh8 { [%eval 4.66] } 31. Qxh8 { [%eval 4.81] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 5.0] } 32. Qh4+ { [%eval 5.05] } 32... f6 { [%eval 5.09] } 33. Qh7+ { [%eval 4.9] } 33... Kd6 { [%eval 5.08] } 34. Qxd7+?! { (5.08 → 4.01) Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (34. Qh6 Kc7 35. Qf4+ Qd6 36. Rxe4 dxe4 37. Rc1+ Kd7 38. Qxe4 b6 39. Qh7+ Ke8) 34... Bxd7 { [%eval 4.02] } 35. f3 { [%eval 3.76] } 35... Bb5? { (3.76 → 6.36) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 6.36] } (35... Nd2 36. Kf2 Nxf1 37. Rxf1 d4 38. Rb1 Bc6 39. Ke2 Kc5 40. Rh1 Kc4 41. Kd2) 36. fxe4 { [%eval 6.77] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 7.81] } 37. exd5 { [%eval 7.53] } 37... Bc4?! { (7.53 → 13.06) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 13.06] } (37... Kd6 38. Rd1 b6 39. Rxf6+ Ke7 40. Rg6 Kf7 41. Rg3 Ba4 42. Rd2 Bd7 43. Rf2+) 38. Rxf6 { [%eval 11.09] } 38... Bxd5 { [%eval 7.99] } 39. Rf5 { [%eval 7.06] } 39... Bxg2? { (7.06 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg8 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (39... Bg8 40. Rf6 Bb3 41. g4 Ba2 42. g5 Bb3 43. Rb1 Bc4 44. Rxb7+ Ke8 45. Rb1) 40. Kxg2 { [%eval #8] } 40... Kd6 { [%eval #8] } 41. Ree5 { [%eval #7] } 41... Kd7 { [%eval #6] } 42. Rf6 { [%eval #5] } 42... Kc7 { [%eval #5] } 43. Rg5 { [%eval #4] } 43... Kb8 { [%eval #4] } 44. a4 { [%eval #4] } 44... Kc8 { [%eval #4] } 45. a5 { [%eval #5] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval #3] } 46. Rg7+ { [%eval #2] } 46... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 47. a6 { [%eval #2] } 47... b5 { [%eval #1] } 48. Rf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0