[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Q3bFQSio"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "valdizer"] [Black "NickAntonio"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Q3bFQSio"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "18:14:37"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.3] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] } { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... bxc6?! { (0.19 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (5... dxc6 6. d3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Be3) 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.2] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 1.65] } 7. d4 { [%eval 1.6] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 1.78] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 2.2] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.97] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 1.8] } 9... d6? { (1.80 → 3.16) Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (9... Re8 10. Nf3 d6 11. h3 Bb7 12. a4 a5 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Qd2 h6 15. Rad1) 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 3.13] } 10... Qe8 { [%eval 3.4] } 11. Nb4?! { (3.40 → 2.53) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.53] } (11. Nd5 Kh8 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. d5 Bd7 14. Nd4 Qe5 15. f3 Nh5 16. c4 g5) 11... Bb7 { [%eval 2.54] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 2.41] } 12... Nd7?! { (2.41 → 3.22) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. a4 a5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxe8 Raxe8 17. b3 Re6 18. Be3) 13. Nbd5 { [%eval 3.3] } 13... f6 { [%eval 3.24] } 14. Bh4 { [%eval 3.38] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.79] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.77] } 15... Qe6 { [%eval 3.86] } 16. c3 { [%eval 3.72] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 3.76] } 17. Qb3 { [%eval 3.38] } 17... Nb8?! { (3.38 → 4.48) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (17... c6 18. Nxb6 Qxb3 19. axb3 axb6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Bg3 Ra2 22. Rb1 d5 23. exd5) 18. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.6] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 4.72] } 19. Bh4 { [%eval 4.77] } 19... Na5 { [%eval 4.82] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval 4.7] } 20... Qg4 { [%eval 5.09] } 21. Bg3 { [%eval 5.28] } 21... Nb7 { [%eval 5.54] } 22. Nxc7 { [%eval 5.18] } 22... Bxc7 { [%eval 5.29] } 23. Qb3+ { [%eval 5.37] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 5.57] } 24. Qxb7 { [%eval 5.61] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 5.68] } 25. Qd5 { [%eval 5.56] } 25... Rab8 { [%eval 5.92] } 26. Re3 { [%eval 6.09] } 26... Bd8 { [%eval 7.86] } 27. Bxd6+ { [%eval 7.81] } 27... Be7? { (7.81 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (27... Qxd6 28. Qxd6+ Be7 29. Rf3+ Kg8 30. Qc6 Kh8 31. b4 Bh4 32. e5 Rec8 33. Qa4) 28. Rf3+ { [%eval #1] } 28... Qf5 { [%eval #1] } 29. Rxf5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0