[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/T3CLye2q"] [Date "2026.05.04"] [Round "-"] [White "MR-DOWN"] [Black "arthurs2019"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "T3CLye2q"] [UTCDate "2026.05.04"] [UTCTime "14:33:17"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] } { D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation } 4. e4 { [%eval -0.18] } 4... dxe4 { [%eval -0.24] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.16] } 6... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.05] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.23] } 7... c5 { [%eval -0.22] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.36] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval -0.06] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval -0.07] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.09] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval -0.51] } 10... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.42] } 11. Qxb2 { [%eval -0.46] } 11... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.48] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval -0.56] } 12... Bc3+ { [%eval -0.52] } 13. Kd1 { [%eval -0.59] } 13... Rd8+ { [%eval -0.23] } 14. Kc2 { [%eval -0.22] } 14... Ba5 { [%eval -0.26] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval -0.22] } 15... Rd7?! { (-0.22 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (15... f5 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Nf3 g6 18. Bd4 Bc7 19. Rbe1 e5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5) 16. Rhd1 { [%eval 0.79] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.77] } 17. Be4 { [%eval 0.63] } 17... Nb4+ { [%eval 0.63] } 18. Kb3 { [%eval 0.43] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.43] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval 0.52] } 19... a6? { (0.52 → 1.96) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (19... Nc6 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21. Ka3 b6 22. Ba4 Bc3 23. Bb5 Bf6 24. Rd1 Be8 25. Bg5) 20. a3?! { (1.96 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Bxa5 Nxa5+ 22. Kc3 Rc7 23. Rd8+ Kf7 24. Ne5+ Kf6 25. Kd4 Nc6+) 20... Nxc2 { [%eval 1.49] } 21. Kxc2 { [%eval 1.42] } 21... Rxd1 { [%eval 1.47] } 22. Rxd1 { [%eval 1.5] } 22... b5?? { (1.50 → 4.58) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (22... Kf8 23. Bf4 Ke8 24. Rb1 Bd8 25. h4 a5 26. h5 Ra6 27. Ne5 Be7 28. Nd3) 23. c6? { (4.58 → 2.39) Mistake. cxb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (23. cxb6 Bb7 24. Rd7 Bc6 25. Rd6 Rc8 26. Kb3 Be4 27. Ne5 Bxg2 28. f3 f4) 23... bxc4 { [%eval 2.68] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 2.63] } 24... Kf8?! { (2.63 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (24... Bc7 25. Nxc4 Kf7 26. Kc3 f4 27. Bc5 e5 28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Nxd6+ Kf6 30. Kc4) 25. Bc5+ { [%eval 3.31] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval 3.42] } 26. Nxc4 { [%eval 3.35] } 26... Bc7 { [%eval 3.3] } 27. g3 { [%eval 2.68] } 27... e5 { [%eval 3.0] } 28. Nd6+ { [%eval 3.1] } 28... Bxd6 { [%eval 2.96] } 29. Rxd6 { [%eval 2.95] } 29... Rb8?! { (2.95 → 3.73) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (29... f4 30. gxf4 exf4 31. c7 Bf5+ 32. Kc3 Rc8 33. Bb6 Ke7 34. Rd4 g5 35. Kb4) 30. c7 { [%eval 3.58] } 30... Rb5?! { (3.58 → 4.87) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 4.87] } (30... Ra8 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Kd3 Ke6 33. Be3 a5 34. Kc4 a4 35. h4 g6 36. Kc5) 31. Bb4? { (4.87 → 2.48) Mistake. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Bb4 Ke6 33. Rxc8 Kd7 34. Rf8 Kxc7 35. Rxf5 Kc6 36. Bc3 e4) 31... a5?? { (2.48 → 6.62) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 6.62] } (31... Bd7 32. Rxa6 Bc8 33. Rd6 Bd7 34. Rd2 e4 35. h4 Rb6 36. Bd6 g6 37. Rd4) 32. Bc3?? { (6.62 → 0.23) Blunder. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rxc8 axb4 34. Rf8+ Kxf8 35. c8=Q+ Ke7 36. Qc6 bxa3 37. Qxb5 Kf6) 32... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] } 33. Ra6 { [%eval 0.17] } 33... Rc5 { [%eval 0.23] } 34. Ra7 { [%eval 0.2] } 34... a4 { [%eval 0.27] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval 0.17] } 35... Rd5+ { [%eval 0.28] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval 0.35] } 36... e4?? { (0.35 → 3.86) Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.86] } (36... Rc5 37. Bb4 Rc6 38. Rxa4 f4+ 39. Ke4 Rxc7 40. Ra5 fxg3 41. hxg3 Bg4 42. Ra8+) 37. Ra8+ { [%eval 3.74] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 3.74] } 38. c8=Q { [%eval 3.72] } 38... Rd3+ { [%eval 3.86] } 39. Kf4 { [%eval 3.6] } 39... Bxc8 { [%eval 3.49] } 40. Rxc8 { [%eval 3.45] } 40... Rf3+ { [%eval 3.87] } 41. Ke5 { [%eval 3.83] } 41... Rxf2 { [%eval 3.93] } 42. Rc7+ { [%eval 3.79] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval 3.77] } 43. Ke6 { [%eval 4.54] } 43... Rxh2?! { (4.54 → 6.44) Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval 6.44] } (43... Rf3 44. Rxg7+ Kh6 45. Bd4 e3 46. Kf6 e2 47. Re7 Rd3 48. Bc5 Kh5 49. Bb4) 44. Rxg7+ { [%eval 6.71] } 44... Kh6 { [%eval 6.78] } 45. Kxf5 { [%eval 4.55] } 45... e3?? { (4.55 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh5+ was best. } { [%eval #15] } (45... Rh5+ 46. Kxe4 Rg5 47. Bd2 Kxg7 48. Bxg5 Kg6 49. Kf4 Kf7 50. Kf5 h5 51. Bh4) 46. Re7? { (Mate in 15 → 7.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval 7.66] } (46. Rg5 Rf2+ 47. Kg4 Rf7 48. Rd5 Rg7+ 49. Bxg7+ Kxg7 50. Kf5 e2 51. Re5 e1=Q) 46... e2? { (7.66 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh5+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (46... Rh5+ 47. Kf4 Kg6 48. Rg7+ Kh6 49. Rc7 Rg5 50. Rxh7+ Kxh7 51. Kxg5 Kg8 52. Kf6) 47. Rxe2?? { (Mate in 2 → -5.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd2+ was best. } { [%eval -5.36] } (47. Bd2+ Kh5 48. Rxh7#) 47... Rxe2 { [%eval -4.72] } 48. g4?! { (-4.72 → -6.08) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -6.08] } (48. Bb4 Rf2+ 49. Kg4 Kg6 50. Kh3 h5 51. Be7 Rf1 52. Kg2 Rd1 53. Kh3 Kf5) 48... Rf2+ { [%eval -5.67] } 49. Ke4 { [%eval -5.91] } 49... Re2+ { [%eval -5.3] } 50. Kf3 { [%eval -4.88] } 50... Rc2 { [%eval -5.03] } 51. Be5 { [%eval -4.58] } 51... Rd2?? { (-4.58 → 61.98) Blunder. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval 61.98] } (51... Kg5 52. Bf4+ Kh4 53. Be5 Kh3 54. g5 Rd2 55. Ke3 Rg2 56. Kf4 Rf2+ 57. Ke4) 52. Bf4+ { [%eval 8.39] } 52... Kg6 { [%eval 8.19] } 53. Bxd2 { [%eval 81.15] } 53... Kf6 { [%eval 81.15] } 54. Bc3+ { [%eval 12.45] } 54... Ke6 { [%eval 8.8] } 55. Kf4 { [%eval 7.79] } 55... Kd5 { [%eval 8.13] } 56. Bb4 { [%eval 7.4] } 56... Ke6 { [%eval 7.22] } 57. g5 { [%eval 6.9] } 57... Kf7 { [%eval 6.89] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2