[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TCiCnkkL"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "SoftGuide"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "TCiCnkkL"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "21:10:36"] [WhiteElo "1824"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.52] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... Nxf2?? { (0.21 → 3.20) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (4... Nf6 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 d5 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Be7 9. O-O) 5. Kxf2?? { (3.20 → -0.07) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (5. Qe2 Bb4+ 6. c3 Nxd3+ 7. Nxd3+ Be7 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 d5) 5... Qe7?? { (-0.07 → 3.37) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (5... Qh4+ 6. g3 Qd4+ 7. Kg2 Qxe5 8. Be2 d5 9. Re1 Bb4 10. c3) 6. Bf4?? { (3.37 → 0.79) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (6. d4 d5 7. Nf3 Be6 8. Nc3 Rg8 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O-O 11. Bxc6 g5) 6... b6?? { (0.79 → 4.02) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.02] } (6... Qf6 7. Qf3 d6 8. Nc4 d5 9. Ne3 Qxb2 10. Nxd5 Bc5+ 11. d4) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 3.68] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 3.89] } 8. Kg1?! { (3.89 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (8. Qd2 Na6 9. d4 O-O-O 10. Nf3 Nc5 11. dxc5 Qxc5+ 12. Ke1 Qh5 13. Be2 Bc5) 8... h5?! { (2.67 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (8... f6 9. Nf3 g5 10. Bg3 Nc6 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. Qxe7 Nxe7 13. h4 g4 14. Nd4) 9. h4 { [%eval 3.93] } 9... Qb4 { [%eval 4.86] } 10. Rb1?? { (4.86 → -4.82) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.82] } (10. d4 Nc6 11. Nd5 Qd6 12. Nxc6 Qxd5 13. Qe1+ Qe6 14. Bc4 Bxc6 15. Bxe6 fxe6) 10... Qxf4?! { (-4.82 → -3.12) Inaccuracy. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (10... Qd4+ 11. Kh2 Qxf4+ 12. g3 Qf2+ 13. Kh3 Bxh1 14. Qe2 Bc5 15. Qxf2 Bxf2 16. Be2) 11. Nf3? { (-3.12 → -5.07) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -5.07] } (11. d4 Qe3+ 12. Kh2 Bd6 13. Nb5 Bxe5+ 14. dxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Kg1 Qe3+ 16. Kh2 Qf4+) 11... Kd8?? { (-5.07 → -1.73) Blunder. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (11... Qe3+ 12. Kh2 Bd6+ 13. g3 Qxf3 14. Qxf3 Bxf3 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Bg2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2) 12. Rh3 { [%eval -1.71] } 12... Bd6?! { (-1.71 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (12... Nc6 13. d4 f6 14. Nd5 Qh6 15. c4 Ne7 16. Nxe7 Bxe7 17. Qd2 Be4 18. Bd3) 13. g3?? { (-0.98 → -4.68) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -4.68] } (13. Ng5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Be7 15. Nce4 Nc6 16. Rf3 Qxh4+ 17. Rh3 Qf4 18. Rf3 Bxg5) 13... Qxf3 { [%eval -4.73] } 14. Qxf3 { [%eval -5.06] } 14... Bc5+?? { (-5.06 → -1.28) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.28] } (14... Bxf3 15. Bg2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6 17. Rf1 f6 18. Rh2 Nd4 19. Kh3 Ne6 20. Ne4) 15. Kg2?! { (-1.28 → -2.34) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (15. Qf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Nc6 17. Bg2 Rb8 18. Ke3 Ne5 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Kd2 b5) 15... Bxf3+ { [%eval -2.28] } 16. Kxf3 { [%eval -2.35] } 16... Rh6?! { (-2.35 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (16... Nc6 17. Ke2 Re8+ 18. Kd1 Ne5 19. Be2 g6 20. Ne4 Ng4 21. Bxg4 hxg4 22. Rh1) 17. Bg2?? { (-1.38 → -3.80) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.8] } (17. Kg2 Nc6 18. Ne4 d5 19. Ng5 Kd7 20. c3 f6 21. Nf3 Bd6 22. d4 Ne7) 17... Re6?? { (-3.80 → -1.64) Blunder. Rf6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (17... Rf6+ 18. Ke4 Nc6 19. Bh1 Rb8 20. d4 Bxd4 21. Nd5 Re6+ 22. Kd3 g6 23. Nf4) 18. Kf4?! { (-1.64 → -2.55) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (18. b4 Bd6 19. Ne4 Nc6 20. b5 Ne7 21. Ng5 Rf6+ 22. Ke2 Rc8 23. Ne4 Re6) 18... Rf6+?! { (-2.55 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. Be3+ was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (18... Be3+ 19. Kf3 Nc6 20. Ne4 Bh6 21. Kf2 Ne5 22. Ng5 Rf6+ 23. Kg1 c6 24. Re1) 19. Ke5?? { (-1.68 → -3.86) Blunder. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (19. Kg5 Nc6 20. Bxc6 dxc6 21. Kxh5 Kd7 22. Kg4 Rf2 23. Rbh1 Rxc2 24. R3h2 Rxh2) 19... d6+? { (-3.86 → -2.05) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (19... c6 20. d4 Re6+ 21. Kf4 Bxd4 22. g4 Be5+ 23. Kg5 hxg4 24. Rd3 Na6 25. b4) 20. Kd5?! { (-2.05 → -3.14) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -3.14] } (20. Ke4 Rf2 21. Bh1 f5+ 22. Kd5 a5 23. d4 c6+ 24. Kc4 Bb4 25. Nd1 d5+) 20... a5? { (-3.14 → -1.76) Mistake. c6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (20... c6+ 21. Kc4 d5+ 22. Kb3 Rf2 23. Rh2 Bd6 24. Rf1 Rxf1 25. Bxf1 Bxg3 26. Rh3) 21. Kc4 { [%eval -1.66] } 21... c6 { [%eval -1.77] } 22. Rhh1? { (-1.77 → -3.78) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.78] } (22. d4 Rf2 23. Bh1 Bb4 24. Kd3 d5 25. Rg1 g6 26. g4 hxg4 27. Rxg4 Nd7) 22... b5+ { [%eval -3.78] } 23. Kb3?! { (-3.78 → -4.92) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval -4.92] } (23. Nxb5 cxb5+ 24. Kxb5 Ra7 25. c3 Bf2 26. d4 Nd7 27. b4 Rf5+ 28. Kc4 axb4) 23... a4+ { [%eval -4.91] } 24. Nxa4 { [%eval -4.75] } 24... Rf2?? { (-4.75 → -0.56) Blunder. bxa4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (24... bxa4+ 25. Kc3 Rf2 26. d4 Bxd4+ 27. Kxd4 Rd2+ 28. Ke3 Rxg2 29. Rhf1 Rxg3+ 30. Kd2) 25. Bd5?? { (-0.56 → -7.50) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval -7.5] } (25. Nxc5 Rxg2 26. Ne4 d5 27. Nc5 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Kxd7 29. Rhg1 Rxg1 30. Rxg1 Ra4) 25... bxa4+ { [%eval -7.3] } 26. Kc4? { (-7.30 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (26. Kc3 cxd5 27. b4 axb3 28. Rxb3 Nc6 29. Kb2 Nb4 30. a3 Nxc2 31. Rb7 Nb4+) 26... Rxc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1