[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TUK9JdpX"] [Date "2026.04.19"] [Round "-"] [White "LeoVanDerMerwe05768"] [Black "arkankhalid15"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "TUK9JdpX"] [UTCDate "2026.04.19"] [UTCTime "04:10:54"] [WhiteElo "1443"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Barnes Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. f3?! { (0.15 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } { A00 Barnes Opening } (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6) 1... f6? { (-0.77 → 0.45) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (1... e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e4 Bc5 4. Bc4 a5 5. d3 d6 6. a3) 2. d4 { [%eval 0.32] } 2... g6?! { (0.32 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (2... d5 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nc3 e5 5. exd5 Nxd4 6. Nge2 Nf5 7. Qd3) 3. e4 { [%eval 1.09] } 3... Bh6 { [%eval 1.65] } 4. Bxh6 { [%eval 1.45] } 4... Nxh6 { [%eval 1.47] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 1.27] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 1.4] } 6. c3?! { (1.40 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (6. d5 Nb8 7. Nc3 Nf7 8. Qd2 e5 9. d6 Nxd6 10. Qh6 Kf7 11. O-O-O Qf8) 6... b6 { [%eval 1.08] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.77] } 7... Ba6?? { (0.77 → 5.02) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 5.02] } (7... e6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Nh3 f5 11. Nf2 Qg7 12. a4 a5 13. O-O-O) 8. Bxa6 { [%eval 5.03] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval 5.11] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 4.82] } 9... Nf7 { [%eval 5.19] } 10. O-O { [%eval 5.04] } 10... Ng5 { [%eval 5.62] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 4.92] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 5.51] } 12. Nxa5 { [%eval 5.18] } 12... bxa5 { [%eval 5.23] } 13. Nc1 { [%eval 4.77] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval 5.0] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval 4.63] } 14... Nf4 { [%eval 5.09] } 15. Nxa5 { [%eval 4.12] } 15... c6 { [%eval 4.55] } 16. d5?? { (4.55 → -0.73) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (16. b4 h5 17. Rf2 h4 18. Qd2 e5 19. Bf1 Rh5 20. Kh1 g5 21. h3 Qc7) 16... Qxa5 { [%eval -0.71] } 17. Bc4?! { (-0.71 → -1.78) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (17. Qd2 Qxa6 18. Qxf4 Rxb2 19. dxc6 d6 20. c4 Qxc6 21. Qe3 Kf7 22. Qxa7 Qxc4) 17... Qc5+?? { (-1.78 → 0.01) Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (17... Rxb2 18. Kh1 Rxg2 19. Qd4 c5 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. d6 Qxd6 22. Rfd1 Qe5 23. Rab1) 18. Qd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 18... Nd3?? { (0.04 → 4.93) Blunder. Qxd4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.93] } (18... Qxd4+ 19. cxd4 Rxb2 20. Rf2 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 cxd5 22. exd5 Kf7 23. g3 Rc8 24. Bb3) 19. Bxd3 { [%eval 4.68] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval 5.17] } 20. Qxa7 { [%eval 4.89] } 20... Rxb2 { [%eval 4.96] } 21. Qe3 { [%eval 4.53] } 21... Qa3 { [%eval 4.99] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 4.61] } 22... Rxa2 { [%eval 5.07] } 23. Rxa2 { [%eval 5.22] } 23... Qxa2 { [%eval 5.17] } 24. h3 { [%eval 4.62] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 4.95] } 25. dxc6 { [%eval 5.01] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 6.31] } 26. cxd7 { [%eval 6.3] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 6.45] } 27. Qd4 { [%eval 6.4] } 27... Rxd7 { [%eval 7.73] } 28. Qxd7 { [%eval 7.58] } 28... Qe6 { [%eval 7.91] } 29. Qxe6+ { [%eval 7.89] } 29... Kxe6 { [%eval 7.82] } 30. c4 { [%eval 7.57] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 7.69] } 31. Ra1 { [%eval 7.68] } 31... e6 { [%eval 7.63] } 32. Ra4 { [%eval 7.52] } 32... f5 { [%eval 7.86] } 33. exf5 { [%eval 8.45] } 33... exf5 { [%eval 8.69] } 34. Ra5 { [%eval 8.34] } 34... Kc6 { [%eval 8.82] } 35. c5 { [%eval 7.78] } 35... Kb7 { [%eval 8.5] } 36. Rb5+ { [%eval 7.58] } 36... Ka6? { (7.58 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (36... Kc6 37. Ra5 Kd5 38. Kh2 Ke6 39. f4 Kd5 40. Be2 h6) 37. Rb8+ { [%eval #6] } 37... Ka7 { [%eval #6] } 38. Rh8? { (Mate in 6 → 9.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 9.77] } (38. Rb1 g5 39. c6 g4 40. c7 gxf3 41. c8=Q fxg2+ 42. Kxg2 f4 43. Qb7#) 38... h5 { [%eval 10.06] } 39. c6 { [%eval 10.06] } 39... Kb6 { [%eval 9.44] } 40. Rc8 { [%eval 8.42] } 40... Kc5 { [%eval 9.87] } 41. c7 { [%eval 7.84] } 41... Kd4? { (7.84 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (41... Kd6 42. h4 Kd7 43. Ba6 Kc6 44. Bb5+ Kb6 45. Rg8 Kxc7 46. Rxg6 Kc8 47. Rg7) 42. Ba6 { [%eval #5] } 42... g5 { [%eval #5] } 43. Rd8+ { [%eval #4] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval #4] } 44. c8=Q { [%eval #3] } 44... g4 { [%eval #3] } 45. fxg4 { [%eval #4] } 45... fxg4 { [%eval #4] } 46. hxg4 { [%eval #4] } 46... hxg4 { [%eval #4] } 47. Re8+ { [%eval #4] } 47... Kf4 { [%eval #3] } 48. Rf8+ { [%eval #3] } 48... Kg3 { [%eval #2] } 49. Rg8 { [%eval #3] } 49... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 50. Qxg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0