[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VR3Qr2ti"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "g_babooshka"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "VR3Qr2ti"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "16:18:12"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.58] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 5. Qc4 { [%eval -0.19] } 5... Na5?! { (-0.19 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (5... a6 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. g3 Bc5 8. Bg2 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. e5) 6. Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.45] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. Qd3 { [%eval -0.15] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.13] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval -0.34] } 9... Nb4?! { (-0.34 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (9... Qc7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Nd5 exd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. dxc6) 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.43] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.82] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.3] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 12. Bb5?? { (0.30 → -3.73) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (12. O-O-O h6 13. Bh4 Be7 14. Be2 Qc7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bd7) 12... axb5 { [%eval -3.68] } 13. Nxb5 { [%eval -3.48] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval -3.62] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval -3.67] } 14... Nd7?! { (-3.67 → -2.88) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (14... Be7 15. O-O h6 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. h3 e5 18. Be3 Be6 19. Rad1 Nb8 20. Nh4) 15. O-O { [%eval -2.89] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval -2.37] } 16. Nd5?! { (-2.37 → -3.77) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (16. Nb5 Qb8 17. c4 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 e5 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. Qe2 Ne6) 16... Qb8?! { (-3.77 → -2.93) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (16... exd5 17. exd5 Nce5 18. Nd4 h6 19. Bh4 Be7 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Rfe1 Re8 22. Qb4) 17. b4 { [%eval -3.19] } 17... f6 { [%eval -3.35] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval -3.85] } 18... Nce5?! { (-3.85 → -2.67) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.67] } (18... exd5 19. exd5 Nce5 20. Nd4 Nb6 21. Bg3 Be7 22. f4 Nec4 23. Qd3 Qc7 24. a4) 19. Qd4? { (-2.67 → -4.99) Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.99] } (19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Ne3 Be7 21. c4 b6 22. a4 O-O 23. Rfd1 Rd8 24. c5 Nf8) 19... Nc6?! { (-4.99 → -3.59) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval -3.59] } (19... Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 exd5 21. Bg3 Qc7 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Rfe1 Be7 24. Qe3 Qd8 25. f4) 20. Qc3 { [%eval -3.59] } 20... Nde5?? { (-3.59 → -1.16) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (20... exd5 21. exd5 Nce5 22. Bg3 Be7 23. Nd4 O-O 24. f4 Ng6 25. h4 Rf7 26. h5) 21. Bxe5?! { (-1.16 → -2.27) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval -2.27] } (21. Nb6 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 e5 23. Be3 Be6 24. Nxa8 Qxa8 25. a4 Kf7 26. Rfb1 Be7) 21... fxe5?! { (-2.27 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (21... dxe5 22. Nb6 Ra6 23. Nxc8 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Qxd4 Qxc8 26. c4 Kf7 27. c5) 22. Nb6 { [%eval -1.05] } 22... Be7 { [%eval -1.04] } 23. Nxa8 { [%eval -0.93] } 23... Bf6?? { (-0.93 → 3.82) Blunder. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval 3.82] } (23... Qxa8 24. a4 b6 25. a5 b5 26. Qb3 Na7 27. Qe3 O-O 28. Rfd1 Bb7 29. Ng5) 24. b5?? { (3.82 → 1.02) Blunder. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (24. Nb6 O-O 25. Rad1 Qc7 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Qb3 Qd7 28. c3 Ne7 29. c4 Nc6) 24... Nd4 { [%eval 0.98] } 25. Rfd1?? { (0.98 → -5.92) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -5.92] } (25. Qa5 b6 26. Nxb6 Bd8 27. Nxd4 exd4 28. Qa8 Qxa8 29. Nxa8 Bb7 30. a4 Kd7) 25... Nxb5?? { (-5.92 → 3.46) Blunder. Ne2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (25... Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxc3 27. Nb6 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 Bd8 29. Nc4 Be7 30. Rd3 Bd7 31. Rb3) 26. Qa5 { [%eval 2.97] } 26... Na7 { [%eval 3.51] } 27. Nc7+ { [%eval 3.6] } 27... Kf7?! { (3.60 → 4.58) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (27... Ke7 28. Qb6 Nc6 29. Nb5 Rd8 30. c4 Kf8 31. c5 d5 32. Nd6 Qa8 33. a4) 28. Rxd6 { [%eval 4.23] } 28... Nc6 { [%eval 4.89] } 29. Qb6 { [%eval 4.8] } 29... Nd4 { [%eval 4.58] } 30. c3?! { (4.58 → 3.10) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.1] } (30. Nxd4 exd4 31. Rxe6 Rf8 32. Rxf6+ gxf6 33. Rd1 Bd7 34. Rxd4 Bc6 35. Qb3+ Kg7) 30... Nb3? { (3.10 → 6.00) Mistake. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 6.0] } (30... Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 Bd8 32. Rc6 Bd7 33. Rc4 Be7 34. a4 Rf8 35. Rd1 Qc8 36. Kg2) 31. Rb1 { [%eval 5.73] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval 6.48] } 32. Rxb3 { [%eval 6.14] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval 7.77] } 33. c4 { [%eval 6.21] } 33... Be7 { [%eval 7.42] } 34. Rbd3 { [%eval 6.4] } 34... Rxd6 { [%eval 6.65] } 35. Rxd6 { [%eval 6.87] } 35... Qxc7?? { (6.87 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (35... Bf6 36. Rd1 h6 37. Kh1 Be7 38. h4 Kh8 39. Nb5 Kh7 40. Qa7 Qxa7 41. Nxa7) 36. Qxc7 { [%eval #8] } 36... Bxd6 { [%eval #8] } 37. Qxd6 { [%eval #9] } 37... g6 { [%eval #4] } 38. Qd8+ { [%eval #5] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval #5] } 39. Qxc8 { [%eval #6] } 39... h6 { [%eval #5] } 40. Nxe5+ { [%eval #4] } 40... Ke7 { [%eval #3] } 41. Qd7+ { [%eval #2] } 41... Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 42. Ng4+ { [%eval #4] } 42... Kg5 { [%eval #4] } 43. Qd2+ { [%eval #3] } 43... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 44. Qf4 { [%eval #3] } 44... g5 { [%eval #3] } 45. Qf6 { [%eval #3] } 45... Kh4 { [%eval #3] } 46. f3 { [%eval #2] } 46... b6 { [%eval #1] } 47. Qxh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0