[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VhzD3FRZ"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "wilbthere"] [Black "tor_chess_newbie"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VhzD3FRZ"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "05:15:31"] [WhiteElo "1843"] [BlackElo "2106"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Center Game: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.01] } { C22 Center Game: Normal Variation } 4. Qd1?! { (-0.01 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 d5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Qxd5) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.57] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.7] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval -0.68] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval -0.66] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.59] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval -0.63] } 7... Re8 { [%eval -0.55] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval -0.65] } 8... Ne5 { [%eval -0.39] } 9. Bb5?? { (-0.39 → -2.31) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.31] } (9. O-O Bc5 10. Bf4 c6 11. h3 a5 12. a3 b5 13. Kh1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd3) 9... c6 { [%eval -2.0] } 10. Ba4 { [%eval -2.55] } 10... Nc4 { [%eval -2.66] } 11. Bc1 { [%eval -2.56] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval -2.54] } 12. O-O { [%eval -2.55] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval -2.43] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval -2.56] } 13... Bc5 { [%eval -2.38] } 14. Nf4?! { (-2.38 → -3.20) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (14. Bb3 Ne5 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 d5 17. Ng3 Qh4 18. Rf4 Ng4 19. Nf1 Qg5) 14... d5 { [%eval -3.16] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval -3.11] } 15... Re4 { [%eval -2.99] } 16. Kh1 { [%eval -3.23] } 16... Qf6?? { (-3.23 → -1.20) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (16... Bf5 17. Ne2 Qh4 18. Ng3 Bd6 19. Kg1 Bg6 20. a4 Rae8 21. a5 h6 22. Ra4) 17. Bxc4?? { (-1.20 → -3.55) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.55] } (17. Nxd5 Qe5 18. f3 Bd6 19. Bf4 Rxf4 20. Nxf4 Ne3 21. Re1 Nxd1 22. Rxe5 Bxe5) 17... dxc4?! { (-3.55 → -2.50) Inaccuracy. Rxc4 was best. } { [%eval -2.5] } (17... Rxc4 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. a4 Re8 20. a5 Bd6 21. Bd2 h6 22. Ng3 c5 23. Re1) 18. Qf3?! { (-2.50 → -3.22) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (18. Nh5 Qh4 19. Ng3 Re5 20. Rb1 h6 21. Qf3 Bb6 22. h3 Be6 23. Kh2 Bd5) 18... Qe7 { [%eval -3.0] } 19. a4 { [%eval -3.18] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval -3.15] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval -3.61] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval -3.73] } 21. Bc1 { [%eval -3.94] } 21... Re1 { [%eval -3.94] } 22. Bb2 { [%eval -4.34] } 22... Rxa1 { [%eval -4.31] } 23. Bxa1 { [%eval -4.69] } 23... Bxc2 { [%eval -4.3] } 24. a5 { [%eval -4.69] } 24... Rd2 { [%eval -4.9] } 25. h3 { [%eval -4.66] } 25... g5 { [%eval -4.62] } 26. Nh5 { [%eval -4.83] } 26... Bd3 { [%eval -4.37] } 27. Nf6+ { [%eval -4.78] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval -4.67] } 28. Nxh7+?! { (-4.67 → -5.97) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval -5.97] } (28. a6 Bxf1 29. axb7 Qxb7 30. Nxh7+ Kg7 31. Qf6+ Kxh7 32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Qxg5+ Kf8) 28... Bxh7 { [%eval -5.66] } 29. Re1?? { (-5.66 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a6 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (29. a6 b6 30. Qg3 Bd3 31. Rg1 f6 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. f4 Bxg1 34. Kxg1 Qe3+) 29... Qxe1+ { [%eval #-4] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1