[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VtUqI05z"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "A_Palimpsest"] [Black "seridavid"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VtUqI05z"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "13:34:12"] [WhiteElo "1999"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2 days per move"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Be2 { [%eval -0.11] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. a3 { [%eval -0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.1] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.36] } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.32] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.59] } 8. b5 { [%eval 0.5] } 8... Na5 { [%eval 0.49] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.49] } 9... Nb7 { [%eval 0.59] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.5] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.71] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.28] } 11... Ne6 { [%eval 0.29] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.26] } 12... Nf4 { [%eval 0.45] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.41] } 13... Nxe2+ { [%eval 0.46] } 14. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.57] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.49] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.04] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 16. d4 { [%eval 0.37] } 16... f6?! { (0.37 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (16... a6 17. Nb3 f5 18. Nbd2 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Qe8 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Bxe5) 17. d5 { [%eval 0.56] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 1.03] } 18. Nh4 { [%eval 0.85] } 18... Nf8 { [%eval 1.35] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 1.26] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 1.26] } 20. Qg4 { [%eval 1.38] } 20... Bc8 { [%eval 1.29] } 21. Nxe7+? { (1.29 → -0.18) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (21. a5 Bf8 22. Ra3 a6 23. axb6 cxb6 24. h4 Kh8 25. Rea1 a5 26. h5 Ne7) 21... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.18] } 22. Qh5 { [%eval -0.3] } 22... Nf4 { [%eval -0.3] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval -0.23] } 23... Qf7 { [%eval 0.01] } 24. Nf1?! { (0.01 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (24. a5 Bd7 25. Bc1 g5 26. Nf1 f5 27. Ng3 fxe4 28. Qe3 Qg6 29. Qxe4 Kg7) 24... Qg6?! { (-0.59 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (24... f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Bc1 Nd3 27. Rd1 e4 28. Qe3 Bg6 29. Ng3 a5 30. bxa6) 25. Kh2 { [%eval -0.2] } 25... Bd7?! { (-0.20 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (25... f5 26. Ng3 fxe4 27. Qxe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 a6 29. Re3 Rf8 30. f3 h6 31. Rc3) 26. Bc1 { [%eval 0.46] } 26... Qh6 { [%eval 0.53] } 27. Bxf4?! { (0.53 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (27. Ne3 Qg6 28. Ra3 f5 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. exf5 Qxf5 32. Re6 Rxe6) 27... exf4 { [%eval -0.08] } 28. Kg1 { [%eval -0.14] } 28... a6 { [%eval 0.35] } 29. Rab1?! { (0.35 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (29. Nd2 Qg5 30. Qb3 f5 31. exf5 a5 32. c5 bxc5 33. b6 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 cxb6) 29... axb5 { [%eval -0.4] } 30. axb5 { [%eval -0.46] } 30... Re5 { [%eval -0.09] } 31. Nh2?! { (-0.09 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 f5 33. Nd2 fxe4 34. Nxe4 Bf5 35. Nd2 Re8 36. Nb3 Qg6) 31... Rg5 { [%eval -0.69] } 32. Ng4?! { (-0.69 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (32. Kh1 Re8 33. Qc3 Rge5 34. Ra1 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Nf3 Bxh3) 32... Bxg4 { [%eval -1.45] } 33. hxg4 { [%eval -1.22] } 33... Qh4?! { (-1.22 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (33... Qg6 34. Ra1 Re8 35. Ra7 h5 36. Qxf4 Rxg4 37. Qf3 Re5 38. Rxc7 Reg5 39. Kf1) 34. Qxf4?? { (-0.15 → -4.19) Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -4.19] } (34. Ra1 Rd8 35. Ra7 h5 36. Qxf4 Rxg4 37. Qf3 Re8 38. Rxc7 Rgxe4 39. Rxe4 Rxe4) 34... Rxg4?? { (-4.19 → -1.51) Blunder. Rh5 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (34... Rh5 35. gxh5 Qxf4 36. h6 gxh6 37. Re3 h5 38. Rbe1 h4 39. Rf3 Qe5 40. Rf5) 35. Qf3 { [%eval -1.46] } 35... Qg5?! { (-1.46 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (35... Rf4 36. Qe2 Re8 37. f3 Re5 38. c5 Rg5 39. cxb6 cxb6 40. Qf2 Qh5 41. Kf1) 36. Qh3?! { (-0.84 → -1.50) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -1.5] } (36. Ra1 Rxa1 37. Rxa1 h5 38. Re1 Kf7 39. Re3 h4 40. Re1 Kg6 41. Re3 Rf4) 36... Qg6 { [%eval -1.26] } 37. Rb3 { [%eval -1.52] } 37... Rxe4 { [%eval -1.47] } 38. Rxe4?! { (-1.47 → -2.30) Inaccuracy. Rbe3 was best. } { [%eval -2.3] } (38. Rbe3 Rxc4 39. Qe6+ Qf7 40. Qf5 Rc5 41. Re7 Rc1 42. Kh2 Rxe1 43. Rxf7 Kxf7) 38... Qxe4 { [%eval -2.31] } 39. Qe6+? { (-2.31 → -3.82) Mistake. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -3.82] } (39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Rg3 f5 41. Qh5 g6 42. Qe2 Kf8 43. Kh1 Re8 44. Re3 Rxe3) 39... Qxe6 { [%eval -3.9] } 40. dxe6 { [%eval -3.64] } 40... Ra1+ { [%eval -3.58] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval -3.39] } 41... Kf8 { [%eval -2.89] } 42. f4 { [%eval -2.84] } 42... f5 { [%eval -2.79] } 43. Re3?! { (-2.79 → -3.83) Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } { [%eval -3.83] } (43. Rh3 h6 44. Rh5 Ke7 45. Rxf5 Kxe6 46. g4 Rc1 47. Rf8 Rxc4 48. Kg3 Rc3+) 43... Ke7 { [%eval -3.6] } 44. Rc3?! { (-3.60 → -4.75) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval -4.75] } (44. Rg3 Kf6 45. Re3 Ra8 46. Kg3 h6 47. Kf3 Re8 48. Ra3 Kxe6 49. Ke3 d5) 44... Kxe6 { [%eval -4.67] } 45. g3 { [%eval -4.68] } 45... h6 { [%eval -4.53] } 46. Re3+ { [%eval -4.57] } 46... Kf7 { [%eval -4.86] } 47. Rc3 { [%eval -4.83] } 47... Ra4 { [%eval -4.5] } 48. Kh3 { [%eval -4.78] } 48... g5 { [%eval -4.52] } 49. fxg5 { [%eval -5.14] } 49... hxg5 { [%eval -4.95] } 50. Rc1 { [%eval -5.01] } 50... Kf6 { [%eval -5.11] } 51. Rc2 { [%eval -5.01] } 51... Ke5 { [%eval -5.31] } 52. Kg2 { [%eval -5.28] } 52... Kd4 { [%eval -5.36] } 53. Kf3 { [%eval -5.54] } 53... Rxc4 { [%eval -5.39] } { White resigns. } 0-1