[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YcpGztOh"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Ste1Lar_Awk"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "YcpGztOh"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "07:04:52"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.53] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.81] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.55] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.7] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.66] } 6... Bd7?! { (0.66 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (6... Nf6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd5 Ra7 11. e5) 7. a4?! { (1.78 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (7. Qh5 Qf6 8. Be3 g6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nxc6 bxc6) 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.91] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.96] } 8... Nxd4?! { (0.96 → 1.58) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (8... Nf6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qf3 Bf6 14. Bd5) 9. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.6] } 9... c5? { (1.60 → 3.33) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (9... Ne7 10. Nd5 Ng6 11. Bg3 h5 12. h4 c6 13. Ne3 Qf6 14. Qb6 Bc8 15. O-O-O) 10. Qd3 { [%eval 2.92] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 3.44] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 3.4] } 11... Rd8?! { (3.40 → 4.93) Inaccuracy. Bxa4 was best. } { [%eval 4.93] } (11... Bxa4 12. e5 O-O-O 13. exd6 Bc6 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Bxf7 Qb4 16. Qf5 Bd7 17. Qe5) 12. e5 { [%eval 4.65] } 12... dxe5?! { (4.65 → 6.04) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 6.04] } (12... b5 13. Rhe1 bxc4 14. exd6+ Ne7 15. Qg3 Be6 16. dxe7 Bxe7 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Bxh6) 13. Bxe5 { [%eval 5.9] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 6.68] } 14. b3?! { (6.68 → 5.11) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.11] } (14. Nd5 Be6 15. Nxb6 Rxd3 16. Rxd3 Ne7 17. Re1 Nc6 18. Nd5 Nxe5 19. Nc7+ Ke7) 14... Be6 { [%eval 4.26] } 15. Qe3 { [%eval 3.48] } 15... Bg4?? { (3.48 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (15... Ne7 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qh3 h5 19. Rd1 Qc8 20. Ne4 Nf5 21. g4) 16. Rxd8+?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.22] } (16. Bc7+ Be6 17. Rxd8+ Ke7 18. Nd5#) 16... Qxd8 { [%eval 6.59] } 17. f3 { [%eval 5.57] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval 6.57] } 18. g4 { [%eval 5.67] } 18... Bh7?! { (5.67 → 7.89) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 7.89] } (18... Be6 19. Rd1 Qc8 20. Nd5 Be7 21. Bxg7 Rh7 22. Nxe7 Nxe7 23. Bf6 Qb8 24. Bxe7) 19. Rd1 { [%eval 7.71] } 19... Qb6? { (7.71 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (19... Qxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Be7 21. Bxg7 Bxc2+ 22. Kxc2 Rh7 23. Be5 h5 24. Qe4 Rh6 25. Qxb7) 20. Qf4?? { (Mate in 4 → 6.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc7+ was best. } { [%eval 6.93] } (20. Bc7+ Be4 21. Qxe4+ Qe6 22. Rd8+ Ke7 23. Nd5#) 20... Qg6 { [%eval 6.93] } 21. Bc7?? { (6.93 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (21. Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Rd8+ Kxd8 23. Qxf7 Ne7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5+ Ke8 26. Qxb7 h5) 21... Qxc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1