[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YkChUgdc"] [Date "2026.03.06"] [Round "-"] [White "McStyle"] [Black "lichess AI level 5"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "YkChUgdc"] [UTCDate "2026.03.06"] [UTCTime "09:45:33"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [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] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.6] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.6] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.45] } 5... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.85] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.8] } 6... Be7?! { (0.80 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (6... exd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8. Qd3 Nf6 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Bd7 11. O-O-O) 7. O-O? { (1.62 → 0.28) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Rxd8 9. Nxe5 Rd6 10. Nxc6 Rxc6 11. Be3 Bf6) 7... Bf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.59] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.23] } 9... Bd7?! { (0.23 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (9... Ne7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. b5 Bd7 13. a4 a5 14. bxa6 bxa6 15. Rfb1) 10. a4?! { (0.96 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd5 Ne7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Qe2 Ng6 14. Qc4 a5 15. a4 Bg4) 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.52] } 11. a5 { [%eval 0.3] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.36] } 12. gxf3 { [%eval 0.34] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 0.28] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval -0.15] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.13] } 14. Bd4 { [%eval -0.12] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.13] } 15. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.08] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval -0.22] } 16. Qxd8 { [%eval -0.14] } 16... Rfxd8 { [%eval -0.1] } 17. b5 { [%eval -0.56] } 17... a6 { [%eval -0.35] } 18. b6?? { (-0.35 → -2.30) Blunder. Rfb1 was best. } { [%eval -2.3] } (18. Rfb1 Rd4 19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Ra4 Rad8 21. Rxd4 exd4 22. Ne2 Ng6 23. f4 Nh4) 18... Rac8 { [%eval -1.9] } 19. Ra3 { [%eval -2.27] } 19... Rd2 { [%eval -1.75] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval -2.2] } 20... cxb6 { [%eval -2.24] } 21. axb6 { [%eval -2.12] } 21... Rc6 { [%eval -2.19] } 22. Rb3 { [%eval -2.11] } 22... Ng6 { [%eval -2.17] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -2.1] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval -2.1] } 24. Ke1 { [%eval -1.98] } 24... Rcd6?? { (-1.98 → 0.00) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Rd7 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Kf8 27. Kd2 Rd6+ 28. Ke3 Ke7 29. Na4 Rc6 30. c3) 25. Na4?? { (0.00 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (25. Nd5 Re2+ 26. Kf1 Rd2 27. Ke1) 25... R6d4?? { (Mate in 5 → -1.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re2+ was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (25... Re2+ 26. Kf1 Rdd2 27. Kg1 Rxf2 28. Kh1 Nh3 29. Rd3 Rxh2#) 26. Rc3?? { (-1.93 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (26. Nc3 f6 27. Ra3 Kf7 28. Raa1 Ke6 29. Ra5 h5 30. Rc5 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Nd3+) 26... Re2+ { [%eval #-6] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval #-6] } 27... Rdd2 { [%eval #-5] } 28. Re3 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Rxf2+ { [%eval #-2] } 29. Ke1 { [%eval #-1] } 29... h5 { [%eval #-2] } 30. Nc5 { [%eval #-1] } 30... f6 { [%eval #-2] } 31. Nxb7 { [%eval #-1] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval #-2] } 32. Nd6 { [%eval #-1] } 32... Ng2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1