[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZKhPHHJZ"] [Date "2026.03.01"] [Round "-"] [White "karthikvajrapu25"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ZKhPHHJZ"] [UTCDate "2026.03.01"] [UTCTime "13:26:28"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.55] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.42] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.26] } 6... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.41] } 7. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.36] } 7... Nd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. Qd3 { [%eval 0.39] } 8... Nd7?! { (0.39 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (8... c6) 9. Nd5?? { (1.14 → -2.01) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (9. f4) 9... Nc5? { (-2.01 → -0.66) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval -0.66] } (9... c6 10. Nb4 b5 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. c3 a5 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Qd5+ Kg6 15. Qxc6) 10. Qe3?! { (-0.66 → -1.79) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (10. Qg3 Nxc2) 10... b5?? { (-1.79 → 0.67) Blunder. Nxc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (10... Nxc2 11. Qf3 Nxa1 12. Nb6 f6 13. Nxa8 Nc2 14. Qd1 Nd4 15. b4 Nd7 16. Bb2) 11. Bb3?? { (0.67 → -2.75) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -2.75] } (11. c3 bxc4 12. cxd4 Nd3 13. Rb1 c6 14. Nc3 Be7 15. d5 Bg5 16. Qe2 Rc8) 11... c6 { [%eval -2.81] } 12. Nb4 { [%eval -2.9] } 12... h5?? { (-2.90 → 0.71) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (12... a5 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Bd5 Rc8 15. c3 Ne7 16. d4 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nd7 18. f4) 13. c3 { [%eval 1.08] } 13... Nde6?? { (1.08 → 3.32) Blunder. Ncxb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (13... Ncxb3 14. axb3) 14. d4?! { (3.32 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (14. Nxc6 Qd7 15. Bd5 Rc8 16. d4 Na4 17. Qe2 a6 18. Be3 g5 19. c4 g4) 14... Na4? { (2.04 → 3.94) Mistake. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (14... Nxb3 15. axb3 exd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Nd5 Be7 19. Rd1 a5 20. e5) 15. Nxc6 { [%eval 3.92] } 15... Qc8 { [%eval 4.42] } 16. Bd5 { [%eval 4.29] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 4.34] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 4.38] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval 4.58] } 18. Nxa7 { [%eval 4.82] } 18... Qd7?! { (4.82 → 6.75) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%eval 6.75] } (18... Qa6 19. Bc6+ Ke7 20. Bxa8 Nxa8 21. a4 g5 22. Nxb5 Kf6 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. a5) 19. Bc6?! { (6.75 → 5.21) Inaccuracy. Qxb6 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (19. Qxb6 Bc5 20. Qxb5 Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Rd8 22. b4 Be7 23. a4 g5 24. a5 g4) 19... Nc4?! { (5.21 → 7.46) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 7.46] } (19... Bc5 20. Qe2 Rxa7 21. Bxd7+ Nxd7 22. Qxb5 O-O 23. b4 Bb6 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Be3) 20. Bxd7+ { [%eval 7.3] } 20... Kd8 { [%eval 8.87] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval 8.59] } 21... Bd6 { [%eval 9.02] } 22. Bxb5 { [%eval 9.18] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval 10.34] } 23. Qxc4 { [%eval 10.31] } 23... Rxa7 { [%eval 10.3] } 24. Be3 { [%eval 10.24] } 24... Rc7 { [%eval 10.46] } 25. Qd5 { [%eval 10.22] } 25... Nb7 { [%eval 12.06] } 26. Bb6 { [%eval 11.67] } 26... Kc8?! { (11.67 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (26... Ke7 27. Bxc7 Bxc7 28. Qxb7 g5 29. Qxc7+ Kf6 30. Qd6+ Kg7 31. Qxe5+ Kh7 32. Qf5+) 27. Bxc7 { [%eval 19.48] } 27... Kxc7?! { (19.48 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (27... f5 28. Ba6) 28. Qc6+ { [%eval #8] } 28... Kb8 { [%eval #8] } 29. Ba6 { [%eval #7] } 29... Nd8 { [%eval #6] } 30. Qxd6+ { [%eval #5] } 30... Ka7 { [%eval #5] } 31. Rfd1 { [%eval #4] } 31... Rh6 { [%eval #4] } 32. Qb4 { [%eval #4] } 32... Kxa6 { [%eval #4] } 33. Rxd8 { [%eval #3] } 33... Ka7 { [%eval #2] } 34. Rb8 { [%eval #1] } 34... f5 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0