[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZqAZcK3S"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "RussellTheMaster"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ZqAZcK3S"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "16:00:33"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } { B02 Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation } 3. d3?! { (0.28 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (3. e5 Nfd7 4. d4 c5 5. f4 cxd4 6. Nb5 Nc6 7. Nf3 e6) 3... Bg4?! { (-0.37 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (3... d4 4. Nce2 e5 5. g3 c5 6. f4 Bd6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. Nf3) 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.04] } 4... dxe4 { [%eval -0.04] } 5. dxe4 { [%eval -0.11] } 5... Qxd1+ { [%eval -0.11] } 6. Nxd1?! { (-0.11 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Kxd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (6. Kxd1 Nc6 7. Be3 e6 8. Kc1 Bxf3 9. gxf3 O-O-O 10. a4 a6) 6... Nbd7? { (-1.04 → 0.21) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (6... Nxe4 7. Ne3 Bxf3 8. Nd5 Kd7 9. gxf3 Nd6 10. b3 e6 11. Bh3) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 7... h5? { (0.08 → 1.72) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (7... e5 8. Bc4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 c6 10. Ne2 a5 11. a3 g6 12. Ba2 h5 13. Bd2) 8. Be2?? { (1.72 → -0.04) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (8. Ng5 h4 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. Nxa7 Ra8 11. Nb5 Rc8 12. f3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6) 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.24] } 9. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.02] } 9... O-O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.25] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval -0.07] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.05] } 11... Ned7 { [%eval 0.41] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] } 12... g5?? { (0.21 → 1.99) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (12... e6 13. h4 Bb4 14. f3 a6 15. Rfd1 Rhg8 16. g3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nc5 18. Rd4) 13. Bxg5 { [%eval 1.89] } 13... a6 { [%eval 2.1] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 2.15] } 14... e6? { (2.15 → 3.78) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (14... c6 15. g3 Ne8 16. Bc4 Rh7 17. f4 b5 18. Bb3 f6 19. Bh4 e5 20. Be6) 15. Rd3?! { (3.78 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (15. e5 Ng4 16. Bxd8 Kxd8 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Rd4 Ke7 19. Rxg4 Nxe5 20. Re4 Bg7) 15... Bd6 { [%eval 2.77] } 16. Rfd1?! { (2.77 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (16. f4 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Rdg8 18. e5 Nh7 19. h4 Nxg5 20. hxg5 Bb4 21. a3 Bxc3) 16... Rhg8 { [%eval 2.19] } 17. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.6] } 17... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.54] } 18. Re3 { [%eval 1.1] } 18... Bc5?! { (1.10 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (18... Be5 19. Rh3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Nxe4 21. Rcd3 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Rh8 23. Rh3 h4 24. g3) 19. Rh3 { [%eval 1.42] } 19... Rg5 { [%eval 1.58] } 20. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.52] } 20... Kxd8 { [%eval 1.59] } 21. Rd3+ { [%eval 1.27] } 21... Nd5?? { (1.27 → 5.28) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 5.28] } (21... Ke7 22. h4 Rg7 23. Kf1 Bd6 24. g3 Rg8 25. Bf3 c5 26. Ne2 Be5 27. Nf4) 22. Nxd5?! { (5.28 → 3.67) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.67] } (22. exd5 Ke7 23. Kf1 Rf5 24. Bf3 Ba7 25. Ne2 a5 26. h3 h4 27. g4 hxg3) 22... exd5 { [%eval 3.53] } 23. Kh1?? { (3.53 → 0.09) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (23. h4 Re5 24. Rxd5+ Rxd5 25. exd5 f5 26. Bxh5 f4 27. Kf1 Be7 28. g3 Bf6) 23... Ke7? { (0.09 → 1.42) Mistake. Bxf2 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (23... Bxf2 24. g3 h4 25. Kg2 hxg3 26. h4 Re5 27. Rxd5+ Rxd5 28. exd5 f5 29. b4) 24. exd5? { (1.42 → 0.02) Mistake. Rxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 h4 26. Kg1 f5 27. g3 hxg3 28. hxg3 Kf6 29. Kg2 a5) 24... Bd6?? { (0.02 → 2.30) Blunder. Bxf2 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (24... Bxf2 25. d6+ cxd6 26. g3 h4 27. Kg2 hxg3 28. hxg3 Bc5 29. Bf3 b6 30. c3) 25. Re3+?! { (2.30 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (25. Kg1 Rf5 26. h4 a5 27. g3 Bc5 28. Bf3 b6 29. Kg2 Re5 30. Kf1 Kf6) 25... Re5? { (1.56 → 3.06) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (25... Kf6 26. Rf3+ Kg7 27. Rd3 Rf5 28. Kg1 Bc5 29. Bf3 h4 30. a3 a5 31. g3) 26. Rxe5+ { [%eval 2.88] } 26... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.56] } 27. Bxh5 { [%eval 3.52] } 27... Bxb2 { [%eval 3.53] } 28. f3 { [%eval 2.81] } 28... Be5 { [%eval 3.25] } 29. h3?? { (3.25 → 0.74) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (29. g3 a5 30. Kg2 a4 31. f4 Bc3 32. Kf3 b5 33. Ke4 a3 34. g4 b4) 29... Bf4 { [%eval 0.83] } 30. c4 { [%eval 0.81] } 30... Be3?? { (0.81 → 3.39) Blunder. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (30... Bg3 31. Kg1 f5 32. Kf1 Kf6 33. Ke2 Ke5 34. Kd3 f4 35. Bg4 b6 36. Bc8) 31. g4?? { (3.39 → 1.15) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (31. g3 c6 32. f4 cxd5 33. cxd5 Bd2 34. Kg2 b5 35. Bd1 Kd6 36. Kf3 Be1) 31... Bc5? { (1.15 → 2.54) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (31... b6 32. Kg2 Bf4 33. Kf2 f6 34. Ke2 Kd6 35. Kd3 Ke5 36. Bg6 Bg5 37. a4) 32. g5?? { (2.54 → 0.70) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (32. Kg2 Bd6 33. h4 c5 34. dxc6 bxc6 35. g5 c5 36. Kh3 Ke6 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7) 32... Ke8?? { (0.70 → 3.28) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (32... Be3 33. g6 fxg6 34. Bxg6 Kf6 35. Be8 b6 36. Kg2 Kf5 37. h4 a5 38. Bd7+) 33. g6?? { (3.28 → 0.95) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (33. Kg2 Be3 34. h4 Bd2 35. Kg3 Ke7 36. f4 Be1+ 37. Kh3 Bd2 38. Kg4 Bb4) 33... fxg6 { [%eval 0.67] } 34. Bxg6+ { [%eval 0.64] } 34... Kf8?! { (0.64 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (34... Ke7 35. Bf5 a5 36. Kg2 Bd6 37. Kf2 Kf6 38. Bc8 b6 39. Ke3 Kg5 40. a4) 35. Bf5 { [%eval 1.15] } 35... Ke8?? { (1.15 → 3.61) Blunder. b6 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (35... b6 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Kg3 Kf6 38. Bc2 a5 39. h4 Bf8 40. Kg4 Bg7 41. h5) 36. Bc8 { [%eval 3.47] } 36... b5?! { (3.47 → 4.47) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (36... b6 37. Bxa6 Kf7 38. Kg2 Bd6 39. Bc8 Kf6 40. h4 Bf4 41. Kh3 Ke5 42. Kg4) 37. Bxa6 { [%eval 4.52] } 37... Kd7 { [%eval 5.64] } 38. Bxb5+ { [%eval 5.46] } 38... c6 { [%eval 6.05] } 39. Bxc6+ { [%eval 5.96] } 39... Kd8 { [%eval 6.55] } 40. a4 { [%eval 6.68] } 40... Ke7 { [%eval 6.39] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval 6.62] } 41... Ba7 { [%eval 6.43] } 42. Kg3 { [%eval 7.23] } 42... Bc5 { [%eval 7.23] } 43. Kg4 { [%eval 6.49] } 43... Kf7 { [%eval 8.15] } 44. h4 { [%eval 6.73] } 44... Kg8 { [%eval 8.06] } 45. h5 { [%eval 8.13] } 45... Bb4 { [%eval 7.88] } 46. Kg5 { [%eval 7.21] } 46... Bc5 { [%eval 8.73] } 47. Kg6 { [%eval 12.01] } 47... Kf8 { [%eval 10.96] } 48. h6 { [%eval 10.41] } 48... Kg8?! { (10.41 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (48... Ke7 49. h7 Bd4 50. a5 Kd6 51. a6 Kc5 52. a7 Kxc4 53. a8=Q Kd3 54. h8=Q) 49. h7+ { [%eval #8] } 49... Kh8 { [%eval #8] } 50. f4 { [%eval #9] } 50... Be7 { [%eval #8] } 51. f5 { [%eval #8] } 51... Bc5 { [%eval #8] } 52. f6 { [%eval #7] } 52... Bb4 { [%eval #7] } 53. f7 { [%eval #6] } 53... Ba3 { [%eval #6] } 54. a5 { [%eval #5] } 54... Bf8 { [%eval #5] } 55. a6 { [%eval #4] } 55... Bc5 { [%eval #4] } 56. Bd7 { [%eval #4] } 56... Ba3 { [%eval #4] } 57. a7 { [%eval #3] } 57... Bd6 { [%eval #2] } 58. a8=Q+ { [%eval #1] } 58... Bf8 { [%eval #1] } 59. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0