[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Zv65PNoo"] [Date "2026.02.06"] [Round "-"] [White "essoffm"] [Black "Travalanch"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Zv65PNoo"] [UTCDate "2026.02.06"] [UTCTime "05:15:41"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1446"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "5 days per move"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.53] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.64] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.48] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.89] } 6. e5 { [%eval 1.11] } 6... Bxe5?? { (1.11 → 3.20) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (6... Bc5 7. b4 Bf8 8. c3 c6 9. Ba4 Nh6 10. cxd4 b5 11. Bb3) 7. Re1 { [%eval 3.27] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 3.89] } 8. f4 { [%eval 3.28] } 8... f6?! { (3.28 → 4.27) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.27] } (8... Bf6 9. Rxe7+ Nxe7 10. Be2 d5 11. d3 Bd7 12. g4 O-O-O 13. g5 Nf5 14. gxf6) 9. fxe5 { [%eval 4.39] } 9... fxe5 { [%eval 4.15] } 10. Qh5+ { [%eval 4.21] } 10... g6 { [%eval 4.55] } 11. Qxe5 { [%eval 4.51] } 11... Qxe5 { [%eval 4.53] } 12. Rxe5+ { [%eval 4.57] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 4.55] } 13. d3 { [%eval 4.54] } 13... c6?! { (4.54 → 6.47) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 6.47] } (13... h6 14. Nd2 a5 15. a4 Kd8 16. Nf3 c6 17. Bc4 d6 18. Re1 Nf5 19. h3) 14. Bg5 { [%eval 6.54] } 14... O-O { [%eval 6.51] } 15. Bxe7 { [%eval 6.47] } 15... Rf7 { [%eval 6.66] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval 6.53] } 16... Kg7 { [%eval 8.89] } 17. Bxf7 { [%eval 8.79] } 17... Kxf7? { (8.79 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (17... d5 18. Nd2 Kxf7 19. Rae1 Bf5 20. Bg5 h5 21. Re7+ Kg8 22. Rxb7 h4 23. Bxh4) 18. Nd2? { (Mate in 9 → 8.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 8.64] } (18. Bd6 Kg7 19. Nd2 b5 20. Rf1 Ba6 21. Re7+ Kh6 22. Rf6 Rh8 23. Bf4+ Kh5) 18... b5 { [%eval 9.46] } 19. Rf1+ { [%eval #12] } 19... Kg7 { [%eval #7] } 20. Bf8+ { [%eval #6] } 20... Kg8 { [%eval #6] } 21. Bh6 { [%eval #5] } 21... Bb7 { [%eval #5] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval #4] } 22... c5 { [%eval #4] } 23. Nf6+ { [%eval #3] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 24. Ne8 { [%eval #2] } 24... Bd5 { [%eval #2] } 25. Bg7+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Rf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0