[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/acDiWjvb"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "romankanteruk999"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "acDiWjvb"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "15:31:28"] [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 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.43] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... f5?! { (0.14 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (6... Nf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d4 Re8 11. Qd3) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.99] } 7... h5?! { (0.99 → 1.92) Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (7... fxe4 8. Nxe4 Nf6 9. Ng3 Nd4 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. d3) 8. d4 { [%eval 1.92] } 8... f4?! { (1.92 → 2.80) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.8] } (8... Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 O-O-O 12. exf5 Be7 13. Re1 Qxf5 14. Qa7) 9. d5?? { (2.80 → 0.34) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Bxf4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 O-O-O 13. Rad1 Re8 14. e5 Qf5) 9... Nce7?! { (0.34 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (9... Nb8 10. Bxf4 exf4 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Re1 Ne7 14. Ng6 Kf7 15. Nxh8+) 10. Bxd7+ { [%eval 1.29] } 10... Kxd7 { [%eval 1.84] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 1.26] } 11... Kc8 { [%eval 1.73] } 12. Na4 { [%eval 1.18] } 12... Qd7?! { (1.18 → 2.39) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (12... Nf6 13. Re1 Nh7 14. Nc5 dxc5 15. Nxe5 Rg8 16. Qxh5 Nf6 17. Qg5 b6 18. Bxf4) 13. b3?! { (2.39 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (13. c4 b5 14. Nc3 g5 15. Nxg5 b4 16. Na4 Nf6 17. f3 Rg8 18. Ne6 Rb8) 13... Kb8 { [%eval 1.92] } 14. c4 { [%eval 1.91] } 14... Ka7 { [%eval 2.54] } 15. c5 { [%eval 2.31] } 15... Ng6?! { (2.31 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (15... Nf6 16. Ng5 Ng6 17. b4 Be7 18. Qc2 Nh4 19. b5 b6 20. cxb6+ cxb6 21. Qb3) 16. Bb4 { [%eval 2.56] } 16... b6?! { (2.56 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (16... Qb5 17. Ba3 Be7 18. Rc1 Rb8 19. Rc4 Rh6 20. Nc3 Qe8 21. Qd3 Nh8 22. Ra4) 17. c6 { [%eval 3.22] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 3.07] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval 2.54] } 18... Qc8? { (2.54 → 4.16) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 4.16] } (18... Nh4 19. Nxh4 Qxh4 20. Be1 Qd8 21. Nc3 Kb8 22. a4 g5 23. a5 b5 24. Nxb5) 19. Nc3 { [%eval 4.19] } 19... Be7 { [%eval 4.61] } 20. a4 { [%eval 4.62] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 5.11] } 21. a5?? { (5.11 → 2.01) Blunder. Nb5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (21. Nb5+ Kb8 22. a5 Nd7 23. axb6 Nxb6 24. Ba5 Nf8 25. Bxb6 cxb6 26. Rfc1 Nh7) 21... b5 { [%eval 2.25] } 22. Ba3?! { (2.25 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (22. Na4 Rb8 23. Nb6 cxb6 24. axb6+ Rxb6 25. Ra2 Ne8 26. Rfa1 Nc7 27. Ba5 Nh4) 22... Rf8 { [%eval 1.88] } 23. b4?! { (1.88 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (23. Na4 Rb8 24. Nb6 cxb6 25. Bb4 Nd7 26. Qc2 Rf7 27. axb6+ Rxb6 28. Ra3 Bd8) 23... Rb8 { [%eval 0.95] } 24. Ne2 { [%eval 0.44] } 24... Ra8?! { (0.44 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (24... Nh7 25. Kh2 Nh8 26. g3 g5 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. Rg1 Nf6 29. Rg7 Rf7 30. Rg2) 25. Rac1 { [%eval 0.95] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 0.92] } 26. Rc3 { [%eval 0.63] } 26... Qd8? { (0.63 → 1.81) Mistake. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (26... Nh7 27. Bc1 Ka8 28. Rb3 Nh4 29. Nxh4 Bxh4 30. Kh2 Bf6 31. g3 g5 32. Kg2) 27. g3?! { (1.81 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (27. Ng5 Qc8 28. Ne6 Rg8 29. Bc1 Nh7 30. g3 Ng5 31. gxf4 Nxe6 32. dxe6 exf4) 27... Rc8?! { (1.07 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (27... Nh7 28. Bc1 Ng5 29. Kg2 Rf7 30. Neg1 Nxf3 31. Nxf3 Bg5 32. Rg1 Bh6 33. Kh2) 28. Kg2?! { (1.98 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (28. Bc1 Ng4 29. gxf4 exf4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Nxf4 Nxf4 32. Bxf4 Kb8 33. Nd4 Rxf4) 28... Kb8?! { (1.26 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (28... Nh7 29. Bc1 Ng5 30. Neg1 Nxf3 31. Nxf3 Rf7 32. h4 Qh8 33. Bd2 Rcf8 34. Kh1) 29. Ng5 { [%eval 1.65] } 29... Rh8 { [%eval 2.11] } 30. Nf7 { [%eval 2.27] } 30... f3+?! { (2.27 → 3.02) Inaccuracy. Qg8 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (30... Qg8 31. Nxh8 Qxh8 32. Bc1 Qh7 33. Kg1 Rf8 34. Rb3 Ng4 35. f3 Ne3 36. Bxe3) 31. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.97] } 31... Nh4+? { (2.97 → 5.03) Mistake. Qg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (31... Qg8 32. Nxh8 Nxh8 33. Qd3 g5 34. Rb3 Ng6 35. Bc1 Nf4+ 36. gxf4 gxf4+ 37. Kh1) 32. gxh4 { [%eval 5.17] } 32... Qe8 { [%eval 5.1] } 33. Nxh8 { [%eval 4.69] } 33... g5?! { (4.69 → 7.23) Inaccuracy. Qxh8 was best. } { [%eval 7.23] } (33... Qxh8 34. Bc1 Rf8 35. Qe3 Qg8 36. Ng3 g5 37. hxg5 Nh7 38. h4 Rf4 39. Nf5) 34. hxg5 { [%eval 7.5] } 34... Qg8 { [%eval 7.14] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval 5.95] } 35... Nxe4?! { (5.95 → 8.65) Inaccuracy. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 8.65] } (35... Qxg5 36. Bc1 Qg7 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rxh8 39. Re3 h4 40. Kh1 Nh7 41. Rf3) 36. Qxe4 { [%eval 8.47] } 36... Bxg5 { [%eval 9.14] } 37. Bc1 { [%eval 8.15] } 37... Be7 { [%eval 9.52] } 38. Ng6 { [%eval 9.28] } 38... Qh7 { [%eval 9.85] } 39. Re3 { [%eval 9.42] } 39... Bd8 { [%eval 10.41] } 40. f4 { [%eval 8.97] } 40... exf4 { [%eval 9.66] } 41. Rxf4 { [%eval 9.82] } 41... Qh6 { [%eval 10.83] } 42. Kg3 { [%eval 9.18] } 42... Bg5 { [%eval 8.76] } 43. Nh4 { [%eval 8.53] } 43... Rg8 { [%eval 8.99] } 44. Kf3 { [%eval 8.46] } 44... Bf6? { (8.46 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (44... Bd8 45. Kf2 Rg5 46. Rg3 Re5 47. Qf3 Qh8 48. Nf5 Re8 49. Be3 Qa1 50. Nfd4) 45. Nf5? { (Mate in 6 → 8.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe8+ was best. } { [%eval 8.24] } (45. Qe8+ Ka7 46. Re7 Qxf4+ 47. Nxf4 Rxe8 48. Be3+ Kb8 49. Rxe8+ Bd8 50. Rxd8#) 45... Qh7 { [%eval 12.35] } 46. Ne7 { [%eval #9] } 46... Qxe4+ { [%eval #8] } 47. Rexe4 { [%eval #7] } 47... Bxe7 { [%eval #7] } 48. Rxe7 { [%eval #6] } 48... Kc8 { [%eval #6] } 49. Rfe4 { [%eval #5] } 49... Rf8+ { [%eval #5] } 50. Kg3 { [%eval #5] } 50... Kb8 { [%eval #3] } 51. Re8+ { [%eval #2] } 51... Rxe8 { [%eval #2] } 52. Rxe8+ { [%eval #1] } 52... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 53. Be3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0