[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/b1cmM5Pr"] [Date "2026.04.24"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexSteinegg"] [Black "lichess AI level 1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "b1cmM5Pr"] [UTCDate "2026.04.24"] [UTCTime "21:15:59"] [WhiteElo "1698"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "English Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... b6?! { (0.15 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } { A40 English Defense } (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3) 2. e4 { [%eval 0.7] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.63] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.53] } 4. Bc4?! { (0.53 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Ne2 Qe7 6. Qd3 Nf6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Nxe4) 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.48] } 5. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.52] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.78] } 6. Bxf7+?? { (0.78 → -1.98) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (6. Bb3 d5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Qd4 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nf6 10. Bg5 O-O) 6... Ke7?? { (-1.98 → 5.58) Blunder. Kxf7 was best. } { [%eval 5.58] } (6... Kxf7 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. c4 Nc7 10. Nc3 Kg8 11. O-O Nba6 12. Ne4) 7. Qf3?? { (5.58 → 2.68) Blunder. Bxg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (7. Bxg8 Qc7 8. Bb3 Ke8 9. Nh3 Ba6 10. Bf4 d6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Be3 Be7) 7... d6?? { (2.68 → 5.44) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.44] } (7... Nf6 8. Bb3 Qe8 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Bf4 Nc5 11. O-O-O Kd8 12. h4 Be7 13. e5) 8. Bg5+? { (5.44 → 2.99) Mistake. Bxg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (8. Bxg8 Kd7 9. Bb3 Kc7 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. O-O-O Bf6 13. Nge2 Be5) 8... Kd7?? { (2.99 → 10.64) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 10.64] } (8... Nf6 9. Bb3 Qe8 10. Nc3 Kd8 11. Nge2 Na6 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. O-O-O Qg6 14. Bf4) 9. Qf5+?! { (10.64 → 6.94) Inaccuracy. Be6+ was best. } { [%eval 6.94] } (9. Be6+ Kc7 10. Bxd8+ Kxd8 11. Qxf8+ Kc7 12. Qxg7+ Kd8 13. Nc3 Ba6 14. Qxh8 Nd7) 9... Kc7 { [%eval 6.92] } 10. Nc3?? { (6.92 → 1.89) Blunder. Bxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (10. Bxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxg8 Nd7 12. Ne2 Rxg8 13. Qf7 Rh8 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Ne6+ Nxe6) 10... Qd7?! { (1.89 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (10... Be7 11. Nf3 Bc8 12. Qf4 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 14. Ne6+ Bxe6 15. Bxe6 Qf6 16. Qg3) 11. Qxd7+?! { (3.08 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (11. Be6 Qe8 12. Nf3 Na6 13. Bxg8 Rxg8 14. Qxh7 Qf7 15. O-O-O Re8 16. Qf5 Qxf5) 11... Kxd7?! { (1.88 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (11... Nxd7 12. Nge2 Ngf6 13. Nd4 b5 14. f3 a5 15. O-O-O Ne5 16. Be6 Re8 17. a4) 12. Bh5?! { (2.94 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (12. O-O-O Nh6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Nge2 Kc7 15. Nd4 Bc8 16. Be6 Na6 17. f4 b5) 12... Kc7 { [%eval 2.14] } 13. Bg4 { [%eval 1.7] } 13... h5 { [%eval 2.32] } 14. Bf5 { [%eval 2.3] } 14... Na6 { [%eval 2.3] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 1.97] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 2.49] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval 2.3] } 16... Nf6?! { (2.30 → 3.56) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (16... Ne7 17. O-O-O Nxf5 18. exf5 Bc8 19. Nh4 Rg8 20. Rhe1 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Nc5 22. Bg5) 17. O-O-O { [%eval 3.09] } 17... Be7? { (3.09 → 5.50) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (17... Ng4 18. Rd2 b5 19. Ng5 Rh6 20. f3 Ne5 21. Nh7 Be7 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. b3) 18. a4?? { (5.50 → 2.56) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (18. e5 Nd5 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. exd6+ Bxd6 21. Nb5+ Kb8 22. Nxd6 Ref8 23. Be5 Nb4) 18... Rhf8? { (2.56 → 4.86) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 4.86] } (18... Ng4 19. Rd2 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rhd1 Nc5 22. b4 Nb7 23. e5 d5 24. e6+) 19. b4?? { (4.86 → 1.30) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (19. e5 Nd5 20. Rxd5 Kd8 21. exd6 Bf6 22. Rdd1 Bxc3 23. d7 Re7 24. bxc3 Rxf5) 19... Rd8?? { (1.30 → 3.86) Blunder. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.86] } (19... Nxb4 20. Rhe1 Bc8 21. Bxc8 Kxc8 22. Bxd6 Nd7 23. e5 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Ne4) 20. b5? { (3.86 → 1.86) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (20. Nd4 Kb8 21. Ne6 Nxb4 22. Rhe1 Ng8 23. Nxf8 Bxf8 24. Ne2 c5 25. Nc3 a6) 20... Nb8?? { (1.86 → 4.36) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.36] } (20... Nc5 21. Bg3 Ng4 22. h3 Nh6 23. Bg6 h4 24. bxc6 hxg3 25. cxb7 Kxb7 26. fxg3) 21. e5? { (4.36 → 2.50) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (21. Ng5 Bc8 22. Bxc8 Kxc8 23. Ne6 cxb5 24. axb5 d5 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. f3 dxe4) 21... Ng4?? { (2.50 → 5.49) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.49] } (21... Nd5 22. Nxd5+ cxd5 23. Nd4 Bc8 24. Bxc8 Kxc8 25. exd6 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. f3) 22. exd6+ { [%eval 5.27] } 22... Rxd6 { [%eval 5.99] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 5.68] } 23... Rxf5 { [%eval 5.46] } 24. Nxd6?? { (5.46 → -1.38) Blunder. Bxd6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (24. Bxd6+ Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Rxf3 26. Rhe1 Ra3 27. Re7+ Kd8 28. Nf5+ Kc8 29. Kb2 Rxa4) 24... Bxd6?? { (-1.38 → 6.62) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.62] } (24... Rxf4 25. Ne8+ Kc8 26. Rd4 Rxd4 27. Nxd4 g6 28. f3 Ne3 29. Re1 c5 30. Rxe3) 25. Bxd6+ { [%eval 6.62] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval 6.76] } 26. Bxb8+ { [%eval 6.76] } 26... Kc8 { [%eval 6.73] } 27. Bg3 { [%eval 6.78] } 27... Rf7 { [%eval 8.28] } 28. Rhe1 { [%eval 8.08] } 28... Ne5? { (8.08 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (28... Nf6 29. Ne5 Rc7 30. Ng6 h4 31. Bxc7 Kxc7 32. Re7+ Kc8 33. Rxg7 Nd5 34. Re1) 29. Nxe5 { [%eval #6] } 29... Re7 { [%eval #5] } 30. Nxc6 { [%eval #4] } 30... Ba6 { [%eval #2] } 31. Nxe7+ { [%eval #3] } 31... Kb7 { [%eval #3] } 32. Rd7+ { [%eval #2] } 32... Ka8 { [%eval #2] } 33. Nc6 { [%eval #2] } 33... g5 { [%eval #1] } 34. Re8+ { [%eval #1] } 34... Bc8 { [%eval #1] } 35. Rxc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0