[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eZ1gzc64"] [Date "2026.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "CJTheTriangleMan"] [Black "grandmastermike42"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "eZ1gzc64"] [UTCDate "2026.05.12"] [UTCTime "18:15:07"] [WhiteElo "1764"] [BlackElo "1788"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.03] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.36] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.07] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.13] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.2] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.41] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.29] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.23] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.65] } 9. h4?! { (0.65 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (9. Qc2 Bd6 10. h3 Qe7 11. g4 d4 12. exd4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5+) 9... e5? { (0.10 → 1.43) Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (9... Re8 10. Qc2 Bd6 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. Ng5 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. f3 Rad8 15. g4) 10. e4?? { (1.43 → -2.21) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (10. Nxd5 e4 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Bxe4 Rfe8 14. Bd3 Rad8 15. Be2 Bg4) 10... d4?! { (-2.21 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Ng4 12. Ng3 f5 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. d3 a5 15. O-O Nd4 16. b4) 11. Nd5 { [%eval -1.42] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval -1.32] } 12. Nxf6+?! { (-1.32 → -1.98) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (12. b4 Re8 13. O-O a5 14. b5 Nb8 15. Be2 Bc5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. d3 a4) 12... Bxf6 { [%eval -2.03] } 13. h5 { [%eval -2.03] } 13... a5 { [%eval -1.93] } 14. c5 { [%eval -2.11] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval -2.13] } 15. a4 { [%eval -2.38] } 15... Qxc5 { [%eval -1.98] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval -2.4] } 16... Qd6 { [%eval -2.18] } 17. Bd5 { [%eval -2.72] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval -2.64] } 18. Ba3 { [%eval -2.55] } 18... c5 { [%eval -2.21] } 19. Bxb7? { (-2.21 → -4.22) Mistake. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.22] } (19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Rc1 Qb6 22. Bc6 d3 23. Kf1 Rc8 24. Bb5 Qd6) 19... Rab8 { [%eval -4.04] } 20. Bd5?! { (-4.04 → -5.68) Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval -5.68] } (20. Bxb4 Rxb7 21. Ba3 Rfb8 22. Rb1 Be7 23. O-O Qf6 24. d3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qxf3) 20... Nd3+?? { (-5.68 → -2.24) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.24] } (20... Nxd5 21. d3 Nf4 22. Bc1 Nxg2+ 23. Kf1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Rc1 c4 26. Rxc4) 21. Kf1 { [%eval -2.3] } 21... Nf4 { [%eval -2.38] } 22. Rc1?? { (-2.38 → -5.10) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (22. Bc4 d3 23. Rc1 Rfd8 24. Bb5 Rdc8 25. Rc4 Ne2 26. Bb2 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Bg5) 22... Rfc8?? { (-5.10 → -2.24) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.24] } (22... Nxd5 23. exd5 e4 24. Rxc5 exf3 25. gxf3 Bd7 26. d3 Be7 27. Rxa5 Qxa3 28. Ra6) 23. Qc2?? { (-2.24 → -5.54) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -5.54] } (23. Bc4 d3 24. Rc3 Qd7 25. Qe1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Bg5 27. Qe3 Kh7 28. Bc1 Rc6) 23... Be7? { (-5.54 → -2.84) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.84] } (23... Nxd5 24. exd5 Qxd5 25. Qc4 Qxc4+ 26. bxc4 Rb3 27. Ra1 d3 28. Nd4 exd4 29. f3) 24. Bc4 { [%eval -2.77] } 24... Bxf3 { [%eval -2.52] } 25. gxf3 { [%eval -2.43] } 25... Qf6 { [%eval -2.0] } 26. d3 { [%eval -1.84] } 26... Qg5 { [%eval -1.94] } 27. Rb1?? { (-1.94 → -5.96) Blunder. Rh2 was best. } { [%eval -5.96] } (27. Rh2 Nxh5 28. Re1 Nf4 29. Rb1 Rc7 30. Bc1 Rb6 31. Bd2 Rg6 32. Bxf4 Qxf4) 27... Qg2+ { [%eval -6.52] } 28. Ke1 { [%eval -6.29] } 28... Qxh1+ { [%eval -6.42] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval -6.42] } 29... Qxf3 { [%eval -5.92] } 30. Re1?! { (-5.92 → -9.02) Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -9.02] } (30. Kc1 Qxh5 31. Kb2 Qe2 32. Qxe2 Nxe2 33. Kc2 Bg5 34. Rf1 Rb6 35. Rh1 Rf6) 30... Qxf2+ { [%eval -8.41] } 31. Kd1 { [%eval -8.34] } 31... Qf3+ { [%eval -8.22] } 32. Kc1 { [%eval -7.62] } 32... Qxh5 { [%eval -6.3] } 33. Kb1 { [%eval -6.19] } 33... Qf3 { [%eval -5.97] } 34. Bc1 { [%eval -6.16] } 34... Bg5 { [%eval -5.96] } 35. Ka2 { [%eval -6.87] } 35... Ng2 { [%eval -6.77] } 36. Rg1 { [%eval -6.75] } 36... Ne3 { [%eval -6.48] } 37. Bxe3 { [%eval -6.41] } 37... Bxe3 { [%eval -6.5] } 38. Rb1 { [%eval -7.05] } 38... Rc6 { [%eval -6.98] } 39. Ka3 { [%eval -7.81] } 39... Rg6 { [%eval -7.45] } 40. Bd5 { [%eval -9.46] } 40... Rg2 { [%eval -8.87] } 41. Qxc5? { (-8.87 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (41. Rb2 Rxc2 42. Rxc2 Kh7 43. Kb2 h5 44. Rc4 Qd1 45. Rxc5 Rf8 46. Bb7 Qe2+) 41... Qe2 { [%eval #-5] } 42. b4 { [%eval #-4] } 42... Qxd3+ { [%eval #-4] } 43. Rb3 { [%eval #-2] } 43... axb4+ { [%eval #-1] } 44. Qxb4 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Bc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1