[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/f1VV3btU"] [Date "2026.05.08"] [Round "-"] [White "mattbcheck"] [Black "Marwan_ba"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "f1VV3btU"] [UTCDate "2026.05.08"] [UTCTime "08:09:30"] [WhiteElo "2160"] [BlackElo "2187"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.66] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.83] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.87] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.91] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.68] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.88] } 6. dxe6 { [%eval 0.68] } 6... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.63] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.71] } 7... Nfd7 { [%eval 1.27] } 8. Ng5 { [%eval 0.9] } 8... Qf6?! { (0.90 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (8... Nc6 9. f4 Be7 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. g3 Nd4 12. Bh3 O-O 13. O-O Bf6 14. Qd3) 9. Nd5?! { (1.88 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (9. Nb5 Kd8 10. Be2 h6 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bf3 Nc6) 9... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.2] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 1.02] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.55] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 1.52] } 11... Qe5 { [%eval 2.01] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval 2.05] } 12... Qe4 { [%eval 2.52] } 13. O-O { [%eval 2.4] } 13... O-O?! { (2.40 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (13... Bf6 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Bd3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bf5 O-O 18. d6 Qd8 19. Be3) 14. Bd3 { [%eval 3.19] } 14... Qg4 { [%eval 3.1] } 15. Bxh7+ { [%eval 3.09] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 3.3] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval 3.18] } 16... Qxc4?! { (3.18 → 4.75) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 4.75] } (16... Kg8 17. Re1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxd1 19. Bxd1 dxe5 20. Rxe5 Bf6 21. Re2 Nd7 22. Be3) 17. Ng5? { (4.75 → 2.97) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (17. Re1 Bf6 18. Ne5 Qxc2 19. Nxf7+ Rxf7 20. Re8+ Rf8 21. Rxf8+ Nxf8 22. Qxc2 Nbd7) 17... g6 { [%eval 3.17] } 18. b3? { (3.17 → 1.51) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (18. Re1 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qd4 20. Be7 Re8 21. Qxd4+ cxd4 22. Ba4 Kg8 23. Bxd6 Rxe1+) 18... Qh4 { [%eval 1.54] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval 1.24] } 19... Qh7?! { (1.24 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (19... Qh5 20. Bf4 Re8 21. Qd2 Kg8 22. Rae1 Nf6 23. Ng5 Bf8 24. Rxe8 Nxe8 25. Bd1) 20. Ng5 { [%eval 1.62] } 20... Bxg5?! { (1.62 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (20... Qh4 21. g3 Qd4 22. Qe2 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Qxd5 24. Bh6 Nc6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Be4) 21. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.31] } 21... f6 { [%eval 2.64] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval 2.42] } 22... Kg7? { (2.42 → 4.05) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (22... Ne5 23. Re1 Nbd7 24. Re3 Qf7 25. Bh6 f5 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 27. Rg3 Re8 28. f4) 23. Bxd6 { [%eval 3.77] } 23... Rh8?! { (3.77 → 5.26) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 5.26] } (23... Re8 24. Rc1 Na6 25. Bd3 Rad8 26. Bxa6 bxa6 27. Bxc5 g5 28. Bd6 Qf5 29. Bc7) 24. Qg4 { [%eval 4.32] } 24... Ne5 { [%eval 4.53] } 25. Bxe5 { [%eval 4.32] } 25... fxe5 { [%eval 4.68] } 26. h3 { [%eval 4.44] } 26... Re8 { [%eval 4.6] } 27. Bf5 { [%eval 3.71] } 27... Na6 { [%eval 4.11] } 28. Be4 { [%eval 3.64] } 28... Rad8 { [%eval 3.67] } 29. Rac1 { [%eval 3.63] } 29... Rd6 { [%eval 3.49] } 30. a3 { [%eval 3.38] } 30... Rf8?! { (3.38 → 4.27) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.27] } (30... Qh5 31. Qg3 Qh6 32. Qd3 Re7 33. Rfe1 Qg5 34. g3 Qf6 35. Re3 Red7 36. Rf3) 31. Qg5 { [%eval 4.2] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 3.72] } 32. Rc3 { [%eval 3.38] } 32... Qh6 { [%eval 3.49] } 33. Qg4 { [%eval 3.21] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval 3.64] } 34. Rf3 { [%eval 3.43] } 34... Rf4 { [%eval 4.19] } 35. Rxf4?! { (4.19 → 3.11) Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (35. Qc8 Rxf3 36. Bxf3 Qf4 37. Qxb7+ Qf7 38. Qb5 Rb6 39. Qe2 Qe7 40. Qe3 Nc7) 35... exf4? { (3.11 → 5.15) Mistake. Qxf4 was best. } { [%eval 5.15] } (35... Qxf4 36. Qe2 Nc7 37. g3 Qf7 38. Bg2 Qe7 39. Re1 b6 40. Qb2 Qf6 41. Rxe5) 36. f3?! { (5.15 → 3.82) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 3.82] } (36. Re1 Kf6 37. Qc8 Qg7 38. Bf3 Nc7 39. Qxb7 Kg5 40. Kh2 a5 41. Qc8 Kh6) 36... Kh7 { [%eval 4.7] } 37. Rc1 { [%eval 3.99] } 37... Rb6 { [%eval 4.63] } 38. Rb1 { [%eval 4.18] } 38... c4 { [%eval 5.09] } 39. b4?! { (5.09 → 3.90) Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.9] } (39. bxc4 Qg7 40. Rxb6 axb6 41. Qh4+ Qh6 42. Qd8 Nc5 43. d6 Qg7 44. Qh4+ Qh6) 39... Nc5? { (3.90 → 7.79) Mistake. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 7.79] } (39... Rd6 40. Qc8 Qg7 41. Qxc4 Nc7 42. Rd1 Ne8 43. Re1 Qf7 44. Qd4 Qf6 45. Qxa7) 40. bxc5 { [%eval 7.65] } 40... Rxb1+ { [%eval 7.29] } 41. Bxb1 { [%eval 7.45] } 41... Qg7 { [%eval 7.33] } 42. Qxf4 { [%eval 7.0] } 42... c3 { [%eval 8.03] } 43. d6 { [%eval 7.66] } 43... a6? { (7.66 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg8 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (43... Qg8 44. Qh4+ Kg7 45. Qd4+ Kf7 46. Qxc3 Ke8 47. Qe3+ Kd7 48. Qe7+ Kc6 49. Be4+) 44. Qh4+ { [%eval #10] } 44... Kg8 { [%eval #6] } 45. Ba2+ { [%eval #5] } 45... Qf7 { [%eval #5] } 46. Bxf7+ { [%eval #4] } 46... Kxf7 { [%eval #3] } 47. Qc4+ { [%eval #7] } 47... Ke8 { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0