[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iPTops2K"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "matalov"] [Black "MarkMatalov"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iPTops2K"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "06:29:30"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } { B10 Caro-Kann Defense } 2. e5 { [%eval -0.12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.06] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } 3... d5?! { (-0.16 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (3... dxe5 4. Nxe5 Nd7 5. Nxd7 Bxd7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. f3) 4. d4 { [%eval 0.56] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.6] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.38] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.48] } 6. c5 { [%eval 0.05] } 6... Na6?! { (0.05 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (6... b6 7. cxb6 axb6 8. Nc3 h6 9. Be2 Ne7 10. O-O c5 11. Nh4) 7. a3 { [%eval 1.14] } 7... Qa5+ { [%eval 1.58] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 1.29] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 1.41] } 9. b4 { [%eval 1.45] } 9... O-O-O?! { (1.45 → 2.60) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (9... Ne7 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. Be2 Bg4 12. O-O Nf5 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Be7 15. a4) 10. b5 { [%eval 2.49] } 10... cxb5?! { (2.49 → 3.31) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.31] } (10... Nb8 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. bxc6 Nexc6 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Rc1 Be4 15. Be3 f6 16. Nd2) 11. Bxb5?! { (3.31 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (11. Nc3 Nxc5 12. Nxb5 Qb6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rc1 Kb8 15. Rxc5 Qxc5 16. Be3 Qc2) 11... Ne7 { [%eval 2.01] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 1.97] } 12... h5 { [%eval 2.37] } 13. Qc1 { [%eval 1.88] } 13... f6 { [%eval 2.19] } 14. a4 { [%eval 1.77] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval 2.37] } 15. Qb2?? { (2.37 → -1.75) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.75] } (15. O-O Be4 16. Be2 Nbc6 17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Qb2 Nf5 20. Nxf5 Bxf5) 15... a6?? { (-1.75 → 3.29) Blunder. Nc2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (15... Nc2+ 16. Ke2 fxe5 17. Na2 Nxd4+ 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Nb4 a5 20. Nd3 e5 21. Rhc1) 16. Qxb4 { [%eval 3.19] } 16... axb5?! { (3.19 → 4.20) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 4.2] } (16... Be4 17. O-O Bxf3 18. gxf3 fxe5 19. Qb3 g5 20. c6 bxc6 21. Bxa6+ Kd7 22. Rab1) 17. Nxb5 { [%eval 4.13] } 17... Qd7?! { (4.13 → 5.91) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.91] } (17... Nc6 18. Nxc7 Nxb4 19. Bxb4 Kxc7 20. Ba5+ Kc8 21. Bxd8 Kxd8 22. a5 Kc7 23. a6) 18. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.72] } 18... Kb8 { [%eval 4.12] } 19. a5 { [%eval 3.38] } 19... Nc8? { (3.38 → 5.58) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.58] } (19... Nc6 20. Qa3 Bxd6 21. exd6 g5 22. O-O Rh7 23. Rfc1 h4 24. a6 g4 25. Ba5) 20. a6?! { (5.58 → 4.19) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.19] } (20. Nxf5 exf5 21. O-O Qc6 22. Rfb1 Ka8 23. Qb3 Qa6 24. Ra4 h4 25. h3 Be7) 20... Ka8?? { (4.19 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Na7 22. O-O Qb5 23. Qxb5 Nxb5 24. Rfc1 Rc8 25. Ba5 Na7 26. d7) 21. axb7+ { [%eval #1] } 21... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 22. Qa5 { [%eval #7] } 22... Nxd6 { [%eval #3] } 23. Qa8+ { [%eval #2] } 23... Kc7 { [%eval #2] } 24. Ba5+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kc6 { [%eval #1] } 25. b8=Q+ { [%eval #5] } 25... Qb7 { [%eval #5] } 26. Qxd8 { [%eval #4] } 26... Qxa8 { [%eval #4] } 27. Qxa8+ { [%eval #4] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval #4] } 28. Qd8+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Kc6 { [%eval #4] } 29. exd6 { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0