[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/j8aDrNGa"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [Round "-"] [White "KELS007"] [Black "KELS008"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "j8aDrNGa"] [UTCDate "2026.01.21"] [UTCTime "19:38:44"] [WhiteElo "603"] [BlackElo "800"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Na4?! { (0.23 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O) 3... Nb8?? { (-0.57 → 1.66) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (3... e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Bg4 8. Be2) 4. Nxc5 { [%eval 1.62] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 1.53] } 5. Bb5?? { (1.53 → -1.03) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (5. d4 e5 6. Nb3 exd4 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Nfxd4 d5 9. e5 Nxe5 10. Bb5+ Ned7) 5... b6?? { (-1.03 → 1.44) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (5... Qb6) 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.03] } 6... bxc5?? { (1.03 → 4.40) Blunder. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.4] } (6... dxc6) 7. Bxa8 { [%eval 4.27] } 7... a6?! { (4.27 → 5.47) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 5.47] } (7... Ba6 8. Bd5 e6 9. Bb3 c4 10. d3 cxb3 11. axb3 Bb7 12. Nh3 f5 13. Qh5+) 8. Bd5 { [%eval 5.02] } 8... c4 { [%eval 5.8] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 5.89] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 5.93] } 10. Bb5? { (5.93 → 3.51) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (10. Bd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nf6 12. Nf3 Nxd5 13. d4 e6 14. O-O h5 15. c4 Nf6) 10... Qb6?! { (3.51 → 5.23) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 5.23] } (10... axb5 11. d3 f5 12. a4 Nf6 13. axb5 e5 14. Nf3 fxe4 15. Ng5 Bd6 16. Nxe4) 11. Bxd7+ { [%eval 4.73] } 11... Kxd7 { [%eval 4.74] } 12. d4 { [%eval 4.68] } 12... Qxd4? { (4.68 → 11.63) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 11.63] } (12... Nf6 13. Nf3 Kc8 14. O-O e5 15. Nxe5 Qc7 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Re1) 13. Qxd4+ { [%eval 11.65] } 13... Ke8 { [%eval 11.39] } 14. Qa4+ { [%eval 11.02] } 14... Bc6?! { (11.02 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (14... Kd8 15. Bf4 Nf6 16. Rd1+ Bd5 17. exd5 Ne8 18. Qa5+ Kd7 19. Ne2 Nd6 20. Qxa6) 15. Qxc6+ { [%eval #3] } 15... Kd8 { [%eval #3] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval #4] } 16... f5 { [%eval #1] } 17. b4 { [%eval #4] } 17... fxe4 { [%eval #1] } 18. b5 { [%eval #5] } 18... axb5 { [%eval #1] } 19. a4 { [%eval #5] } 19... bxa4 { [%eval #1] } 20. Rxa4 { [%eval #3] } 20... e6 { [%eval #2] } 21. Ra8+ { [%eval #2] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval #2] } 22. Qc5+ { [%eval #2] } 22... Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 23. g4?? { (Mate in 2 → 6.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.47] } (23. Rxf8+ Kg6 24. Qg5#) 23... Bxc5 { [%eval 6.49] } 24. Ra5? { (6.49 → 4.04) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (24. Ne2 Kf7 25. O-O h6 26. Be3 Bf8 27. Ra7+ Be7 28. Rd1 Nf6 29. Bc5 Rc8) 24... Bb6?! { (4.04 → 6.15) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 6.15] } (24... Bb4+ 25. Bd2 Bxa5 26. Bxa5 Ne7 27. Ne2 Rc8 28. Bc3+ Kg5 29. Rg1 Nd5 30. Kd2) 25. Rf5+?? { (6.15 → -0.03) Blunder. Rb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (25. Rb5 Ne7 26. Rxb6 Rc8 27. Rb1 g5 28. Be3 Rxc2 29. Ne2 Nd5 30. Bd2 Rc4) 25... exf5 { [%eval -0.09] } 26. Nf3?? { (-0.09 → -4.66) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -4.66] } (26. Ne2 Ne7 27. O-O Rc8 28. Rb1 Bc7 29. Bxc7 Rxc7 30. Rb6+ Kg5 31. gxf5 Nd5) 26... fxg4?? { (-4.66 → -0.72) Blunder. exf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (26... exf3 27. O-O Ne7 28. Rb1 Bc5 29. Bg3 Rc8 30. h3 g5 31. gxf5 Nxf5 32. Kh2) 27. c4?? { (-0.72 → -5.60) Blunder. Be5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.6] } (27. Be5+) 27... gxf3 { [%eval -5.54] } 28. O-O { [%eval -5.5] } 28... Bxf2+?! { (-5.50 → -4.05) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (28... Ne7 29. h4 Kf5 30. Bd6 Nc6 31. c5 Bd8 32. Rb1 Bxh4 33. Rb7 Bf6 34. Rc7) 29. Rxf2 { [%eval -4.01] } 29... e3?? { (-4.01 → 0.04) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (29... Kf5 30. Be3 Nf6 31. Ra2 Rc8 32. Ra5+ Ke6 33. Ra6+ Kf7 34. Ra4 Ng4 35. Bf4) 30. c5?? { (0.04 → -6.44) Blunder. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval -6.44] } (30. Rxf3 Ne7 31. Bxe3+ Ke6 32. Bf2 Nc6 33. Re3+ Kf5 34. Rg3 g5 35. c5 Ra8) 30... exf2+ { [%eval -6.53] } 31. Kxf2 { [%eval -6.37] } 31... h5 { [%eval -6.17] } 32. c6 { [%eval -6.31] } 32... g5 { [%eval -6.42] } 33. c7 { [%eval -6.36] } 33... gxf4?? { (-6.36 → 0.11) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (33... Ne7 34. Bg3 Rc8 35. Kxf3 Kf5 36. Ke3 Nd5+ 37. Kd4 Nf4 38. h4 Ne2+ 39. Kd5) 34. c8=Q { [%eval 0.2] } 34... Ne7?? { (0.20 → 6.33) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 6.33] } (34... Kg7 35. Qc7+ Kg6 36. Qd8 Kg7 37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. Qd5+ Kg6 39. Qd3+ Kg7 40. Kxf3) 35. Qc6+?? { (6.33 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxh8+ was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (35. Qxh8+ Kf7 36. Qxh5+ Ng6 37. Qd5+ Kf6 38. Kxf3 Ne5+ 39. Ke4 Nf7 40. Qc6+ Kg7) 35... Kg5?? { (Mate in 10 → 4.58) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (35... Nxc6 36. Kxf3 Kf5 37. Ke2 Ne5 38. Kd2 f3 39. h3 Rd8+ 40. Kc3 f2 41. Kb4) 36. Qxf3?? { (4.58 → 0.00) Blunder. h4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36. h4+ Kxh4 37. Qf6+ Kg4 38. Qxh8 Kf5 39. Qxh5+ Ke6 40. Qg4+ Ke5 41. Qg5+ Ke6) 36... h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Qa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Kg4?? { (0.00 → 5.09) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (37... Ng6 38. Qa5+ Kh6 39. Kf3 Re8 40. Kg4 Re5 41. Qd8 Rc5 42. Kh3 Rf5 43. Kg4) 38. Qxe7 { [%eval 4.77] } 38... Rh5? { (4.77 → 67.29) Mistake. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval 67.29] } (38... Rh6 39. Qg7+ Kh5 40. Kf3 Rg6 41. Qh7+ Kg5 42. Qe7+ Rf6 43. Qg7+ Rg6 44. Qe5+) 39. Qf7?? { (67.29 → 4.26) Blunder. Qd7+ was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (39. Qd7+ Kg5 40. Qg7+ Kf5 41. Kf3 Rg5 42. Qf7+ Ke5 43. Qxf4+ Ke6 44. Qxg5 h3) 39... h3 { [%eval 4.15] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval 4.54] } 40... f3 { [%eval 4.66] } 41. Kf2 { [%eval 4.21] } 41... Re5 { [%eval 4.59] } 42. Qc7 { [%eval 3.84] } 42... Rc5?? { (3.84 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2+ was best. } { [%eval #6] } (42... Re2+ 43. Kf1 Kf5 44. Qg3 Re6 45. Qxh3+ Kf6 46. Qxf3+ Kg7 47. Qb7+ Kg6 48. Qd7) 43. Qxc5 { [%eval #5] } 43... Kf4 { [%eval #5] } 44. Ke1 { [%eval #12] } 44... f2+ { [%eval #6] } 45. Kd1?? { (Mate in 6 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kxf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45. Kxf2 Ke4 46. Qd6 Kf5 47. Kf3 Kg5 48. Qe6 Kh5 49. Kf4 Kh4 50. Qh6#) 45... f1=Q+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Qf2+?? { (0.00 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval #12] } (47... Qe2+ 48. Kc3 Qe1+ 49. Kc2) 48. Qxf2+ { [%eval #11] } 48... Kg4 { [%eval #6] } 49. Qf1 { [%eval #6] } 49... Kh4 { [%eval #6] } 50. Qc4+ { [%eval #6] } 50... Kg5 { [%eval #12] } 51. Qf1 { [%eval #11] } 51... Kg4 { [%eval #11] } 52. Qc4+ { [%eval #12] } 52... Kf3 { [%eval #5] } 53. Qg8 { [%eval #11] } 53... Kf2 { [%eval #3] } 54. Qh8 { [%eval #6] } 54... Kg2 { [%eval #5] } 55. Kd2 { [%eval #5] } 55... Kxh2 { [%eval #4] } 56. Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 56... Kg1 { [%eval #3] } 57. Qxh3?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (57. Qb2 Kh1 58. Qf2 h2 59. Qf1#) 1/2-1/2