[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lu18KKvd"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "ArranMcK"] [Black "Shambhavi2025"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "lu18KKvd"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "00:16:10"] [WhiteElo "2069"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D15"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } { D15 Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.53] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.44] } 5... cxd5 { [%eval 0.48] } 6. Qb3 { [%eval 0.38] } 6... Qd7?? { (0.38 → 2.82) Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (6... Bc8 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. a3 a6 9. Rc1 e6 10. e3 Be7 11. Bd3) 7. Ne5 { [%eval 2.37] } 7... Qd8? { (2.37 → 4.21) Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.21] } (7... Qc8 8. e4 Nxe4 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. Rc1) 8. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.89] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 3.69] } 9. Nxd5?! { (3.69 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (9. Nb5 Nxe5 10. Nc7+ Qxc7 11. Qxc7 Ned7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Bb5 e5 14. Bxd7+ Bxd7) 9... Qa5+ { [%eval 2.61] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 2.55] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 2.65] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval 2.45] } 11... Nxe5?! { (2.45 → 3.92) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 3.92] } (11... Be4 12. Qf4 Ba8 13. f3 e6 14. e4 Bb4 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Nd3 Rfc8 17. Rc1) 12. Qxf5 { [%eval 3.9] } 12... Nc4 { [%eval 3.92] } 13. Qxa5 { [%eval 3.87] } 13... Nxa5 { [%eval 3.82] } 14. g3 { [%eval 3.54] } 14... e6 { [%eval 3.62] } 15. Bg2 { [%eval 3.43] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 3.74] } 16. O-O { [%eval 3.73] } 16... O-O { [%eval 3.68] } 17. e4 { [%eval 3.3] } 17... Rfc8 { [%eval 3.31] } 18. Rd1 { [%eval 3.41] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 3.56] } 19. d5 { [%eval 3.35] } 19... Ne5 { [%eval 3.32] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval 3.22] } 20... Bd6?! { (3.22 → 4.97) Inaccuracy. Nfg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.97] } (20... Nfg4 21. h3 g5 22. Bc1 Nf6 23. Na4 Nfd7 24. b3 Rc2 25. Be3 Rbc8 26. Bxa7) 21. dxe6 { [%eval 4.75] } 21... Bc7 { [%eval 5.21] } 22. exf7+ { [%eval 4.59] } 22... Kxf7 { [%eval 4.67] } 23. b3 { [%eval 4.64] } 23... Nf3+ { [%eval 4.64] } 24. Bxf3 { [%eval 4.57] } 24... Bxf4 { [%eval 4.67] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 4.21] } 25... Be5 { [%eval 4.31] } 26. Rac1 { [%eval 4.29] } 26... a5 { [%eval 4.86] } 27. Bg2 { [%eval 3.89] } 27... Bd6?! { (3.89 → 6.00) Inaccuracy. Rxc1 was best. } { [%eval 6.0] } (27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nxd5 29. exd5 a4 30. bxa4 Rb2 31. Be4 Rxa2 32. Bxh7 Rxa4 33. f4) 28. h3?! { (6.00 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. Rxc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Nxf6 Bb4 30. Ng4 Rc2 31. Bf1 h5 32. Bc4+ Kf8 33. Ne3 Rxa2) 28... Ba3 { [%eval 4.72] } 29. Rxc8 { [%eval 4.74] } 29... Rxc8 { [%eval 4.73] } 30. Nxf6 { [%eval 3.87] } 30... Kxf6 { [%eval 4.27] } 31. f4 { [%eval 3.81] } 31... Rc2 { [%eval 4.14] } 32. e5+ { [%eval 4.11] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval 4.12] } 33. Bd5+ { [%eval 4.22] } 33... Kf5 { [%eval 4.72] } 34. Rd4 { [%eval 4.49] } 34... Bc5 { [%eval 5.29] } 35. g4+ { [%eval 5.14] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 5.92] } 36. Be4+ { [%eval 5.59] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval 5.98] } 37. Bxc2 { [%eval 5.71] } 37... Bxd4+ { [%eval 5.51] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 5.94] } 38... g5 { [%eval 5.79] } 39. e6 { [%eval 5.68] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 6.76] } 40. fxg5 { [%eval 6.38] } 40... Kf8 { [%eval 8.2] } 41. Bxh7 { [%eval 8.06] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 8.5] } 42. Bf5 { [%eval 8.21] } 42... Be3 { [%eval 8.21] } 43. h4 { [%eval 8.61] } 43... Bd2 { [%eval 9.17] } 44. g6 { [%eval 9.11] } 44... Bc3 { [%eval 8.92] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 8.4] } 45... Bh8 { [%eval 11.58] } 46. h5 { [%eval 10.81] } 46... Bf6?! { (10.81 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (46... Bg7 47. g5 a4 48. bxa4 Bb2 49. h6 Bc1 50. g7 Bxg5 51. g8=Q Bh4 52. Qf7+) 47. h6 { [%eval 19.1] } 47... Be5?! { (19.10 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (47... Kd6 48. g7) 48. g7 { [%eval 14.0] } 48... Bxg7?! { (14.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (48... a4 49. g8=Q axb3 50. axb3 Kd6 51. Qb8+ Kd5 52. Qb5+ Kd6 53. h7 Bf6 54. Qd7+) 49. hxg7 { [%eval #6] } 49... a4 { [%eval #6] } 50. g8=Q { [%eval #5] } 50... Kd6 { [%eval #5] } 51. Qd8+ { [%eval #4] } 51... Kc5 { [%eval #4] } 52. e7 { [%eval #3] } 52... axb3 { [%eval #3] } 53. e8=Q { [%eval #2] } 53... Kb4 { [%eval #2] } 54. Qd4+ { [%eval #1] } 54... Ka3 { [%eval #1] } 55. Qea4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0