[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mjlEaqFi"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "merle_dassault"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mjlEaqFi"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "18:58:17"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.48] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval 0.41] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.92] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.58] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.67] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 9... h5?! { (0.32 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (9... Ng6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rae1 O-O 13. Re3 a5 14. b3 Nf4 15. Qd2) 10. Bg5 { [%eval 1.08] } 10... f6 { [%eval 1.08] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 1.05] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 1.48] } 12. Rab1 { [%eval 1.37] } 12... Rb7 { [%eval 1.64] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.69] } 13... Ng6?? { (1.69 → 5.47) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 5.47] } (13... Kf7 14. b4 Qc8 15. Nd4 Kg8 16. Qc4+ Kh7 17. Rb3 Rg8 18. a3 Be8 19. h3) 14. Ne2?? { (5.47 → 1.12) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (14. e5 Kf7 15. e6+ Bxe6 16. Rxe6 Qd7 17. Ne4 Rb5 18. Neg5+ Kg8 19. Qxg6 fxg5) 14... c5? { (1.12 → 2.86) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (14... Ne5 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. Rbd1 Kd8 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Nc1 Qf7 19. Bg5+ Kc8 20. Nb3) 15. Nf4?! { (2.86 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (15. e5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Nf4 Be7 18. Ng6 Rf8 19. Qf3 Qc8 20. Qxh5 Bg4) 15... Ne5?? { (1.88 → 4.30) Blunder. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.3] } (15... Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Be6 17. Rbd1 c4 18. Qe2 Qc8 19. Nd4 Kf7 20. b3 Be7 21. Nxe6) 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.14] } 16... fxe5 { [%eval 4.17] } 17. Nd5?? { (4.17 → 0.55) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (17. Ng6 Be6 18. Nxh8 g5 19. Ng6 Bg7 20. Bc3 h4 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Qxd8+ Kxd8) 17... h4 { [%eval 1.07] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.92] } 18... h3? { (0.92 → 2.53) Mistake. cxb4 was best. } { [%eval 2.53] } (18... cxb4 19. Rxb4 Rxb4 20. Bxb4 Qb8 21. a3 Be7 22. f4 a5 23. Bc3 Bd8 24. fxe5) 19. Qf3?? { (2.53 → -0.04) Blunder. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (19. bxc5 Qb8 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. Ba5 hxg2 22. Nxc7+ Kf7 23. Re3 d5 24. Nxd5 Bxc5) 19... Qb8? { (-0.04 → 1.25) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (19... c6 20. Ne3 cxb4 21. Rxb4 Rxb4 22. Bxb4 hxg2 23. Nf5 c5 24. Bd2 g6 25. Qxg2) 20. a3? { (1.25 → 0.11) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (20. Qg3 Be6 21. f4 c6 22. fxe5 cxd5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. c4 Bxg2 25. Qg6+ Kd7) 20... c6 { [%eval 0.27] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval 0.25] } 21... g5?? { (0.25 → 2.30) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (21... Be6 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nh4 Be7 24. Nxg6 Rg8 25. Nxe7 Rxg2+ 26. Kh1 Kxe7 27. Rg1) 22. Qf6 { [%eval 2.33] } 22... Rh6 { [%eval 2.41] } 23. Qxg5 { [%eval 2.17] } 23... Qd8 { [%eval 2.41] } 24. Qxd8+ { [%eval 2.48] } 24... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.45] } 25. Nc4?! { (2.45 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (25. bxc5 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Rg6 27. cxd6 Bh6 28. g3 Rxd6 29. Ba5+ Kc8 30. Nf5 Bxf5) 25... cxb4?? { (1.29 → 5.25) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (25... Rg6 26. g3 cxb4 27. Rxb4 Kc8 28. Rxb7 Kxb7 29. Bc3 Be6 30. Ne3 Rg5 31. Bb4) 26. Bxh6 { [%eval 5.12] } 26... Ke7?! { (5.12 → 6.77) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 6.77] } (26... Bxh6 27. Nxd6 Rb6 28. Nf7+ Kc7 29. Nxh6 c5 30. Nf5 a5 31. Ne3 Be6 32. gxh3) 27. Bxf8+ { [%eval 6.72] } 27... Kf6 { [%eval 7.8] } 28. Nxd6 { [%eval 6.94] } 28... Rc7 { [%eval 8.74] } 29. Rxb4 { [%eval 8.66] } 29... a5 { [%eval 8.94] } 30. Rb7 { [%eval 8.77] } 30... Rxb7 { [%eval 9.18] } 31. Nxb7 { [%eval 8.82] } 31... hxg2 { [%eval 9.13] } 32. Kxg2 { [%eval 9.07] } 32... c5 { [%eval 8.93] } 33. Re3 { [%eval 9.39] } 33... c4 { [%eval 11.92] } 34. Rf3+ { [%eval 10.21] } 34... Kg5 { [%eval 11.61] } 35. Be7+ { [%eval 10.25] } 35... Kh6?! { (10.25 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (35... Kg6 36. Rf6+ Kh7 37. Nc5 Be8 38. Kg3 Bh5 39. Ne6 c3 40. f3 Kg8 41. Rf8+) 36. Rg3 { [%eval #11] } 36... Ba4 { [%eval #6] } 37. c3 { [%eval #10] } 37... Bc2 { [%eval #6] } 38. Bd6? { (Mate in 6 → 9.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 9.87] } (38. Nd6 Bd3 39. Bf6 Bf1+ 40. Kxf1 a4 41. Nxc4 Kh5 42. Nxe5 Kh6 43. Rh3#) 38... Bxe4+ { [%eval 9.76] } 39. Kg1 { [%eval 8.97] } 39... Bd5 { [%eval 9.69] } 40. Nxa5 { [%eval 9.44] } 40... Kh5 { [%eval 12.18] } 41. Bxe5 { [%eval 13.42] } 41... Kh4 { [%eval 13.54] } 42. Bd4 { [%eval 11.89] } 42... Kh5 { [%eval 10.71] } 43. f4 { [%eval 11.27] } 43... Bf7?! { (11.27 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (43... Kh6 44. Kf2 Kh7 45. a4 Kh6 46. f5 Kh5 47. f6 Kh4 48. Ke1 Bf3 49. Nxc4) 44. Nc6 { [%eval #6] } 44... Kh4 { [%eval #5] } 45. a4 { [%eval #6] } 45... Be6 { [%eval #5] } 46. a5 { [%eval #6] } 46... Kh5 { [%eval #6] } 47. a6 { [%eval #5] } 47... Bc8 { [%eval #5] } 48. a7 { [%eval #4] } 48... Bb7 { [%eval #4] } 49. Nd8 { [%eval #5] } 49... Be4 { [%eval #5] } 50. f5 { [%eval #5] } 50... Kh6 { [%eval #4] } 51. f6 { [%eval #5] } 51... Kh5 { [%eval #4] } 52. f7 { [%eval #3] } 52... Bd5 { [%eval #3] } 53. f8=Q { [%eval #2] } 53... Bg8 { [%eval #2] } 54. Qxg8 { [%eval #1] } 54... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 55. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0