[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nAOva4zj"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "salvatoreberti"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "nAOva4zj"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "18:14:41"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.11] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.1] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.2] } 4... g6 { [%eval -0.11] } 5. Ng5?! { (-0.11 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. a4 h6 9. Bd2 Be6) 5... d6 { [%eval -0.51] } 6. Be2 { [%eval -0.46] } 6... h6 { [%eval -0.42] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.49] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval -0.3] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.34] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval -0.46] } 9. c4 { [%eval -0.52] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.54] } 10. b3?? { (-0.54 → -3.85) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.85] } (10. Nc3 a6 11. h3 Rb8 12. a4 Nh7 13. Bd2 e6 14. Rb1 Kh8 15. Na2 a5) 10... Nh5 { [%eval -3.28] } 11. d4 { [%eval -3.14] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -3.18] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval -3.0] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval -2.08] } 13. Bxh5 { [%eval -1.98] } 13... Bxa1 { [%eval -1.97] } 14. Bf3?! { (-1.97 → -3.19) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (14. Bxh6 Bg7 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Bf3 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 e6 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Qd2 Rad8) 14... h5 { [%eval -2.81] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -3.05] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval -2.9] } 16. Na3 { [%eval -3.27] } 16... Qa5 { [%eval -3.6] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval -3.64] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval -3.1] } 18. Bh6 { [%eval -3.57] } 18... a6 { [%eval -3.39] } 19. Bxh5?! { (-3.39 → -5.07) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -5.07] } (19. Bd2 Qxa2 20. Nc7 Bc6 21. h4 Qb2 22. g4 hxg4 23. Bxg4 Qe5 24. Re1 Kg7) 19... axb5 { [%eval -4.88] } 20. cxb5 { [%eval -4.91] } 20... Kh7 { [%eval -4.75] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval -4.7] } 21... Qxa2 { [%eval -5.04] } 22. Bg4?! { (-5.04 → -7.23) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -7.23] } (22. f4 Kg7 23. Be2 Rh8 24. Bc4 Qb2 25. f5 Qe5 26. Bf4) 22... Bxg4 { [%eval -6.94] } 23. Qxg4 { [%eval -7.15] } 23... Kg7?! { (-7.15 → -5.36) Inaccuracy. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval -5.36] } (23... Qxd2 24. g3 Kg7 25. h4 Qh6 26. Kg2 Qh5 27. Qf4 Rh8 28. Rh1 g5 29. Qf5) 24. Qf4 { [%eval -5.97] } 24... g5 { [%eval -5.43] } 25. Qe3 { [%eval -5.17] } 25... Ra3 { [%eval -4.83] } 26. h4 { [%eval -5.52] } 26... gxh4 { [%eval -4.56] } 27. Qh6+ { [%eval -4.48] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval -4.29] } 28. Qxh4? { (-4.29 → -8.70) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -8.7] } (28. e5 Bg7 29. Qg5 Qxb3 30. Qxe7 Raa8 31. Qxb7 Rab8 32. Qc6 Qe6 33. Bg5 Qxe5) 28... Kf8? { (-8.70 → -4.39) Mistake. Bxh4 was best. } { [%eval -4.39] } (28... Bxh4 29. Be3 Qxb3 30. e5 Qd5 31. exd6 Qxd6 32. Rc1 c4 33. g3 Bf6 34. Bf4) 29. Bh6+ { [%eval -5.35] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval -5.34] } 30. Qg4 { [%eval -5.46] } 30... e5?! { (-5.46 → -3.74) Inaccuracy. Qxb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (30... Qxb3 31. b6 Qe6 32. Qe2 Bd4 33. Bf4 Ra1 34. Rxa1 Bxa1 35. g3 Bd4 36. Qf3) 31. Qg8+?! { (-3.74 → -5.38) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -5.38] } (31. Qf5 Qxb3 32. Qxf6 Qe6 33. Qh4 Kd7 34. Bg5 Rda8 35. f4 Ra1 36. Rxa1 Rxa1+) 31... Ke7 { [%eval -5.2] } 32. Qg4 { [%eval -4.8] } 32... Rxb3 { [%eval -4.65] } 33. Bg5 { [%eval -4.54] } 33... Ra8?! { (-4.54 → -3.16) Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (33... Bxg5 34. Qxg5+ Kd7 35. Qf5+ Kc7 36. Qxf7+ Kb6 37. Qf6 Qa8 38. f4 exf4 39. Rd1) 34. Qh4? { (-3.16 → -6.01) Mistake. Bxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -6.01] } (34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Qh4+ Ke6 36. Qh6+ f6 37. f3 Rxb5 38. Qh7 Rb2 39. Kh1 Rb1) 34... Bxg5 { [%eval -5.96] } 35. Qxg5+ { [%eval -5.75] } 35... Ke8 { [%eval -4.74] } 36. Rd1 { [%eval -4.78] } 36... Qe2 { [%eval -4.8] } 37. Qg8+?! { (-4.80 → -6.57) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -6.57] } (37. Rc1 Qxb5 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39. Qxa8 Rb1 40. Qa3 Rxc1+ 41. Qxc1 Qd3 42. Qh6 Qxe4) 37... Ke7 { [%eval -6.31] } 38. Qg5+ { [%eval -6.28] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval -5.94] } 39. Qf5+ { [%eval -6.51] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval -5.75] } 40. Qg5+ { [%eval -5.43] } 40... Ke8?? { (-5.43 → 0.00) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (40... f6 41. Qg7+ Ke6 42. Rxd6+ Kxd6 43. Qxf6+ Kc7 44. Qxe5+ Kb6 45. Qe6+ Ka5 46. Qxb3) 41. Qg8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Qg5+ { [%eval -6.4] } 42... f6 { [%eval -6.31] } 43. Qg7+ { [%eval -6.26] } 43... Ke6 { [%eval -6.15] } 44. Rxd6+ { [%eval -5.77] } 44... Kxd6 { [%eval -5.67] } 45. Qxf6+ { [%eval -5.53] } 45... Kc7 { [%eval -5.5] } 46. b6+?! { (-5.50 → -8.06) Inaccuracy. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.06] } (46. Qxe5+ Kb6 47. Qe6+ Ka5 48. Qxb3 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Rh8+ 50. Kg3 Rd8 51. Qa2+ Kxb5) 46... Rxb6 { [%eval -7.78] } 47. Qxe5+ { [%eval -6.9] } 47... Kd8 { [%eval -6.4] } 48. Qd5+ { [%eval -6.19] } 48... Ke8 { [%eval -5.27] } 49. Qe5+?! { (-5.27 → -7.17) Inaccuracy. Qg8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.17] } (49. Qg8+ Kd7 50. Qf7+ Kc8 51. Qf8+ Kc7 52. Qxc5+ Kb8 53. Qxb6 Ra1+ 54. Kh2 Ra2) 49... Kd7 { [%eval -7.19] } 50. Qd5+ { [%eval -7.21] } 50... Kc7 { [%eval -6.99] } 51. Qxc5+ { [%eval -6.33] } 51... Kd7 { [%eval -6.41] } 52. Qd5+ { [%eval -6.38] } 52... Kc8 { [%eval -6.24] } 53. Qc5+ { [%eval -7.05] } 53... Rc6 { [%eval -6.37] } 54. Qf8+ { [%eval -6.24] } 54... Kc7 { [%eval -5.78] } 55. Qxa8?? { (-5.78 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (55. Qg7+ Kb6 56. Qd4+ Rc5 57. g3 Qb5 58. Qf6+ Qc6 59. Qb2+ Ka6 60. Qd4 Ra5) 55... Ra6?? { (Mate in 8 → -5.14) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd1+ was best. } { [%eval -5.14] } (55... Qd1+ 56. Kh2 Qh5+ 57. Kg3 Qg5+ 58. Kf3 Rc3+ 59. Ke2 Qb5+ 60. Ke1 Qb1+ 61. Kd2) 56. Qh8 { [%eval -4.72] } 56... Qxe4 { [%eval -4.56] } 57. Qh2+?! { (-4.56 → -6.79) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -6.79] } (57. g3 Ra4 58. Qf6 Qd4 59. Qf7+ Kb8 60. Kg2 Ka7 61. f4 Ra5 62. Kh3 Qc5) 57... Kd7 { [%eval -6.44] } 58. Qh3+ { [%eval -5.83] } 58... Qe6?! { (-5.83 → -4.34) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval -4.34] } (58... Ke7 59. Qh8 Qe1+ 60. Kh2 Qxf2 61. Qe5+ Kd7 62. Qg7+ Kc6 63. Kh3 Kb6 64. Qc3) 59. Qxe6+?? { (-4.34 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval #-15] } (59. Qd3+ Qd6 60. Qf5+ Kc6 61. Qe4+ Kc7 62. Qe1 Kb8 63. g3 Qc5 64. Qe8+ Ka7) 59... Rxe6 { [%eval #-15] } 60. g3 { [%eval #-13] } 60... Re1+ { [%eval #-14] } 61. Kg2 { [%eval #-16] } 61... b5 { [%eval -12.21] } 62. f4?! { (-12.21 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (62. g4 Ke7 63. Kf3 b4 64. g5 Rd1 65. Ke3 b3 66. g6 b2 67. g7 Rg1) 62... Rd1 { [%eval #-12] } 63. f5 { [%eval #-12] } 63... Ke7 { [%eval #-12] } 64. g4 { [%eval #-11] } 64... b4 { [%eval #-10] } 65. g5 { [%eval #-10] } 65... Rd2+ { [%eval #-11] } 66. Kg3 { [%eval #-11] } 66... Kf7 { [%eval #-10] } 67. f6 { [%eval #-10] } 67... Rc2 { [%eval #-10] } 68. Kg4 { [%eval #-10] } 68... b3 { [%eval #-9] } 69. Kf5 { [%eval #-9] } 69... Rg2 { [%eval #-8] } 70. Kf4 { [%eval #-8] } 70... Rg1 { [%eval #-8] } 71. Kf3 { [%eval #-8] } 71... Rxg5 { [%eval #-7] } 72. Ke2 { [%eval #-6] } 72... Re5+ { [%eval #-7] } 73. Kd2 { [%eval #-7] } 73... Kxf6 { [%eval #-8] } 74. Kc1 { [%eval #-6] } 74... Re2 { [%eval #-5] } 75. Kb1 { [%eval #-5] } 75... Rc2 { [%eval #-5] } 76. Ka1 { [%eval #-5] } 76... Rf2 { [%eval #-5] } 77. Kb1 { [%eval #-5] } 77... Ke5 { [%eval #-4] } 78. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 78... b2+ { [%eval #-4] } 79. Kb1 { [%eval #-4] } 79... Re2 { [%eval #-4] } 80. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 80... Rg2 { [%eval #-4] } 81. Kb1 { [%eval #-4] } 81... Re2 { [%eval #-4] } 82. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 82... Rc2 { [%eval #-5] } 83. Kb1 { [%eval #-5] } 83... Rf2 { [%eval #-4] } 84. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 84... b1=N+ { [%eval #-6] } 85. Kxb1 { [%eval #-5] } 85... Rf6 { [%eval #-9] } 86. Kb2 { [%eval #-9] } 86... Rf7 { [%eval #-12] } 87. Kb3 { [%eval #-9] } 87... Ke6 { [%eval #-12] } 88. Kb4 { [%eval #-11] } 88... Kf5 { [%eval #-14] } 89. Kb3 { [%eval #-12] } 89... Ke6 { [%eval #-13] } 90. Kb2 { [%eval #-12] } 90... Rh7 { [%eval #-11] } 91. Kb3 { [%eval #-11] } 91... Rh2 { [%eval #-17] } 92. Kb4 { [%eval #-14] } 92... Rh6 { [%eval #-16] } 93. Kb3 { [%eval #-12] } 93... Rf6 { [%eval #-15] } 94. Kb4 { [%eval #-11] } 94... Kd5 { [%eval #-10] } 95. Kb3 { [%eval #-10] } 95... Rd6 { [%eval #-9] } 96. Kb4 { [%eval #-9] } 96... Ra6 { [%eval #-10] } 97. Kb3 { [%eval #-9] } 97... Ra1 { [%eval #-12] } 98. Kb4 { [%eval #-10] } 98... Rb1+ { [%eval #-11] } 99. Ka5 { [%eval #-5] } 99... Kc4 { [%eval #-4] } 100. Ka6 { [%eval #-4] } 100... Rb3 { [%eval #-5] } 101. Ka7 { [%eval #-5] } 101... Kd4 { [%eval #-4] } 102. Ka8 { [%eval #-4] } 102... Rh3 { [%eval #-7] } 103. Ka7 { [%eval #-5] } 103... Kd5 { [%eval #-8] } 104. Ka6 { [%eval #-3] } 104... Rh1 { [%eval #-8] } 105. Ka7 { [%eval #-3] } 105... Kc6 { [%eval #-2] } 106. Ka6 { [%eval #-1] } 106... Rh7 { [%eval #-2] } 107. Ka5 { [%eval #-2] } 107... Rh4 { [%eval #-1] } 108. Ka6 { [%eval #-1] } 108... Ra4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1