[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nPL76Ybs"] [Date "2026.01.01"] [Round "-"] [White "VJ_EDGECOMBE77"] [Black "S_H_A_K_I"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nPL76Ybs"] [UTCDate "2026.01.01"] [UTCTime "12:00:04"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Tortoise Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bd3 { [%eval -0.1] } { C20 King's Pawn Game: Tortoise Opening } 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.16] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.07] } 4. O-O { [%eval -0.13] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.31] } 5... e4? { (0.31 → 1.58) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (5... Nxd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. d4 exd4 8. Bg5 Ne7 9. Nxd4 f6 10. Be3) 6. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.91] } 6... Nxe4?! { (1.91 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (6... Ne7 7. Bd3 Nexd5 8. Re1+ Be7 9. a3 c5 10. Bf1 O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. c4) 7. dxc6 { [%eval 2.8] } 7... bxc6? { (2.80 → 4.98) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 4.98] } (7... Be7 8. Qe2 Nd6 9. Re1 bxc6 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. d3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3) 8. Re1 { [%eval 4.84] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 5.2] } 9. d3 { [%eval 5.31] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 5.5] } 10. h3?? { (5.50 → 2.11) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (10. Qe2 O-O 11. dxe4 Bg4 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rb8 15. Nc3 Qf6) 10... Bxf2+ { [%eval 2.18] } 11. Kf1 { [%eval 2.12] } 11... Bxe1 { [%eval 2.04] } 12. Kxe1?? { (2.04 → -2.32) Blunder. Qxe1 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (12. Qxe1 Qe7 13. dxe4 Qxe4 14. Nc3 Qxe1+ 15. Nxe1 O-O-O 16. Be3 a5 17. Rc1 Rhe8) 12... Ng3 { [%eval -1.85] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval -2.03] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval -1.95] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval -1.63] } 14... f6 { [%eval -1.85] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -1.61] } 15... O-O? { (-1.61 → -0.40) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (15... Qd6 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. Qf3 O-O 18. Kd2 f5 19. Qxc6 f4 20. Bf2 Qxc6 21. Nxc6) 16. g4 { [%eval -0.6] } 16... Bxg4?! { (-0.60 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (16... Ng3 17. Nc3) 17. hxg4 { [%eval 0.4] } 17... Ng3 { [%eval 0.33] } 18. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.36] } 18... Re8? { (0.36 → 1.92) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (18... f5 19. Kf2) 19. Kf2 { [%eval 2.01] } 19... Qd6?? { (2.01 → 4.61) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.61] } (19... f5 20. Qg1 fxg4 21. Qxg3 gxf3 22. Ne4 Re6 23. Qh3 Qd5 24. Rh1 h6 25. Qg4) 20. Nc4 { [%eval 4.69] } 20... Ne4+ { [%eval 4.77] } 21. dxe4 { [%eval 4.75] } 21... Qxd1 { [%eval 4.65] } 22. Rxd1 { [%eval 4.65] } 22... Rxe4 { [%eval 4.68] } 23. Rd4 { [%eval 4.77] } 23... Re6 { [%eval 5.02] } 24. b3 { [%eval 5.06] } 24... c5 { [%eval 5.25] } 25. Rd5 { [%eval 5.19] } 25... g6 { [%eval 5.62] } 26. Rxc5 { [%eval 5.64] } 26... h5 { [%eval 5.97] } 27. gxh5 { [%eval 5.82] } 27... gxh5 { [%eval 5.95] } 28. Rxc7 { [%eval 5.73] } 28... a6 { [%eval 6.82] } 29. Nd4 { [%eval 6.77] } 29... Re4 { [%eval 7.21] } 30. Nd6 { [%eval 7.16] } 30... Rh4 { [%eval 8.54] } 31. N4f5 { [%eval 8.37] } 31... Rh2+? { (8.37 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (31... Rg4 32. Nh6+ Kh8 33. Nxg4 hxg4 34. Nf7+ Kg7 35. Ne5+ Kf8 36. Nxg4 Ke8 37. Rh7) 32. Kg1 { [%eval #7] } 32... Rxc2 { [%eval #7] } 33. Rg7+ { [%eval #6] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval #6] } 34. Rg6 { [%eval #5] } 34... Rxa2 { [%eval #1] } 35. Bh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0