[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nQ6nOEDe"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "N1ghtH7"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nQ6nOEDe"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "13:42:08"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.5] } 3. a3 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... Ba5?! { (0.13 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (3... Bxc3+ 4. bxc3 d5 5. e3 Nf6 6. c4 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2) 4. b4 { [%eval 0.67] } 4... Bb6 { [%eval 0.85] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.39] } 5... Bxd4?? { (0.39 → 4.18) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.18] } (5... Nf6 6. Nf3 d6 7. e3 Qe7 8. Na4 Nbd7 9. c4 e5 10. Bg3) 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 4.23] } 6... d6 { [%eval 4.96] } 7. Qxg7 { [%eval 5.06] } 7... Nc6?! { (5.06 → 7.35) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 7.35] } (7... Qf6 8. Qxf6 Nxf6 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Bg3 b5 11. Nxb5 Kd8 12. Nc3 a5 13. b5) 8. Qxh8 { [%eval 7.31] } 8... Kf8 { [%eval 9.13] } 9. e3 { [%eval 7.73] } 9... a6 { [%eval 9.33] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 7.87] } 10... b5 { [%eval 8.97] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 7.51] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 9.49] } 12. e4 { [%eval 7.86] } 12... Rb7 { [%eval 9.46] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 8.06] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 10.19] } 14. Bd4 { [%eval 7.37] } 14... Qa8 { [%eval 8.3] } 15. Bg7+ { [%eval 8.25] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval 8.48] } 16. O-O { [%eval 8.34] } 16... Rb6 { [%eval 8.84] } 17. Bd4 { [%eval 7.85] } 17... Rb7 { [%eval 8.85] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval 8.11] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 11.59] } 19. a4 { [%eval 7.8] } 19... Nxb4? { (7.80 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (19... Nxd4 20. Qxd4 bxa4 21. e5 Qb8 22. Rab1 Bc6 23. Ne4 Ne7 24. Neg5 Bxf3 25. Nxf3) 20. Bg7+? { (Mate in 10 → 8.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 8.87] } (20. Bf6 Bc8 21. axb5 Rxb5 22. Qg7+ Ke8 23. Qxg8+ Kd7 24. Bxb5+ axb5 25. Qxf7+ Kc6) 20... Ke7 { [%eval 8.93] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval 7.6] } 21... bxa4 { [%eval 8.45] } 22. Re3 { [%eval 7.02] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval 7.03] } 23. Bd4 { [%eval 7.02] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 10.26] } 24. Rg3 { [%eval 9.47] } 24... Be8? { (9.47 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (24... Ke7 25. Rxg8 Qxg8 26. Bf6+ Kf8 27. Bg7+ Ke7 28. Qxg8 Rb6 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Bf6) 25. Rxg8+?! { (Mate in 2 → 11.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 11.76] } (25. Bf6 c5 26. Rxg8#) 25... Ke7 { [%eval 10.91] } 26. Rxa4 { [%eval 9.0] } 26... Nxd3 { [%eval 10.72] } 27. cxd3 { [%eval 9.08] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval 9.82] } 28. g3 { [%eval 9.17] } 28... Rb7? { (9.17 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (28... Kd7 29. Kg2 c5 30. Be3 Qc6 31. Nc4 Qb7 32. Ra1 Qc6 33. Qxh7 Qc8 34. Rg7) 29. Rxe8+? { (Mate in 6 → 8.58) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.58] } (29. Nd5+ Kd7 30. Rxe8 exd5 31. Rxa8 Rb1+ 32. Nxb1 Kc6 33. Qe8+ Kb7 34. Rb4#) 29... Qxe8 { [%eval 8.64] } 30. Qxh7 { [%eval 8.54] } 30... Rb2 { [%eval 8.39] } 31. Be3 { [%eval 8.58] } 31... Qc6 { [%eval 9.34] } 32. Bg5+ { [%eval 9.31] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 9.25] } 33. Qxf7+ { [%eval 9.18] } 33... Kc8 { [%eval 9.48] } 34. Qxe6+ { [%eval 9.17] } 34... Kb8 { [%eval 9.42] } 35. Ne2 { [%eval 7.28] } 35... Rc2 { [%eval 10.01] } 36. Nd4 { [%eval 8.72] } 36... Rc1+ { [%eval 8.64] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval 8.55] } 37... Qxa4 { [%eval 8.41] } 38. Qg8+ { [%eval 8.28] } 38... Kb7 { [%eval 9.18] } 39. N2b3 { [%eval 9.02] } 39... Re1 { [%eval 10.24] } 40. Bd2 { [%eval 10.53] } 40... Rb1?! { (10.53 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (40... Rd1 41. Na5+ Qxa5 42. Bxa5 Rxd3 43. Qf7 Rc3 44. Bxc3 a5 45. Qb3+ Kc8 46. Bxa5) 41. Qd5+? { (Mate in 12 → 9.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Na5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.65] } (41. Na5+ Qxa5 42. Bxa5 Ra1 43. Qb3+ Kc8 44. Nc6 Rxa5 45. Nxa5 Kd7 46. Qf7+ Kd8) 41... Kb8? { (9.65 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (41... Kc8 42. Qg8+ Kb7 43. Na5+ Qxa5 44. Bxa5 Rc1 45. Qd5+ Ka7 46. Bd2 Rc5 47. Qf7) 42. g4? { (Mate in 14 → 8.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 8.81] } (42. Na5 Qe8 43. Ndc6+ Ka8 44. Nb4+ c6 45. Naxc6 Rxb4 46. Nxb4+ Kb8 47. Qxd6+ Kc8) 42... Qe8 { [%eval 8.9] } 43. Nc6+ { [%eval 8.8] } 43... Kb7? { (8.80 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc6 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (43... Qxc6 44. Qxc6 Rxb3 45. Ba5 Rb7 46. Qd7 Ka7 47. Qd8 c5 48. Qxd6 Rb5 49. Kf3) 44. Nca5+? { (Mate in 14 → 7.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nba5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.89] } (44. Nba5+ Ka8 45. Nb4+ c6 46. Naxc6 Qc8 47. Nd8+ Kb8 48. Qxd6+ Ka7 49. Be3+ Ka8) 44... Kc8 { [%eval 7.8] } 45. Qb7+ { [%eval 7.69] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval 7.65] } 46. Qc6+ { [%eval 7.42] } 46... Ke6? { (7.42 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (46... Ke7 47. Qxc7+ Qd7 48. Qxd7+ Kxd7 49. Nd4 Ra1 50. Nc4 Rd1 51. h4 a5 52. Nf3) 47. Qxe8+ { [%eval #3] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval #3] } 48. Qd8+ { [%eval #5] } 48... Kf7 { [%eval #5] } 49. Nd4 { [%eval #4] } 49... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 50. Qg5+ { [%eval #4] } 50... Kf7 { [%eval #4] } 51. e5 { [%eval #5] } 51... c5 { [%eval #4] } 52. Ndc6 { [%eval #4] } 52... c4 { [%eval #3] } 53. exd6 { [%eval #4] } 53... c3 { [%eval #3] } 54. Bxc3 { [%eval #3] } 54... Ke6 { [%eval #2] } 55. Qe5+ { [%eval #2] } 55... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 56. Nb8+ { [%eval #2] } 56... Rxb8 { [%eval #2] } 57. Qe7+ { [%eval #1] } 57... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 58. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0