[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nj9UBafy"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "TheBurt22"] [Black "MacGyver27"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nj9UBafy"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "07:50:21"] [WhiteElo "1988"] [BlackElo "1711"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "7 days per move"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... e4 { [%eval 0.47] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4... d5?! { (0.32 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (4... c6 5. Qa4 Qe7 6. Qc2 b5 7. cxb5 d5 8. e3 h6 9. Nh3) 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.96] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.1] } 6. Ngxe4 { [%eval 0.98] } 6... c6 { [%eval 1.38] } 7. g3?? { (1.38 → -1.99) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.99] } (7. d4 f5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qd2 Qf7) 7... Bb4?? { (-1.99 → 1.70) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (7... f5 8. Bg2 fxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. O-O Be6 11. f4 c5 12. d4 cxd4 13. f5) 8. Bg2 { [%eval 1.85] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.8] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.84] } 9... g6?! { (1.84 → 2.74) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (9... Re8) 10. a3 { [%eval 2.32] } 10... Ba5?! { (2.32 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (10... Be7 11. d4 Nd7 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Re1 N7b6 14. e3 Nc4 15. Qb3 Ndb6 16. Qa2) 11. b4?! { (3.38 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (11. d4 Bf5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh6 Rf7 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15. Nxc3 g5 16. d5 Nd7) 11... Bb6 { [%eval 2.61] } 12. e3 { [%eval 2.68] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 2.91] } 13. d4?! { (2.91 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (13. Na4 Nd7 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Qc2 a5 16. Nec5 axb4 17. axb4 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Rad8) 13... f5 { [%eval 1.93] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.93] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 2.04] } 15. Nc5 { [%eval 1.66] } 15... Bxg2 { [%eval 1.76] } 16. Kxg2 { [%eval 1.66] } 16... Qd5+ { [%eval 1.58] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval 1.75] } 17... Bxc5 { [%eval 2.28] } 18. Qxd5+ { [%eval 2.22] } 18... cxd5 { [%eval 2.21] } 19. dxc5 { [%eval 2.2] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 2.14] } 20. Bb2 { [%eval 2.19] } 20... h5 { [%eval 2.34] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval 2.35] } 21... Rad8 { [%eval 2.83] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval 2.17] } 22... Ne5?? { (2.17 → 6.01) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 6.01] } (22... Kf7 23. Bc3 a6 24. Rd3 Ke6 25. h4 Rd7 26. Rb1 Rfd8 27. a4 Rf8 28. Rdd1) 23. Bxe5 { [%eval 5.94] } 23... g5 { [%eval 6.33] } 24. f4 { [%eval 6.18] } 24... g4 { [%eval 6.03] } 25. h3 { [%eval 5.91] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 5.56] } 26. hxg4 { [%eval 5.56] } 26... fxg4 { [%eval 5.93] } 27. Bd6 { [%eval 6.01] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval 6.35] } 28. Rxd5 { [%eval 6.19] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 6.58] } 29. Rxh5 { [%eval 6.42] } 29... Kg6 { [%eval 7.7] } 30. Reh1 { [%eval 7.17] } 30... b6? { (7.17 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (30... a5 31. bxa5 Rce8 32. Kf2 Kf6 33. Rd1 Ra8 34. e4 Rxa5) 31. Rg5+ { [%eval 8.46] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 8.31] } 32. Rh7+ { [%eval 8.11] } 32... Kf6 { [%eval 8.32] } 33. Rxg8 { [%eval 7.79] } 33... Rxg8 { [%eval 7.23] } 34. Rxa7 { [%eval 7.09] } 34... Re8 { [%eval 8.53] } 35. Be5+ { [%eval 8.48] } 35... Kf5 { [%eval 8.22] } 36. cxb6 { [%eval 8.6] } 36... Ke4? { (8.60 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (36... Rc8 37. Rc7 Rd8 38. Bd4 Ke6 39. b7 Rb8 40. e4 Kd6 41. Be5+ Ke6 42. Re7+) 37. b7 { [%eval #13] } 37... Rd8 { [%eval #13] } 38. b8=Q { [%eval 11.88] } 38... Rd2+?! { (11.88 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (38... Rxb8 39. Bxb8 Kd5 40. Be5 Kc6 41. Bd4 Kd5 42. Ra5+ Kd6 43. Re5 Kc6 44. Rg5) 39. Kf1 { [%eval #7] } 39... Kf3 { [%eval #7] } 40. Qb7+ { [%eval #6] } 40... Kxg3 { [%eval #3] } 41. f5+ { [%eval #2] } 41... Kh4 { [%eval #2] } 42. Qh7+ { [%eval #1] } 42... Kg5 { [%eval #1] } 43. Rg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0