[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tCuaLBKD"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "-"] [White "lichess AI level 3"] [Black "Keith_Ivar"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "tCuaLBKD"] [UTCDate "2026.01.03"] [UTCTime "03:31:16"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] } { A40 Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.5] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.32] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.5] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.67] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.45] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.63] } 6... Nce7 { [%eval 0.23] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.56] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.07] } 8... Bd7?! { (0.07 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (8... c6) 9. Qb3 { [%eval 0.13] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.6] } 11. O-O?! { (0.60 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (11. a4 Nh5) 11... Qc8?! { (-0.13 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (11... b6) 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] } 12... Bxh3?? { (0.10 → 1.96) Blunder. b6 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (12... b6 13. Rae1) 13. Rac1?? { (1.96 → -0.11) Blunder. gxh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (13. gxh3 Qxh3 14. Rfe1 Ng4 15. Bg5 Bh6 16. Bf1 Qh5 17. Bxh6 Qxh6 18. Qxb7 g5) 13... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 14. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 15. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 15... Qh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 16. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Ng4?? { (0.00 → 2.74) Blunder. Qg4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (16... Qg4+ 17. Kh2 Qh5+ 18. Kg2 Qg4+) 17. Qxb7?? { (2.74 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17. Kg2 a4 18. Qc2 Nxe3+ 19. fxe3 f5 20. Rh1 Qg4+ 21. Kf2 f4 22. Rcg1 fxe3+) 17... Nxe3?? { (0.00 → 2.98) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (17... f5 18. Kg2 Nf6 19. Nh2 Ng4) 18. fxe3 { [%eval 3.33] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval 3.81] } 19. Qxc7 { [%eval 4.04] } 19... Rxb2 { [%eval 3.95] } 20. Qxe7?! { (3.95 → 3.03) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (20. Rc2 Rxc2 21. Bxc2 Nc8 22. Kf2 g5 23. c5 g4 24. cxd6 Bf6 25. d7 gxf3) 20... Qg4+? { (3.03 → 4.98) Mistake. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 4.98] } (20... Bh6 21. Rce1 Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Qg4+ 23. Kf2 Bg5 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Nf3 Bh4+ 26. Nxh4) 21. Kf2 { [%eval 4.9] } 21... Bh6 { [%eval 5.34] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval 4.85] } 22... Qh3 { [%eval 5.27] } 23. Qxd6? { (5.27 → 3.09) Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Bxc2 Rb8 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Bxb1 Bf8 27. Qh4 Qd7 28. Qh1 Qa4) 23... Rxd2+ { [%eval 2.88] } 24. Nxd2?? { (2.88 → -5.93) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -5.93] } (24. Be2 Rxa2 25. Qxe5 Ra3 26. Rc3 f6 27. Qd4 Ra2 28. Qb6 f5 29. e5 g5) 24... Qxe3+ { [%eval -5.93] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval -7.03] } 25... Qxd3+ { [%eval -7.25] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval -7.42] } 26... Qxd2+ { [%eval -7.13] } 27. Kf3 { [%eval -7.07] } 27... Qd3+ { [%eval -7.17] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval -7.09] } 28... Qe2+ { [%eval -7.62] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -7.51] } 29... Qf3+ { [%eval -7.26] } 30. Rg2 { [%eval -6.99] } 30... Bxc1 { [%eval -6.92] } 31. c5?? { (-6.92 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (31. Qb6 Bf4 32. Qf2 Qh3+ 33. Rh2 Bxh2 34. Qxh2 Qf1+ 35. Qg1 Qxc4 36. Qe1 Qd4) 31... Be3? { (Mate in 6 → -7.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf1+ was best. } { [%eval -7.47] } (31... Qf1+ 32. Kh2 Bf4+ 33. Rg3 Qf2+ 34. Kh1 Qxg3 35. Qxg6+ fxg6 36. a3 Qh2#) 32. Qxf8+? { (-7.47 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (32. Kh2 Qf1 33. Qxe5 Bf4+ 34. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 35. Kh3 Qxe4 36. d6 Qf5+ 37. Kg3 Qxc5) 32... Kxf8 { [%eval #-6] } 33. a4 { [%eval #-2] } 33... Qf1+ { [%eval #-4] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 34... Bf4+ { [%eval #-3] } 35. Kh3 { [%eval #-2] } 35... Qh1+ { [%eval #-2] } 36. Rh2 { [%eval #-2] } 36... Qxh2+ { [%eval #-1] } 37. Kg4 { [%eval #-1] } 37... Qh5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1