[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/w2ZTdtL6"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "NajeemJalal"] [Black "blackjack_212121"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "w2ZTdtL6"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "10:17:45"] [WhiteElo "1664"] [BlackElo "1587"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+155"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1 day per move"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.48] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.59] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.53] } 3... Nd4?! { (0.53 → 1.65) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } { A40 Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation } (3... Nb8 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nfd2 Ne7 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 d6 8. Nc3) 4. Nf3? { (1.65 → 0.27) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (4. g4 Qf6 5. e3 Qg6 6. Bd3 e4 7. Bf1 Nf3+ 8. Nxf3 exf3) 4... d6?! { (0.27 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (4... Nxf3+ 5. exf3 Bc5 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Ne7 8. f4 O-O 9. fxe5) 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.27] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 1.24] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.35] } 6... c5 { [%eval 1.93] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval 1.45] } 7... f5 { [%eval 1.49] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.46] } 8... Bd7?! { (1.46 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (8... Nf6) 9. g3 { [%eval 1.83] } 9... h6?! { (1.83 → 2.87) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.87] } (9... g6 10. Bh3 Bg7 11. O-O Nf6 12. e4 Ng4 13. exf5 Ne5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Ne4) 10. Bg2?! { (2.87 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (10. Bh3 g6 11. e4 fxe4 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxe4 Qh3 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Rh7) 10... g6?! { (1.89 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (10... Nf6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bh3 Qc8 13. Bf4 O-O 14. a4 Rf7 15. f3 b6 16. Bd2) 11. e4 { [%eval 2.76] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 3.04] } 12. O-O { [%eval 2.98] } 12... fxe4 { [%eval 3.65] } 13. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.41] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 3.94] } 14. Qxe4+?! { (3.94 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (14. Bxe4 Qf6 15. Bxg6+ Kd8 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Bc3 Qf8 18. f4 Bh3 19. Rf2 h5) 14... Qe7? { (2.46 → 4.16) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.16] } (14... Kf7 15. Qf3+ Kg8 16. Qd3 Qf6 17. Be4 Bg7 18. Bxg6 Rf8 19. Bh5 Bh3 20. Bf4) 15. Qxg6+ { [%eval 4.07] } 15... Kd8 { [%eval 4.1] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 3.6] } 16... a5? { (3.60 → 6.08) Mistake. Qh7 was best. } { [%eval 6.08] } (16... Qh7 17. Qxh7 Rxh7 18. Be4 Re7 19. Bd3 Bg7 20. Rae1 Rf7 21. Kg2 Bxb2 22. Bxh6) 17. Bc3 { [%eval 5.77] } 17... Bg7 { [%eval 5.72] } 18. Qxg7 { [%eval 5.75] } 18... Qxg7 { [%eval 5.82] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval 5.76] } 19... Rg8 { [%eval 6.06] } 20. Bxh6 { [%eval 6.36] } 20... Kc7 { [%eval 6.58] } 21. Rfe1 { [%eval 6.45] } 21... Rae8 { [%eval 6.66] } 22. Kf1 { [%eval 6.17] } 22... Rxe1+ { [%eval 6.56] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 6.57] } 23... b5 { [%eval 6.48] } 24. b3 { [%eval 5.96] } 24... b4 { [%eval 6.18] } 25. h4 { [%eval 6.56] } 25... a4 { [%eval 7.19] } 26. Re7 { [%eval 6.84] } 26... a3 { [%eval 9.99] } 27. Bh3 { [%eval 9.36] } 27... Rd8? { (9.36 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (27... Re8 28. Rxd7+ Kb8 29. Rxd6 Re5 30. Bg7 Rh5 31. Re6 Kc8 32. Re7+ Kd8 33. Rb7) 28. Bg5 { [%eval #20] } 28... Kc8 { [%eval #15] } 29. Bxd7+ { [%eval 22.88] } 29... Rxd7?! { (22.88 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (29... Kc7 30. Ke2) 30. Ke2 { [%eval #14] } 30... Rxe7+ { [%eval #14] } 31. Bxe7 { [%eval #13] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval #13] } 32. Bf6 { [%eval #12] } 32... Ke8 { [%eval #12] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval #12] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval #12] } 34. Bg5 { [%eval #11] } 34... Kg6 { [%eval #11] } 35. g4 { [%eval #10] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval #10] } 36. Ke4 { [%eval #10] } 36... Kg6 { [%eval #10] } 37. f3 { [%eval #9] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval #9] } 38. Kf5 { [%eval #8] } 38... Kh7 { [%eval #7] } 39. Ke6 { [%eval #8] } 39... Kg6 { [%eval #7] } 40. Kxd6 { [%eval #7] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval #7] } 41. Ke7 { [%eval #6] } 41... Kg6 { [%eval #6] } 42. d6 { [%eval #5] } { Black resigns. } 1-0