[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wAr6HOuf"] [Date "2026.05.05"] [Round "-"] [White "mattbcheck"] [Black "balinas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "wAr6HOuf"] [UTCDate "2026.05.05"] [UTCTime "06:15:20"] [WhiteElo "2182"] [BlackElo "2181"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "A85"] [Opening "Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.47] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.45] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.59] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] } { A85 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.57] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.33] } 6. h3?! { (0.33 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (6. Qc2 O-O 7. Rd1 Nc6 8. a3 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. g3 Bg7) 6... O-O { [%eval 0.03] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.38] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.54] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.5] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.55] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.86] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.87] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 1.08] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.97] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 1.31] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.07] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 1.06] } 13. d5?! { (1.06 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (13. Rac1 Bf7 14. Bh2 Ne6 15. b4 Ng5 16. c5 Qd7 17. a4 Nge4 18. b5 Nxc3) 13... cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval 0.26] } 14... Bd7?! { (0.26 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (14... Bf7 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Qb3 Qa5 17. Ne6 N8d7 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qc7 Qxc7 20. Nxc7) 15. Bb5? { (0.91 → -0.62) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (15. e4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bxb2 18. Bxh6 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 e5 20. dxe6 Bc6) 15... a6?! { (-0.62 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (15... Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Rc8 17. Qd3 Qa5 18. Nc3 Qb4 19. Rab1 N8d7 20. Nd4 Qc4 21. f3) 16. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 16... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.26] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval -0.25] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval -0.23] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -0.46] } 18... Kh7 { [%eval -0.14] } 19. e4 { [%eval -0.3] } 19... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.04] } 20... fxe4 { [%eval -0.04] } 21. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.09] } 21... Rxc1?! { (-0.09 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (21... Bxb2 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nd4 Rc4 24. Be3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. Bxd4 h5 27. Be3) 22. Rxc1?! { (0.68 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. Bxc1 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (22. Bxc1 Bf6 23. Qf4 h5 24. Qb4 Kg8 25. Re1 Rc8 26. Bg5 Qb5 27. Qxb5 axb5) 22... e5? { (-0.02 → 1.10) Mistake. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (22... Bxb2 23. Re1 Bf6 24. Qe3 Bg7 25. Bg3 Kg8 26. h4 h5 27. Ng5 b5 28. Qd3) 23. Be3 { [%eval 1.16] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 1.13] } 24. Rc3 { [%eval 1.06] } 24... Rxc3 { [%eval 1.08] } 25. bxc3 { [%eval 1.15] } 25... Qf5? { (1.15 → 2.38) Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (25... Qb5 26. h4 Kg8 27. Nd2 Qb2 28. Nc4 Qa1+ 29. Kh2 Qxc3 30. Nxd6 Qc7 31. Nc4) 26. Nd2 { [%eval 2.08] } 26... Bf6?! { (2.08 → 2.80) Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.8] } (26... Qf7 27. Qc4 Nd7 28. Qc7 b5 29. a3 Qf5 30. Qxd6 Nf6 31. Qxa6 Nxd5 32. Qxb5) 27. c4? { (2.80 → 1.08) Mistake. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (27. Qb4 Qd7 28. Ne4 Be7 29. c4 g5 30. c5 dxc5 31. Bxc5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 Kg7) 27... Qxe4?? { (1.08 → 3.18) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (27... Nd7 28. g4 Qxe4 29. Nxe4 Be7 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Ke2 h5 32. g5 Kf7 33. Bd2) 28. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.17] } 28... Be7 { [%eval 3.03] } 29. Bb6 { [%eval 3.21] } 29... Nd7 { [%eval 3.05] } 30. Bc7 { [%eval 2.61] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 3.02] } 31. f3?! { (3.02 → 2.19) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 2.19] } (31. a4 Kf7 32. Kf1 Nf6 33. Nxd6+ Bxd6 34. Bxd6 Nd7 35. a5 b6 36. Bc7 bxa5) 31... b5 { [%eval 3.12] } 32. cxb5 { [%eval 2.88] } 32... axb5 { [%eval 2.42] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval 1.87] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval 2.22] } 34. Bxd6 { [%eval 1.7] } 34... Nb6 { [%eval 1.64] } 35. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.61] } 35... Kxe7 { [%eval 1.48] } 36. d6+ { [%eval 1.49] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 1.47] } 37. Ke2? { (1.47 → 0.00) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (37. Nc3 b4 38. Ne4 Nc4 39. Nc5+ Kxd6 40. Nd3 b3 41. axb3 Nb6 42. Ke2 Nd5) 37... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval 0.04] } 38... Nxd6 { [%eval 0.09] } 39. Nxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Kxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Kd5 { [%eval 0.02] } 41. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... g5?? { (0.00 → 5.80) Blunder. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.8] } (41... Kc5 42. Ke4 Kd6 43. g3 Ke6 44. g4 Kd6 45. h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Ke6 47. Kd3) 42. h5 { [%eval 3.62] } 42... Kd6?! { (3.62 → 5.26) Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.26] } (42... Kc5 43. Ke4 Kc4 44. g3 Kb3 45. Kxe5 Kxa3 46. f4 gxf4 47. gxf4 b4 48. f5) 43. Kc3?? { (5.26 → 0.00) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (43. Ke4 Ke6 44. g4 Kf6 45. Kd5 Kf7 46. Kxe5 Ke7 47. Kd5 Kf6 48. Kd6 Kg7) 43... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Kc3 { [%eval -0.1] } 48... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kc3 { [%eval -0.1] } 50... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2