[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wdKVMEa2"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Smoddy72"] [Black "dandypandygal"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "wdKVMEa2"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "21:34:33"] [WhiteElo "1625"] [BlackElo "1416"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1 day per move"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.5] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.47] } 3. Qe2? { (0.47 → -0.68) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (3. d5 Nce7 4. Ne2 d6 5. e4 f5 6. Nbc3 c6 7. exf5 Nf6) 3... Bb4+?! { (-0.68 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (3... d5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nfd2 Nf6 6. a3 Bg4 7. f3 Bh5 8. c4) 4. Nc3?! { (0.25 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 exd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O-O Qd6 9. Nge2 Bf5) 4... Ba5 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. b3?? { (0.16 → -6.39) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -6.39] } (5. dxe5 Nxe5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Nd5 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d6) 5... Nf6?? { (-6.39 → -0.95) Blunder. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (5... Bxc3+ 6. Bd2 Bxa1 7. Qd1 Bb2 8. d5 Nce7 9. c4 e4 10. Qc2 Bf6 11. Qxe4) 6. Bb2? { (-0.95 → -2.59) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (6. Bd2 d6 7. O-O-O O-O 8. d5 Ne7 9. e4 c6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Qe1 Rb8) 6... d5?? { (-2.59 → -0.67) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (6... Ne4 7. Qd3 d5 8. a3 Qf6 9. b4 Qxf2+ 10. Kd1 Bg4+ 11. Nge2 Nxc3+ 12. Bxc3) 7. O-O-O { [%eval -0.66] } 7... Bf5?? { (-0.66 → 1.88) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (7... e4 8. h3 O-O 9. g4 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 a5 11. Qd2 a4 12. Kb1 Ne8 13. f4) 8. Nxd5?? { (1.88 → -3.07) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.07] } (8. dxe5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. g4 Be6 12. f3 Nc5 13. Nh3 a5) 8... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.91] } 9. dxe5?! { (-2.91 → -4.27) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -4.27] } (9. e4 Nc3 10. Bxc3 Bxc3 11. Kb1 Bd7 12. d5 Ne7 13. Qe3 Ba5 14. Nf3 Ng6) 9... O-O?? { (-4.27 → -1.62) Blunder. Ncb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (9... Ncb4 10. Qb5+ c6 11. Rxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. a3 Nxc2 15. Kd1) 10. e4 { [%eval -1.89] } 10... Bxe4?? { (-1.89 → 1.52) Blunder. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (10... Qg5+ 11. Kb1 Bg4 12. f3 Nf4 13. Qe3 Rad8 14. Bd3 Bb6 15. Qc1 Bc8 16. Ne2) 11. Qxe4 { [%eval 1.56] } 11... Bc3?? { (1.56 → 4.96) Blunder. Ncb4 was best. } { [%eval 4.96] } (11... Ncb4 12. Ne2 c6 13. Qf3 Qg5+ 14. Kb1 Nxc2 15. Ng3 Na3+ 16. Bxa3 Nc3+ 17. Kc2) 12. Bd3?? { (4.96 → 2.10) Blunder. Rxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (12. Rxd5 Bxb2+ 13. Kxb2 Qe7 14. a3 g6 15. Nf3 Rad8 16. Bc4 Rxd5 17. Bxd5 Na5) 12... Qg5+? { (2.10 → 3.90) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.9] } (12... f5 13. Qe2 Nd4 14. Qf1 c6 15. Bc4 Bxb2+ 16. Kxb2 Ne6 17. Nf3 Nc5 18. Nd4) 13. Kb1 { [%eval 3.89] } 13... Rfd8 { [%eval 4.01] } 14. Qxh7+ { [%eval 3.98] } 14... Kf8 { [%eval 4.03] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 3.83] } 15... Qxg2?! { (3.83 → 5.22) Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.22] } (15... Qh6 16. Qxh6 gxh6 17. Be4 Bxb2 18. Kxb2 Nf4 19. g3 Nh3 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rhf1) 16. Rhe1?? { (5.22 → 2.32) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (16. Be4 Qg4 17. Rxd5 Bxb2 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Kxb2 Qf4 20. Rg1 g6 21. Bxc6 bxc6) 16... Qxf3 { [%eval 2.17] } 17. e6?? { (2.17 → -3.88) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (17. Be4 Qf4 18. Bxd5 Bxe1 19. Rxe1 Qh6 20. Ba3+ Ne7 21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Bxb7 Rab8) 17... Bxe1?? { (-3.88 → 3.17) Blunder. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 3.17] } (17... Bxb2 18. Kxb2 Qf6+ 19. Ka3 fxe6 20. Re4 Nc3 21. Rg1 Nxe4 22. Rg6 Qxg6 23. Qxg6) 18. Rxe1 { [%eval 2.65] } 18... Qxf2?? { (2.65 → 5.47) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 5.47] } (18... Ke7 19. Qxg7 Ndb4 20. exf7+ Kd6 21. Bd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4+ Nd5 23. c4 Qxf7 24. cxd5) 19. exf7?? { (5.47 → -5.99) Blunder. e7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.99] } (19. e7+ Ke8 20. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 21. Rf1 Qe3 22. Qxg7 Ncb4 23. Qxf7 Qe7 24. Qf8+ Kd7) 19... Qxe1+ { [%eval -5.84] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval -5.66] } 20... Nc3+ { [%eval -5.64] } 21. Kb2 { [%eval -5.52] } 21... Rxd3 { [%eval -5.44] } 22. Qg8+ { [%eval -5.18] } 22... Ke7 { [%eval -5.18] } 23. f8=Q+ { [%eval -5.33] } 23... Rxf8 { [%eval -5.43] } 24. Bg5+?? { (-5.43 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg7+ was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (24. Qxg7+ Ke8 25. Qg6+ Kd8 26. Qxd3+ Kc8 27. Qh3+ Kb8 28. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 29. Kxc3 Rf3+) 24... Ke8 { [%eval #-6] } 25. Qxg7 { [%eval #-2] } 25... Qb1+ { [%eval #-1] } 26. Ka3 { [%eval #-1] } 26... Nb5+ { [%eval #-3] } 27. Ka4 { [%eval #-3] } 27... Qxa2+ { [%eval #-2] } 28. Kxb5 { [%eval #-2] } 28... a6+ { [%eval #-2] } 29. Kc4 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Rxb3 { [%eval #-12] } 30. Qg6+ { [%eval #-12] } 30... Rf7?? { (Mate in 12 → Mate in 4) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (30... Kd7 31. Qg7+ Ke6 32. Qh6+ Ke5 33. Qg7+ Ke4 34. Qh7+ Rf5 35. Qh4+ Kf3 36. Qg3+) 31. cxb3?? { (Mate in 4 → Mate in 7) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg8+ was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qxf7+ Ne7 33. Qxe7+ Kc6 34. Qe6#) 31... Qxh2?? { (Mate in 7 → 73.95) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5+ was best. } { [%eval 73.95] } (31... Ne5+ 32. Kd4 Nxg6 33. Ke3 Qxb3+ 34. Ke2 Rf3 35. Kd2 Rf2+ 36. Ke1 Qc2 37. h4) 32. Qg8+ { [%eval 9.92] } 32... Rf8? { (9.92 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (32... Kd7 33. Qxf7+ Ne7 34. Qxe7+ Kc6 35. Qc5+ Kd7 36. Qf5+ Ke8 37. Qe6+ Kf8 38. Bh6+) 33. Qe6+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Ne7 { [%eval #1] } 34. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0