[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xaEipZYn"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "malevolentbird22"] [Black "lichess AI level 1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xaEipZYn"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "21:09:01"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van Geet Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] } { A00 Van Geet Opening } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 2. b4?! { (0.12 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6) 2... d5 { [%eval -0.72] } 3. Ba3? { (-0.72 → -1.89) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (3. Nf3 e5 4. Nxe5 Bxb4 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e3 Re8 7. Ne2 Ne4) 3... d4 { [%eval -1.61] } 4. Nf3?? { (-1.61 → -4.80) Blunder. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (4. Nb1 e5) 4... e6?? { (-4.80 → -0.54) Blunder. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (4... dxc3 5. e4 e6 6. d4 a5 7. Bc1 axb4 8. Ne5 b3 9. Bg5 Bb4 10. Bb5+) 5. Nxd4?? { (-0.54 → -4.02) Blunder. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (5. Nb1) 5... a6?? { (-4.02 → 0.02) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (5... Qxd4 6. e3 Qd8 7. Bb2 Bxb4 8. g4 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nc6 10. g5 Ne4 11. Bxg7) 6. g3?? { (0.02 → -4.19) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.19] } (6. Nf3 a5 7. Bb2 axb4 8. Nb1 Be7 9. a3 c5 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Bd7) 6... h5?? { (-4.19 → -0.41) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (6... Qxd4 7. Bg2 Bxb4 8. e3 Qd6 9. Bxb4 Qxb4 10. g4 Qe7 11. f4 Nd5 12. Ne4) 7. Bh3?? { (-0.41 → -4.17) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (7. Nf3) 7... g5?? { (-4.17 → -0.37) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (7... Qxd4 8. Bb2 Bxb4 9. O-O h4 10. g4 e5 11. e3 Qd6 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3) 8. O-O?? { (-0.37 → -2.60) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (8. Nb3 a5 9. Bb2 a4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxh8 axb3 12. Bg2 f5 13. axb3 Rxa1) 8... g4 { [%eval -2.41] } 9. f3? { (-2.41 → -4.45) Mistake. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -4.45] } (9. Bg2 Qxd4 10. Bb2 Qxb4 11. Rb1 Rh6 12. e4 Nbd7 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Ne4 Nxe4) 9... Qxd4+? { (-4.45 → -2.70) Mistake. gxh3 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (9... gxh3 10. e3 Rg8 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Nb3 a5 13. Bb2 axb4 14. Ne4 Rg6 15. a3) 10. e3 { [%eval -2.81] } 10... Qa7?? { (-2.81 → 0.44) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (10... Qe5 11. Bg2 Qg5 12. Bb2 Bg7 13. f4 Qh6 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 h4 16. Rf2) 11. fxg4 { [%eval 0.55] } 11... Be7? { (0.55 → 2.06) Mistake. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (11... Nbd7 12. g5) 12. gxh5?? { (2.06 → -1.61) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (12. g5 Ng4 13. Bxg4 hxg4 14. Qxg4 Bd7 15. Qf4 Rf8 16. g6 fxg6 17. Qh6 Rxf1+) 12... Nbd7 { [%eval -1.55] } 13. Qf3?! { (-1.55 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (13. Bb2 Rxh5) 13... Ne5? { (-2.71 → -1.18) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (13... b5 14. Bg2 Rb8 15. Bb2 Bb7 16. Qe2 Bxg2 17. Qxg2 Rxh5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4) 14. Qf4?! { (-1.18 → -2.32) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (14. Qe2 Qb6 15. Bg2 Neg4 16. Bb2 e5 17. a4 Rxh5 18. h3 Rg5 19. a5 Qd6) 14... Nfd7?? { (-2.32 → 2.47) Blunder. Rxh5 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (14... Rxh5 15. b5 Ng6 16. Qxc7 Qb8 17. Qxb8 Rxb8 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Bg2 axb5 20. a4) 15. Qxe5?? { (2.47 → -4.69) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.69] } (15. d4 Rxh5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rae1 Bd7 18. Bg4 Rg5 19. Ne4 Rxg4 20. Qxe5 Rxe4) 15... Rh7?? { (-4.69 → 3.47) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (15... Nxe5 16. Bb2 f5 17. Ne4 Nf7 18. Bxh8 Nxh8 19. h6 Bd7 20. h7 fxe4 21. c4) 16. Qxc7 { [%eval 3.68] } 16... Qb8 { [%eval 3.62] } 17. Bxe6?? { (3.62 → -4.55) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (17. Qf4 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Bg2 Bd7 20. Bxb7 Rd8 21. Bxa6 Rxh5 22. Be2 Rh8) 17... f5?? { (-4.55 → 6.43) Blunder. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 6.43] } (17... Qxc7 18. Bf5 Nf6 19. Bxh7 Nxh7 20. e4 Bh3 21. Rf2 Qe5 22. Re1 O-O-O 23. Re3) 18. Bxf5?? { (6.43 → -0.92) Blunder. Qxb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (18. Qxb8 Rxb8 19. Bxf5 Nf8 20. Nd5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Ne6 22. Raf1 Rc8 23. Nxe7 Kxe7) 18... Rf7?? { (-0.92 → 7.32) Blunder. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 7.32] } (18... Qxc7 19. Bxh7 Nf8 20. Bd3 Qe5 21. h6 Bh3 22. h7 Rd8 23. Rf4 Qh8 24. Rb1) 19. h6?? { (7.32 → -2.11) Blunder. Qxb8 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (19. Qxb8 Rxb8 20. Bg6 Ne5 21. Rxf7 Nxf7 22. Rf1 Be6 23. h6 Kd7 24. Bxf7 Bh3) 19... Nf6?? { (-2.11 → 7.31) Blunder. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 7.31] } (19... Qxc7 20. h7 Rxh7 21. Bg6+ Kd8 22. Bxh7 b5 23. Bb2 Bb7 24. Rf4 Bd6 25. Rg4) 20. Bg6?! { (7.31 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. Qxb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (20. Qxb8 Rxb8 21. Bg6 Be6 22. Rf2 Kf8 23. Bb2 Kg8 24. Ne4 Nh7 25. Bxf7+ Bxf7) 20... Be6?! { (4.79 → 7.42) Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 7.42] } (20... Qxc7 21. h7 Kd8 22. h8=Q+ Rf8 23. Qh4 Qd6 24. Ne4 Qe5 25. Rad1 Kc7 26. Qf4) 21. Bxf7+ { [%eval 6.95] } 21... Kf8?! { (6.95 → 10.63) Inaccuracy. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval 10.63] } (21... Bxf7 22. Qxb8+ Rxb8 23. Rf4 Bg6 24. Raf1 Bxc2 25. Rxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxf6 Rd8 27. Rf2) 22. b5?! { (10.63 → 6.73) Inaccuracy. Qxb8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.73] } (22. Qxb8+ Rxb8 23. Bxe6 Ke8 24. Nd5 Ra8 25. Bb2 Rc8 26. h7 Nxh7 27. Bxc8 Kd8) 22... Qd8?! { (6.73 → 12.71) Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 12.71] } (22... Qxc7 23. Bxe6 Qe5 24. Nd5 Ke8 25. d4 Qxe6 26. Nc7+ Kf7 27. Nxe6 Kxe6 28. Bxe7) 23. Bxe7+ { [%eval 11.59] } 23... Kxf7?! { (11.59 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (23... Qxe7 24. h7 Nxh7 25. Bxe6+ Ke8 26. Qe5 Nf8 27. Qh5+ Kd8 28. Qd5+ Nd7 29. Bxd7) 24. Bxd8+ { [%eval #3] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qf7+? { (Mate in 1 → 9.11) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg7# was best. } { [%eval 9.11] } (25. Qg7#) 25... Kh8? { (9.11 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Bxf7 26. Bxf6 axb5 27. Ne4 Bg6 28. Ng5 Rc8 29. Rf2 b4 30. Bd4 Rxc2 31. Raf1) 26. Qf8+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qxf6 { [%eval #1] } 27... Bxa2 { [%eval #1] } 28. Rxa2 { [%eval #1] } 28... Ra7 { [%eval #1] } 29. Qf8 { [%eval #3] } 29... axb5 { [%eval #1] } 30. Rf7+ { [%eval #2] } 30... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 31. Qd6+ { [%eval #2] } 31... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 32. Qf4 { [%eval #2] } 32... b4 { [%eval #1] } 33. Rf5+ { [%eval #2] } 33... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 34. Rf6+ { [%eval #2] } 34... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 35. Rg6 { [%eval #2] } 35... b3 { [%eval #1] } 36. Bh4 { [%eval #2] } 36... b6 { [%eval #1] } 37. Qg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0