[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/y5ifF8jn"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "-"] [White "ElusoryBroom499"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "y5ifF8jn"] [UTCDate "2026.04.11"] [UTCTime "21:28:41"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.61] } { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.69] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.28] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.46] } 8. a4?! { (0.46 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (8. c3 Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Bc2 c5) 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 9. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.32] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 10. Qe3?! { (0.26 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (10. Qc3 c5 11. d3 Be7 12. Ba2 Qd7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Qd2 bxa4 15. Na3 Rab8) 10... Ng4 { [%eval -0.2] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval -0.46] } 11... Qd7?? { (-0.46 → 2.31) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (11... h5 12. f3 Nf6 13. d3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 h4 15. Qf2 h3 16. g3 Be7 17. Qc2) 12. Nc3? { (2.31 → 1.00) Mistake. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (12. axb5 Be7 13. Ba4 Bg5 14. b6 c6 15. h3 h5 16. c3 Bf4 17. Qd3 Ne6) 12... Rd8?! { (1.00 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (12... b4 13. Nd5 a5 14. Nxc7+ Qxc7 15. Qxg4 Rc8 16. d3 h5 17. Qg5 Qe7 18. Qd2) 13. Nd5?! { (1.80 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (13. axb5 axb5 14. Ra7 Nf6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 g6 17. Qc3 Rc8 18. d3 Bg7) 13... Rb8?? { (0.84 → 3.43) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (13... c6 14. Nb6 Qb7 15. Qxg4 Qxb6 16. axb5 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Qxb5 18. d4 exd4 19. Bd2) 14. Nxc7+?? { (3.43 → 0.99) Blunder. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (14. axb5 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Nf6 16. bxa6 Rxb3 17. a7 Nxd5 18. a8=Q+ Ke7 19. cxb3 Nb4) 14... Qxc7 { [%eval 1.08] } 15. Qxg4 { [%eval 1.16] } 15... h5 { [%eval 1.11] } 16. axb5?? { (1.11 → -5.03) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.03] } (16. Qd1 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Be7 18. d3 h4 19. h3 O-O 20. Bd2 Qd7 21. b4 d5) 16... axb5?? { (-5.03 → 1.22) Blunder. hxg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (16... hxg4 17. bxa6 Nxb3 18. cxb3 d5 19. exd5 Bb4 20. Re4 Rc8 21. a7 Qxc1+ 22. Re1) 17. Qf5?? { (1.22 → -4.39) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -4.39] } (17. Qd1 Nxb3 18. cxb3 Be7 19. d3 g6 20. d4 O-O 21. Be3 Qd8 22. Ra6 Ra8) 17... g6?? { (-4.39 → 0.59) Blunder. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (17... Nxf5 18. exf5 Be7 19. Bd5 O-O 20. d4 Qxc2 21. h3 Qxf5 22. Ra7 Qf6 23. dxe5) 18. Qf6 { [%eval 0.73] } 18... Rh7 { [%eval 0.77] } 19. Bxf7+?? { (0.77 → -4.03) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -4.03] } (19. Qh4 Be7 20. Qh3 h4 21. d3 Qc8 22. Qxc8+ Rxc8 23. Be3 Nxb3 24. cxb3 f5) 19... Qxf7 { [%eval -4.16] } 20. Qh4 { [%eval -5.2] } 20... Be7?! { (-5.20 → -3.97) Inaccuracy. Nxc2 was best. } { [%eval -3.97] } (20... Nxc2 21. d4 Nxa1 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Bg5 Nc2 24. Rd1 Nd4 25. f4 Qd7 26. Kh1) 21. Ra7? { (-3.97 → -7.53) Mistake. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -7.53] } (21. Qh3 Nxc2 22. Ra7 Nxe1 23. d4 Kf8 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Qc3 Nd3 26. Qxd3 Rd8) 21... g5?? { (-7.53 → -2.94) Blunder. Bxh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.94] } (21... Bxh4 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Kh1 Nxc2 24. Rf1 Rxf2 25. Rxf2 Bxf2 26. d3 Rc8 27. Bd2) 22. Qh3 { [%eval -2.95] } 22... Nxc2 { [%eval -2.74] } 23. Qd7+ { [%eval -2.93] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval -2.03] } 24. Re2?? { (-2.03 → -4.29) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -4.29] } (24. Qc7 Nxe1 25. Qxb8+ Qe8 26. Qb7 Rf7 27. Ra8 Bd8 28. Qd5 Qd7 29. h3 Kg7) 24... Rd8 { [%eval -3.99] } 25. Qc7 { [%eval -4.56] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval -4.63] } 26. Re3 { [%eval -5.14] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval -5.13] } 27. Rg3 { [%eval -5.91] } 27... g4 { [%eval -5.27] } 28. f3 { [%eval -6.64] } 28... Qe6 { [%eval -5.55] } 29. fxg4?! { (-5.55 → -7.75) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval -7.75] } (29. Qb7 Rf7 30. f4 Bf6 31. Qxf7+ Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. f5 b4 34. Kf1 Rf8) 29... Ne2+ { [%eval -7.52] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval -7.0] } 30... Nxg3+ { [%eval -6.6] } 31. Kf2?? { (-6.60 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. hxg3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (31. hxg3 Rf8+ 32. Ke1 Rhf7 33. Qc3 b4 34. Qxb4 Bg5 35. Qa4 Rxa7 36. Qxa7 Qc4) 31... Qf7+ { [%eval #-4] } 32. Kxg3 { [%eval #-2] } 32... Qf4+ { [%eval #-1] } 33. Kh3 { [%eval #-1] } 33... hxg4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1