[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yI9pXeqX"] [Date "2026.06.05"] [Round "-"] [White "erikaleigh"] [Black "lichess AI level 2"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "yI9pXeqX"] [UTCDate "2026.06.05"] [UTCTime "21:42:32"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. e4?! { (0.27 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6) 2... e6?! { (-0.64 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } { C00 French Defense } (2... dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Bc4) 3. Bf4?! { (0.38 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6) 3... c5?! { (-0.63 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (3... dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Bb4 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. a3 Ba5 8. Qe3) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... Nc6?? { (0.12 → 2.40) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (4... cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4 7. exd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3) 5. dxc5?? { (2.40 → -0.39) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (5. exd5 Nxd4 6. Nf3 Qf6 7. Qd2 Nxf3+ 8. gxf3 e5 9. Bg3 Bd7) 5... Bxc5?? { (-0.39 → 1.79) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (5... d4 6. Nb1 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. Bg3 O-O 9. Bd3 f6 10. e5) 6. exd5 { [%eval 1.96] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 1.84] } 7. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.82] } 7... Nf6?! { (1.82 → 2.78) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (7... Bd6 8. Qe2+ Nge7 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O-O Bf5 11. Nf3 Rd8 12. Rd2) 8. Qe2+?? { (2.78 → 0.22) Blunder. Nc7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (8. Nc7+ Ke7 9. Nxa8 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 Qc5+ 12. Be3 Qe5 13. Be2 Rd8) 8... Be6? { (0.22 → 1.67) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (8... Kf8 9. Ne3 Be6 10. c3 h6 11. h4 g6 12. Nf3 Kg7 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Bd3) 9. Bc7?? { (1.67 → -5.72) Blunder. Nc7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.72] } (9. Nc7+ Ke7 10. Nf3 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Be5 Qa4 13. Bxf6+ gxf6 14. Nxa8 Rxa8) 9... Qd7? { (-5.72 → -3.15) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.15] } (9... Qxd5 10. Rd1 Qf5 11. g4 Nxg4 12. Nh3 Rc8 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Bg2 Nd4 15. Rxd4) 10. Qe5?? { (-3.15 → -6.47) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -6.47] } (10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. Bf4 Qd4 12. Qd2 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Ba3 14. Nf3 Qxc1+ 15. Qxc1 Bxc1) 10... Qxd5 { [%eval -5.09] } 11. Qxd5 { [%eval -5.12] } 11... Bb4+?? { (-5.12 → -0.86) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (11... Nxd5 12. Bg3 Bb4+ 13. Kd1 O-O 14. Bd3 Be7 15. a3 Rfd8 16. Nf3 Nb6 17. Re1) 12. Qd2 { [%eval -0.65] } 12... Bxa2?? { (-0.65 → 4.42) Blunder. Bxd2+ was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (12... Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rc8 14. Bf4 O-O 15. c3 Nd5 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Ke1 Ncb4 18. Rc1) 13. Qxb4?? { (4.42 → 0.45) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (13. c3 O-O 14. Be2 Ne4 15. Qc1 Bb3 16. cxb4 Nd4 17. f3 Rfe8 18. fxe4 Rxe4) 13... Bb1?? { (0.45 → 8.08) Blunder. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval 8.08] } (13... Nxb4 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Bd6 Nxc2 16. Bxf8 Rc8 17. Bc5 Ne4 18. Ne2 Bb3 19. Nc3) 14. Rxb1?! { (8.08 → 4.91) Inaccuracy. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval 4.91] } (14. Qxb7 O-O 15. Qxc6 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Rfe8+ 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Rd1 Re7 19. Qc3 Rcxc7) 14... Rb8? { (4.91 → 8.93) Mistake. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval 8.93] } (14... Nxb4 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. c3 a6 17. Be2 Nbd5 18. Be5 Rhe8 19. Nf3 Kf8 20. O-O) 15. Qd2 { [%eval 7.68] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 7.56] } 16. Be5 { [%eval 7.02] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 7.06] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 5.6] } 17... Rb8?? { (5.60 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } { [%eval #13] } (17... O-O 18. Be2 Rfe8 19. Qc1 h5 20. g3 b5 21. h3 Nc4 22. Kf1 h4 23. gxh4) 18. Bb5+ { [%eval 10.67] } 18... Kf8?! { (10.67 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (18... Nc6 19. Bxc6+ bxc6 20. Qd6 Nd5 21. Qxb8+ Kd7 22. Qxh8 Kc7 23. c4 Kb7 24. Ne2) 19. Qd8+? { (Mate in 3 → 7.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6+ was best. } { [%eval 7.83] } (19. Qd6+ Kg8 20. Qxb8+ Ne8 21. Qxe8#) 19... Rxd8 { [%eval 7.71] } 20. Rxd8+ { [%eval 7.63] } 20... Ne8? { (7.63 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... Ke7 21. Rxh8 g5 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 a6 24. Ba4 Nd5 25. Re8+ Kf6 26. Re4) 21. Bxe8?? { (Mate in 1 → 6.73) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe8# was best. } { [%eval 6.73] } (21. Rxe8#) 21... Rg8 { [%eval 8.99] } 22. Bxf7+ { [%eval 7.0] } 22... Kxf7 { [%eval 6.97] } 23. Rxg8 { [%eval 6.86] } 23... Kxg8 { [%eval 6.78] } 24. f4 { [%eval 6.45] } 24... Nc4 { [%eval 6.49] } 25. b3 { [%eval 6.32] } 25... Na3 { [%eval 7.05] } 26. c3 { [%eval 6.99] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 7.06] } 27. Ke2 { [%eval 6.92] } 27... Nc2 { [%eval 7.99] } 28. Nf3 { [%eval 7.72] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval 8.28] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval 8.12] } 29... Na3 { [%eval 8.08] } 30. Ng5 { [%eval 7.07] } 30... Kf6 { [%eval 7.46] } 31. Nxh7+ { [%eval 7.36] } 31... Kf5 { [%eval 7.4] } 32. Ke3 { [%eval 7.36] } 32... a5 { [%eval 7.57] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval 7.01] } 33... b6 { [%eval 7.38] } 34. Nf8 { [%eval 7.3] } 34... g6 { [%eval 7.17] } 35. g4+ { [%eval 7.01] } 35... Kxg4 { [%eval 6.98] } 36. Rg1+ { [%eval 6.61] } 36... Kh4?? { (6.61 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (36... Kf5 37. Rxg6 Nc2+ 38. Kd2 Na1 39. Rxb6 Nxb3+ 40. Rxb3 Kxf4 41. Rb7 Kf3 42. c4) 37. Nxg6+ { [%eval #7] } 37... Kh5 { [%eval #7] } 38. f5 { [%eval #6] } 38... b5 { [%eval #6] } 39. f6 { [%eval #5] } 39... b4 { [%eval #5] } 40. f7 { [%eval #4] } 40... Nc2+ { [%eval #4] } 41. Kd3 { [%eval #4] } 41... Na1 { [%eval #2] } 42. f8=Q { [%eval #1] } 42... Nxb3 { [%eval #1] } 43. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0