[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zGLDFvFO"] [Date "2025.12.09"] [Round "-"] [White "James_Muturi"] [Black "MK_ofthe24"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "zGLDFvFO"] [UTCDate "2025.12.09"] [UTCTime "15:15:46"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "852"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.3] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.04] } 3. Nf3?! { (-0.04 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (3. e3 Nf6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb2 a6 7. Qc2 Bd6) 3... h5?! { (-0.80 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (3... e4 4. Ng1 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qf5 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nge2) 4. a4?? { (0.16 → -2.04) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 Qd8) 4... g5? { (-2.04 → -0.48) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (4... e4 5. Ng1) 5. Nxg5?? { (-0.48 → -4.03) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.03] } (5. d4 e4) 5... f6?? { (-4.03 → 0.32) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (5... Qxg5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. g3 h4 8. Bg2 Qg6 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. d4 a6 11. Nxc7) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] } 6... Nd4?? { (0.37 → 2.26) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (6... d5) 7. Nh4 { [%eval 1.92] } 7... d6 { [%eval 2.4] } 8. Ba3?! { (2.40 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 Qd7 10. Nc3 Qg7 11. d4 Bd7 12. a5 O-O-O 13. b4 exd4) 8... Nh6?! { (1.34 → 2.31) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (8... f5 9. Ng6 Rh6 10. Nxf8 f4 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Ra2 Kxf8 13. d3 c6 14. e3) 9. Ra2? { (2.31 → 0.89) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (9. Nc3 f5 10. g3 f4 11. e3 Bg4 12. f3 Qxh4 13. gxh4 Nxf3+ 14. Kf2 Nxh4) 9... c5? { (0.89 → 2.09) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (9... f5 10. Ng6 Rg8 11. Nxf8 f4 12. Nh7 Qh4 13. h3 Bf5 14. e3 Ne6 15. Qxh5+) 10. e3 { [%eval 2.14] } 10... Nxb3?? { (2.14 → 4.50) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.5] } (10... Nc6 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Qb1 Be6 13. b4 cxb4 14. Bxb4 Rg8 15. Be2 f5 16. g3) 11. Ra1?? { (4.50 → -1.63) Blunder. Qxb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (11. Qxb3 f5 12. g3 Be6 13. Nc3 b5 14. axb5 Be7 15. Ng6 Rg8 16. Nxe7 Kxe7) 11... Nxa1 { [%eval -1.68] } 12. g3 { [%eval -2.22] } 12... b6?! { (-2.22 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (12... Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Nc3 f5 15. Nd5 Rg8 16. Ng2 Be7 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Bxa1) 13. Nc3 { [%eval -1.13] } 13... Rg8?? { (-1.13 → 0.82) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (13... Nf5 14. Nxf5) 14. Rg1?? { (0.82 → -1.23) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (14. Bb2 Be6 15. Bxa1 f5 16. Nd5 Rg4 17. h3 Rxh4 18. gxh4 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Qxh4) 14... Rg4?? { (-1.23 → 0.74) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (14... f5) 15. Nd5? { (0.74 → -0.68) Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (15. h3 Rg7 16. Bb2 Qd7 17. Bxa1 Ng8 18. f4 Rb8 19. Qxh5+ Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7) 15... Rxc4?? { (-0.68 → 4.51) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.51] } (15... f5 16. Bb2 Nb3 17. Qxb3 Be7 18. Nf3 e4 19. h3 Rg8 20. Nh2 Be6 21. Be2) 16. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.44] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 4.64] } 17. Ke2?! { (4.64 → 3.59) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval 3.59] } (17. Bb2 a6 18. Bxa1 b5 19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Bd3 Kc6 21. Be4 f5 22. Nxf5 Nxf5) 17... Bg4+?! { (3.59 → 4.57) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 4.57] } (17... a6 18. Qxa1 b5 19. Ba2 Be7 20. Ng6 Bf8 21. Qd1 b4 22. Bc1 b3 23. Bxb3) 18. f3 { [%eval 4.55] } 18... Bh3 { [%eval 5.42] } 19. Qxa1 { [%eval 4.78] } 19... a5?! { (4.78 → 6.11) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 6.11] } (19... Bd7 20. Bb2 a6 21. Qb1 f5 22. Bxa6 b5 23. Bxb5 Kf7 24. e4 Be7 25. Nxf5) 20. Bb5+ { [%eval 5.19] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 5.47] } 21. Nxf6?? { (5.47 → 1.53) Blunder. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (21. Qb1 f5 22. Ng2 e4 23. Ngf4 exf3+ 24. Kxf3 Bg4+ 25. Kg2 h4 26. Bc1 Bg7) 21... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.53] } 22. Be8+?? { (1.53 → -4.72) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -4.72] } (22. Bb2 Rd8 23. e4 Bg7 24. Bc4+ Be6 25. Qa2 Bxc4+ 26. Qxc4+ d5 27. exd5 Qd6) 22... Kxe8 { [%eval -4.91] } 23. Qb1 { [%eval -4.72] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval -4.7] } 24. Qf1 { [%eval -5.3] } 24... Bxa4 { [%eval -4.76] } 25. Qb1 { [%eval -4.79] } 25... Be7 { [%eval -4.64] } 26. Ng2 { [%eval -5.09] } 26... Nf5 { [%eval -4.45] } 27. Ne1 { [%eval -5.38] } 27... Qe6 { [%eval -5.13] } 28. Nd3 { [%eval -5.51] } 28... h4 { [%eval -4.48] } 29. Nb2 { [%eval -5.53] } 29... Bb5+ { [%eval -5.29] } 30. Ke1 { [%eval -5.76] } 30... hxg3 { [%eval -5.76] } 31. hxg3 { [%eval -5.72] } 31... Bc6 { [%eval -5.34] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval -5.95] } 32... Qg6 { [%eval -5.27] } 33. e4?! { (-5.27 → -6.87) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -6.87] } (33. Nc4 Kd8 34. Qd3 Kc7 35. g4 Nh4 36. Qxg6 Nxg6 37. f4 exf4 38. exf4 b5) 33... Nxg3?! { (-6.87 → -5.22) Inaccuracy. Qxg3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.22] } (33... Qxg3+ 34. Kd1 Nd4 35. Kc1 Qg2 36. Re1 Kd7 37. Qa2 Qxf3 38. Nd1 Qb3 39. Qxb3) 34. Qd3 { [%eval -6.33] } 34... Bh4 { [%eval -5.86] } 35. Rg1 { [%eval -7.47] } 35... Qf6?! { (-7.47 → -5.10) Inaccuracy. Nxe4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (35... Nxe4+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Qxd3 38. Nxd3 Kd7 39. Bb2 Bxf3 40. Nf2 Nf5 41. d3) 36. Nc4 { [%eval -5.32] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval -4.44] } 37. Bb2?! { (-4.44 → -6.46) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -6.46] } (37. Kd1 Nh5 38. Rg4 Bf2 39. Bb2 Bd7 40. Qd5 Bxg4 41. fxg4 Qe6 42. gxh5 Qxd5) 37... Qf7?? { (-6.46 → 6.57) Blunder. Nxe4+ was best. } { [%eval 6.57] } (37... Nxe4+ 38. Ke2 Ng5 39. Rxg5 Bxg5 40. f4 Bxf4 41. Bc3 Rh8 42. Nxb6 Rh2+ 43. Kd1) 38. Kd1?? { (6.57 → -4.96) Blunder. Qxd6+ was best. } { [%eval -4.96] } (38. Qxd6+ Ke8 39. Qxb8+ Ke7 40. Qd6+ Ke8 41. Qxc6+ Qd7 42. Qg6+ Kd8 43. Qxb6+ Ke8) 38... Rd8 { [%eval -4.92] } 39. Nxb6 { [%eval -5.1] } 39... a4 { [%eval -4.82] } 40. Nxa4?! { (-4.82 → -6.71) Inaccuracy. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.71] } (40. Nd5+ Bxd5 41. exd5 Qf5 42. Kc2 Qxd3+ 43. Kxd3 Rb8 44. Bc3 a3 45. Ra1 Ra8) 40... Bxa4+ { [%eval -6.65] } 41. Kc1 { [%eval -6.73] } 41... d5 { [%eval -5.32] } 42. exd5 { [%eval -5.67] } 42... Rxd5 { [%eval -4.37] } 43. Qxd5?? { (-4.37 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (43. Qc4 Bg5 44. Kb1 Bd7 45. Rxg3 Bf4 46. Rg1 Qf5+ 47. Ka1 Qd3 48. Rg7+ Kd6) 43... Qxd5 { [%eval #-6] } 44. Re1 { [%eval #-4] } 44... e4?! { (Mate in 4 → -11.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -11.34] } (44... Qd3 45. Rxe5+ Kf7 46. Re7+ Bxe7 47. Bf6 Qc2#) 45. fxe4?! { (-11.34 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (45. Kb1 Qxd2) 45... Nxe4 { [%eval #-5] } 46. Bg7 { [%eval #-5] } 46... Bxe1 { [%eval #-4] } 47. Bh6 { [%eval #-3] } 47... Nxd2 { [%eval #-3] } 48. Bxd2 { [%eval #-3] } 48... Bxd2+ { [%eval #-2] } 49. Kb2 { [%eval #-2] } 49... Qd4+ { [%eval #-3] } 50. Ka3 { [%eval #-1] } 50... Qc4 { [%eval #-2] } 51. Kb2 { [%eval #-2] } 51... Bc2 { [%eval #-1] } 52. Ka3 { [%eval #-1] } 52... Qb4+ { [%eval #-2] } 53. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] } 53... Qb3+ { [%eval #-1] } 54. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 54... Bc3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1