[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/5O5ndt1E"] [Date "2026.02.19"] [White "lichess AI level 3"] [Black "paultag"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5O5ndt1E"] [UTCDate "2026.02.19"] [UTCTime "18:30:00"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A46"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 { A46 Indian Defense: Knights Variation } e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. a3 Ba5?! { (0.04 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } (5... Bxc3+) 6. d5?? { (1.03 → -1.33) Blunder. b4 was best. } (6. b4 Bb6) 6... exd5?? { (-1.33 → 0.74) Blunder. Bxc3+ was best. } (6... Bxc3+) 7. b4 h6?? { (0.71 → 4.53) Blunder. Nxb4 was best. } (7... Nxb4) 8. Bc1?? { (4.53 → -0.12) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nxd5 Qd6 10. bxa5 b6 11. e3 Nxa5 12. Nf4 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bb7) 8... Bb6 9. e3?! { (0.11 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (9. Nxd5 Nxd5) 9... O-O?! { (-0.69 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (9... Ne7 10. Bb2) 10. Bb2?! { (0.15 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qf6 12. Rb1 d6 13. Bb2 Qe6 14. Qxe6 Bxe6 15. Be2 f6) 10... d4 11. Na4?? { (-0.60 → -2.60) Blunder. exd4 was best. } (11. exd4 d5 12. Be2 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. Na4 c6 15. O-O Bc7 16. Ne5 Ne4) 11... dxe3 12. Qd3? { (-2.59 → -4.36) Mistake. Nxb6 was best. } (12. Nxb6 exf2+ 13. Kxf2 axb6 14. Bd3 Ng4+ 15. Kg1 d6 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5) 12... d5?! { (-4.36 → -2.80) Inaccuracy. exf2+ was best. } (12... exf2+ 13. Kd2 d5 14. Rd1 Re8 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Kc1 Qd6 17. Be2 Qe7 18. Bf1) 13. fxe3?! { (-2.80 → -4.09) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (13. O-O-O exf2 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Qe3 Qd6 16. Qxf2 Ne4 17. Qh4 Ne7 18. Nd2 Bf5) 13... Be6?? { (-4.09 → -1.34) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } (13... Bxe3 14. b5 Re8 15. bxc6 b5 16. Qxb5 Bg4 17. Be2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rb8 19. Qd3) 14. O-O-O Ne5?? { (-1.75 → 2.83) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (14... Re8) 15. Nxe5 Qd6?! { (2.72 → 3.87) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (15... Ne4 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Be2 c5 18. Rhf1 Qc7 19. bxc5 Rfc8 20. cxb6 Qc5 21. Bd4) 16. Nf3 c5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxf6 Bf5?! { (4.03 → 5.44) Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } (18... Bxb4 19. axb4 gxf6 20. Qd4 a5 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. exf4 axb4 23. Bd3 d4 24. Kd2) 19. bxc5?! { (5.44 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Qxf5 was best. } (19. Qxf5 Bxe3+ 20. Kb1 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rxd5 a5 23. b5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 19... Qxf6 20. Qb3?! { (4.36 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (20. Qd4 Qe7 21. Bd3 Be6 22. Kd2 Rac8 23. Qh4 Qc7 24. Ke2 Rfe8 25. Rb1 Qxc5) 20... Rac8 21. Rxd5?! { (3.13 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (21. Nd4 Rxc5 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Rfc8 24. Rhd1 Qf2 25. R3d2 Qf6 26. Qxb7 Qe5) 21... b6? { (2.28 → 4.49) Mistake. Be6 was best. } (21... Be6 22. Rd6 Qa1+ 23. Qb1 Qxa3+ 24. Kd1 Rxc5 25. Bd3 Rxc2 26. Bxc2 Qxd6+ 27. Ke2) 22. Ne5?? { (4.49 → -0.18) Blunder. Qb2 was best. } (22. Qb2) 22... bxc5?? { (-0.18 → 3.87) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (22... Be6 23. Nd7) 23. Qa4?? { (3.87 → -1.75) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } (23. Bc4 Be6 24. Rf1 Qe7 25. Qc3 Qc7 26. Rdd1 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 Qxh2 28. e4 Qh4) 23... Rfd8?? { (-1.75 → 0.01) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (23... Be6 24. Qe4 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Rfd8 26. Qxf7+ Qxf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Bc4+ Ke7 29. h4) 24. Qc4 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 c4?? { (0.00 → 1.80) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (25... Be6 26. Qd6 Rd8 27. Qxc5 Rd5 28. Qc7 Rxe5 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Bd3+ g6 31. Rf1) 26. e4?? { (1.80 → -4.82) Blunder. g4 was best. } (26. g4 Be6) 26... Qg5+?? { (-4.82 → 2.50) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (26... Be6 27. Qd6 Rd8 28. Qc7 Qf4+ 29. Kb2 c3+ 30. Kxc3 Rc8 31. Qxc8+ Bxc8 32. Nf3) 27. Kb2?? { (2.50 → -4.93) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } (27. Qd2) 27... Bg6?? { (-4.93 → 4.06) Blunder. c3+ was best. } (27... c3+ 28. Kb1 Rb8+ 29. Bb5 Be6 30. Qc5 a6 31. a4 axb5 32. Qd6 Rd8 33. Qb6) 28. Ka2?? { (4.06 → 0.00) Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } (28. Bxc4) 28... c3?? { (0.00 → 5.15) Blunder. Qc1 was best. } (28... Qc1 29. Bxc4 Qxc2+ 30. Ka1 Qc3+ 31. Ka2) 29. Qb7 Re8 30. Nxg6 Qxg6 31. Bd3 Qxg2 32. Rf1 Qxh2?? { (5.02 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } (32... Rf8 33. Qc7 h5 34. Rb1 g6 35. Rb3 Qf2 36. Rxc3 Re8 37. Rc6 Kf8 38. h3) 33. Qxf7+ Kh7 34. e5+ Kh8 35. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0