[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/BiQ1eVDm"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [White "lichess AI level 3"] [Black "paultag"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BiQ1eVDm"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "19:36:36"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } cxd4 3. Qxd4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Nd5 Nf6 6. Nb6?? { (0.38 → -2.60) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } (6. Nxf6+ gxf6) 6... Ra7?? { (-2.60 → 1.62) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (6... Nc6 7. Qe3) 7. Be3 e5? { (1.59 → 2.91) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } (7... Nc6 8. Qa4 Be6 9. Nf3 g6 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd7 Rxd7 13. Qxc6) 8. Qc4?? { (2.91 → 0.71) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } (8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Nxc8 b5 10. Qb3 Qxc8 11. Bxa7 Nxa7 12. a4 d5 13. axb5 Bc5) 8... d5?? { (0.71 → 5.33) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (8... Be6 9. Qd3 Ng4 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. a3 Nxe3 14. Qxe3) 9. exd5? { (5.33 → 2.94) Mistake. Qxc8 was best. } (9. Qxc8 d4 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bg5 Kc7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nd5+ Kd6 14. O-O-O f5) 9... Bf5 10. Rd1?! { (2.97 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (10. O-O-O Ng4 11. Qb3 Be7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Nc4 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Ra8 15. Bd3 Bxd3) 10... Bg4?? { (1.97 → 4.48) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } (10... Ng4 11. Bc5) 11. Nf3?! { (4.48 → 3.16) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (11. Be2 h5 12. d6 Be6 13. Qc7 Nc6 14. Nf3 Be7 15. Bc4 Bf5 16. Nxe5 O-O) 11... Bd6 12. c3?! { (3.24 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Qa4+ was best. } (12. Qa4+ Nbd7 13. Nc4 Bb8 14. Bb6 Qe7 15. d6 Qe6 16. Ne3 O-O 17. Bxa7 Bxf3) 12... Nbd7? { (2.46 → 4.25) Mistake. O-O was best. } (12... O-O 13. Be2 e4 14. Nd2 Bc7 15. Qb3 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Ng4 17. Bc5 Re8 18. d6) 13. Nxd7 Ra8? { (4.41 → 8.26) Mistake. Qxd7 was best. } (13... Qxd7 14. Bxa7 O-O 15. Be3 e4 16. Nd4 Bxd1 17. Kxd1 Rc8 18. Qb3 Bc5 19. Kc2) 14. Ndxe5? { (8.26 → 4.35) Mistake. Nxf6+ was best. } (14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qxg4 O-O 16. Be2 g6 17. Qh3 Qe7 18. Bh6 Rfe8 19. Nd2 f5) 14... Bh5?! { (4.35 → 6.10) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } (14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxd1 16. Kxd1 O-O 17. Qd4 Nxd5 18. Bd2 b5 19. Bd3 Qd6 20. Re1) 15. Bg5?! { (6.10 → 4.59) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (15. g4 Nxg4 16. Nxg4 O-O 17. Rg1 f5 18. Nge5 Rc8 19. Qd3 Qe8 20. Be2 Bxe5) 15... h6 16. Bh4?! { (5.47 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qa4+ Ke7 18. Ng4 Bxg4 19. Qxg4 Rhe8 20. Nd4 Kf8+ 21. Be2 Re5) 16... g5 17. Nxf7?? { (5.19 → 2.51) Blunder. g4 was best. } (17. g4 O-O 18. gxh5 Re8 19. Bg3 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Nd7 21. Kd2 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5) 17... Bxf7?! { (2.51 → 3.40) Inaccuracy. Kxf7 was best. } (17... Kxf7 18. Bg3) 18. Bg3 Rc8 19. Qb3 Nxd5? { (3.12 → 5.10) Mistake. Qe7+ was best. } (19... Qe7+ 20. Be2 O-O 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. O-O Rce8 23. Nd4 Nxd5 24. Bc4 Nf4 25. Bxf7+) 20. Ne5?? { (5.10 → -0.11) Blunder. Rxd5 was best. } (20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxg3 22. Qxd8+ Rxd8 23. hxg3 Rd6 24. Nd4 Rh7 25. Be2 Re7) 20... Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rh7?? { (-0.12 → 6.22) Blunder. O-O was best. } (21... O-O 22. Bc4) 22. g3?! { (6.22 → 4.02) Inaccuracy. Qxb7 was best. } (22. Qxb7 Kf8 23. Bd3 Bg6 24. Bd6+ Qxd6 25. Qxc8+ Kg7 26. O-O Rh8 27. Qxa6 Qxa6) 22... Qe7 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rd8?! { (4.53 → 6.38) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } (24... Rf7 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Bxd6 Rf6 27. Be5 Rb6 28. Bg2 Rxb2 29. O-O b5 30. Re1) 25. Qe4 Rf7 26. Be2 b5 27. Bf3?? { (6.68 → 3.30) Blunder. Bh5 was best. } (27. Bh5 Kf8 28. O-O Rf6 29. Re1 Re6 30. Bg7+ Kxg7 31. Qxe6 Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Rd2) 27... a5? { (3.30 → 6.38) Mistake. Rxf3 was best. } (27... Rxf3 28. Qc6+ Rd7 29. Qa8+ Rd8 30. Qxf3 Qxe5+ 31. Qe3 Qxe3+ 32. fxe3 a5 33. Ke2) 28. Kf1? { (6.38 → 3.80) Mistake. Bh5 was best. } (28. Bh5 Kf8 29. O-O Rf6 30. Re1 Re6 31. Bg7+ Kxg7 32. Qxe6 Qxe6 33. Rxe6 Rd2) 28... Rxf3 29. Qc6+ Rd7 30. Kg2? { (3.54 → 1.77) Mistake. Qa8+ was best. } (30. Qa8+ Rd8 31. Qxf3 Qxe5 32. Kg2 Qe6 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34. Qxd1 g4 35. Qd3 Kf8) 30... Rd3 31. Bf6?? { (2.26 → -0.37) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (31. Re1 Rd6 32. Qxb5 Re6 33. Qxa5 Rd2 34. c4 Qb7+ 35. Kg1 Qd7 36. h3 Kf7) 31... Qf7?? { (-0.37 → 6.92) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } (31... Qd6) 32. c4?? { (6.92 → -0.25) Blunder. Qa8+ was best. } (32. Qa8+ Rd8 33. Re1+ Kf8 34. Bxd8 Qd5+ 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. Bxa5 Rd2 37. Rb1 Rd5) 32... Rd6?? { (-0.25 → 8.95) Blunder. Qxc4 was best. } (32... Qxc4 33. Re1+) 33. Qa8+ Rd8 34. Re1+ Re6? { (8.84 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } (34... Kf8 35. Bxd8 Kg7 36. Re7 bxc4 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38. Bxa5 Rd3 39. Qb7+ Kg6 40. Qe4+) 35. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0