[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/C8fE2Cbs"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [White "sergdeaf"] [Black "lichess AI level 5"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "C8fE2Cbs"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "11:32:28"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A35"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 { A35 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation } 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Qc7 6. O-O Qb6 7. b3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb2 Bd7?! { (1.20 → 2.31) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } (9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. d4 c4 12. Ne5?! { (2.58 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (12. e4 dxe4 13. d5 Nb4 14. Ne5 Nd3 15. Nxd7 Kxd7 16. Qg4+ Kd8 17. Bh3 Qd6) 12... Rd8?! { (1.40 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (12... Nxe5) 13. Nxd7 Rxd7 14. e4 c3 15. Bxc3 Bb4 16. exd5 Bxc3? { (2.67 → 5.33) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } (16... Ne7 17. Bb2 O-O 18. a3 Bd6 19. Re1 Rc7 20. Rc1 g6 21. Qd3 h5 22. b4) 17. dxc6 Rxd4 18. Qe2+ Kf8 19. Rac1 Qa5?! { (5.89 → 8.28) Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } (19... bxc6 20. Rxc3 Qd8 21. Rc4 h5 22. Rxd4 Qxd4 23. Rd1 Qf6 24. Bxc6 g6 25. Qf3) 20. cxb7 Qd8 21. Rxc3 Rg8?! { (10.41 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } (21... f6 22. Rc8 Kf7 23. Re1 Kg6 24. Qe6 Re8 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rcxe8 Rb4 27. Bf3) 22. Rc8 f6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rc1 Rh8 25. Rc7 Rd7 26. b8=Q+ Rd8 27. Qe7+ Kg8 28. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0