[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2EpEo3jz"] [Date "2026.02.14"] [Round "-"] [White "trueshadowlegion"] [Black "Blackburn638"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "2EpEo3jz"] [UTCDate "2026.02.14"] [UTCTime "10:53:20"] [WhiteElo "2072"] [BlackElo "2109"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1 day per move"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Indian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } { A45 Indian Defense } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. a3?! { (0.43 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4) 3... d5 { [%eval -0.17] } 4. e3 { [%eval -0.33] } 4... Be7 { [%eval -0.13] } 5. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.45] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval -0.26] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.24] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.06] } 7. f3?! { (-0.06 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 a5 9. Rb1 Qc7 10. O-O Bxc5 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. h3 Ne5) 7... c5 { [%eval -0.91] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval -1.15] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.1] } 9. Nce2?! { (-1.10 → -1.82) Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } { [%eval -1.82] } (9. Nge2 Nc6 10. b4 Bd6 11. O-O Rc8 12. f4 a5 13. bxa5 Nxa5 14. Rb1 Bc5) 9... Nc6 { [%eval -1.67] } 10. b4 { [%eval -1.79] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -1.5] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval -1.74] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -1.49] } 12. g3?! { (-1.49 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (12. f4 e5 13. b5 e4 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Nf3 Ng4 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Bd4 c5) 12... a6 { [%eval -2.14] } 13. c3?! { (-2.14 → -2.92) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -2.92] } (13. g4 Rad8 14. g5 Ne8 15. h4 e5 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Qe2 Nxb4 18. axb4 Bxb4) 13... Rad8 { [%eval -2.87] } 14. Nf4 { [%eval -3.06] } 14... b5 { [%eval -2.79] } 15. Nge2?! { (-2.79 → -3.64) Inaccuracy. Ng2 was best. } { [%eval -3.64] } (15. Ng2 Rfe8 16. Nh3 e5 17. Nf2 e4 18. Be2 exf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. O-O Nc4) 15... e5 { [%eval -3.74] } 16. Ng2?! { (-3.74 → -5.04) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -5.04] } (16. Qc2 exf4 17. exf4 d4 18. O-O-O dxc3 19. Bxc3 Be6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. g4 Bc4) 16... e4 { [%eval -5.23] } 17. fxe4 { [%eval -5.33] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval -4.95] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval -5.04] } 18... Bh3 { [%eval -4.94] } 19. Qb1?! { (-4.94 → -6.94) Inaccuracy. Ngf4 was best. } { [%eval -6.94] } (19. Ngf4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bg4 21. c4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Nxb4 23. axb4 Bxb4+ 24. Kf1 Ng4) 19... Bxg2 { [%eval -6.89] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval -6.53] } 20... Bf3 { [%eval -7.13] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval -6.98] } 21... Ne5 { [%eval -7.03] } 22. c4 { [%eval -7.65] } 22... Nxc4 { [%eval -7.43] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval -8.45] } 23... Bxf6 { [%eval -7.7] } 24. Ra2? { (-7.70 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (24. Bxe4 Bc3+ 25. Kf2 Rd2+ 26. Ne2 Qa7 27. Bxf3 Rxe2+ 28. Bxe2 Qxe3+ 29. Kg2 Qxe2+) 24... Nxe3?! { (Mate in 4 → -10.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc3+ was best. } { [%eval -10.0] } (24... Bc3+ 25. Kf1 Nxe3+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+ 27. Kxe3 Qb6#) 25. Bb3?! { (-10.00 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (25. Bxe4 Qc3+ 26. Kf2 Ng4+ 27. Kf1 Rd2 28. Rg2 Bxg2+ 29. Nxg2 Qc4+ 30. Bd3 Rxd3) 25... Qc3+ { [%eval #-5] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval #-5] } 26... Rd2+ { [%eval #-4] } 27. Rxd2 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Qxd2+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. Ne2 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Qxe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1