[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DCn9aBaA"] [Date "2026.01.10"] [Round "-"] [White "ilia_malkov"] [Black "Michal_Karbowiak"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "DCn9aBaA"] [UTCDate "2026.01.10"] [UTCTime "19:19:08"] [WhiteElo "1985"] [BlackElo "1879"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+89"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "14 days per move"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } { C42 Petrov's Defense } 3... Qe7 { [%eval 0.69] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.42] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.33] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.44] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 6... Qf6?! { (0.42 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (6... Qd8 7. d4 Bd6 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Bd3) 7. Nc3?! { (1.41 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (7. d3 Nd6 8. c4 d4 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Nf5) 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.85] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.41] } 8... Bd6?! { (0.41 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (8... Nc6) 9. Be3?! { (1.49 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. c3 h6 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. f3 O-O-O 14. fxe4 Qxe4) 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.81] } 10. Qd3?! { (0.81 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 O-O 12. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Qxe4 15. c4 c6) 10... Nf8?? { (-0.14 → 2.37) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3) 11. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.67] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 2.62] } 12. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.49] } 12... Ng6?! { (2.49 → 3.27) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (12... c6 13. Rfd1 Qg6 14. Ng5 Qxe4 15. Nxe4 Be7 16. c4 Bf5 17. Nc3 Ng6 18. a4) 13. Qxb7?! { (3.27 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Qxb7 Qd8 15. c4 Rb8 16. Qe4 Rxb5 17. cxb5 Bd5 18. Qf5 Ne7) 13... O-O { [%eval 2.11] } 14. Qe4? { (2.11 → 0.91) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (14. Bd3 h6 15. Qe4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. Ne5 Bc8 18. Bd2 Rxb2 19. Ng4 Qe6) 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.92] } 15. Qc6?? { (0.92 → -4.83) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.83] } (15. Qd5 Bxc2 16. Rfc1 Bf5 17. Bg5 Nf4 18. Bxf6 Nxd5 19. Be5 h6 20. Bc4 Be6) 15... Bxh2+ { [%eval -4.89] } { White resigns. } 0-1