[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HKIsHvXr"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Msant001"] [Black "korbin-s"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "HKIsHvXr"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "15:24:48"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "1962"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-25"] [BlackRatingDiff "+28"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1 day per move"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.07] } { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } 4... Ng8?! { (0.07 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (4... d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. fxg7 cxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Bxg7 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Nf3) 5. d4 { [%eval 0.88] } 5... h6 { [%eval 1.03] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.94] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 1.43] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.45] } 7... c6?! { (1.45 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (7... Ne7 8. O-O) 8. O-O { [%eval 2.01] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 2.13] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 1.93] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 2.05] } 10. Nxd5?! { (2.05 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (10. Nd2 Be7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. Qf3 Nd7 13. h3 Kg8 14. Nde4 N7b6 15. Bd3 Bd7) 10... exd5?! { (1.24 → 1.96) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (10... cxd5 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Rc1 a6 13. h4 Bb5 14. Ne1 Nc6 15. h5 Ne7 16. f4) 11. Bd3 { [%eval 1.98] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 2.03] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 1.59] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 1.87] } 13. Bf5?! { (1.87 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (13. Ne1 g5 14. f4 gxf4 15. Rxf4 Be7 16. Rf3 Bg5 17. Bf2 Qc7 18. a4 O-O-O) 13... Qe7 { [%eval 1.43] } 14. a3?! { (1.43 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (14. Bd3 g5 15. a4 Bg7 16. h3 O-O 17. Rae1 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Ne5 Nxe5) 14... g6?! { (0.73 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (14... Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Qe6 16. Qc2 Be7 17. Ne1 O-O 18. Nd3 Qf5 19. Rae1 c5 20. Qd1) 15. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.99] } 15... Qxe6 { [%eval 1.11] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.86] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 0.72] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.82] } 17... Bg7 { [%eval 1.28] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 0.83] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.81] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.97] } 19... a5 { [%eval 0.91] } 20. bxa5 { [%eval 0.9] } 20... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.89] } 21. Ra1?! { (0.89 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (21. Rb1) 21... Qe7?! { (0.05 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. Rfa8 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (21... Rfa8) 22. Nb3? { (1.02 → -0.19) Mistake. Rfb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (22. Rfb1 Ra6) 22... Rxa4 { [%eval -0.21] } 23. Rxa4 { [%eval -0.24] } 23... Nxa4 { [%eval -0.17] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval -0.46] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval -0.48] } 25. Ra1 { [%eval -0.75] } 25... Nb6 { [%eval -0.73] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval -0.82] } 26... Nc4 { [%eval -0.69] } 27. Nd2 { [%eval -1.22] } 27... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.72] } 28. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.69] } 28... b6 { [%eval -0.69] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval -0.78] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval -0.54] } 30. Nb3?! { (-0.54 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (30. Qb3 b5 31. h4 Rc8 32. g3 Bf8 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. Re1 Qf5 35. Ra1 b4) 30... f6? { (-1.38 → -0.04) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (30... h5 31. Qe2 h4 32. h3 Rc8 33. Qa6 Bh6 34. Ra1 Qc7 35. Qd3 Rd8 36. Qa6) 31. e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Re1 { [%eval -0.32] } 32... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. e7 { [%eval -0.08] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval -0.12] } 34. Qe6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Rxc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 36... Rxe7 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. h3 { [%eval -0.22] } 37... Re6 { [%eval -0.15] } 38. Rc7+ { [%eval -0.13] } 38... Re7 { [%eval -0.21] } 39. Rc6 { [%eval -0.21] } 39... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Rc7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rc6 { [%eval -0.34] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2