[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hiknwibf"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "-"] [White "shelto1231"] [Black "Jrosenq"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "hiknwibf"] [UTCDate "2026.01.29"] [UTCTime "21:59:32"] [WhiteElo "2037"] [BlackElo "2083"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-38"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2 days per move"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] } { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.18] } 5... Nge7 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. d4?! { (0.19 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (6. Nge2 d6 7. Rb1 h5 8. b4 h4 9. O-O Be6 10. b5 Na5) 6... d6?! { (-0.39 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (6... exd4 7. exd4 Nxd4 8. Nge2 Ne6 9. Qd2 c6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1) 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] } 7... Bg4?! { (0.05 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. exd4 Nf5 11. d5 Bxc3 12. bxc3) 8. O-O? { (0.95 → -0.66) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.66] } (8. d5 Nb8 9. e4 a5 10. Be3 Na6 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. h4 h5 13. Nh2 Bd7) 8... exd4 { [%eval -0.66] } 9. exd4 { [%eval -0.73] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.79] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval -0.89] } 10... O-O?! { (-0.89 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (10... Ne6 11. Bd2 c6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. Rad1 Nf5 15. b4 Qb6 16. Ne4) 11. h3?! { (-0.16 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (11. Nd5 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bxf3 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bxe7 Bxd1 15. Bxf8 Be2 16. Rfe1 Bxb2) 11... Nxf3+?! { (-1.10 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.52] } (11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 h6 13. Bd2 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qd7 15. Kg2 Nf5 16. b3 c6 17. Rad1) 12. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.51] } 12... Bxh3 { [%eval -0.66] } 13. Bxb7?! { (-0.66 → -1.54) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (13. Re1 f6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. c5 Qd7 16. b4 Ne5 17. Bxb7 Bg4 18. Qd5+ Be6) 13... Rb8?? { (-1.54 → 0.46) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bxf1 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Qxf1 Nf5 17. Qd3 Re8 18. c5 dxc5 19. Rd1) 14. Bg2?? { (0.46 → -1.83) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.83] } (14. Nd5 f6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Bd2 f5 19. Bc6 Qd8) 14... Qd7?? { (-1.83 → 3.62) Blunder. Bxg2 was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rxb2 16. Qc1 Qa8+ 17. Kg1 Qf3 18. Bxe7 Bxc3 19. Bxf8 Bd4 20. Qf4) 15. Bxe7?? { (3.62 → -1.28) Blunder. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval -1.28] } (15. Bxh3 Qxh3 16. Bxe7 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rfe8 18. Re1 Qd7 19. Bg5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Re8) 15... Rfe8?? { (-1.28 → 3.64) Blunder. Bxg2 was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qxe7 17. Qd2 h5 18. b3 Qd7 19. Rae1 Rfe8 20. Rh1 c6 21. Re2) 16. Bxh3 { [%eval 3.62] } 16... Qxh3 { [%eval 3.37] } 17. Bg5?? { (3.37 → -2.32) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (17. Nd5 Qf5 18. Qa4 h5 19. Rae1 Kh7 20. b4 h4 21. Bxh4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Bd4) 17... Rxb2?? { (-2.32 → 1.99) Blunder. Re5 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (17... Re5 18. Bh4 g5 19. Qh5 gxh4 20. Qxh4 Qxh4 21. gxh4 Rc5 22. Nd5 Bxb2 23. Rab1) 18. Re1 { [%eval 2.12] } 18... Rxe1+ { [%eval 1.99] } 19. Qxe1 { [%eval 2.14] } 19... Bd4 { [%eval 2.04] } 20. Qe8+?? { (2.04 → -3.43) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (20. Be3 Be5 21. Ne4 Rc2 22. Rb1 Rxc4 23. Rb4 Rxb4 24. Qxb4 Kg7 25. Qd2 a6) 20... Kg7 { [%eval -3.17] } 21. Nd1?? { (-3.17 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (21. Be3 Bxc3 22. c5 Rxf2 23. Bxf2 Bxa1 24. Qa4 dxc5 25. Qxa7 Qg4 26. a4 Bd4) 21... Bxf2+ { [%eval #-4] } 22. Nxf2 { [%eval #-4] } 22... Qxg3+ { [%eval #-3] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } { White resigns. } 0-1