[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/9iXFmenw"] [Date "2026.04.10"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "v_immrtl_n"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9iXFmenw"] [UTCDate "2026.04.10"] [UTCTime "07:48:24"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Be3?? { (-0.13 → -1.98) Blunder. f4 was best. } (6. f4 Nc6) 6... c4?? { (-1.98 → 0.76) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } (6... cxd4 7. Bxd4 Nc6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. f4 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qd8 12. Bf2) 7. Be2 Be7 8. b3?! { (0.82 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (8. a4 Nc6 9. f4 a6 10. Bf3 g6 11. Nh3 Rb8 12. g4 b5 13. axb5 Bh4+) 8... b5 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 a5?! { (-0.52 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (10... Qc7 11. Nh3) 11. c3?? { (0.21 → -1.80) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } (11. bxc4) 11... f6?? { (-1.80 → 0.73) Blunder. Nb6 was best. } (11... Nb6 12. Nf3 Ba6 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. O-O O-O 15. Nc1 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Nc4 17. cxb4) 12. bxc4?! { (0.73 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } (12. exf6) 12... fxe5 13. cxd5 exd5?! { (0.06 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } (13... exd4) 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. cxb4?! { (0.68 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } (15. Bb5+ Nbc6 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Qd1 bxc3 18. Ne2 d4 19. Nxd4 c2 20. Nxc2 Bf5) 15... axb4 16. Nf3 O-O?? { (-0.37 → 3.31) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } (16... Nc4 17. O-O) 17. Nxe5 Bf5?! { (3.08 → 4.10) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } (17... Bf6 18. Bd4 Qe8 19. Nf3 Qxa4 20. O-O Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 b3 22. Nc3 Rxa1 23. Rxa1) 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 b3 20. Nac1 Qa5+ 21. Bd2 Qb6 22. Nxb3?! { (3.73 → 2.83) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (22. Rb1 Qe6+ 23. Qe2 Qg6 24. O-O Nc6 25. Nxb3 Rxa4 26. f4 Ra3 27. Bc1 Ra4) 22... Nc6?! { (2.83 → 4.44) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } (22... Qg6 23. Be3 Qxg2 24. Kd2 Bf6 25. Rg1 Qxh2 26. Nd4 Qd6 27. Qg4 Nc6 28. Nb5) 23. a5?! { (4.44 → 3.22) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (23. O-O Bd6 24. g3 Qb7 25. Rb1 Qd7 26. Be3 Rae8 27. Rc1 h6 28. a5 Ne5) 23... Qa7?! { (3.22 → 5.05) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } (23... Qb5 24. Nbc1) 24. O-O Nd4?! { (4.98 → 6.36) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (24... Bd6 25. Bf4 Rad8 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. a6 Rh6 28. Re1 Qf7 29. a7 Nxa7 30. Nd4) 25. Nf4?! { (6.36 → 4.53) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (25. Be3 Nxb3 26. Bxa7 Nxa1 27. Bb6 Bf6 28. Nc5 Rfe8 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Ne6 Nc2) 25... Rab8?! { (4.53 → 6.74) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (25... Nf5 26. Be3 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Rad8 29. Rf3 Qe5 30. Nd3 Qd6 31. Rxf8+) 26. Be3 Bf6 27. Nxd4 Rbe8 28. Nde6 Qxa5 29. Rxa5 Rxe6?! { (10.39 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d4 was best. } (29... d4 30. Nxf8 Bd8 31. Qxd4 Bxa5 32. N8e6 Bc3 33. Qd5 Rxe6) 30. Nxe6 Rc8 31. Qxd5 Rc7 32. Nxc7+ Kh8 33. Qd8+ Bxd8 34. Ra8 Kg8 35. Ne6 Kf7 36. Nxd8+ Kg8 37. Ne6+ Kf7 38. Nd8+ Kg8 39. Bc5 Kh8 40. Ne6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0