[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/N4ofUgcT"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [White "user_368529"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "N4ofUgcT"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "19:38:02"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } c6 3. Nf3 Qb6?! { (0.67 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (3... d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O) 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O Ng6?! { (1.63 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (6... Nd7 7. e5) 7. h3?! { (2.34 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (7. h4 Nd7 8. h5 Ne7 9. Bf4 Qc7 10. e5 d5 11. Ne2 c5 12. c3 c4) 7... Qc7 8. Qe2?! { (1.62 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qg4 h5 13. Qg5 Qe7) 8... Nd7?! { (0.79 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (8... e5) 9. g3? { (1.57 → 0.29) Mistake. e5 was best. } (9. e5 dxe5) 9... Be7 10. Bg5 b5?! { (0.30 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (10... e5) 11. Bxe7 b4?? { (0.92 → 3.63) Blunder. Nxe7 was best. } (11... Nxe7) 12. Bh4?? { (3.63 → 0.75) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } (12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e5 Qe7 14. Ne4 O-O 15. h4 c5 16. h5 Nh8 17. Nf6+ gxf6) 12... bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Rab1 Qa5?! { (0.95 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (14... c5 15. Bg5) 15. Qd2?! { (1.73 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (15. Bg5 Re8 16. e5 dxe5 17. Rfe1 exd4 18. cxd4 c5 19. h4 h6 20. Bd2 Qc7) 15... Qh5 16. Be2 f5?? { (0.98 → 3.47) Blunder. Nxh4 was best. } (16... Nxh4) 17. exf5? { (3.47 → 1.82) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } (17. Ne5 Qh6 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Be7 Re8 21. Bxd6 Nf6 22. f3 fxe4) 17... Qxf5 18. Kg2?? { (1.49 → -0.76) Blunder. g4 was best. } (18. g4 Qd5) 18... d5?? { (-0.76 → 1.73) Blunder. e5 was best. } (18... e5 19. Kh2 e4 20. Ng1 Nxh4 21. gxh4 Qe6 22. Qg5 Nf6 23. c4 h6 24. Qg6) 19. Qg5? { (1.73 → 0.47) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } (19. Bg5 Nb6 20. g4 Qf7 21. Nh4 Nxh4+ 22. Bxh4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Kh2 Bb7) 19... Qe4?! { (0.47 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. Qxc2 was best. } (19... Qxc2) 20. Rfe1 h6 21. Qg4 Nxh4+ 22. Qxh4 Qf5?! { (1.20 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. Qxc2 was best. } (22... Qxc2 23. Rbc1) 23. Qf4?! { (1.87 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (23. Qe7 Nb6 24. g4 Qf4 25. Qh4 Na4 26. Rb3 c5 27. Qg3 c4 28. Qxf4 Rxf4) 23... Qxc2?! { (1.04 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Qxf4 was best. } (23... Qxf4 24. gxf4 Rxf4 25. Bd3 Rf6 26. Nh2 c5 27. Ng4 Rf8 28. Rxe6 cxd4 29. cxd4) 24. Qc1?! { (2.07 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (24. Qe3 Qe4 25. Qxe4 dxe4 26. Nd2 e5 27. Nxe4 exd4 28. cxd4 Nb6 29. Nc5 Bf5) 24... Qg6?! { (1.03 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. Qxc1 was best. } (24... Qxc1 25. Rexc1 Re8 26. Rb2 a5 27. Re1 a4 28. a3 Ba6 29. Bxa6 Rxa6 30. Rb7) 25. h4? { (2.08 → 0.70) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } (25. Qe3 Qe4 26. Qxe4 dxe4 27. Nd2 e5 28. Nxe4 exd4 29. cxd4 Nb6 30. Nc5 Bf5) 25... Nb6?? { (0.70 → 2.90) Blunder. e5 was best. } (25... e5) 26. Qd2?! { (2.90 → 1.70) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (26. Ne5 Qf6 27. Qe3 Qd8 28. Nxc6 Qd6 29. Ne5 Qa3 30. g4 Ba6 31. g5 Bxe2) 26... e5? { (1.70 → 3.07) Mistake. Qe4 was best. } (26... Qe4 27. Qd3) 27. Nxe5 Qf5 28. Qe3 c5?! { (3.05 → 4.48) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (28... Qf6 29. g4 Nc4 30. Nxc4 dxc4 31. Bxc4+ Kh8 32. g5 Qg6 33. Kg1 Bg4 34. Qg3) 29. dxc5 Nc4 30. Nxc4 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Bg4 32. Bxg4 Qxg4 33. Ne5 Qf5 34. Rb7 Rfb8 35. Rxb8+ Rxb8 36. c6 Re8 37. c4 Re7 38. cxd5 a6 39. d6 Re8 40. d7 Kf8?! { (12.05 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } (40... Rf8 41. c7 a5 42. d8=Q a4 43. Nd7 a3 44. Nxf8 h5 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Qxf5) 41. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 42. Nd3+ Kf7 43. Qe7+ Kg6 44. Nf4+ Kh7 45. Re5?! { (Mate in 7 → 15.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe4 was best. } (45. Qe4 Qxe4 46. Rxe4 Kg8 47. c7 Kf7 48. c8=Q g5 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. Re7+ Kf6) 45... Qxf4?! { (15.25 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } (45... Qg4 46. Re1) 46. gxf4 Kg8 47. Qe8+ Kh7 48. c7 g6 49. Re7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0