[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/NESbP29Y"] [Date "2026.02.16"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "v_immrtl_n"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "NESbP29Y"] [UTCDate "2026.02.16"] [UTCTime "09:04:55"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. e5 a6 4. d4 c5 5. Be3?! { (0.60 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (5. c3 Ne7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. h4 Nc6 10. Nc2 Nb4) 5... b6?! { (-0.12 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. c3 Qc7 9. f4 c5 10. Nd2 Nh6 11. Bd3) 6. Nc3 c4?! { (0.41 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (6... Qc7 7. Ne2) 7. b3 b5 8. bxc4?! { (0.86 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (8. a4 Qc7 9. axb5 Bb4 10. Bd2 cxb3 11. b6 Qxb6 12. Na4 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 b2) 8... bxc4 9. a4?! { (0.50 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (9. a3 Ne7 10. g3 Nf5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Ne2 Be7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O a5) 9... Ne7 10. a5?! { (0.39 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (10. Ne2 Nf5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. g3 Rb8 13. Bh3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Bg2 f6) 10... Nec6 11. Be2 Bb4 12. Bd2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2?! { (-0.92 → -1.76) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } (15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Na4 Qxa5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Bf3 c3 20. Re1 Ne4) 15... fxe5 16. dxe5 Bxa5? { (-2.10 → -0.43) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } (16... Rb8 17. Be1 Ndxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Ng6 20. f5 Ne7 21. fxe6 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1) 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Nd4?? { (-0.54 → -3.88) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } (18. Nxd5 exd5) 18... Nxd4?? { (-3.88 → -1.26) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } (18... Bxc3 19. Nxe6 Qxe5 20. Ra3 Qxe6 21. Rxc3 Kh8 22. Re3 Qd6 23. Bf3 Nb6 24. Rfe1) 19. Qxd4 Nxe5?? { (-1.30 → 0.41) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } (19... Bb4 20. Rab1) 20. f4?? { (0.41 → -5.85) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } (20. Nxd5) 20... Nc6?! { (-5.85 → -4.04) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } (20... Bb6 21. Qxb6 Qxb6+ 22. Kh1 Nf7 23. Be7 Re8 24. Bh4 Nd6 25. f5 Nxf5 26. Na4) 21. Qc5?! { (-4.04 → -6.15) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (21. Qd2 d4 22. Bxc4 Bxc3 23. Qe2 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Ne7 25. Bd3 Ng6 26. h4 Rf7) 21... Bb6 22. Qf2 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Nd4 24. Rc1 Qb6 25. Kf1 a5 26. g4 Nxe2 27. Kxe2 Bd7 28. f5 a4 29. fxe6? { (-7.36 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } (29. f6 Rf7 30. Be3 Qa5 31. Ne4 dxe4 32. fxg7 Rxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qe5 34. Rd1 Qxh2+) 29... Rxf2+ 30. Ke1 Bxe6?! { (Mate in 5 → -11.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Raf8 was best. } (30... Raf8 31. Ne2 c3 32. Nxc3 Qxe6+ 33. Kd1 Qxg4+ 34. Ke1 Qg1#) 31. h3?! { (-11.69 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb1 was best. } (31. Rb1 Qd4 32. Ne4 Qxe4+ 33. Kxf2 Qxc2+ 34. Kg3 Qxb1 35. Be7 a3 36. g5 Qg1+) 31... Rh2 32. Nxa4 Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1