[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/Xb0jEIcg"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [White "smernoff2_fikal"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Xb0jEIcg"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "15:40:11"] [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. e5 d6 4. f4 dxe5 5. dxe5 Bd7?! { (0.18 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. Qxd1+ was best. } (5... Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1) 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Nd4?! { (1.43 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (7. Qe2 f5) 7... Be7 8. Bc4?! { (0.64 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (8. Bd3 c5 9. Nf3 Nh6 10. Qe2 Bc6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Nc3 a6) 8... b5?! { (0.08 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } (8... Nh6) 9. Bb3?? { (0.64 → -1.32) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (9. Bd3 Nh6 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Qf3 Qc8 14. O-O-O O-O) 9... c5 10. Nf3?? { (-1.32 → -3.63) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (10. Qf3) 10... c4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. Qd4 Nc6 13. Qxc4 Na5 14. Qe4 Bc6 15. Qd3 Rb8 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. O-O Nh6 18. Ng5?! { (-4.04 → -5.34) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (18. Be3 Rxb2 19. Bxa7 Nf5 20. Nc3 O-O 21. Bc5 Re8 22. Rab1 Rxc2 23. Rfc1 Rxc1+) 18... Nf5 19. Bd2 Nd4?! { (-5.97 → -4.38) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (19... Nc4 20. b3 Nce3 21. Bxe3 Nxe3 22. Rf2 Bb6 23. Kh1 Ng4 24. Rd2 Nf2+ 25. Rxf2) 20. Na3 Rxb2 21. Bxa5 Bxa5 22. Rab1 Ne2+?! { (-5.32 → -4.17) Inaccuracy. Rxb1 was best. } (22... Rxb1 23. Rxb1 O-O 24. Kf2 f6 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Nf3 Nxf3 27. gxf3 Bb6+ 28. Ke2) 23. Kf2 Bb6+?? { (-3.91 → -1.10) Blunder. Rxa2 was best. } (23... Rxa2 24. Nc4 Nc3 25. Nxa5 Nxb1 26. Rxb1 O-O 27. Nxc6 Rxc2+ 28. Kg3 Rxc6 29. Rb7) 24. Kxe2 Rxb1?! { (-1.03 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Rxa2 was best. } (24... Rxa2 25. Ra1) 25. Nxb1?? { (0.01 → -4.00) Blunder. Rxb1 was best. } (25. Rxb1 Bxg2 26. Nc4 Ke7 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Kf2 Ba8 29. Rxb6 Rc8 30. Ra6 h6) 25... h6 26. Nf3 g5?? { (-3.89 → -0.40) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } (26... Bb5+ 27. Ke1 Ba5+ 28. c3 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 g5 30. Nbd2 Bxc3 31. Ne4 Ba1 32. fxg5) 27. fxg5?? { (-0.40 → -3.90) Blunder. Ne1 was best. } (27. Ne1) 27... Bb5+ 28. c4 Bxc4+ 29. Ke1 Ba5+ 30. Kf2 Bb6+ 31. Ke1 Ba5+ 32. Kf2 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 Kd7?! { (-4.58 → -3.23) Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } (33... hxg5 34. g4 Bb4 35. Ke2 Rh3 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Ke2 Kf8 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. a3) 34. Na3 Bb4 35. Nc2 Ba5 36. Ncd4?! { (-3.04 → -4.13) Inaccuracy. gxh6 was best. } (36. gxh6 Rxh6 37. Ne3 Rh8 38. h4 Rc8 39. h5 Ke7 40. Ng4 Kf8 41. Nf6 Rc1+) 36... Bc7?! { (-4.13 → -2.85) Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } (36... hxg5 37. Nxg5 Rxh2 38. Nxf7 Bb6 39. Nf3 Rh1+ 40. Ke2 Ra1 41. Kd3 Rxa2 42. Nd2) 37. Nb5?! { (-2.85 → -3.90) Inaccuracy. gxh6 was best. } (37. gxh6 Rxh6 38. g4 Rh8 39. Ke2 Rb8 40. h4 Rb2+ 41. Kd3 Rg2 42. g5 Bb6) 37... a5? { (-3.90 → -1.95) Mistake. hxg5 was best. } (37... hxg5 38. g4 Bb8 39. Nc3 Ke7 40. Ke2 Rd8 41. a4 Rd7 42. h3 Rd8 43. Ke3) 38. Nxc7?! { (-1.95 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. gxh6 was best. } (38. gxh6) 38... hxg5?? { (-3.27 → -0.11) Blunder. Kxc7 was best. } (38... Kxc7 39. gxh6 Rxh6 40. h4 Rh8 41. Ke2 Kd7 42. Kd3 Rg8 43. Ng5 Ke7 44. Kc4) 39. Nxe6?? { (-0.11 → -4.24) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } (39. Nb5) 39... Kxe6 40. Nxg5+ Kd5 41. Nxf7? { (-3.35 → -5.51) Mistake. h3 was best. } (41. h3 Rc8 42. h4 Rc7 43. Ke2 Kxe5 44. Kd3 f5 45. Nf3+ Kd5 46. a3 Re7) 41... Rh7?? { (-5.51 → -2.28) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (41... Rf8 42. g4 Rxf7+ 43. Kg2 Kxe5 44. h4 Rc7 45. h5 Kf4 46. h6 Rc6 47. g5) 42. Ng5 Rg7?? { (-2.96 → -0.70) Blunder. Rh4 was best. } (42... Rh4 43. e6 Kd6 44. Ke2 Ra4 45. Kd3 Rxa2 46. Kc4 Rb2 47. Ne4+ Kxe6 48. Nc3) 43. Nf3? { (-0.70 → -2.47) Mistake. h4 was best. } (43. h4) 43... Rb7 44. g4 a4 45. g5 Ke4?? { (-2.56 → -0.39) Blunder. Rb1+ was best. } (45... Rb1+) 46. Kf2?? { (-0.39 → -5.16) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (46. Ke2) 46... Rc7?? { (-5.16 → -0.24) Blunder. Rf7 was best. } (46... Rf7 47. Ke2 Rxf3 48. h4 Rf4 49. e6 Kf5 50. e7 Re4+ 51. Kd2 Rxe7 52. Kd3) 47. g6 Rg7 48. Nh4 Rc7 49. Kg3?? { (-0.33 → -3.62) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } (49. Nf3) 49... a3?? { (-3.62 → 0.00) Blunder. Kxe5 was best. } (49... Kxe5) 50. Kg4 Rb7?? { (0.00 → 5.14) Blunder. Kxe5 was best. } (50... Kxe5 51. Kg5 Ke6 52. Nf3 Rc3 53. Nd4+ Ke7 54. Nf5+ Kf8 55. h4 Rc2 56. Kf6) 51. Kg5 Rc7?! { (4.65 → 6.80) Inaccuracy. Kxe5 was best. } (51... Kxe5 52. Nf5 Rb2 53. g7 Rxa2 54. Ne3 Kd4 55. g8=Q Rxh2 56. Nf5+ Kc3 57. Qc8+) 52. Kf6 Rc8 53. g7 Kd5 54. e6 Rg8 55. Kf7 Ra8? { (7.68 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg7+ was best. } (55... Rxg7+ 56. Kxg7) 56. e7 Rb8 57. e8=Q Rb7+ 58. Qe7 Rb8 59. g8=Q?! { (Mate in 7 → 18.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe6+ was best. } (59. Qe6+ Kc5 60. Qe5+ Kb6 61. Qxb8+ Kc5 62. g8=Q Kd5 63. Nf5 Kc6 64. Qge8+ Kd5) 59... Rb6?! { (18.93 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg8 was best. } (59... Rxg8 60. Kxg8) 60. Kg7+ Kd4 61. Ng6 Rb5 62. Qh4+ Kc5 63. Qh5+ Kc6 64. Qxb5+ Kxb5 65. Qb8+ Ka5 66. Qa8+ Kb6 67. Qxa3 Kb5 68. h4 Kb6 69. h5 Kc6 70. Qa5 Kd7 71. h6 Kc6 72. h7 Kd7 73. Qb6 Ke8 74. Qa7 Kd8 75. h8=R# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0