[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WDg7VIcM"] [Date "2025.09.08"] [White "Brainstormer59"] [Black "alexremis"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "WDg7VIcM"] [UTCDate "2025.09.08"] [UTCTime "15:02:51"] [WhiteElo "1630"] [BlackElo "1686"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-31"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation } 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. a3? { (0.35 → -1.23) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Kh1 a6 11. Rb1 Be7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Rg1 Be6) 9... Be7? { (-1.23 → 0.22) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } (9... Qb6) 10. b4 b5 11. Nc3 a5 12. Bb2?! { (0.59 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } (12. Nxb5) 12... axb4 13. Nxb5 bxa3 14. Bxa3 Bxa3 15. Nxa3 O-O 16. g4 Nh4 17. Nc2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qb6 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Qb1 Qa7 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. Qa1 Qb6 23. g5 Qb3 24. Ne3 Ne7 25. Rc1 Nf5 26. Bd1 Qb6 27. Nxf5 exf5 28. Bf3 Be6 29. Rc5 Qd8 30. h4 Rc8?! { (-0.05 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (30... h6) 31. Ra5? { (0.91 → -0.61) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } (31. Qa5 Qf8) 31... h6 32. gxh6? { (-0.88 → -2.16) Mistake. Rc5 was best. } (32. Rc5 Rxc5) 32... Qxh4?? { (-2.16 → 0.00) Blunder. gxh6 was best. } (32... gxh6) 33. hxg7?? { (0.00 → -5.92) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (33. Ra8 Qg5+ 34. Kf1 Qxh6 35. Bxd5 Qh3+ 36. Ke1 Rxa8 37. Qxa8+ Kh7 38. Qc6 Bxd5) 33... Qg5+ 34. Kh2 Kxg7 35. Qg1?? { (-5.54 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } (35. Ra8 Rc1 36. Qxc1 Qxc1 37. Kg2 Qg5+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kg2 Qxd4 40. Rb8 Qa1) 35... Rh8+ 36. Bh5 Rxh5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1