[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gW923sgK"] [Date "2025.08.25"] [White "b1957m"] [Black "Stefano1707"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "gW923sgK"] [UTCDate "2025.08.25"] [UTCTime "20:37:16"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "2171"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } Nc6 5. Bd3 Qb6?! { (-0.13 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (5... cxd4 6. O-O Bc5 7. Nbd2 Nge7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. a4 O-O 10. Re1) 6. O-O Be7?! { (0.11 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (6... cxd4 7. Re1 Nge7 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. Nb3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Be7 11. a4) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nc3 Nge7?? { (1.34 → 3.64) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } (8... Qd8 9. Na4 Bf8 10. Qe2 Nge7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. c4 dxc4 13. Be4 Nd5 14. Bxd5) 9. Na4 Qa5 10. Nxc5? { (3.64 → 1.83) Mistake. c3 was best. } (10. c3 Bd7 11. b4 Bxb4 12. cxb4 Nxb4 13. Bd2 Bxa4 14. Qb1 Bb5 15. Bxb5+ Qxb5) 10... Qxc5 11. Be3 Qa5 12. c3 O-O 13. Bxh7+?! { (1.83 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (13. Re1 Ng6 14. b4 Qd8 15. Bc5 Re8 16. a4 Bd7 17. b5 Na5 18. h4 Nxh4) 13... Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg6 15. Qg4?! { (0.90 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qc2+ was best. } (15. Qc2+ Nf5) 15... Nxe5 16. Qg3?? { (0.11 → -3.29) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } (16. Qh3 Nf5) 16... Nf5 17. Qxe5 f6 18. Qf4 fxg5 19. Qxg5+ Kf7?? { (-3.48 → -1.02) Blunder. Kh7 was best. } (19... Kh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Bg5 Qc7 22. Rae1 Bd7 23. g4 Be8 24. Qh3 Nd6 25. Rxe6) 20. Qh5+?? { (-1.02 → -3.66) Blunder. g4 was best. } (20. g4 Nd6) 20... Ke7?? { (-3.66 → -0.36) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } (20... Kg8 21. Rae1 Bd7 22. Bf4 Qb6 23. Bg5 d4 24. g4) 21. Bg5+ Kd6?! { (-0.55 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } (21... Kd7 22. c4) 22. Rfe1 Kc6?! { (0.19 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (22... Bd7 23. g4) 23. Rac1?? { (1.30 → -0.81) Blunder. b4 was best. } (23. b4) 23... b5 24. b3 Kb7 25. c4 Qb6?? { (-0.92 → 0.84) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } (25... Bd7 26. cxd5) 26. Qf3? { (0.84 → -0.63) Mistake. cxd5 was best. } (26. cxd5) 26... Qc6?? { (-0.63 → 3.61) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } (26... Bd7 27. a4) 27. cxb5?? { (3.61 → 1.35) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } (27. cxd5 Qxd5 28. Qc3 Bd7 29. Red1 Rac8 30. Rxd5 Rxc3 31. Rxd7+ Kc6 32. Rxc3+ Kxd7) 27... Qd6? { (1.35 → 3.17) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } (27... Qb6) 28. Rc6?? { (3.17 → 0.54) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } (28. Bf4 Nd4 29. Bxd6 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Nxf3+ 31. Kf1 Nxe1 32. Kxe1 a6 33. bxa6+ Kxa6) 28... Qb4?? { (0.54 → 2.86) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (28... Nd4 29. Rxd6) 29. Rec1 Nd4?? { (2.89 → 6.03) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (29... Rb8 30. Rc7+ Ka8 31. Be7 Nxe7 32. Qxf8 Bd7 33. Qxg7 Qd6 34. Qd4 Rb7 35. Rxb7) 30. Rc7+ Kb6 31. R1c6+?? { (6.74 → -4.59) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } (31. Qe3 e5 32. Be7 Rf4 33. Bxb4 Re4 34. R1c6+ Kxb5 35. Rc5+ Ka6 36. Qd3+ Kb6) 31... Ka5?? { (-4.59 → 5.54) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } (31... Nxc6 32. Rxc6+ Kxb5 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 Rf7 35. h4 Ka6 36. f3 Bd7 37. g4) 32. Qd1 Nxc6 33. Bd2 Kxb5 34. Bxb4 Nxb4? { (7.63 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb7 was best. } (34... Bb7 35. Qc1 Kb6 36. Bd6 Rfc8 37. Qc5+ Ka6 38. h4 Rxc7 39. Bxc7 Rb8 40. Qa3+) 35. Qd4 Nc6 36. Qa4+ Kc5 37. Rxc6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0