[Event "Rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/1HGrkPfU"] [Date "2021.10.16"] [White "Hardcastle"] [Black "MercianAus"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.10.16"] [UTCTime "01:30:25"] [WhiteElo "1702"] [BlackElo "1721"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } b6?! { (0.00 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1) 3. Bb5?! { (0.91 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 Qh5 7. Be2 Bb4+) 3... c6?! { (0.00 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (3... a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bb7 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Bf4) 4. Bc4?! { (0.55 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } (4. Ba4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. O-O Bd6 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3 Ne7) 4... d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 Ba6 7. d3 Bd6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Re1 Qc7?! { (0.00 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (9... Nf6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bh4 Rac8 13. Nbd2 Ne7 14. Bg3 Ne8 15. c3 Bd3 16. Rc1) 10. Be3? { (1.10 → -0.44) Mistake. Bxd5 was best. } (10. Bxd5 Rd8) 10... O-O-O?! { (-0.44 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } (10... Nge7 11. d4) 11. a3?! { (0.53 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (11. a4 Nf6) 11... f6?! { (-0.54 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } (11... Bb7 12. d4) 12. Nc3 Nge7 13. Ne2? { (0.41 → -1.04) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } (13. Bd2 g5 14. Qe2 e5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Kb8 17. c4 Ne7 18. Be6 h5 19. a4 Bb7) 13... e5 14. Ng3?! { (-1.22 → -1.91) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (14. Rc1 Kb8) 14... Kb8 15. Nh5?! { (-1.90 → -3.14) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (15. h3 f5) 15... Rdg8?? { (-3.14 → 0.10) Blunder. e4 was best. } (15... e4 16. Nd4) 16. Ng3?? { (0.10 → -1.76) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (16. Rc1 e4) 16... Bc8?? { (-1.76 → 0.37) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (16... Rd8 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. dxc4 e4 20. Nd2 f5 21. Rc1 Be5 22. Qa4 f4 23. Bxb6) 17. Nd2?? { (0.37 → -3.50) Blunder. c4 was best. } (17. c4 dxc4) 17... h6? { (-3.50 → -1.65) Mistake. h5 was best. } (17... h5 18. c4 d4 19. Bg5 fxg5 20. Nge4 Rf8 21. c5 Bxc5 22. Rc1 Rh6 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. Rxc5) 18. Nh5?? { (-1.65 → -3.90) Blunder. f3 was best. } (18. f3 h5) 18... Nf5?? { (-3.90 → -0.65) Blunder. d4 was best. } (18... d4 19. Bxg8) 19. Bxd5 Rh7?? { (-0.32 → 7.68) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (19... Rd8 20. Ne4) 20. Bxg8 Rh8 21. Bd5 Nce7 22. Bb3 Bb7 23. Be6 e4 24. Qg4 g6 25. Nxf6 h5 26. Nxh5?? { (8.95 → 2.86) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } (26. Qh3 Nxe3 27. fxe3 exd3 28. cxd3 Ka8 29. Nc4 g5 30. Nxh5 Qc6 31. Bg4 Bc7 32. b4 Qg6) 26... gxh5?? { (2.86 → 6.17) Blunder. Bxh2+ was best. } (26... Bxh2+ 27. Kh1 Rxh5 28. Bxf5 Nxf5 29. Qxg6 Qe5 30. Qxh5 Ng3+ 31. Kxh2 Nxh5+ 32. Kg1 exd3 33. cxd3) 27. Qg5? { (6.17 → 3.76) Mistake. Qh3 was best. } (27. Qh3) 27... exd3?! { (3.76 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. Bxh2+ was best. } (27... Bxh2+ 28. Kh1 Nxe3 29. fxe3 h4 30. Bh3 Rg8 31. Qh5 Bg3 32. Rf1 exd3 33. cxd3 Ng6 34. Qf5) 28. cxd3 Rg8?? { (4.23 → 10.07) Blunder. Nxe3 was best. } (28... Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Bxh2+ 30. Kh1 Bf4 31. Qf6 Rd8 32. Re2 Bxd2 33. Rxd2 Qd6 34. Re1 Nd5 35. Qe5) 29. Qxh5?? { (10.07 → 0.18) Blunder. Bxg8 was best. } (29. Bxg8 Bxh2+ 30. Kh1 Bc6 31. Bh7 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Qe5 33. Qxe5+ Bxe5 34. d4 Bc7 35. Rf1 Kb7) 29... Rxg2+?? { (0.18 → 3.77) Blunder. Ng7 was best. } (29... Ng7 30. Qh6) 30. Kf1 Rxh2?! { (3.31 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Nxe3+ was best. } (30... Nxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Rxh2 32. Qe8+ Nc8 33. Ke2 Bc5 34. Bxc8 Bxc8 35. Rg1 Bxe3 36. Qxe3 Rh3 37. Qd4) 31. Qg4?? { (4.31 → -4.30) Blunder. Qe8+ was best. } (31. Qe8+) 31... Nxe3+ 32. fxe3 Rh1+?? { (-4.76 → 3.31) Blunder. Qc2 was best. } (32... Qc2 33. Re2) 33. Ke2 Rh2+ 34. Kd1 Ba6?! { (3.71 → 4.96) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (34... Qd8 35. Rc1) 35. Rc1 Nc6?! { (4.81 → 7.76) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (35... Qd8 36. Rc3 Bb7 37. Kc1 a6 38. Rg1 Ka7 39. Qg7 b5 40. Ne4 b4 41. Qd4+ Qb6 42. Nxd6) 36. Bc4 b5?! { (5.74 → 8.07) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (36... Ne5 37. Qg8+) 37. Bd5 Bb7 38. Nf3 Rxb2 39. Rh1 a6 40. Bxc6?! { (9.69 → 5.54) Inaccuracy. Rh8+ was best. } (40. Rh8+) 40... Bxc6 41. Rh8+ Kb7 42. Qf5 Kb6?! { (5.21 → 7.51) Inaccuracy. Rg2 was best. } (42... Rg2 43. Rh7) 43. Nd4 Qg7 44. Rc2?? { (7.99 → -0.61) Blunder. Rxc6+ was best. } (44. Rxc6+) 44... Rb1+ 45. Kd2?! { (-0.54 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } (45. Ke2 Bd7 46. Qd5 Qg4+ 47. Kd2 Qd1+ 48. Kc3 b4+ 49. axb4 Bxb4+ 50. Kc4 Bb5+ 51. Qxb5+ axb5+) 45... Qg2+ 46. Ne2 Bf3 47. Kc3?? { (-1.36 → -4.92) Blunder. Rh2 was best. } (47. Rh2 Qf1 48. e4 Qd1+ 49. Ke3 Qxc2 50. Qe6 Qc5+ 51. Kxf3 Ka5 52. e5 Qxe5 53. Qxe5 Bxe5) 47... b4+?? { (-4.92 → 0.37) Blunder. Bxe2 was best. } (47... Bxe2 48. Rc8) 48. axb4?? { (0.37 → -4.05) Blunder. Kc4 was best. } (48. Kc4 Bxe2 49. Rh6 Bxd3+ 50. Kxd3 Rd1+ 51. Kc4 Qg8+ 52. Qe6 Qg5 53. Qxd6+ Rxd6 54. Rxd6+ Ka7) 48... Bxb4+?? { (-4.05 → 4.77) Blunder. Qg7+ was best. } (48... Qg7+) 49. Kd4?? { (4.77 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } (49. Kc4 Qg7 50. Rh7 Qf8 51. Qxf8 Bxf8 52. Nd4 Bd1 53. Rf2 Rc1+ 54. Kd5 Rc8 55. Rf6+ Ka5) 49... Bg4?? { (Mate in 7 → Mate in 9) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg7+ was best. } (49... Qg7+ 50. Qe5 Qd7+ 51. Kc4 Qc6+ 52. Kd4 Bc3+ 53. Rxc3 Qd7+ 54. Qd6+ Qxd6+ 55. Kc4 Rb4#) 50. Rb8+?? { (Mate in 9 → 5.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } (50. Qf6+ Ka7 51. Rc7+ Qb7 52. Rxb7+ Kxb7 53. Rh7+ Be7 54. Rxe7+ Kb8 55. Qd6+ Ka8 56. Qxa6+ Kb8) 50... Qb7?? { (5.07 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka7 was best. } (50... Ka7) 51. Qf6+ Ka7 52. Rxb7+ Kxb7 { Black resigns. } 1-0