[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/23sEb3Xs"] [Date "2025.12.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Mikkel"] [Black "IliaChess80"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "23sEb3Xs"] [UTCDate "2025.12.08"] [UTCTime "12:52:42"] [WhiteElo "1882"] [BlackElo "1898"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Be2 { [%eval -0.28] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.14] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.18] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval -0.14] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.2] } 8... Bh5 { [%eval 0.23] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval -0.03] } 9... Bc7?! { (-0.03 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3) 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.4] } 10... O-O?! { (0.40 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (10... Bxf3) 11. g4 { [%eval 1.49] } 11... Bg6 { [%eval 1.38] } 12. Bd3?! { (1.38 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (12. h4) 12... b5 { [%eval 0.87] } 13. Bxg6?! { (0.87 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (13. h4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. h5 a5 16. Kb1 Bd6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Nc8) 13... Nxg6 { [%eval 0.49] } 14. Qd3?! { (0.49 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (14. Ne2 Re8 15. h4 Nd7 16. h5 Ngf8 17. g5 Qe7 18. Rdg1 a5 19. g6 fxg6) 14... Bf4?! { (-0.33 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (14... Nf4 15. Bxf4) 15. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.24] } 15... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.23] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 0.25] } 16... Ne6 { [%eval 0.27] } 17. Rde1 { [%eval 0.15] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.15] } 18. Qd3?! { (0.15 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Ne2 c5 20. f4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Kb1 a4 23. a3 Rc8) 18... a4 { [%eval -0.2] } 19. Qe3? { (-0.20 → -1.66) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (19. a3) 19... Re8? { (-1.66 → -0.48) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (19... c5 20. Nxb5) 20. Re2? { (-0.48 → -2.06) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (20. a3) 20... b4 { [%eval -2.06] } 21. Nb1 { [%eval -2.03] } 21... Na6 { [%eval -2.11] } 22. Ne5? { (-2.11 → -3.70) Mistake. Rhe1 was best. } { [%eval -3.7] } (22. Rhe1 a3 23. bxa3 bxa3 24. Ng5 Nb4 25. Nc3 Qb6 26. Qf3 Rf8 27. Nxe6 fxe6) 22... Rc8?! { (-3.70 → -2.81) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -2.81] } (22... c5 23. dxc5 Naxc5 24. Rhe1 b3 25. axb3 axb3 26. Nd3 d4 27. Qd2 Nxd3+ 28. Qxd3) 23. c3 { [%eval -3.49] } 23... c5 { [%eval -3.57] } 24. Kd2?! { (-3.57 → -5.13) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.13] } (24. Nf3 a3 25. Rhe1 h6 26. Kd1 axb2 27. Rxb2 bxc3 28. Nxc3 cxd4 29. Nxd4 Qa5) 24... cxd4 { [%eval -4.61] } 25. cxd4 { [%eval -4.57] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval -4.11] } 26. Ree1?? { (-4.11 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (26. Rd1 Nb8 27. Nd3 Nc6 28. Rc1 Qb8 29. Ree1 h6 30. Qg3 Qb5 31. h4 Ncxd4) 26... Qc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1