[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AZQDbcUb"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "-"] [White "maik123100"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "AZQDbcUb"] [UTCDate "2026.04.15"] [UTCTime "09:26:59"] [WhiteElo "1844"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4 { [%eval -0.13] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.04] } 3. cxd5 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. exd5 { [%eval -0.04] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... Qe5+ { [%eval 0.5] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.5] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.45] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] } 7... Qe6 { [%eval 0.7] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.98] } 8... c6?! { (0.98 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (8... Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd3 Qd6 11. Bg5 Ba5 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bxf6) 9. O-O { [%eval 1.4] } 9... h6?? { (1.40 → 3.55) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (9... Bb4 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Re1 Qd8 13. h3 Be7 14. Qd2 Na6) 10. Re1?! { (3.55 → 2.35) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Bc4 Nd5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Rxe6 Bxe6 15. Qf3 Rd8) 10... Bd6?? { (2.35 → 5.50) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (10... Be7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bc4 Nd5 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nxd5 Bd8 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Bd2) 11. d5? { (5.50 → 2.77) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (11. Bc4 O-O 12. Bxe6 Bxe6 13. Nd2 Rd8 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bf8 16. Qf3 c5) 11... Qe7? { (2.77 → 5.08) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (11... Qd7 12. Bc4+ Kf8 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Rc1 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bd4 c5 17. Bxf6) 12. Bc4 { [%eval 4.77] } 12... Ne4?! { (4.77 → 6.82) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 6.82] } (12... O-O 13. Rxe7 Bxe7 14. d6 Bd8 15. Be3 Bf5 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. a3 Re8 18. b4) 13. Rxe4 { [%eval 6.98] } 13... Kf8 { [%eval 7.84] } 14. Rxe7 { [%eval 7.87] } 14... Bxe7 { [%eval 7.89] } 15. dxc6 { [%eval 7.24] } 15... Nxc6 { [%eval 7.29] } 16. Qd5 { [%eval 7.12] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 7.05] } 17. Qb5 { [%eval 7.15] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 7.7] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval 6.58] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 7.25] } 19. Qxb7 { [%eval 6.56] } 19... Ne5 { [%eval 7.6] } 20. Nxe5 { [%eval 7.45] } 20... Bxe5 { [%eval 7.67] } 21. Qxa7 { [%eval 6.77] } 21... Bxd5 { [%eval 8.83] } 22. Bxd5 { [%eval 8.81] } 22... Re7 { [%eval 8.47] } 23. Qa8+ { [%eval 8.24] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 7.93] } 24. Qb7 { [%eval 7.97] } 24... Kg8? { (7.97 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (24... Re7 25. Qb4 Bf6 26. Be3 Kg8 27. Bd4 Bg5 28. Bc5 Rd7 29. Qe4 Rd8 30. Rd1) 25. Qxf7+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 26. Qf5+ { [%eval #10] } 26... g6 { [%eval #14] } 27. Qf7+? { (Mate in 14 → 7.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.84] } (27. Qd7+ Bg7 28. Bxh6 Kxh6 29. Qh3+ Kg5 30. f4+ Kf6 31. Qc3+ Kf5 32. Qxg7 Rh7) 27... Bg7 { [%eval 7.72] } 28. Be3 { [%eval 7.9] } 28... Rhg8? { (7.90 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhf8 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (28... Rhf8 29. Qa7 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 h5 31. Qe6 Rf4 32. g3 Rxf2 33. Qg8+ Kh6 34. Kxf2) 29. Bd4 { [%eval #12] } 29... Ref8 { [%eval #9] } 30. Qa7 { [%eval #8] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval #8] } 31. Bxg7? { (Mate in 8 → 7.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxg8+ was best. } { [%eval 7.44] } (31. Bxg8+ Rxg8 32. Re1 h5 33. Re7 Kh6 34. h4 Rc8 35. Bxg7+ Kh7 36. Bf6+ Kg8) 31... Rd7? { (7.44 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (31... Rxg7 32. Qa5 Rb8 33. Rd1 Re7 34. g3 h5 35. Qa3 Rbe8 36. Bf3 Kg7 37. Kg2) 32. Bxg8+ { [%eval #3] } 32... Kxg8 { [%eval #3] } 33. Qxd7 { [%eval #2] } 33... h5 { [%eval #2] } 34. Bh6 { [%eval #1] } 34... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0