[Event "Let's Play!"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025-07-17"] [White "a99mimon"] [Black "Tataeiole"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "BYEVFu06"] [WhiteElo "1258"] [BlackElo "1221"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } d5 3. Nc3?! { (-0.04 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (3. exd5 exd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nb6 7. Bb3 Bd6) 3... d4 4. Nce2 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4?! { (-1.01 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (6. d3 a5 7. g3 h5 8. h4 Nf6 9. Bg2 Ng4 10. Bd2 f6) 6... Bd7 7. Ng3 g6 8. Qb5 Bd6 9. Qxb7?? { (-1.39 → -3.47) Blunder. c5 was best. } (9. c5 a6) 9... Rb8 10. Qa6 Nb4 11. Qxa7 Nc2+ 12. Kd1 Nxa1 13. c5 Be7 14. Nxe5 Nf6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. h4 Be6? { (-3.95 → -2.27) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } (16... Ng4 17. Nxg4 Bxg4+ 18. f3 Ra8 19. Qb7 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. h5 g5 22. Qc6) 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nc6?! { (-2.34 → -3.07) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } (18. Qa6 Qc8 19. Qc4 Ra8 20. h5 Nxh5 21. Nxh5 Qa6 22. Qxd4 gxh5 23. b3 Qxa2) 18... Ra8 19. Nxd8?! { (-3.18 → -4.72) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } (19. Qb7 Qe8 20. e5 Nd5 21. d3 Rxa2 22. h5 g5 23. Ne4 Kh8 24. Nxe7 Qa4+) 19... Rxa7 20. Nc6 Bxc5 21. Nxa7 Bxa7? { (-4.60 → -2.71) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } (21... Ng4 22. d3 Nxf2+ 23. Ke2 Nxh1 24. Nxh1 Bxa7 25. Nf2 Bc5 26. Ng4 Ra8 27. a3) 22. d3 Ng4 23. Rf1 Rxf2 24. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 25. Kd2 Ng4 26. b3?! { (-2.67 → -3.65) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } (26. Kd1 Ne5 27. Ke2 Nc6 28. Nf1 Nc2 29. a3 Kg7 30. g4 Bb6 31. g5 Kf7) 26... Ne3 27. Bb2 Nac2 28. Ne2 e5 29. a3?! { (-3.65 → -4.61) Inaccuracy. Ng1 was best. } (29. Ng1 Bc5 30. Nf3 Bd6 31. g3 Nb4 32. a3 Nf1+ 33. Ke2 Nxg3+ 34. Kd2 Na6) 29... c5 30. g4 Kf7 31. Ng1 Ke6 32. Nf3 h6 33. Bc1 Bb8 34. Bb2 Bd6 35. Bc1?! { (-3.49 → -4.61) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (35. g5 hxg5 36. Nxg5+ Kf6 37. Nf3 Be7 38. Kc1 Bd8 39. Kb1 Ke6 40. Bc1 Ba5) 35... Na1 36. Ke2 Nxb3 37. Bxe3 dxe3 38. Kxe3 Nd4 39. Ne1 c4 40. Kd2 cxd3 41. Kxd3 Bxa3 42. Ng2 Bc1 43. Ne1 Nc6 44. Ng2 Nd8 45. Ne1 Nf7 46. Ng2 h5 47. g5?! { (-4.51 → -6.13) Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. } (47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Ne1 Nd6 49. Nf3 Bh6 50. Nh2 Nb5 51. Nf3 Bg7 52. Ng5+ Ke7) 47... Nxg5 48. hxg5 Bxg5 49. Ke2 Bf4 50. Ne1 g5 51. Ng2 Kd6 52. Kf3 Kc5 53. Ne1 Kd4 54. Nc2+ Kd3 55. Nb4+ Kd2 56. Nd5 Ke1 57. Nf6 h4 58. Nh5?! { (-5.88 → -9.30) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (58. Kg2 Ke2 59. Ng4 Kd3 60. Kf3 Kc4 61. Nf6 Kd4 62. Ng4 h3 63. Nf6 h2) 58... h3 59. Nf6 Kf1 60. Ng4?! { (-10.11 → Mate in 22) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg4 was best. } (60. Kg4 h2 61. Ne8 h1=Q 62. Nd6 Qg2+ 63. Kf5 g4 64. Ke6 Qf3 65. Kf7 g3) 60... h2 61. Nxh2+ Bxh2 62. Kg4 Bf4 63. Kf3 Ke1 64. Kg4 Ke2 65. Kh3 Kf3?? { (Mate in 14 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke3 was best. } { wins. } (65... Ke3 66. Kg4 Kxe4 67. Kh3 Kf5 68. Kg2 g4 69. Kf2 Ke4 70. Ke2 g3 71. Ke1) 1/2-1/2