[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/J2As4hDX"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Skoryh_Igor-899"] [Black "karthik9497"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "J2As4hDX"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "15:25:51"] [WhiteElo "2040"] [BlackElo "1991"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3 days per move"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation } 4. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.3] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.26] } 5. c3 { [%eval -0.27] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval -0.2] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval -0.12] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval -0.09] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.21] } 7... h6?! { (-0.21 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (7... Qa6 8. dxc5 Nxe5 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. b4 Be7 11. a4 Bf6 12. Bg5) 8. Qc2? { (0.49 → -0.96) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.96] } (8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. h3 Nb4) 8... Nge7?! { (-0.96 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval -0.14] } (8... cxd4 9. O-O Nge7 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Be3 Qxe5 14. Qb3) 9. dxc5 { [%eval -0.2] } 9... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.14] } 10. Be3?! { (-0.14 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (10. O-O Ng6 11. Re1 Qa5 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. f4 Bc5 15. Be3 O-O) 10... Qa5 { [%eval -0.71] } 11. O-O?! { (-0.71 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (11. b4 Qc7 12. O-O Nf5 13. Re1 a5 14. Bd2 axb4 15. cxb4 Qb6 16. Nc3 Be7) 11... Nf5?! { (-1.43 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (11... Nxe5 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nbd2 Be7 15. a3 O-O 16. b4 Qa6 17. c4) 12. Bd2?! { (-0.78 → -1.63) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bd2 Be7 14. c4 Qb6 15. Rc1 c5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nc3 Qc6) 12... Qc7?! { (-1.63 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (12... Nxe5 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. c4 Qc7 15. Re1 Be7 16. Na3 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Qxc4 18. Nxc4) 13. Re1 { [%eval -0.56] } 13... Bc5 { [%eval -0.64] } 14. b4 { [%eval -0.57] } 14... Bb6 { [%eval -0.37] } 15. h3?! { (-0.37 → -1.21) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.21] } (15. Qd1 O-O 16. Bc2 a6 17. a4 f6 18. Bxf5 fxe5 19. Bc2 e4 20. Bxe4 dxe4) 15... O-O { [%eval -1.19] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -1.63] } 16... a5 { [%eval -1.1] } 17. Bxc6?! { (-1.10 → -2.09) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (17. g4 Nfe7 18. b5 Na7 19. Qd2 Bxb5 20. Bc2 Ng6 21. Bxh6 f5 22. Be3 fxg4) 17... Bxc6 { [%eval -2.15] } 18. Nbd2 { [%eval -2.28] } 18... Bb5? { (-2.28 → -0.76) Mistake. axb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (18... axb4 19. cxb4 g5 20. g4 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Nf3 Bxa1 24. b5) 19. a4 { [%eval -1.1] } 19... Bc4 { [%eval -0.57] } 20. Nxc4?! { (-0.57 → -1.64) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (20. b5 Rac8 21. g4 Ne7 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 d4 24. cxd4 Bd5 25. Qxc7 Rxc7) 20... Qxc4 { [%eval -1.64] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval -1.76] } 21... Rac8 { [%eval -1.44] } 22. Rec1 { [%eval -1.71] } 22... Rfd8?! { (-1.71 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (22... g5 23. Bh2 Rc6 24. Rab1 Rfc8 25. g4 Qe4 26. gxf5 Qxf3 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. bxa5) 23. b5?! { (-1.09 → -2.05) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (23. Rab1 Rc6 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Qxd4 Nxd4 28. Rb2 axb4) 23... Qe4 { Black offers draw } { [%eval -2.04] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2