[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LYVtujAj"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "merle_dassault"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LYVtujAj"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "07:44:17"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [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. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... cxd4 { [%eval -0.14] } 5. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.17] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.11] } 6. Qd1 { [%eval -0.5] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval -0.33] } 7. Be2?! { (-0.33 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (7. a3 Qb6 8. Qd2 Nd4 9. Nc3 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Bd7 11. b4 Bd4) 7... h6?! { (-0.90 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (7... Nge7 8. c4 d4 9. a3 a5 10. Bf4 f5 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Nbd2) 8. O-O { [%eval -0.23] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval -0.33] } 9. c3?! { (-0.33 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (9. Bd3 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Bf4 f6 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Bg3 Nf5 14. Bxf5 exf5) 9... a5?! { (-1.23 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (9... Ng6 10. b4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. f4 Nd7 15. Nf3) 10. Bf4?! { (-0.22 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qe2 Ng6 12. Na3 Ba7 13. Nb5 Bb8 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. b3 g5) 10... Ng6?! { (-0.79 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (10... g5 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Bd7 13. Na3 O-O 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. c4 g4 16. Nd2) 11. Bg3 { [%eval -0.07] } 11... h5 { [%eval 0.4] } 12. h4?! { (0.40 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (12. h3 O-O 13. Kh1 h4 14. Bh2 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. c4 Qxb2 17. Nbd2 Qf6) 12... O-O? { (-0.15 → 1.14) Mistake. Nce7 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (12... Nce7 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Nf5 15. Nc3 Ngxh4 16. Nb5 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Nf5 18. Qc1) 13. Qd3?? { (1.14 → -0.64) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (13. Bd3 Nge7 14. Na3 Nf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Ng5 f4 17. Bxf4 f6 18. exf6 gxf6) 13... Qb6? { (-0.64 → 0.48) Mistake. Nce7 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (13... Nce7 14. Nbd2 Nf5 15. Ng5 f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bxh5 Nge7 18. Nh3 e5 19. Rad1) 14. b3? { (0.48 → -0.72) Mistake. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (14. Nbd2 Be7 15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. Rab1 Rfc8 17. Nb3 a4 18. Nbd4 a3 19. b4 Qd8) 14... Nce7 { [%eval -0.57] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval -0.57] } 15... Bd7?! { (-0.57 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (15... Nf5 16. Bxh5 Nxg3 17. Qxg3 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 f6 19. Qe2 fxg5 20. Nd2 e5 21. Nf3) 16. Nd2 { [%eval -0.09] } 16... Ba3? { (-0.09 → 1.36) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (16... Nf5 17. Bxh5 Bb5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Rad8 20. Qf3 Qc6 21. Kh2 Qxf3 22. Nxf3) 17. Rab1?! { (1.36 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Bxh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (17. Bxh5 Nf5 18. Bg4 Nge7 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Qf3 a4 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 22. Qh5 Nh6) 17... Rae8 { [%eval 1.28] } 18. c4 { [%eval 0.86] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 0.95] } 19. Kh2 { [%eval 0.42] } 19... Rc8?! { (0.42 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (19... Be7 20. Bxh5 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Bc6 22. Bg4 Nge7 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Nc4 Qb4 25. Qe2) 20. Bxh5 { [%eval 0.98] } 20... Qa6 { [%eval 1.37] } 21. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.46] } 21... Nxg3? { (1.46 → 3.15) Mistake. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (21... Nge7 22. Ndf3 Bb4 23. Rbc1 Bc6 24. Nd4 dxc4 25. Rxc4 g6 26. Bg4 Bd5 27. Nxf5) 22. fxg3 { [%eval 3.09] } 22... Be7?! { (3.09 → 4.08) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (22... Be8 23. Ndf3 Bb4 24. Rbc1 Be7 25. Nxf7 Nxh4 26. Nxh4 Bxh4 27. gxh4 dxc4 28. Nh6+) 23. Bxg6?! { (4.08 → 3.19) Inaccuracy. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.19] } (23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxg6 Rff8 25. Rf1 Qc6 26. Rbd1 a4 27. Qe2 Be8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 23... Bxg5?! { (3.19 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. fxg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (23... fxg6 24. Qxg6 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Rf5 26. Qe3 Bc6 27. Nf3 dxc4 28. Nd4 Rf7 29. Nxe6) 24. hxg5? { (4.29 → 2.32) Mistake. Bh7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. hxg5 Qb6 26. g4 Qc7 27. Qh3 Qxe5+ 28. Kh1 Qxg5 29. cxd5 Qh6) 24... fxg6 { [%eval 2.32] } 25. Qxg6 { [%eval 2.06] } 25... Rf2?! { (2.06 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (25... Be8 26. Qd3 Bh5 27. Rf1 Rfd8 28. Qe3 Bg6 29. Rbd1 Qc6 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. Nf3) 26. Nf3 { [%eval 2.53] } 26... Be8 { [%eval 2.33] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval 2.39] } 27... Bh5 { [%eval 2.31] } 28. Rf1? { (2.31 → 0.62) Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Nxd2 Qc6 30. Rf1 dxc4 31. bxc4 Qc7 32. Rf4 Rd8 33. Qe3 Rf8) 28... Rxf1 { [%eval 0.79] } 29. Qxf1 { [%eval 0.36] } 29... Qc6?? { (0.36 → 2.47) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (29... dxc4 30. bxc4 Qxc4 31. Qxc4 Rxc4 32. Rb6 Kh7 33. Rxe6 Bg4 34. Rb6 Rc2 35. Nd4) 30. Qd3?? { (2.47 → 0.37) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (30. cxd5 Qxd5 31. Rd1 Qe4 32. Rd4 Qc2 33. Nh4 Rf8 34. Qb5 Kh7 35. Qxa5 Rf1) 30... Be8?? { (0.37 → 2.92) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (30... dxc4 31. bxc4 Qxc4 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. Rb6 Kf8 34. Rxb7 g6 35. a3 a4 36. Ra7) 31. Rc1 { [%eval 2.78] } 31... Qb6 { [%eval 2.93] } 32. Qd4? { (2.93 → 1.31) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (32. g6 Qc7 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Qc2 b5 35. c5 Rc8 36. Rc1 Qe7 37. a3 b4) 32... Rc6?? { (1.31 → 3.77) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (32... Qxd4 33. Nxd4 dxc4 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. bxc4 Kf7 36. a3 Bc6 37. Nb3 a4 38. Nd4) 33. c5?! { (3.77 → 2.84) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (33. Qg4 g6 34. c5 Qa6 35. Qf4 Rc7 36. Qf6 Rh7+ 37. Nh4 Qc6 38. Rf1 Qxc5) 33... Qa6 { [%eval 3.57] } 34. Kh3? { (3.57 → 2.06) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (34. Qg4 Qd3 35. Nd4 Qh7+ 36. Kg1 Bh5 37. Qf4 Rc8 38. Nxe6 Qd3 39. Rf1 Qc2) 34... Bg6 { [%eval 2.52] } 35. Rc3?! { (2.52 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (35. Qd2 Rc8 36. Nd4 Be4 37. Kh2 Re8 38. g4 Rc8 39. a3 Re8 40. Qe3 Rc8) 35... Qf1 { [%eval 1.89] } 36. Qg1?! { (1.89 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (36. Kh2 Qe2 37. b4 Be4 38. g6 Bxg6 39. Qh4 Rc8 40. bxa5 Qxa2 41. Qe7 Re8) 36... Qxg1 { [%eval 1.28] } 37. Nxg1 { [%eval 1.18] } 37... d4 { [%eval 0.9] } 38. Rc4 { [%eval 0.96] } 38... Bf5+?! { (0.96 → 1.82) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (38... d3 39. Nf3 Rc8 40. Kg4 Rd8 41. Rc1 Rf8 42. a3 Kh7 43. Rh1+ Kg8 44. Rd1) 39. Kh2?! { (1.82 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (39. g4 Bg6 40. Nf3 d3 41. Kg3 Rc8 42. Kf2 Be8 43. Ke3 Kf7 44. a3 Bb5) 39... Bg6?! { (1.17 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (39... d3 40. Nf3 Rc8 41. g4 Bg6 42. Kg3 Rd8 43. Rc1 Rd5 44. Kf4 Be8 45. Ke3) 40. Nf3 { [%eval 1.88] } 40... d3 { [%eval 1.93] } 41. Nd2?! { (1.93 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (41. Kg1 b6 42. cxb6 Rxb6 43. Kf2 Rb5 44. Ke1 Kf7 45. Rf4+ Ke7 46. Kd2 Kd7) 41... Rc8 { [%eval 0.93] } 42. a3 { [%eval 0.61] } 42... Be8 { [%eval 0.5] } 43. b4 { [%eval 0.46] } 43... Kf7?? { (0.46 → 2.27) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (43... Rd8 44. Kg1 Rd5 45. Kf2 Kf7 46. Ke3 Rxe5+ 47. Re4 Rxg5 48. Nf3 Rd5 49. Rd4) 44. Rc3?? { (2.27 → 0.00) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (44. Ne4 Kg6 45. Nd6 axb4 46. axb4 Ra8 47. Rd4 Bc6 48. b5 Bd5 49. Rxd3 Kxg5) 44... Bb5 { [%eval 0.19] } 45. Kg1 { [%eval 0.28] } 45... a4? { (0.28 → 1.80) Mistake. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (45... Kg6 46. Kf2 axb4 47. axb4 Ra8 48. Rc1 Ra4 49. Rb1 Kf5 50. Ke3 Kxe5 51. Ne4) 46. Kf2 { [%eval 1.62] } 46... Kg6?! { (1.62 → 2.40) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (46... Rd8 47. Ke3 Rd5 48. Nf3 Kg6 49. g4 Rd7 50. Kd2 Rf7 51. Rc1 Rf4 52. Ke3) 47. Ke3 { [%eval 2.35] } 47... Rf8 { [%eval 2.47] } 48. Nc4 { [%eval 2.31] } 48... Rd8? { (2.31 → 4.34) Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 4.34] } (48... Rf1 49. Kxd3 Kxg5 50. Kd4 Rd1+ 51. Ke3 Bc6 52. Nd6 Rb1 53. Kd2 Kg4 54. Kc2) 49. Nd6 { [%eval 4.23] } 49... Ba6?! { (4.23 → 5.98) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.98] } (49... Bc6 50. Kxd3 Rd7 51. Ke3 Bxg2 52. b5 Bd5 53. Rd3 Kxg5 54. Rxd5 exd5 55. Kd4) 50. Kd2 { [%eval 5.67] } 50... b6 { [%eval 6.5] } 51. b5?! { (6.50 → 4.75) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 4.75] } (51. c6 Bc8 52. b5 Bd7 53. Kxd3 Be8 54. c7 Bxb5+ 55. Kd4 Rxd6+ 56. exd6 Bd7) 51... bxc5 { [%eval 5.94] } 52. bxa6 { [%eval 6.02] } 52... Ra8 { [%eval 5.85] } 53. Rxc5 { [%eval 5.46] } 53... Rxa6 { [%eval 5.42] } 54. Ne4 { [%eval 5.32] } 54... Rb6 { [%eval 5.06] } 55. Nc3 { [%eval 4.43] } 55... Rb2+ { [%eval 4.45] } 56. Kxd3 { [%eval 4.6] } 56... Rxg2 { [%eval 5.1] } 57. Nxa4? { (5.10 → 3.01) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (57. Ne2 Kxg5 58. Ke3 Kg4 59. Rc4+ Kf5 60. Kf3 Rh2 61. Rc5 g5 62. Nd4+ Kg6) 57... Rg1? { (3.01 → 4.94) Mistake. Rxg3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.94] } (57... Rxg3+ 58. Kc4 Rxa3 59. Nc3 Kf5 60. Nb5 Ra4+ 61. Kd3 Kf4 62. Nd4 Ra3+ 63. Kc4) 58. Nc3 { [%eval 4.8] } 58... Re1 { [%eval 5.2] } 59. Kd4 { [%eval 5.19] } 59... Kxg5 { [%eval 5.39] } 60. a4 { [%eval 5.1] } 60... Kg6 { [%eval 5.92] } 61. a5 { [%eval 5.69] } 61... Ra1 { [%eval 6.38] } 62. Kc4 { [%eval 6.61] } 62... Kf5 { [%eval 6.72] } 63. Kb4 { [%eval 5.83] } 63... Kg5 { [%eval 6.23] } 64. Na4 { [%eval 5.93] } 64... Kg6?! { (5.93 → 8.23) Inaccuracy. Rb1+ was best. } { [%eval 8.23] } (64... Rb1+ 65. Kc4 Rb8 66. a6 Kf5 67. a7 Ra8 68. Ra5 Rxa7 69. Rxa7 Kxe5 70. Rf7) 65. a6 { [%eval 7.86] } 65... Kf7 { [%eval 11.56] } 66. a7 { [%eval 11.96] } 66... Kg6 { [%eval 15.79] } 67. a8=Q { [%eval #14] } 67... Kf5 { [%eval #7] } 68. Qf8+ { [%eval #7] } 68... Kg6 { [%eval #5] } 69. Ka5 { [%eval #10] } 69... Rxa4+ { [%eval #5] } 70. Kxa4 { [%eval #4] } 70... Kh7 { [%eval #3] } 71. Rc4 { [%eval #3] } 71... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 72. Rg4+ { [%eval #2] } 72... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 73. Qxg7+ { [%eval #1] } 73... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 74. Qg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0