[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cM9JG7eS"] [Date "2025.06.30"] [White "Nik_Nikols"] [Black "McSailor"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cM9JG7eS"] [UTCDate "2025.06.30"] [UTCTime "12:43:13"] [WhiteElo "1777"] [BlackElo "1784"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+50"] [BlackRatingDiff "-95"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Schlechter Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 { C00 French Defense: Schlechter Variation } c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qxd4? { (0.58 → 2.04) Mistake. Qd8 was best. } (5... Qd8 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Bf4 a6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O) 6. Nb5 Qd7?! { (1.90 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (6... Qd8 7. Bf4 Na6 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Nf3 Nd5 11. Bc4) 7. Bf4 Na6 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. O-O-O Nd5 10. Bg3 Be7 11. Nf3?! { (3.19 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (11. c4 Nf6 12. Be4 Nxe4 13. Rxd7 Bxd7 14. Qxe4 Bc6 15. Qg4 O-O 16. Be5 f6) 11... O-O 12. Ne5? { (3.09 → 1.47) Mistake. c4 was best. } (12. c4 Nab4 13. Bb1 Qd8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rhe1 Re8 16. Bf4 Bg4 17. a3 d4) 12... Qd8 13. c4 Ndb4?? { (1.64 → 5.87) Blunder. Nab4 was best. } (13... Nab4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bb1 a6 16. Nc3 Be6 17. a3 Rc8 18. Rhe1 Re8 19. Be4) 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Rxd8 Bxd8 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Kb1?! { (5.69 → 4.39) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } (17. Nd6 Nd3+ 18. Nxd3 Be7 19. Rd1 Nb4 20. Ne5 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 a5 22. Kd2 Ra6) 17... Bf6 18. Bf4?! { (4.38 → 3.30) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (18. Rd1 Nc6 19. f4 g6 20. Qg4 Nab4 21. Nd6 Bg7 22. h4 Nd5 23. Nexf7 Rxf7) 18... Nc6?! { (3.30 → 4.87) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } (18... Bxe5 19. Bxe5 f6 20. Bd6 Rf7 21. Bxc5 e5 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 23. Rd1 Be6 24. b3) 19. Nxc6?! { (4.87 → 3.69) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (19. Ng4 Bd8 20. Nh6+ gxh6 21. Bxh6 Ne7 22. Bxf8 Bd7 23. Rd1 Bc6 24. Bxe7 Bxe7) 19... bxc6 20. Nd6 Nb4 21. g4 Nd3 22. Be3 Rb8 23. b3 a5 24. g5 Be5 25. Nxc8? { (5.77 → 3.34) Mistake. Nxf7 was best. } (25. Nxf7 Rxf7 26. g6 Rf5 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rd1 Ke7 29. Rxd3 Rb7 30. Bxc5+ Kf6) 25... Rbxc8 26. Rd1 Rcd8 27. Qe2 Nf4 28. Bxf4 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Bxf4 30. h4 a4 31. Qf3 Be5 32. Qxc6 Bd4 33. f3?! { (4.63 → 3.02) Inaccuracy. Qxa4 was best. } (33. Qxa4 g6 34. Qc6 Bxf2 35. a4 Rd8 36. a5 Rd2 37. a6 Bd4 38. a7 Rb2+) 33... axb3 34. axb3 Rb8?! { (2.81 → 3.91) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (34... g6 35. Qd6 e5 36. Kc2 Ra8 37. b4 Ra2+ 38. Kd3 Ra3+ 39. Ke4 Re3+ 40. Kd5) 35. Kc2?? { (3.91 → 1.60) Blunder. h5 was best. } (35. h5 Rxb3+ 36. Ka2 Rb2+ 37. Ka3 Rb8 38. g6 Rf8 39. Qd6 Ra8+ 40. Kb3 Rf8) 35... Bf2?? { (1.60 → 5.15) Blunder. g6 was best. } (35... g6 36. Qc7 Rb4 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qa8 Be5 39. Qa7 Bd4 40. f4 Bf2 41. Qc7) 36. h5 Be3 37. g6 Rf8 38. Qd6 Bf2 39. f4 Be3 40. Qe5 Bd4 41. Qe4 Bf6 42. f5 exf5 43. gxf7+ Kh8? { (4.40 → 8.56) Mistake. Rxf7 was best. } (43... Rxf7 44. Qa8+ Rf8 45. Qd5+ Rf7 46. Qxc5 Bh4 47. Qc8+ Kh7 48. Kd3 Bg3 49. Ke2) 44. Qe8 Rxe8 45. fxe8=Q+ Kh7 46. Qg6+ Kg8 47. Qxf5 Bd4 48. Kd3 Bf6 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kd5 Bg1 51. Ke6 Bd4?! { (10.24 → Mate in 20) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } (51... Kh8 52. Kd6 Bh2+ 53. Kc6 Bg1 54. Qf7 Bd4 55. Kd6 Ba1 56. Kxc5 Kh7 57. Kc6) 52. Qf7+ Kh7 53. Ke7 Kh8 54. Qe8+ Kh7 55. Kf7 Kh6 56. Qh8+ Kg5 57. h6 g6 58. Qh7 Kf4 59. Qxg6 Ke3 60. h7 Kd2 61. Qb6 Kc3 62. Ke6 Kd3 63. Kf5 Kc3 64. Ke4 Kd2?! { (14.70 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh8 was best. } (64... Bh8 65. Qxc5) 65. b4 Bg1?! { (21.57 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc2 was best. } (65... Kc2 66. bxc5) 66. h8=Q { Black resigns. } 1-0