[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ersBFoHm"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "DarcyJamesGrayson"] [Black "cdb86"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ersBFoHm"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "09:28:55"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1323"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange 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. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.06] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.43] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. Re1+ { [%eval 0.41] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.35] } 10. Ng5?! { (0.35 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Bh4 Bh5 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8) 10... Qd7?! { (-0.41 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (10... O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 Bg4 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nh7 d4 15. Re1 Nxh7 16. Bxh7+) 11. Bf5 { [%eval 0.74] } 11... Ne7?? { (0.74 → 3.45) Blunder. Nd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.45] } (11... Nd8 12. Qd3 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bh3 O-O 15. Nd2 Qd6 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Be3) 12. Nxe6 { [%eval 3.37] } 12... fxe6 { [%eval 3.37] } 13. Bxe6 { [%eval 3.21] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 3.34] } 14. Bxd5?? { (3.34 → 1.32) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Rd8 16. Nd2 Rd6 17. Qe2 Ne4 18. Bg4 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 O-O) 14... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.43] } 15. Qxd5 { [%eval 1.57] } 15... Rd8?! { (1.57 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (15... Rf8 16. Kh1 Bxf2 17. Re2 Bb6 18. Nd2 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 20. Nf3 O-O-O 21. Bg5) 16. Qh5+ { [%eval 2.06] } 16... g6 { [%eval 2.1] } 17. Qf3?? { (2.10 → -2.26) Blunder. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (17. Qh6 Qb6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3 20. fxe3 Rf8 21. a4 Ng8 22. e4 Rf6) 17... Bd6?? { (-2.26 → 3.87) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.87] } (17... Rf8 18. Qe2 Bxf2+ 19. Qxf2 Rxf2 20. Kxf2 Qxh2 21. Nd2 Qh4+ 22. Kf1 Kf8 23. Nf3) 18. Bg5?! { (3.87 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (18. g3 Rf8 19. Qe2 Bc5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Kf7 22. Qe6+ Ke8 23. Na3 Qc5) 18... Bxh2+?! { (2.67 → 3.51) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (18... Rf8 19. Qe2 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bd6 21. Nd2 h6 22. Bxe7 Bxe7 23. Kg1 Rf6 24. Nf3) 19. Kh1 { [%eval 3.28] } 19... Rf8?! { (3.28 → 4.74) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.74] } (19... Rd7 20. Na3 Rf8 21. Qe2 Bf4 22. Nb5 Qc5 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Kg1 Rf5 25. Nd4) 20. Qe3?? { (4.74 → 2.27) Blunder. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (20. Bxe7 Rxf3 21. Bd6+ Kf7 22. Bxc7 Bxc7 23. gxf3 Bb6 24. Kg2 Rd5 25. Kf1 Kg7) 20... Bd6 { [%eval 2.89] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval 2.93] } 21... Rd7 { [%eval 3.03] } 22. Re2?! { (3.03 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (22. Qe6 Bf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Nf3 Qd6 25. Qe3 a6 26. Rad1 Qf6 27. Kg1 Rf5) 22... Rf7?! { (1.93 → 3.20) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (22... Bf4 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Qxf4 Rxf4 25. Rae1 Rf5 26. Nc4 Kf8 27. Ne5 Rd6 28. Kh2) 23. Ne4 { [%eval 3.14] } 23... Kd8?! { (3.14 → 4.88) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 4.88] } (23... Be5 24. Rae1 h6 25. Bh4 Bf4 26. Qxa7 g5 27. Bg3 Rf5 28. Qa4 Kf8 29. Kg1) 24. Nxd6?! { (4.88 → 3.60) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (24. Nf6 Kc8 25. Qe6 Nf5 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxd7+ Rxd7 28. g4 h6 29. gxf5 hxg5) 24... Qxd6 { [%eval 3.93] } 25. Rae1 { [%eval 3.64] } 25... h6 { [%eval 4.08] } 26. Bxe7+? { (4.08 → 2.25) Mistake. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (26. Bh4 g5 27. Bg3 Qb6 28. Qe5 Ke8 29. Qh8+ Rf8 30. Qh7 Rf7 31. Qg8+ Rf8) 26... Rdxe7 { [%eval 2.66] } 27. Qxe7+ { [%eval 2.4] } 27... Rxe7 { [%eval 2.57] } 28. Rxe7 { [%eval 2.45] } 28... Qxe7 { [%eval 2.31] } 29. Rxe7 { [%eval 2.5] } 29... Kxe7 { [%eval 2.55] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval 2.37] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 2.53] } 31. Kg3 { [%eval 2.25] } 31... Kd5?! { (2.25 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (31... Ke5 32. f3 h5 33. a4 b6 34. Kf2 g5 35. Ke3 a6 36. b3 h4) 32. Kf3?! { (3.36 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (32. Kf4 Kc4 33. Ke3 a5 34. f4 b6 35. Kd2 Kd5 36. Kd3 h5 37. b3 Ke6) 32... Kc4 { [%eval 3.04] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 2.53] } 33... g5?! { (2.53 → 3.83) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (33... a5 34. f4 h5 35. Kd2 Kd5 36. Kd3 Ke6 37. Ke4 h4 38. a4 Kf6 39. b4) 34. g4 { [%eval 4.06] } 34... b5 { [%eval 4.85] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval 4.13] } 35... a5 { [%eval 5.05] } 36. b3+ { [%eval 5.04] } 36... Kc5 { [%eval 5.66] } 37. Kd3 { [%eval 5.63] } 37... Kd5 { [%eval 5.58] } 38. f3 { [%eval 5.58] } 38... Ke5 { [%eval 5.41] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 5.13] } 39... Kd5 { [%eval 5.12] } 40. f4 { [%eval 5.12] } 40... gxf4+ { [%eval 5.19] } 41. Kxf4 { [%eval 4.66] } 41... Ke6?! { (4.66 → 6.30) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 6.3] } (41... b4 42. c4+ Kd4 43. Kf5 Kc3 44. c5 Kb2 45. c6 Kxa2 46. c7 Kxb3 47. c8=Q) 42. Ke4 { [%eval 5.15] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 6.6] } 43. c4 { [%eval 6.04] } 43... bxc4 { [%eval 6.58] } 44. bxc4 { [%eval 7.52] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval 7.88] } 45. c5 { [%eval 7.81] } 45... Ke7 { [%eval 7.24] } 46. Kd5 { [%eval 7.57] } 46... Kd7 { [%eval 9.05] } 47. c6+ { [%eval 8.4] } 47... Kc7 { [%eval 9.03] } 48. Kc5 { [%eval 9.03] } 48... Kc8 { [%eval 8.56] } 49. Kd6 { [%eval #8] } 49... a4 { [%eval #8] } 50. a3 { [%eval #8] } 50... Kd8 { [%eval 14.12] } 51. c7+ { [%eval 9.57] } 51... Kc8? { (9.57 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (51... Ke8 52. c8=Q+ Kf7 53. Qd8 Kg6 54. Qe8+ Kg5 55. Qxa4 Kf6 56. Qe8 Kg7 57. Qe7+) 52. Kc6 { [%eval #4] } 52... h5 { [%eval #4] } 53. g5 { [%eval #3] } 53... h4 { [%eval #3] } 54. g6 { [%eval #2] } 54... h3 { [%eval #2] } 55. g7 { [%eval #1] } 55... h2 { [%eval #1] } 56. g8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0