[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lw9dmjZb"] [Date "2024.06.01"] [White "CalebtalleyALT"] [Black "The_En_Croissant"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.06.01"] [UTCTime "18:27:18"] [WhiteElo "1941"] [BlackElo "2122"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C12"] [Opening "French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 { C12 French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Chigorin Variation } hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. Qh5?! { (0.19 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qf6 10. h4 gxh4 11. Qh5 Bd7 12. Nf3 Qxg7) 8... Qf6 9. Nf3 Qxg7 10. Bd3?! { (-0.73 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (10. Qg4) 10... c5?! { (-1.52 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (10... g4 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5 15. Rdf1 Ke7 16. h4) 11. O-O? { (-0.84 → -2.36) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } (11. O-O-O c4 12. Be2 Nc6 13. h4 g4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. dxe5 Bd7) 11... cxd4 12. Nb5 Na6?? { (-2.23 → 0.05) Blunder. g4 was best. } (12... g4 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Rae1 Bxe1 15. Rxe1 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Kf8 17. Nd6 Rh8 18. Qf5) 13. a3 Bc5 14. b4 Bb6 15. Nd6+?? { (0.39 → -1.47) Blunder. Rae1 was best. } (15. Rae1 Ke7) 15... Ke7 16. Nxc8+ Raxc8 17. Rfe1 Nb8?! { (-1.76 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (17... g4 18. Ne5 Rcf8 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Re2 Rc8 21. Kh1 Bc7 22. Rae1 Bxe5 23. Rxe5) 18. Qh7?? { (-0.94 → -2.82) Blunder. Re5 was best. } (18. Re5 f6) 18... Qf6 19. Ne5 Bc7 20. Ng4 Qf4?? { (-2.34 → 2.62) Blunder. Qg7 was best. } (20... Qg7 21. Qh3 Kd8 22. a4 Rh8 23. Qf3 Nc6 24. b5 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. g3) 21. h3?? { (2.62 → -2.98) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } (21. Bf5 Rcf8 22. Rxe6+ Kd8 23. g3 Rh8 24. gxf4 Rxh7 25. Bxh7 fxe6 26. fxg5 Ke7) 21... Rh8 22. g3 Qd6?? { (-3.50 → 1.49) Blunder. Rxh7 was best. } (22... Rxh7 23. gxf4 Rxh3 24. f5 Rh4 25. f3 Bg3 26. Re2 Kd6 27. Kg2 Bf4 28. Rh1) 23. Qg7 Rcg8 24. Qf6+ Kf8 25. Nh6 Rg7?? { (1.68 → 4.49) Blunder. Rxh6 was best. } (25... Rxh6 26. Qxh6+ Rg7 27. Qh8+ Rg8 28. Qxd4 Nc6 29. Qf6 Bb6 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Kg2) 26. Re2?? { (4.49 → -2.89) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } (26. Nxf7 Qe7 27. Qxe7+ Kxe7 28. Nxh8 Nd7 29. Ng6+ Kf6 30. h4 g4 31. Kg2 e5) 26... Nd7 27. Qf3? { (-2.78 → -5.33) Mistake. Nxf7 was best. } (27. Nxf7 Nxf6 28. Nxd6 Bxd6 29. Rxe6 Ne8 30. Kg2 Be7 31. Rf1 Nc7 32. Re5 Ke8) 27... Rxh6 28. Rae1 e5 29. Bf5 e4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Rxe4 Kg8 32. Re8+ Nf8 33. Rc8 Re6 34. Rd1 Qd7 35. Qxb7 f5 36. c4 d3 37. c5 d2 38. c6?? { (-4.96 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } (38. Kg2 Rf7 39. Rxc7 Qxc7 40. Qxc7 Rxc7 41. Rxd2 Rd7 42. Rxd7 Nxd7 43. f4 gxf4) 38... Rxc6?? { (Mate in 9 → -6.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re1+ was best. } (38... Re1+ 39. Kh2 Bxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Qd6+ 41. Kg2 Qd5+ 42. f3 Re2+ 43. Kg1 Qd4+ 44. Kh1) 39. Rxd2 Rc1+ 40. Kh2 Bxg3+ 41. Kg2? { (-7.39 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxg3 was best. } (41. fxg3 Qxd2+ 42. Qg2 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Rxc8 44. b5 Ne6 45. Kh2 Re7 46. Kg1 Rf7) 41... Qxb7+ { White resigns. } 0-1