[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qVpTdNUT"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "stolepb"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qVpTdNUT"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "11:16:15"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. Bb5?! { (0.23 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (5. c3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc3 a6) 5... a6 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. Ba4?? { (0.18 → -2.57) Blunder. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. c3 Bd7 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 c5 10. Nc3 cxd4) 6... b5 { [%eval -2.7] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval -2.56] } 7... cxd4?? { (-2.56 → -0.71) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (7... c4 8. a4 cxb3 9. axb5 bxc2 10. Qxc2 Nb4 11. Qe2 Rb8 12. Nc3) 8. Nxd4?! { (-0.71 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (8. O-O Bc5 9. c3 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Bb7 11. Bf4 Nge7 12. Rc1 Ng6) 8... Bb7?! { (-1.43 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (8... Nxe5 9. Qe2 Ng6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. f4 b4 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. f5 Nh4 14. Bf4) 9. O-O { [%eval -0.92] } 9... h5? { (-0.92 → 0.43) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (9... Nxe5 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Qh5 Qd6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rad1 g6 15. Qf3) 10. Bg5?? { (0.43 → -4.17) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd2 d4 12. Nf3 Bc5 13. Bg5 Ne7 14. Rc1 a5 15. c4 a4) 10... f6?? { (-4.17 → 3.54) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (10... Qxg5 11. a4 b4 12. c3 Qg4 13. Nf3 Bc5 14. Bc2 Ba7 15. a5 Nh6 16. h3) 11. exf6 { [%eval 3.07] } 11... Qb6?! { (3.07 → 4.43) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.43] } (11... gxf6 12. Nxe6 Qd6 13. Bxd5 fxg5 14. Re1 Nge7 15. Nc3 Nxd5 16. Nc5+ Kf7 17. Nxb7) 12. fxg7 { [%eval 3.85] } 12... Bxg7 { [%eval 3.68] } 13. c3? { (3.68 → 1.87) Mistake. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (13. Nxe6 Bxb2 14. Bxd5 Nge7 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Bf3 b4 17. Nd2 Qe5 18. Nc4 Qxe6) 13... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.68] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval 1.67] } 14... Qxd4 { [%eval 1.42] } 15. Qxd4?! { (1.42 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (15. Nd2 Qg4 16. Nf3 Nf6 17. h3 Qf5 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8) 15... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.34] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Kd7 { [%eval 0.42] } 17. Nf3?! { (0.42 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (17. Rab1 Nh6 18. Nf3 Bg7 19. Rfe1 Nf7 20. Bf4 Rae8 21. Bg3 Bf6 22. h4 Rhg8) 17... Bc5?? { (-0.29 → 3.29) Blunder. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (17... Bxb2 18. Rae1 Nh6 19. Re2 Bc3 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Ne5+ Kc7 23. Bd2) 18. Rac1?? { (3.29 → 1.09) Blunder. Ne5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (18. Ne5+ Ke8 19. Rae1 Be7 20. f4 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 h4 22. Ng6 h3 23. Rxe6+ Kf7) 18... Bd6 { [%eval 1.06] } 19. Nd4 { [%eval 0.55] } 19... e5? { (0.55 → 2.10) Mistake. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (19... Nh6 20. Rfe1 e5 21. Ne2 Nf7 22. Bd2 Rac8 23. Nc3 Rc4 24. Rcd1 Rg8 25. Bc1) 20. Nf3? { (2.10 → 0.85) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (20. Nf5 Rh7 21. f4 Bb8 22. Rfd1 exf4 23. Kf1 Ba7 24. Nh4 Rc8 25. Bc2 Rf7) 20... e4 { [%eval 0.68] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval 0.68] } 22. Bxe7?! { (0.68 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (22. f3 exf3 23. Nxf3 Raf8 24. Rcd1 Re8 25. Be3 Ng6 26. Ba7 Nf4 27. g3 Rhg8) 22... Bf4?? { (-0.02 → 4.12) Blunder. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (22... Bxe7 23. Rfd1 Rhd8 24. a4 Bg5 25. Rc2 b4 26. f3 Be3+ 27. Kf1 Rf8 28. Re2) 23. Rc5?? { (4.12 → 1.82) Blunder. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (23. Bh4 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Rac8 25. Rf1 Rhg8 26. Bg3 a5 27. Bf4 h4 28. h3 Ke7) 23... Be5?? { (1.82 → 3.98) Blunder. Kxe7 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (23... Kxe7 24. Bxd5 Rac8 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Bxe4 Kf6 27. Nc6 Re8 28. Bf3 h4 29. g3) 24. Nxb5?? { (3.98 → 0.21) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (24. Bxd5 Bxd4 25. Bxb7 Kxe7 26. Rc7+ Kd6 27. Rc6+ Ke5 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Rh6 Bxb2) 24... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.29] } 25. Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rag8?? { (0.00 → 3.53) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (25... Kd6 26. Rxd5+ Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Rad8 28. Rd1 Ke6 29. g3 Bxb2 30. Rd2 Be5 31. Ne3+) 26. Nxd5+ { [%eval 3.67] } 26... Kd6 { [%eval 3.64] } 27. Rcc1 { [%eval 3.48] } 27... Bxd5 { [%eval 4.08] } 28. Bxd5?? { (4.08 → -2.62) Blunder. Rfd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.62] } (28. Rfd1 Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Rg5 30. Rd4 Rb8 31. Rcd1 Rxb3 32. axb3 a5 33. b4 axb4) 28... Kxd5 { [%eval -2.6] } 29. Rfd1+ { [%eval -2.66] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval -2.25] } 30. Rc6+ { [%eval -2.24] } 30... Kf5 { [%eval -2.17] } 31. g4+?? { (-2.17 → -4.76) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -4.76] } (31. Re1 h4 32. Rxa6 h3 33. g3 Ra8 34. Rc6 Rac8 35. Ra6 Rhe8 36. Rh6 Rc2) 31... Rxg4+ { [%eval -4.05] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval -3.82] } 32... Rhg8 { [%eval -3.82] } 33. h3?! { (-3.82 → -5.58) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -5.58] } (33. Ke2 Rb8 34. b3 Rg6 35. Rc5 Rb5 36. Rc8 Ra5 37. a4 Rb6 38. Rf8+ Bf6) 33... Rg1+ { [%eval -5.78] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval -5.59] } 34... R8g6 { [%eval -4.83] } 35. Rxg6 { [%eval -4.77] } 35... Rxg6 { [%eval -4.65] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval -5.16] } 36... Kf4 { [%eval -4.75] } 37. b4 { [%eval -5.23] } 37... Rb6 { [%eval -4.76] } 38. a3 { [%eval -4.32] } 38... Rg6 { [%eval -4.48] } 39. a4 { [%eval -4.93] } 39... h4 { [%eval -4.55] } 40. b5 { [%eval -4.52] } 40... a5 { [%eval -4.13] } 41. Rc6?? { (-4.13 → -15.07) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -15.07] } (41. Rd1 Rd6 42. Rg1 Rd4 43. Rg4+ Kf5 44. Rxh4 Rxa4 45. Rh5+ Ke6 46. f3 exf3+) 41... Rg2? { (-15.07 → -4.89) Mistake. Rxc6 was best. } { [%eval -4.89] } (41... Rxc6 42. bxc6 Bc7 43. Kd2 Kf3 44. Kc3 Kxf2 45. Kd4 e3 46. Kd5 e2 47. Ke6) 42. b6?! { (-4.89 → -6.57) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -6.57] } (42. Rc8 Bd4 43. Rf8+ Ke5 44. Ke1 Kd5 45. Kf1 Rg6 46. Ke2 Bb6 47. Rf4 Ke5) 42... Rg1?! { (-6.57 → -4.26) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.26] } (42... Bd4 43. Kf1 Rxf2+ 44. Ke1 Rb2 45. Rc7 Ke3 46. Kf1 Bxb6 47. Rf7) 43. Rc5?! { (-4.26 → -5.90) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval -5.9] } (43. Rh6 Kg5 44. Rh7 Rb1 45. b7 Bd4 46. Rd7 Ba7 47. Re7 Rb2+ 48. Kf1 Rxf2+) 43... Rh1?! { (-5.90 → -4.19) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -4.19] } (43... Rb1 44. Kd2 Rxb6 45. Kc1 Rb3 46. Rxa5 Rf3 47. Rb5 Rxf2 48. a5 e3 49. Rb4+) 44. Rxa5?? { (-4.19 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (44. Rc8 Rb1 45. Rf8+ Kg5 46. Ke3 Rb4 47. f4+ exf3 48. Kxf3 Rxb6 49. Ke4 Bc3) 44... Rb1?? { (Mate in 9 → -4.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.75] } (44... Bc3 45. Rf5+ Kxf5 46. f4 Kxf4 47. b7 Rb1 48. a5 Rxb7 49. a6 Rb2+ 50. Kd1) 45. Rb5?! { (-4.75 → -6.25) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval -6.25] } (45. Ra7 Rb2+ 46. Ke1 Rxb6 47. Rf7+ Rf6 48. Re7 Bd4 49. Ke2 Rb6 50. Rf7+ Ke5) 45... Rc1?? { (-6.25 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45... Rxb5 46. axb5 Bb2 47. b7 Be5 48. b6 Bb8 49. Ke1 Kf3 50. Kf1 Be5 51. Kg1) 46. b7 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rh1?? { (0.00 → 7.01) Blunder. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval 7.01] } (46... Bb8 47. Rb6 Rc2+ 48. Kf1 Rc5 49. Rf6+ Rf5 50. Rb6 Kg5 51. Kg2 Rc5 52. Re6) 47. b8=Q?? { (7.01 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (47. Rxe5 Kxe5 48. b8=Q+ Kd5 49. Qb3+ Kc5 50. a5 Rg1 51. a6 Rg6 52. a7 Ra6) 47... Re1+?? { (0.00 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxb8 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (47... Bxb8 48. Rxb8 Rxh3 49. Rf8+ Kg5 50. Rg8+ Kf6 51. Rf8+) 48. Kxe1 { [%eval #11] } 48... Bd6 { [%eval #3] } 49. Qxd6+ { [%eval #2] } 49... Kf3 { [%eval #2] } 50. Rf5+ { [%eval #3] } 50... Kg2 { [%eval #3] } 51. Qg6+ { [%eval #2] } 51... Kxh3 { [%eval #2] } 52. Rc5 { [%eval #3] } 52... Kh2 { [%eval #2] } 53. Rc3 { [%eval #3] } 53... e3 { [%eval #3] } 54. Rxe3 { [%eval #2] } 54... h3 { [%eval #2] } 55. Qd6+ { [%eval #2] } 55... Kh1 { [%eval #2] } 56. Qd5+ { [%eval #3] } 56... Kh2 { [%eval #2] } 57. Qe5+ { [%eval #2] } 57... Kg2 { [%eval #2] } 58. Qe4+ { [%eval #2] } 58... Kh2 { [%eval #2] } 59. Qf4+ { [%eval #2] } 59... Kh1 { [%eval #2] } 60. Qf3+ { [%eval #2] } 60... Kh2 { [%eval #2] } 61. Qg3+ { [%eval #2] } 61... Kh1 { [%eval #2] } 62. Kd2 { [%eval #1] } 62... h2 { [%eval #1] } 63. Re1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0