[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rPzSk35x"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Jimbobtheman"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "rPzSk35x"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "14:54:09"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.56] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Qe7+ { [%eval 0.59] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.47] } 6... g6?? { (0.47 → 2.28) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (6... Qd8 7. O-O Bb4 8. Bd3 Nge7 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. Ng3 Nb4 11. Bb5+) 7. Be3? { (2.28 → 0.56) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (7. Nxd5 Qd8 8. c4 Nce7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 h6 12. h3 O-O) 7... Bf5? { (0.56 → 2.26) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (7... Nf6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Qd2 Nb8 12. Rfe1 c6 13. Bd3) 8. O-O? { (2.26 → 1.02) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (8. Nxd5 Qd8 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Qe2+ Kf8 13. Bh6+ Bg7) 8... O-O-O { [%eval 1.25] } 9. Bg5? { (1.25 → 0.12) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (9. Re1 f6 10. Na4 Qf7 11. Nc5 Bd6 12. c3 Kb8 13. b4 Nce7 14. a4 Bc8) 9... Qd6?? { (0.12 → 2.73) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (9... f6 10. Be3 Nh6 11. a3 g5 12. b4 Bg6 13. b5 Na5 14. Bd2 Nf5 15. Re1) 10. Bxd8 { [%eval 2.56] } 10... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.92] } 11. h4?! { (2.92 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (11. Nb5 Qf6 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 a6 14. Nc3 Bg4 15. Be2 Kc8 16. Re1 Nge7) 11... Qf4? { (2.07 → 4.34) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 4.34] } (11... a6 12. Re1 Kc8 13. Na4 Nf6 14. c3 Ne4 15. Bd3 Qf4 16. Qc1 Qg4 17. Qe3) 12. g3?! { (4.34 → 3.11) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (12. Nxd5 Qd6 13. Ne3 Nh6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Bb5 Qf6 16. Nc4 a6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6) 12... Qd6 { [%eval 3.04] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 2.54] } 13... Bxd3?! { (2.54 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (13... Be6 14. Re1 Bg7 15. Bf1 Nge7 16. Ne2 Bg4 17. Bg2 h6 18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3) 14. Qxd3 { [%eval 3.22] } 14... Nb4?! { (3.22 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (14... Nge7 15. Ne5 Qe6 16. Rfe1 Bg7 17. Rad1 a6 18. Qf3 Rf8 19. Ne2 Bxe5 20. Nf4) 15. Qe3?? { (4.38 → 2.08) Blunder. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (15. Qb5 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. a3 Nxc2 18. Rac1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Ne7 20. Ndb5 Bh6) 15... Bh6?! { (2.08 → 3.40) Inaccuracy. Nxc2 was best. } { [%eval 3.4] } (15... Nxc2 16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxa1 18. Nxf7+ Ke8 19. Nxh8 Nc2 20. Nxd5 c6 21. Nf4) 16. Qe5 { [%eval 3.18] } 16... Nxc2? { (3.18 → 6.22) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (16... Nf6 17. Qxd6+ cxd6 18. a3 Nc6 19. Rfe1 Bg7 20. Na2 Rf8 21. c3 Bh6 22. Kg2) 17. Qxd6+?? { (6.22 → 2.73) Blunder. Qxh8 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (17. Qxh8 Qf8 18. Qe5 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 Qd6 20. Nxd5 f5 21. Re1 Qxe5 22. dxe5 Ne7) 17... cxd6 { [%eval 2.57] } 18. Rac1?! { (2.57 → 1.90) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (18. Rad1 Nf6 19. a3 Ne4 20. Rd3 f5 21. Nxd5 Kd7 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23. Rb3 b6) 18... Bxc1 { [%eval 1.83] } 19. Rxc1 { [%eval 1.72] } 19... Nb4 { [%eval 1.73] } 20. Ng5?! { (1.73 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (20. Nb5 Nxa2 21. Ra1 a6 22. Nxd6 Nh6 23. Nxb7+ Kc7 24. Nc5 Nb4 25. Nxa6+ Nxa6) 20... Nh6 { [%eval 1.2] } 21. f4?? { (1.20 → -1.37) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (21. a3 Nc6 22. Nxd5 Re8 23. Kf1 Nxd4 24. Rd1 Ndf5 25. Nf6 Re5 26. Ngxh7 Rc5) 21... Nd3? { (-1.37 → 0.11) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (21... f6 22. a3 Nc6 23. Nf3 Ne7 24. Kg2 Nhf5 25. h5 gxh5 26. Kf2 Rg8 27. Ne2) 22. Rb1? { (0.11 → -1.10) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (22. Rd1 Nb4 23. a3 Nc2 24. Nxd5 Re8 25. Rd2 Ne3 26. Nf6 Re7 27. Ngxh7 Nc4) 22... f6 { [%eval -1.0] } 23. Ne6+? { (-1.00 → -2.75) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.75] } (23. Rd1 Nb4 24. Nf3 Ng4 25. a3 Nc2 26. Rc1 Nce3 27. Nb5 Re8 28. Nxd6 Re7) 23... Ke7?? { (-2.75 → 0.27) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (23... Kd7 24. Rd1 Nb4 25. a3 Nc6 26. f5 Nxf5 27. Nf4 Nxg3 28. Nfxd5 Rf8 29. a4) 24. Nc7 { [%eval 0.33] } 24... Nf5?? { (0.33 → 2.43) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 2.43] } (24... Nb4 25. Re1+ Kd7 26. N7xd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Ng4 28. f5 gxf5 29. a4 Rc8 30. Re7+) 25. N3xd5+?? { (2.43 → -0.01) Blunder. N7xd5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (25. N7xd5+ Kd8 26. Rd1 Nxb2 27. Rb1 Nd3 28. Rxb7 Kc8 29. Rxa7 Kb8 30. Rf7 Nxd4) 25... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Nb5? { (0.00 → -1.57) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (26. Rd1 Nxb2 27. Rb1 Nc4 28. Rxb7 a5 29. Kf2 Nxd4 30. Rb1 Na3 31. Rb7) 26... a6? { (-1.57 → 0.00) Mistake. Nxg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26... Nxg3 27. Kg2 Ne4 28. Nbc3 Ke6 29. Nxe4 Kxd5 30. Kf3 f5 31. Nc3+ Kxd4 32. Rd1) 27. Nxf6+?? { (0.00 → -3.85) Blunder. Nbc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.85] } (27. Nbc3 Kc6 28. g4 Nxh4 29. Kf1 g5 30. Nxf6 Nxf4 31. Nce4 Nf3 32. d5+ Kb6) 27... Ke7?? { (-3.85 → 0.02) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (27... Ke6 28. Nxd6 Nxd6 29. Ng4 Rc8 30. a3 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Nxc1 32. d5+ Kf5 33. Ne5) 28. Nd5+ { [%eval 0.09] } 28... Ke6?! { (0.09 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (28... Kf7 29. Nbc3 b5 30. g4 Nxh4 31. Kf1 Re8 32. Rd1 Nxb2 33. Rd2 Nc4 34. Rh2) 29. g4?? { (0.91 → -4.23) Blunder. Nbc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.23] } (29. Nbc3 Nxg3 30. Rd1 Nxb2 31. Re1+ Kd7 32. Rb1 Nd3 33. Rxb7+ Kc8 34. Ra7 Kb8) 29... Nxh4?? { (-4.23 → -0.02) Blunder. axb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (29... axb5 30. Nc7+ Kd7 31. Nd5 Ne7 32. Nf6+ Ke6 33. Ne4 Nxf4 34. Re1 Kd7 35. Nf6+) 30. Ndc7+?? { (-0.02 → -4.00) Blunder. Nbc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (30. Nbc3 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Nfe1+ 32. Kf1 h5 33. f5+ gxf5 34. gxh5 Kf7 35. Rxe1 Nxe1) 30... Kd7 { [%eval -4.01] } 31. Rc1? { (-4.01 → -6.99) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -6.99] } (31. Nd5 axb5 32. Rd1 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Nfe1+ 34. Kf1 Nxf4 35. Nxf4 Rf8 36. Kxe1 Rxf4) 31... Nxc1 { [%eval -6.82] } 32. Nc3 { [%eval -7.06] } 32... Re8? { (-7.06 → -3.69) Mistake. Kxc7 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (32... Kxc7 33. Kf2 h5 34. Kg3 hxg4 35. Kxg4 Nd3 36. Nd5+ Kd8 37. Nb6 Nf5 38. d5) 33. N7d5?! { (-3.69 → -4.85) Inaccuracy. Nxe8 was best. } { [%eval -4.85] } (33. Nxe8 Kxe8 34. Kf2 Nd3+ 35. Kg3 g5 36. Ne4 Nxf4 37. Nxd6+ Kd7 38. Nxb7 Nd3) 33... Re1+ { [%eval -4.78] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -4.74] } 34... Nd3+ { [%eval -5.11] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval -5.12] } 35... Rh1 { [%eval -5.0] } 36. Nf6+ { [%eval -4.89] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval -4.79] } 37. Nxh7 { [%eval -4.58] } 37... g5? { (-4.58 → -2.83) Mistake. Nf5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (37... Nf5+ 38. gxf5+ Kxf5 39. Ng5 Nxf4 40. Nf7 Rh3+ 41. Kf2 d5 42. Nd1 Kf6 43. Ne5) 38. Nxg5+ { [%eval -2.75] } 38... Kf6?! { (-2.75 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (38... Kd7 39. Nd5 Ng6 40. f5 Ne7 41. Nf6+ Kc8 42. Nf7 Kc7 43. Ng5 Re1 44. Ne6+) 39. Nh7+? { (-2.01 → -3.40) Mistake. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.4] } (39. Nd5+ Kg6 40. Ne4 Nf5+ 41. gxf5+ Kxf5 42. Nec3 Re1 43. Kf3 Nxb2 44. Ne3+ Ke6) 39... Kg6 { [%eval -3.22] } 40. Nf8+?! { (-3.22 → -4.30) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -4.3] } (40. Ng5 Nxf4 41. Kxf4 Rf1+ 42. Kg3 Kxg5 43. Ne4+ Kg6 44. Kxh4 b5 45. d5 Rb1) 40... Kf7 { [%eval -4.28] } 41. Nd7 { [%eval -4.3] } 41... Ne1 { [%eval -3.64] } 42. g5?! { (-3.64 → -4.87) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -4.87] } (42. Ne4 Nhf3 43. f5 Nxd4 44. Kf2 Rh2+ 45. Ke3 Nec2+ 46. Kd3 Nf3 47. g5 Ne5+) 42... Kg6 { [%eval -4.25] } 43. Kg4 { [%eval -4.07] } 43... Neg2 { [%eval -4.16] } 44. f5+ { [%eval -4.84] } 44... Kf7 { [%eval -4.63] } 45. g6+ { [%eval -4.48] } 45... Kg7 { [%eval -4.27] } 46. Kg5 { [%eval -4.68] } 46... b5?? { (-4.68 → 3.80) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.8] } (46... Nf3+ 47. Kg4 Nxd4 48. Kg5 Nf3+ 49. Kg4 Rf1 50. Kg3 Ne3 51. Kf4 Ne5+ 52. Kxe3) 47. f6+ { [%eval 3.52] } 47... Kg8?? { (3.52 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (47... Kh8 48. f7 Rf1 49. f8=R+ Rxf8 50. Nxf8 Nf3+ 51. Kf6 Ne3 52. Ne6 Kg8 53. a3) 48. f7+ { [%eval #1] } 48... Kg7 { [%eval #1] } 49. Nf6?? { (Mate in 1 → -3.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f8=Q# was best. } { [%eval -3.91] } (49. f8=Q#) 49... Nf3+ { [%eval -3.18] } 50. Kf5 { [%eval -3.97] } 50... Nxd4+ { [%eval -3.9] } 51. Kg5 { [%eval -4.41] } 51... Ne6+ { [%eval -4.2] } 52. Kf5 { [%eval -3.88] } 52... Nf8?? { (-3.88 → 4.53) Blunder. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (52... Rf1+ 53. Kxe6 Rxf6+ 54. Kd7 Kxg6 55. Nd5 Rxf7+ 56. Kxd6 Nf4 57. Nb4 Rf6+ 58. Kc7) 53. Nh7?? { (4.53 → -5.13) Blunder. Ne8+ was best. } { [%eval -5.13] } (53. Ne8+ Kh6 54. g7 Rf1+ 55. Ke4 Rxf7 56. g8=Q Re7+ 57. Kd5 Ne3+ 58. Kc6 Rxe8) 53... Nxg6 { [%eval -5.04] } 54. f8=Q+ { [%eval -5.54] } 54... Nxf8 { [%eval -5.74] } 55. Nxf8 { [%eval -5.72] } 55... Kxf8 { [%eval -5.35] } 56. Nd5 { [%eval -5.9] } 56... Rf1+ { [%eval -5.54] } 57. Ke6 { [%eval -6.55] } 57... Re1+?! { (-6.55 → -4.30) Inaccuracy. Nf4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.3] } (57... Nf4+ 58. Kxd6 Nxd5 59. Kxd5 Rf2 60. b3 Rxa2 61. Ke4 Rf2 62. Kd3 Rf3+ 63. Ke2) 58. Kxd6 { [%eval -4.35] } 58... Rd1 { [%eval -3.99] } 59. Kc5 { [%eval -4.18] } 59... Rb1 { [%eval -3.97] } 60. Kb6 { [%eval -3.99] } 60... Rd1 { [%eval -3.88] } 61. Nc7 { [%eval -4.31] } 61... Rd6+ { [%eval -4.49] } 62. Kc5 { [%eval -4.88] } 62... Ke7 { [%eval -4.69] } 63. Nxa6 { [%eval -4.87] } 63... Rxa6 { [%eval -4.66] } 64. Kxb5 { [%eval -4.76] } 64... Rxa2 { [%eval -4.93] } 65. b4?? { (-4.93 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (65. Kc4 Rxb2 66. Kd3 Rb4 67. Ke2 Rf4 68. Kd3 Ne1+ 69. Ke2 Re4+ 70. Kf2 Ke8) 65... Ne3 { [%eval #-12] } 66. Kc5 { [%eval #-12] } 66... Rd2 { [%eval #-11] } 67. b5 { [%eval #-10] } 67... Kd8 { [%eval #-10] } 68. b6 { [%eval #-9] } 68... Kc8 { [%eval #-9] } 69. Kc6 { [%eval #-7] } 69... Kb8 { [%eval #-11] } 70. b7 { [%eval #-6] } 70... Rc2+?? { (Mate in 6 → -4.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.52] } (70... Rd5 71. Kb6 Nc4+ 72. Kc6 Re5 73. Kd7 Kxb7 74. Kd8 Kc6 75. Kc8 Re8#) 71. Kb6?? { (-4.52 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (71. Kd7 Rd2+ 72. Ke6 Kxb7 73. Kf6 Kc7 74. Ke5 Kd8 75. Ke4 Ng2 76. Ke5 Ke8) 71... Nd5+ { [%eval #-6] } 72. Ka6 { [%eval #-6] } 72... Rb2 { [%eval #-5] } 73. Ka5 { [%eval #-5] } 73... Rxb7 { [%eval #-6] } 74. Ka6 { [%eval #-4] } 74... Nb4+ { [%eval #-5] } 75. Ka5 { [%eval #-5] } 75... Nc2 { [%eval #-4] } 76. Ka6 { [%eval #-4] } 76... Na3 { [%eval #-5] } 77. Ka5 { [%eval #-5] } 77... Nc4+ { [%eval #-8] } 78. Ka6 { [%eval #-1] } 78... Ra7+ { [%eval #-12] } 79. Kb5 { [%eval #-21] } 79... Nd6+?? { (Mate in 21 → -3.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval -3.99] } (79... Rc7 80. Ka6 Nd6 81. Ka5 Rc2 82. Kb4 Nb5 83. Kb3 Re2 84. Kc4 Re3 85. Kd5) 80. Kb6?? { (-3.99 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (80. Kc5 Ne4+ 81. Kd5 Kb7 82. Kc4 Kb6 83. Kd5 Rc7 84. Ke6 Ng3 85. Ke5 Nh1) 80... Rb7+?? { (Mate in 6 → -4.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (80... Rc7 81. Ka5 Rc4 82. Kb6 Kc8 83. Ka6 Kc7 84. Ka5 Rd4 85. Ka6 Ra4#) 81. Ka6?? { (-4.05 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (81. Kc5 Ne4+ 82. Kc6 Rc7+ 83. Kb5 Nd6+ 84. Kb4 Rc4+ 85. Ka3 Rf4 86. Ka2 Kc8) 81... Nc8 { [%eval #-8] } 82. Ka5 { [%eval #-7] } 82... Ka7 { [%eval #-6] } 83. Ka4 { [%eval #-6] } 83... Ka6 { [%eval #-5] } 84. Ka3 { [%eval #-5] } 84... Ka5 { [%eval #-4] } 85. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 85... Ka4 { [%eval #-3] } 86. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 86... Ka5 { [%eval #-4] } 87. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 87... Rb4 { [%eval #-5] } 88. Ka3 { [%eval #-5] } 88... Nd6 { [%eval #-4] } 89. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 89... Ne4 { [%eval #-5] } 90. Ka3 { [%eval #-5] } 90... Nd2 { [%eval #-4] } 91. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 91... Ka4 { [%eval #-3] } 92. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 92... Rb1+ { [%eval #-4] } 93. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 93... Rb3 { [%eval #-3] } 94. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 94... Nc4 { [%eval #-3] } 95. Ka2 { [%eval #-3] } 95... Rb2+ { [%eval #-3] } 96. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 96... Rb3 { [%eval #-3] } 97. Ka2 { [%eval #-3] } 97... Na3 { [%eval #-3] } 98. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 98... Rb1+ { [%eval #-4] } 99. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 99... Rb3 { [%eval #-3] } 100. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 100... Nc2+ { [%eval #-4] } 101. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 101... Kb4?? { (Mate in 4 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (101... Nd4 102. Ka1 Nb5 103. Ka2 Nc3+ 104. Ka1 Rb1#) 1/2-1/2