[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tgjNGEsw"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Gxtkey"] [Black "lynkowsky"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "tgjNGEsw"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "16:37:21"] [WhiteElo "1992"] [BlackElo "2244"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [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] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. c4 { [%eval -0.08] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. a3 { [%eval -0.13] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval -0.1] } 7. c5 { [%eval -0.08] } 7... Bc7 { [%eval -0.1] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval -0.22] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.25] } 9. Ne5? { (-0.25 → -1.74) Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (9. Be2) 9... Re8 { [%eval -1.92] } 10. Bd3?! { (-1.92 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (10. Be2 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Rxe5 12. Be3 Bf5 13. O-O Qe7 14. Nc3 Nbd7 15. Bf4 Re6) 10... Bxe5 { [%eval -3.35] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval -3.23] } 11... Rxe5+ { [%eval -3.22] } 12. Be2? { (-3.22 → -5.71) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -5.71] } (12. Be3 Ng4 13. O-O Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nd7 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. Nf3 Rxe3) 12... Rxg5 { [%eval -5.54] } 13. O-O { [%eval -5.53] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval -5.03] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval -5.61] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval -5.18] } 15. Qf4 { [%eval -5.91] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval -5.59] } 16. Qc7 { [%eval -6.33] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -6.2] } 17. Qxb7 { [%eval -6.82] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval -6.47] } 18. Qxa7?? { (-6.47 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxb8+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (18. Qxb8+ Nxb8 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bh3 21. g3 Re5 22. Rfe1 g5 23. Bf1 Bxf1) 18... Rxb2? { (Mate in 8 → -7.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval -7.36] } (18... Bh3 19. Qc7 Rxg2+ 20. Kh1 Nxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Qxf2 22. Nd2 Rg6 23. Qd8+ Rxd8 24. Bf3) 19. h4? { (-7.36 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (19. Nc3 Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Nxc3 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Bd3 g6 23. Rae1 Rb8 24. f3 d4) 19... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-13] } 20. Kxg2 { [%eval #-13] } 20... Qxh4 { [%eval #-12] } 21. Rh1 { [%eval #-1] } 21... Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1