[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yS1YoP6l"] [Date "2026.01.10"] [Round "-"] [White "monkey567890"] [Black "IamJim"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "yS1YoP6l"] [UTCDate "2026.01.10"] [UTCTime "20:07:29"] [WhiteElo "1918"] [BlackElo "1614"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+40"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... Bb4+?! { (0.29 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (2... d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3) 3. c3 { [%eval 0.89] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.9] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.82] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.96] } 5. Bc4?! { (0.96 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (5. Bd3 c5 6. e5 d5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. O-O Qc7) 5... b6?! { (0.21 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (5... d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 c5 10. dxc5) 6. O-O { [%eval 1.28] } 6... Ba6 { [%eval 1.45] } 7. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.41] } 7... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.56] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 1.29] } 8... Bg5?! { (1.29 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (8... c6 9. Qe2 Nc7 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. e5 Nh7 14. Rd3) 9. Nxg5 { [%eval 1.7] } 9... hxg5 { [%eval 1.94] } 10. Bg3 { [%eval 1.58] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 1.95] } 11. Re1?! { (1.95 → 1.33) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Qe2 Nb8 13. Qg4 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. b4 Nb7 16. Nf3 Qe7) 11... Nh5 { [%eval 1.34] } 12. Re3 { [%eval 1.4] } 12... Nxg3 { [%eval 1.43] } 13. Rxg3 { [%eval 1.35] } 13... f6 { [%eval 1.87] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 1.73] } 14... d6?? { (1.73 → 5.04) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 5.04] } (14... Qe7 15. Qf1) 15. Qf3?? { (5.04 → 1.42) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (15. Qa4+ Kf7 16. Qxa6 f5 17. exf5 exf5 18. Qc4+ d5 19. Qd3 g6 20. Rh3 g4) 15... Qe7 { [%eval 1.31] } 16. Rh3?! { (1.31 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (16. e5 O-O-O) 16... O-O-O { [%eval 1.2] } 17. Rxh8 { [%eval 1.07] } 17... Rxh8 { [%eval 0.97] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval 0.88] } 18... Kb7 { [%eval 0.91] } 19. b4 { [%eval 0.63] } 19... c5 { [%eval 0.81] } 20. b5 { [%eval 0.29] } 20... Nc7 { [%eval 0.37] } 21. dxc5 { [%eval 0.35] } 21... dxc5 { [%eval 0.3] } 22. Rb1?? { (0.30 → -1.86) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.86] } (22. e5) 22... Rd8 { [%eval -1.79] } 23. Qe3 { [%eval -2.12] } 23... e5?! { (-2.12 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (23... Qd7 24. Rb2 Nxb5 25. Nf1 Qc6 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Nxd2 e5 28. h3 c4 29. g3) 24. Nf1 { [%eval -1.06] } 24... c4?! { (-1.06 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (24... Qd7 25. c4) 25. Ng3?? { (-0.50 → -2.95) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.95] } (25. Qe2) 25... Qa3 { [%eval -3.08] } 26. Qe1 { [%eval -3.17] } 26... g6?! { (-3.17 → -2.02) Inaccuracy. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (26... Qxa2 27. Nf1 Rd3 28. Ne3 Rxc3 29. g3 Rb3 30. Ra1 Qb2 31. Nxc4 Qd4 32. Rc1) 27. Qc1?? { (-2.02 → -4.41) Blunder. Nf1 was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (27. Nf1 Rd3 28. Ne3 Qxc3 29. Qf1 Rd4 30. Rc1 Qd3 31. a4 Qxf1+ 32. Kxf1 c3) 27... Qxa2?! { (-4.41 → -3.07) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.07] } (27... Nxb5 28. Qxa3 Nxa3 29. Rc1 Rd3 30. h3 Nb5 31. Ne2 Rd2 32. a4 Nd6 33. Ng3) 28. Nf1 { [%eval -2.98] } 28... Qe2?! { (-2.98 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (28... Qa5 29. Rb4 Nxb5 30. Qb2 Nd6 31. Qe2 Qc5 32. Qf3 a5 33. Rb2 Nb5 34. Qxf6) 29. f3? { (-2.01 → -3.47) Mistake. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] } (29. Qa3) 29... Qd3?! { (-3.47 → -2.24) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.24] } (29... Rd3 30. Qa3 Nxb5 31. Qb4 Nc7 32. Qxc4 Qc2 33. Rc1 Qxc1 34. Qxd3 a5 35. Kf2) 30. Rb2? { (-2.24 → -3.72) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -3.72] } (30. Ne3 Qd6 31. Rb4 Qc5 32. Rxc4 Qxb5 33. h3 Ne6 34. Rb4 Qd3 35. Rb2 f5) 30... Qd1 { [%eval -3.89] } 31. Qxd1 { [%eval -4.08] } 31... Rxd1 { [%eval -3.84] } 32. Rb4 { [%eval -4.78] } 32... a6 { [%eval -4.66] } 33. bxa6+ { [%eval -4.56] } 33... Kxa6?? { (-4.56 → -1.22) Blunder. Nxa6 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (33... Nxa6 34. Ra4 Rc1 35. Kf2 Nc5 36. Ra3 Nd3+ 37. Kg1 Nf4 38. g3 Ne2+ 39. Kg2) 34. Rxc4 { [%eval -1.24] } 34... Kb7 { [%eval -1.17] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval -1.15] } 35... b5? { (-1.15 → 0.00) Mistake. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (35... Rc1 36. Ne3) 36. Rb4 { [%eval -0.01] } 36... Rc1 { [%eval -0.02] } 37. Rb3 { [%eval -0.03] } 37... Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval -0.13] } 39... Ne6 { [%eval -0.08] } 40. Nd5? { (-0.08 → -1.58) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (40. Kf2) 40... Kc4? { (-1.58 → 0.00) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (40... Nf4 41. Nxf4 gxf4+ 42. Kg4 Ra1 43. g3 fxg3 44. hxg3 Ra4 45. Rb1 Ra3 46. f4) 41. Rb4+ { [%eval -0.15] } 41... Kd3? { (-0.15 → 1.19) Mistake. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (41... Kc5) 42. Rxb5?! { (1.19 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (42. Nxf6) 42... Rxc3?? { (0.10 → 5.31) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 5.31] } (42... Nf4) 43. Nxc3 { [%eval 5.45] } 43... Kxc3 { [%eval 5.29] } 44. Rb6 { [%eval 4.92] } 44... Nd4?! { (4.92 → 6.90) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.9] } (44... Nf4 45. Kf2 f5 46. exf5 gxf5 47. Rf6 Kd4 48. Rxf5 Nd3+ 49. Kg3 Kd5 50. Rxg5) 45. Rxf6 { [%eval 6.72] } 45... Ne2+ { [%eval 6.41] } 46. Kf2 { [%eval 6.26] } 46... Kd3 { [%eval 6.8] } 47. Rxg6 { [%eval 6.36] } 47... g4 { [%eval 7.23] } 48. Rxg4 { [%eval 6.52] } 48... Nf4?! { (6.52 → 10.18) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval 10.18] } (48... Kd2 49. Rg8 Nf4 50. Rd8+ Kc2 51. h4 Kb1 52. g3 Nh5 53. g4 Nf4 54. h5) 49. Rxf4 { [%eval 9.34] } 49... Kd4? { (9.34 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exf4 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (49... exf4 50. h4 Kd4 51. g3 Ke5 52. h5 Kf6 53. gxf4 Kg7 54. f5 Kh6 55. Ke3) 50. Rf5 { [%eval #12] } 50... Kd3 { [%eval #10] } 51. Rxe5 { [%eval #9] } 51... Kd2 { [%eval #8] } 52. Rd5+ { [%eval #8] } 52... Kc3 { [%eval #8] } 53. Ke3 { [%eval #8] } 53... Kc4 { [%eval #8] } 54. Kd2 { [%eval #7] } 54... Kb3 { [%eval #5] } 55. Kd3 { [%eval #7] } 55... Kb4 { [%eval #7] } 56. Kd4 { [%eval #7] } 56... Kb3 { [%eval #7] } 57. Rc5 { [%eval #7] } 57... Kb4 { [%eval #7] } 58. Kd5 { [%eval #7] } 58... Kb3 { [%eval #7] } 59. Rc4 { [%eval #6] } 59... Ka3 { [%eval #6] } 60. Kc5 { [%eval #6] } 60... Kb3 { [%eval #6] } 61. Kb5 { [%eval #5] } 61... Kb2 { [%eval #4] } 62. Kb4 { [%eval #3] } 62... Ka2 { [%eval #3] } 63. Rc2+ { [%eval #3] } 63... Kb1 { [%eval #2] } 64. Kb3 { [%eval #1] } 64... Ka1 { [%eval #1] } 65. Rc1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0