[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9W0q09qJ"] [Date "2026.05.06"] [Round "-"] [White "gianniness"] [Black "lichess AI level 5"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9W0q09qJ"] [UTCDate "2026.05.06"] [UTCTime "13:08:18"] [WhiteElo "1450"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.36] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.57] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval 0.32] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.47] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.47] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] } 9. Na4?! { (0.41 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (9. O-O O-O 10. Ne2 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. c3 a5 14. Ng3 cxd4) 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.14] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.1] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.03] } 11... a6? { (-0.03 → 1.24) Mistake. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (11... Qa5+ 12. Nc3 a6 13. Be2 Nb8 14. O-O Nc6 15. Bf2 Bc5 16. Qe1 Bd7 17. Bd3) 12. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.89] } 12... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.97] } 13. Nc5? { (0.97 → -0.16) Mistake. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. O-O-O O-O 16. g3 Be8 17. Rhe1 Bc5 18. Qf2 Bxd4) 13... Rc8 { [%eval -0.02] } 14. Nxb7 { [%eval -0.06] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -0.11] } 15. Nd6+ { [%eval -0.28] } 15... Bxd6 { [%eval -0.05] } 16. exd6 { [%eval -0.08] } 16... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.42] } 17. Be5?! { (0.42 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (17. Qg4 Rxc2 18. O-O Rg8 19. Rfe1 Rc4 20. Rad1 Kf8 21. b3 Rc6 22. b4 g5) 17... Qb4+ { [%eval -0.8] } 18. c3 { [%eval -0.69] } 18... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.63] } 19. O-O { [%eval -0.7] } 19... Qa3?? { (-0.70 → 1.96) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (19... O-O 20. Rf2 Qb5 21. Bd4 Qc4 22. Qh5 f6 23. Re1 Rce8 24. h3 Re7 25. Qh4) 20. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.97] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 1.75] } 21. Bxh6? { (1.75 → 0.10) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (21. Bd4 Rb8 22. Rb1 Rb2 23. Rxb2 Qxb2 24. Rf2 Qb5 25. h3 Ke7 26. Kh2 Rg6) 21... Bb5 { [%eval 0.44] } 22. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Rxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 24. Bg5?! { (0.21 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (24. Rc1 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Rg6 26. Bg5 f6 27. Qc2 Ke7 28. Qc7+ Bd7 29. Bh4 Rg8) 24... Be2?! { (-0.47 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (24... f6 25. Bh4 Ke7 26. Rc1 Qe3+ 27. Bf2 Qxf4 28. Qc2 Kf7 29. h3 Bd7 30. Rb1) 25. Qc1 { [%eval -0.25] } 25... Qxc1+?! { (-0.25 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (25... Qd4+ 26. Kh1 f6 27. f5 exf5 28. Be3 Qe4 29. Qc6+ Kf7 30. Qc7+ Qe7 31. Qxe7+) 26. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.33] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.52] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval 0.27] } 27... Bd3? { (0.27 → 1.83) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (27... Bc4 28. Bf6 Rg6 29. Ba1 Rh6 30. h3 f6 31. Rb1 e5 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. Bxe5) 28. Bf6 { [%eval 0.87] } 28... Bb5? { (0.87 → 2.46) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (28... Bc4 29. h4 Rg6 30. Bd4 Rh6 31. Rh1 f5 32. a4 Bb3 33. a5 Bc4 34. Ke3) 29. g3? { (2.46 → 1.10) Mistake. Rc8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (29. Rc8+ Be8 30. Ra8 a5 31. Kf3 Rg6 32. Bd4 f6 33. g4 e5 34. fxe5 fxe5) 29... Bd7 { [%eval 1.35] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 1.34] } 30... Bb5? { (1.34 → 2.92) Mistake. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (30... Rg6 31. Bb2 Ke8 32. Kf3 f6 33. Ra7 e5 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Bxe5 Rc6 36. h4) 31. Rb7?! { (2.92 → 2.11) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (31. Ra7 Rg6 32. Ra8+ Be8 33. Bd4 f6 34. Rxa6 Kf7 35. Ra7+ Kg8 36. Kf3 e5) 31... d4? { (2.11 → 3.55) Mistake. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (31... Rg6 32. Rb8+ Be8 33. Bc3 f6 34. h4 e5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Bxe5 Ke7 37. Bf4) 32. Bxd4?! { (3.55 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Rb8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (32. Rb8+ Be8 33. h4 Rg6 34. Bxd4 f5 35. Ra8 e5 36. fxe5 Kf7 37. Be3 Re6) 32... Bc6? { (2.32 → 4.00) Mistake. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (32... Rg6 33. Rb8+ Ke7 34. h4 e5 35. Bxe5 Bd7 36. Rh8 Rc6 37. Kf3 Rc8 38. Rh7) 33. Rb6 { [%eval 4.07] } 33... Bb5 { [%eval 3.72] } 34. Bf6 { [%eval 3.03] } 34... e5?! { (3.03 → 4.77) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (34... Rg6 35. Rb8+ Be8 36. Bc3 f5 37. h4 e5 38. fxe5 Rc6 39. Bb4+ Kf7 40. a3) 35. Bxe5 { [%eval 3.99] } 35... Bd7 { [%eval 4.65] } 36. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.76] } 36... Rg6 { [%eval 5.47] } 37. Rxg6 { [%eval 5.23] } 37... fxg6 { [%eval 4.56] } 38. h4 { [%eval 5.01] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 4.99] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval 4.74] } 39... Bc6+?! { (4.74 → 6.82) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 6.82] } (39... Kf7 40. g4 Kg8 41. Kg3 Kh7 42. Bc7 Kh6 43. Bd8 Kh7 44. Bg5 Kg7 45. h5) 40. Kg4 { [%eval 6.74] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 7.21] } 41. Kg5 { [%eval 6.16] } 41... Bd5 { [%eval 7.81] } 42. a4 { [%eval 7.42] } 42... Bc6 { [%eval 7.36] } 43. a5 { [%eval 7.11] } 43... Bb7 { [%eval 7.22] } 44. h5 { [%eval 7.01] } 44... gxh5 { [%eval 7.02] } 45. Kxh5 { [%eval 6.94] } 45... Ke6 { [%eval 6.2] } 46. Kg5 { [%eval 6.47] } 46... Kd5 { [%eval 6.59] } 47. Kg6 { [%eval 6.38] } 47... Bc8 { [%eval 7.27] } 48. Bc7 { [%eval 7.11] } 48... Kc6 { [%eval 8.15] } 49. Bb6 { [%eval 8.16] } 49... Kd7 { [%eval 9.44] } 50. f5 { [%eval 9.24] } 50... Ba6 { [%eval 12.21] } 51. f6 { [%eval 12.21] } 51... Kd6 { [%eval 10.93] } 52. Kg7 { [%eval 10.02] } 52... Bc4 { [%eval 9.35] } 53. g4 { [%eval 9.54] } 53... Be6 { [%eval 15.78] } 54. g5 { [%eval 10.78] } 54... Bd7?! { (10.78 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (54... Ke5 55. f7 Kf4 56. f8=Q+ Kg4 57. Qc5 Bg8 58. Kf6 Kf3 59. a6 Ke2 60. g6) 55. f7 { [%eval #11] } 55... Ke6 { [%eval #9] } 56. f8=Q { [%eval #8] } 56... Bc6 { [%eval #6] } 57. Qf6+ { [%eval #6] } 57... Kd7 { [%eval #5] } 58. a6 { [%eval #5] } 58... Bh1 { [%eval #4] } 59. a7 { [%eval #5] } 59... Bc6 { [%eval #4] } 60. Qf7+ { [%eval #3] } 60... Kd6 { [%eval #3] } 61. Qc7+ { [%eval #5] } 61... Kd5 { [%eval #5] } 62. Kf6 { [%eval #4] } 62... Ba8 { [%eval #2] } 63. g6 { [%eval #4] } 63... Ke4 { [%eval #4] } 64. g7 { [%eval #4] } 64... Kd3 { [%eval #4] } 65. g8=Q { [%eval #3] } 65... Kd2 { [%eval #3] } 66. Qxa8 { [%eval #2] } 66... Kd1 { [%eval #2] } 67. Qg2 { [%eval #1] } 67... Ke1 { [%eval #1] } 68. Qe5+ { [%eval #1] } 68... Kd1 { [%eval #1] } 69. Qee2+ { [%eval #1] } 69... Kc1 { [%eval #1] } 70. Qc2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0