[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sVzf9G2a"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "-"] [White "marathonmann1966"] [Black "MMarkovic"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "sVzf9G2a"] [UTCDate "2025.02.02"] [UTCTime "09:36:29"] [WhiteElo "2137"] [BlackElo "2377"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-46"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2 days per move"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.2] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.05] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.29] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 10. Ne5?! { (0.22 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (10. Nb5 Bb4) 10... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.05] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval 0.04] } 11... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.02] } 12. Rxe2 { [%eval 0.07] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval 0.02] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval -0.23] } 13... Qc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 14. Ng5 { [%eval 0.05] } 14... h6 { [%eval 0.06] } 15. c3 { [%eval -0.15] } 15... Bxc3?! { (-0.15 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (15... hxg5 16. cxb4 Qg6 17. Re3 Nf5 18. Re1 c6 19. Qg4 Rfe8 20. Qxg5 Nd4 21. Qxg6) 16. bxc3 { [%eval 0.86] } 16... hxg5 { [%eval 0.67] } 17. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.7] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.7] } 18. Re3 { [%eval 0.27] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval 0.22] } 19. Qd4 { [%eval 0.25] } 19... Qe6?! { (0.25 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (19... Qc4) 20. Rd1 { [%eval 0.81] } 20... c6 { [%eval 0.97] } 21. Rde1 { [%eval 0.88] } 21... b6 { [%eval 1.43] } 22. f4 { [%eval 1.32] } 22... Ne7?! { (1.32 → 2.45) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (22... Qf5 23. h3 Nf8 24. Qd2 b5 25. g4 Qd7 26. f5 b4 27. cxb4 a5 28. a3) 23. Qd3?! { (2.45 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (23. Qd1) 23... a5?? { (1.64 → 4.59) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.59] } (23... Qg6 24. Qxg6) 24. Bxe7 { [%eval 4.44] } 24... Qxe7 { [%eval 4.21] } 25. Rh3 { [%eval 4.1] } 25... g6 { [%eval 4.58] } 26. f5 { [%eval 3.97] } 26... gxf5?? { (3.97 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (26... Qg5 27. Rg3 Qe7 28. e6 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Qf2 30. Rf1 Qxa2 31. Rg4 b5 32. f6) 27. Qg3+ { [%eval #2] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 28. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0