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B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection
1e4e62Nc3Nc63h4Nf64Nf3h65a4a66b4d67b5axb58axb5Na59Ba3c510d4Nc411Bb2cxd412Nxd4Nxb213Qb1Nc414Rxa8e515Nc6bxc616bxc6d517Qb8d418Na2Nxe419Bxc4Nc320Nxc3dxc321Qxc8Qxc822Rxc8+Ke723Rc7+Kd624Rxf7Kxc625Rh3g526Rxc3Bb427Kd2Rd8+28Bd3+Kd529Rf5Bxc3+30Kxc3Rc8+31Bc4+Kc532hxg5Kb633gxh6e434f3e335Re5Ra836h7Ra3+37Bb3e238Rxe2Ra539h8=QRc5+40Bc4Rxc4+41Kxc4Kc642Re5Kd643Kd4Kc644Qh6+Kd745Rf5Ke746Rg5Kf747Rg7+Ke848Qh8#
1-0
Checkmate, White is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/B5yL3nuW"] [Date "2023.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "bianca11"] [Black "Viky"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.01.05"] [UTCTime "17:17:33"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1422"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. h4 Nf6 4. Nf3 h6 5. a4 a6 6. b4 d6 7. b5 axb5 8. axb5 Na5 9. Ba3 c5 10. d4 Nc4 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxb2 13. Qb1 Nc4 14. Rxa8 e5 15. Nc6 bxc6 16. bxc6 d5 17. Qb8 d4 18. Na2 Nxe4 19. Bxc4 Nc3 20. Nxc3 dxc3 21. Qxc8 Qxc8 22. Rxc8+ Ke7 23. Rc7+ Kd6 24. Rxf7 Kxc6 25. Rh3 g5 26. Rxc3 Bb4 27. Kd2 Rd8+ 28. Bd3+ Kd5 29. Rf5 Bxc3+ 30. Kxc3 Rc8+ 31. Bc4+ Kc5 32. hxg5 Kb6 33. gxh6 e4 34. f3 e3 35. Re5 Ra8 36. h7 Ra3+ 37. Bb3 e2 38. Rxe2 Ra5 39. h8=Q Rc5+ 40. Bc4 Rxc4+ 41. Kxc4 Kc6 42. Re5 Kd6 43. Kd4 Kc6 44. Qh6+ Kd7 45. Rf5 Ke7 46. Rg5 Kf7 47. Rg7+ Ke8 48. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
111100½½1000001011½1bianca1119½
000011½½0111110100½0Viky15½
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN