[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/303JfHM3"] [Date "2026.06.03"] [Round "-"] [White "ben_sherman"] [Black "Imie2014"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "303JfHM3"] [UTCDate "2026.06.03"] [UTCTime "01:07:56"] [WhiteElo "1262"] [BlackElo "1372"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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... c6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.31] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.55] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.26] } 8... Qd6? { (0.26 → 1.71) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (8... O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. c4 Nbd7 12. a3 c5 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Rc1) 9. Ba3 { [%eval 1.33] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 1.39] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.36] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 1.47] } 11. c4?! { (1.47 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (11. Ng5 Nbd7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bf5 Nf8 14. Nd2 O-O-O 15. Nf3 Kb8 16. Qd2 h6) 11... Qd6?! { (0.81 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (11... Na6 12. Nc3 Nc7 13. c5 O-O 14. b4 a6 15. Qd2 Nh5 16. Ne2 g6 17. Ng3) 12. Ng5 { [%eval 1.44] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.46] } 13. Nc3?! { (1.46 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c5 Qf4 15. g3 Qh6 16. Nd2 Na6 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Qe2 Rae8) 13... h6?! { (0.61 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (13... Nbd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. c5 Qf4 16. g3 Qh6 17. Rxe6 Qh3 18. Re2 Ng4 19. f4) 14. Nf3? { (1.39 → 0.26) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (14. c5 Qd7 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Bg6 Re7 18. Nd1 Nh7 19. Ne3 Nf8) 14... Bg4 { [%eval 0.2] } 15. Be2 { [%eval -0.04] } 15... Bh5 { [%eval 0.5] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 0.41] } 16... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.32] } 17. Rxe2 { [%eval 0.01] } 17... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.08] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 0.04] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.13] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval -0.26] } 19... Qc7 { [%eval -0.34] } 20. Rc1?! { (-0.34 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Nc5 Qc7 22. Qc2 Rae8 23. Rae1 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Rd8 25. g3 b6) 20... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.4] } 21. dxe5 { [%eval -1.31] } 21... Qxe5 { [%eval -1.45] } 22. Nc5 { [%eval -1.41] } 22... Qd6 { [%eval -1.23] } 23. Nxb7?? { (-1.23 → -3.77) Blunder. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (23. Qc2 Qc7 24. Rce1 Rad8 25. h3 b6 26. Nd3 c5 27. a4 Rd6 28. a5 Nf6) 23... Qc7?? { (-3.77 → 0.49) Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (23... Qb4 24. Nc5 Nc3 25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Ne4 Qa5 27. h3 Rae8 28. Qc2 Qd5 29. f3) 24. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.4] } 24... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.47] } 25. Qxc6?? { (0.47 → -4.00) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (25. Qf3 Rad8 26. g3 Rd5 27. Kg2 Qd7 28. Rce1 a5 29. Re4 Qd6 30. Qf4 Qxf4) 25... Rac8 { [%eval -3.85] } 26. Qxc8 { [%eval -4.45] } 26... Rxc8 { [%eval -4.52] } 27. Rxc8+ { [%eval -4.52] } 27... Qxc8 { [%eval -4.59] } 28. Rd2?? { (-4.59 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (28. g3 Qc1+ 29. Kg2 g6 30. Re7 Qc5 31. Re1 Qc2 32. h4 Qxa2 33. Re7 Kg7) 28... Qc1+ { [%eval #-1] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1