[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8XcYJb2A"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "samik950"] [Black "Giosepp"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "8XcYJb2A"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "20:21:27"] [WhiteElo "1435"] [BlackElo "1554"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. Qe2+ { [%eval -0.16] } 4... Be7 { [%eval -0.23] } 5. d4 { [%eval -0.1] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.19] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.48] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.46] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.97] } 7... Re8 { [%eval -0.79] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -1.01] } 8... b6?! { (-1.01 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (8... Bb4 9. Qb5 Qd6 10. O-O-O c6 11. Qd3 Qc7 12. g4 Nbd7 13. g5 Ne4 14. Nxe4) 9. Qd3?! { (-0.29 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (9. Ne5 c6 10. Qf3 Bd6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Bd3 b4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3 Nbd7) 9... c5 { [%eval -0.68] } 10. Be2 { [%eval -0.75] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval -0.47] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.49] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 13. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.3] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.08] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.14] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] } 15. dxc5? { (0.02 → -1.59) Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (15. Bb5 Rc8 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Re1 Bf8 19. Rad1 Qb7 20. Bxc6 Rxc6) 15... bxc5 { [%eval -1.57] } 16. Rd1? { (-1.57 → -2.96) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.96] } (16. Bf4 d4 17. Nb5 Ne4 18. Qe1 Rc8 19. a4 Bf6 20. Qf1 Bh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4) 16... d4 { [%eval -3.13] } 17. Bxd4?! { (-3.13 → -4.20) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval -4.2] } (17. Bxh6 Bf8 18. Bg5 dxc3 19. Qxc3 Qc7 20. Bf1 Ne4 21. Qc4 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Nxg5) 17... cxd4 { [%eval -3.77] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval -4.32] } 18... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.29] } 19. Qxd4 { [%eval -4.32] } 19... Qxd4 { [%eval -3.96] } 20. Rxd4 { [%eval -3.97] } 20... Bc5 { [%eval -3.71] } 21. Rc4 { [%eval -3.73] } 21... Bb6 { [%eval -3.6] } 22. Bf3 { [%eval -4.24] } 22... Rad8?! { (-4.24 → -3.35) Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval -3.35] } (22... Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bd1 Kf8 25. Na4 Bd8 26. Rc1 Bc7 27. c4 Bf4 28. Rc3) 23. Na4 { [%eval -3.38] } 23... Bxc2?? { (-3.38 → 1.16) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (23... Bd4 24. Rd1 Be5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rc5 Nd7 27. Rd5 Be6 28. Ra5 Bb8 29. Kf1) 24. Rxc2 { [%eval 1.37] } 24... Bd4 { [%eval 1.39] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval 0.85] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval 1.15] } 26. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.9] } 26... Rxd5 { [%eval 0.96] } 27. Nc3?! { (0.96 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (27. Rd2 Red8 28. Rc1 Bf6 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Kf1 a5 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rc4 h5) 27... Rc5 { [%eval 0.14] } 28. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Rec8 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... a6 { [%eval 0.03] } 30. f3 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Re5+? { (0.00 → 1.53) Mistake. R5c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (31... R5c6 32. Kd1 Be3 33. Ra1 a5 34. Ke2 Bd4 35. Rac1 Bf6 36. Kd3 Rd8+ 37. Ke3) 32. Kd3 { [%eval 1.45] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval 1.5] } 33. Kc4 { [%eval 1.59] } 33... Be3 { [%eval 1.72] } 34. Rf1 { [%eval 1.33] } 34... Rc5+ { [%eval 1.35] } 35. Kb3 { [%eval 1.39] } 35... Rb8+ { [%eval 1.57] } 36. Ka2 { [%eval 1.47] } 36... Rd8 { [%eval 1.83] } 37. Kb3 { [%eval 1.25] } 37... Bd4 { [%eval 1.52] } 38. Rd1 { [%eval 1.59] } 38... Rc6 { [%eval 1.81] } 39. Ne2?? { (1.81 → -4.06) Blunder. Ka2 was best. } { [%eval -4.06] } (39. Ka2 Rdd6 40. Rcd2 Be5 41. Nd5 g5 42. Nb4 Rxd2 43. Rxd2 Rb6 44. Nd5 Rd6) 39... Rb6+?? { (-4.06 → 2.40) Blunder. Rb8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (39... Rb8+ 40. Ka4 Rxc2 41. Nxd4 Rcxb2 42. g4 R2b6 43. Rc1 Rd6 44. Nb3 Kg8 45. Rc3) 40. Ka2 { [%eval 2.21] } 40... Rbd6 { [%eval 2.81] } 41. Rcd2 { [%eval 2.56] } 41... Be5 { [%eval 2.88] } 42. Rxd6 { [%eval 2.61] } 42... Rxd6?! { (2.61 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Bxd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (42... Bxd6 43. b4 Re8 44. Rxd6 Rxe2+ 45. Kb3 Rxg2 46. Rxa6 Rg3 47. b5 Rxf3+ 48. Kb4) 43. Rxd6 { [%eval 3.19] } 43... Bxd6 { [%eval 3.02] } 44. b4 { [%eval 3.17] } 44... Be7 { [%eval 3.47] } 45. Kb3 { [%eval 3.53] } 45... Ke8 { [%eval 3.41] } 46. a4 { [%eval 3.21] } 46... Kd7 { [%eval 3.58] } 47. Kc4 { [%eval 3.54] } 47... Kc6 { [%eval 3.36] } 48. b5+ { [%eval 3.25] } 48... Kb6 { [%eval 3.0] } 49. Nc3 { [%eval 3.28] } 49... Bd8?! { (3.28 → 4.23) Inaccuracy. axb5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.23] } (49... axb5+ 50. axb5 Ka5 51. Ne2 Kb6 52. Nf4 Bf8 53. Nd3 Bd6 54. Nb4 Kc7 55. Nc6) 50. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.15] } 50... Ka5 { [%eval 3.96] } 51. Nc3 { [%eval 3.16] } 51... axb5+ { [%eval 3.52] } 52. axb5 { [%eval 3.22] } 52... f6? { (3.22 → 5.47) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 5.47] } (52... Be7 53. Ne2 Kb6 54. Nd4 Kc7 55. Nc6 Ba3 56. Ne5 f6 57. Ng6 Kd6 58. h4) 53. Kc5 { [%eval 5.21] } 53... Bb6+ { [%eval 5.21] } 54. Kc6 { [%eval 5.4] } 54... Bd4 { [%eval 5.32] } 55. Nd5 { [%eval 5.31] } 55... Bf2 { [%eval 5.74] } 56. b6 { [%eval 5.6] } 56... Ka6 { [%eval 6.06] } 57. Kc7 { [%eval 6.17] } 57... f5?! { (6.17 → 8.76) Inaccuracy. Bxb6+ was best. } { [%eval 8.76] } (57... Bxb6+ 58. Nxb6 h5 59. Nd5 Ka7 60. Nf4 g6 61. Nd5 f5) 58. b7 { [%eval 8.53] } 58... Ba7 { [%eval 8.2] } 59. b8=Q { [%eval 6.76] } 59... Bxb8+ { [%eval 6.64] } 60. Kxb8 { [%eval 6.52] } 60... Kb5 { [%eval 6.38] } 61. Kc7 { [%eval 6.23] } 61... Kc5 { [%eval 6.23] } 62. Nf4 { [%eval 6.15] } 62... Kd4 { [%eval 5.81] } 63. Kd6 { [%eval 5.75] } 63... Ke3 { [%eval 6.46] } 64. Nh5 { [%eval 6.02] } 64... g6 { [%eval 5.85] } 65. Nf6 { [%eval 5.3] } 65... Kf4 { [%eval 6.48] } 66. g4?! { (6.48 → 4.93) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 4.93] } (66. Ke6 Kg3 67. Kf7 Kxg2 68. Kxg6 Kxf3 69. h4 Kg3 70. h5 f4 71. Kxh6 f3) 66... Kxf3 { [%eval 5.75] } 67. gxf5 { [%eval 5.27] } 67... gxf5 { [%eval 5.23] } 68. Ke5?? { (5.23 → 0.00) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (68. Nh5 Ke4 69. Ke6 f4 70. Kf6 f3 71. Ng3+ Kf4 72. Nh1 h5 73. Kg6 h4) 68... Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. Kxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 69... Kxh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 70. Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 70... Kh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 71. Kxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2