[Event "Hourly Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8ak7IKPY"] [Date "2026.05.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Nikshit2025"] [Black "N3tNikogo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "8ak7IKPY"] [UTCDate "2026.05.04"] [UTCTime "09:44:02"] [WhiteElo "1836"] [BlackElo "1478"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.54] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.12] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval -0.22] } 7... Ndxe5 { [%eval -0.09] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.27] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.25] } 9. O-O? { (-0.25 → -1.64) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O Bd7 11. f4 Nxd3 12. cxd3 b6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Ne2 O-O) 9... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.63] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval -1.52] } 10... Nxd3 { [%eval -1.34] } 11. Qxd3?! { (-1.34 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. cxd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (11. cxd3 O-O 12. d4 Bd6 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qd2 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Rfc8) 11... O-O { [%eval -2.0] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval -1.84] } 12... a6 { [%eval -1.27] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -1.65] } 13... Bxe3 { [%eval -1.63] } 14. Qxe3 { [%eval -1.57] } 14... Qf6 { [%eval -1.08] } 15. Qd4 { [%eval -1.56] } 15... Qxd4 { [%eval -1.56] } 16. Rxd4 { [%eval -1.51] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -1.48] } 17. Rdd1 { [%eval -1.96] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval -1.72] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval -1.72] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval -1.56] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval -1.44] } 19... h6 { [%eval -1.33] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval -1.48] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval -1.34] } 21. Nxc6 { [%eval -1.67] } 21... bxc6 { [%eval -1.72] } 22. c3 { [%eval -2.3] } 22... c5 { [%eval -2.18] } 23. a3 { [%eval -2.4] } 23... c4 { [%eval -2.46] } 24. f3 { [%eval -2.46] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval -2.34] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval -2.34] } 25... Rb3?! { (-2.34 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (25... g5 26. h4 Rbd8 27. g4 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Rh1 Rb8 30. Kg3 Rg8 31. hxg5) 26. Ree2?! { (-1.18 → -2.22) Inaccuracy. Rxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (26. Rxd5 Rxb2 27. Rd4 Reb8 28. Rxc4 Ra2 29. Rb4 Rc8 30. Rc1 a5 31. Ra4 Rd8) 26... Reb8 { [%eval -2.12] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval -2.09] } 27... f6?! { (-2.09 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (27... g5 28. g4 Kg7 29. Kg3 Kf6 30. h4 Rg8 31. Rh2 Rbb8 32. hxg5+ hxg5 33. Rh6+) 28. Rc2? { (-1.02 → -2.35) Mistake. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (28. Rxe6 Rxb2 29. Ree2 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Rb3 31. Rxd5 Rxa3 32. g4 Rxc3 33. Ra5 Rc2+) 28... Kf7 { [%eval -2.46] } 29. Ke3?! { (-2.46 → -3.40) Inaccuracy. Rcd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.4] } (29. Rcd2 Rd8 30. f4 Ke7 31. h4 h5 32. Ke3 g6 33. g3 Kd6 34. Kf3 a5) 29... e5 { [%eval -2.93] } 30. g3?? { (-2.93 → -6.33) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -6.33] } (30. Kf2 g5 31. Kg3 h5 32. h4 gxh4+ 33. Kxh4 Rh8 34. f4 Ke6 35. fxe5 fxe5) 30... g5? { (-6.33 → -3.31) Mistake. d4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.31] } (30... d4+ 31. Kd2 d3 32. Kc1 R3b7 33. g4 dxc2 34. Rxc2 Rd8 35. Rf2 Rbd7 36. Kc2) 31. g4? { (-3.31 → -6.33) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -6.33] } (31. Kf2 h5 32. Ke1 Ke6 33. a4 R3b7 34. Kd1 h4 35. g4 Rb3 36. Rcd2 Rd8) 31... Ke6? { (-6.33 → -3.42) Mistake. d4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.42] } (31... d4+ 32. Kd2 d3 33. Kc1 dxc2 34. Rxc2 Rd8 35. Re2 Rd3 36. Rf2 Rb8 37. Kc2) 32. Red2? { (-3.42 → -6.16) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -6.16] } (32. Kf2 Kd6 33. h4 Kc5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Ke1 d4 36. Rh2 d3 37. Rcg2 Kd5) 32... a5? { (-6.16 → -3.55) Mistake. d4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.55] } (32... d4+ 33. Rxd4 exd4+ 34. Kxd4 Rxb2 35. Rc1 Rc8 36. Re1+ Kf7 37. Re4 Rxh2 38. a4) 33. Kf2 { [%eval -3.53] } 33... d4?? { (-3.53 → -0.54) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (33... h5 34. h3 Rh8 35. Kg2 a4 36. Re2 Rb7 37. Kg3 Rbh7 38. Rh2 Rf7 39. Rcd2) 34. cxd4 { [%eval -0.54] } 34... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Rxd2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rxd2 { [%eval -0.12] } 37... Rb3 { [%eval -0.19] } 38. Re2+ { [%eval -0.25] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval -0.31] } 39. Re3?? { (-0.31 → -4.04) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (39. Re7 Rxa3 40. Rh7 Rc3 41. Rxh6 Rc6 42. Rh5 a4 43. h4 Ra6 44. hxg5 fxg5) 39... Rb2+?? { (-4.04 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39... Rxe3 40. Kxe3 Kc4 41. Ke4 Kb3 42. Kf5 Kxa3 43. Kxf6 a4 44. Kg7 Kb3 45. Kxh6) 40. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Kc5 { [%eval 0.01] } 42. f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. fxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... hxg5?? { (0.00 → 1.79) Blunder. fxg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (43... fxg5 44. h5 a4 45. Kf3 Kc4 46. Re4+ Kb5 47. Re3) 44. hxg5?? { (1.79 → 0.00) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (44. h5 Ra1 45. Kg2 a4 46. h6 Ra2+ 47. Kg3 Ra1 48. Rf3 Rh1 49. Rxf6 Rh4) 44... fxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Re5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Ka4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Rxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rxa3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Rd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... a2 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. g7 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Rf2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Rxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Kxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. g8=Q+ { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Rxg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Kxg8 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2