[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BM2EOBN8"] [Date "2023.09.09"] [White "aloo_bhaloo"] [Black "Chess24768"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.09.09"] [UTCTime "06:35:20"] [WhiteElo "1811"] [BlackElo "1598"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-26"] [BlackRatingDiff "+32"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Bf4 Qc7?! { (-0.07 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (8... a6 9. O-O h6 10. Bg3 g5 11. Qe2 h5 12. h4 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Nd4 14. Bxd8 Nxe2+ 15. Nxe2) 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Rfe1 O-O-O?! { (0.50 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (12... Be7 13. b4) 13. Na2 Nb6 14. Be3?! { (0.93 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (14. c3) 14... Nd7? { (-0.05 → 1.42) Mistake. Bxe3 was best. } (14... Bxe3) 15. Bd2 h6 16. Nb4 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bc3? { (1.55 → 0.00) Mistake. a4 was best. } (18. a4 a5 19. Na2 Qxe5 20. Bxb5 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 Kc7 22. Bxa5+ Nb6 23. Ree1 Ra8 24. Bc3 Bxc3) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3 20. Qe3? { (-0.19 → -1.49) Mistake. Rab1 was best. } (20. Rab1 Nc5 21. a4 bxa4 22. h3 a3 23. Na2 Qa5 24. Nc1 d4 25. Nb3 Nxb3 26. Rxb3 Rd5) 20... Nc5 21. Qf4 Rd7?! { (-1.43 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Rhf8 was best. } (21... Rhf8 22. h3 Na4 23. Qg4 g6 24. Na2 Qc7 25. Rab1 d4 26. Rb4 Qc5 27. Rxa4 bxa4 28. Nb4) 22. Rec1? { (-0.86 → -2.04) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } (22. Qg3 Kb8) 22... Ne4 23. f3?? { (-1.48 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na2 was best. } (23. Na2 Qd4) 23... Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ { White resigns. } 0-1