[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CIQoPNwq"] [Date "2026.01.12"] [Round "-"] [White "gokitox"] [Black "Lwazi12"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "CIQoPNwq"] [UTCDate "2026.01.12"] [UTCTime "12:06:00"] [WhiteElo "1836"] [BlackElo "1835"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [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. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nexd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. Be2?! { (0.33 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (8. Bf4 Nc6 9. Bd3 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. c3 Bc5) 8... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.74] } 9. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.68] } 9... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.64] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.77] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval -0.72] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval -0.74] } 11... Bb4 { [%eval -0.51] } 12. c3 { [%eval -0.59] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -0.44] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.4] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval -0.31] } 14. O-O-O? { (-0.31 → -1.77) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.77] } (14. Bd4) 14... O-O { [%eval -1.61] } 15. Bd4?! { (-1.61 → -2.46) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.46] } (15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Qe3 Bc5 17. Qxc5 Qxf4+ 18. Rd2 Rb8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. c4 Rb7) 15... Qc7 { [%eval -2.44] } 16. f4 { [%eval -2.4] } 16... c5 { [%eval -2.27] } 17. Be5 { [%eval -2.06] } 17... Qb7 { [%eval -1.47] } 18. f5 { [%eval -1.45] } 18... exf5 { [%eval -1.18] } 19. Bf3 { [%eval -1.07] } 19... Be6?! { (-1.07 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (19... Qa6 20. Bxd5 Bb7 21. Qd3 Qh6+ 22. Kb1 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Rad8 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. Rde1) 20. c4 { [%eval -0.19] } 20... Rfd8? { (-0.19 → 1.07) Mistake. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (20... Qb4 21. cxd5) 21. cxd5 { [%eval 1.05] } 21... Qa6 { [%eval 1.15] } 22. Qf4 { [%eval 1.01] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 1.13] } 23. d6 { [%eval 1.17] } 23... Rac8?? { (1.17 → 7.17) Blunder. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 7.17] } (23... Bf8 24. Bxa8) 24. dxe7 { [%eval 7.1] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 7.43] } 25. Rxd7 { [%eval 7.44] } 25... Qc4+ { [%eval 11.66] } 26. Kb1 { [%eval 7.37] } 26... Rxe7 { [%eval 8.99] } 27. Rxe7 { [%eval 8.73] } 27... Qxa2+? { (8.73 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf4 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Qxf4 28. Bxf4 h6 29. Be5 g5 30. Rd7 Re8 31. Bc3 g4 32. Bd5 Re3 33. Rxf7) 28. Kxa2 { [%eval #4] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval #4] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval #4] } 29... Rxb2+ { [%eval #3] } 30. Kxb2 { [%eval #2] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval #2] } 31. Rxa7 { [%eval #2] } { Black resigns. } 1-0