[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CTzNPcAf"] [Date "2026.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Aayus2015"] [Black "pjbrooks13"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "CTzNPcAf"] [UTCDate "2026.05.12"] [UTCTime "09:11:17"] [WhiteElo "2098"] [BlackElo "2019"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky 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] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.43] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.29] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.47] } 9. Na4 { [%eval 0.46] } 9... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.55] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.48] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 11. b4?! { (0.58 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. a3 Rb8 15. Bf2 h6 16. Kh1 b5) 11... Qc7?! { (-0.22 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (11... Nxb4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3 Qxa4 15. Nxc5 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 g5 17. g3) 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.71] } 13. Nb2 { [%eval 0.56] } 13... Nxb4?? { (0.56 → 2.83) Blunder. Ncxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (13... Ncxe5 14. O-O Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. f5 e5 17. Bh5 Bb7 18. Ne6 Qc6 19. Qe2) 14. cxb4 { [%eval 2.83] } 14... Qc3+ { [%eval 2.74] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 2.86] } 15... Bxb4 { [%eval 2.75] } 16. Kd1?! { (2.75 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (16. Nc6 Qxd2+ 17. Bxd2 Ba3 18. Rb1 Nb6 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Na5 Bd7) 16... Qa3 { [%eval 1.57] } 17. Qc1 { [%eval 1.49] } 17... Nc5?? { (1.49 → 5.03) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (17... Bc3 18. Rb1 Bb7 19. Nd3 Qxa2 20. Nb4 Qa4+ 21. Qc2 Nb6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxb6) 18. Nc2 { [%eval 4.88] } { Black resigns. } 1-0