[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DK0IKaQq"] [Date "2026.04.04"] [Round "-"] [White "D_F_V_S"] [Black "skinnerboxx"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "DK0IKaQq"] [UTCDate "2026.04.04"] [UTCTime "20:55:00"] [WhiteElo "1791"] [BlackElo "1685"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+32"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. e5 b6 4. d4 c5 5. Be3 Ba6?! { (0.29 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (5... Nc6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bd3 Nf5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Nfxe7 10. Na3) 6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. c3 Nb8 8. O-O Nc6 9. b3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nge7 11. Nc3 Nf5 12. Bf4 a6 13. a4 Rc8 14. Qd3 Nb4 15. Qd2 Rc7 16. a5?! { (0.67 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } (16. Rfc1 Nc6 17. Ne2 Kd7 18. Bg5 Be7 19. g4 h6 20. Bxe7 Nfxe7 21. b4 a5) 16... b5 17. Rac1 Be7? { (-0.30 → 0.83) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } (17... Nc6 18. Bg5 Qc8 19. g4 Nfe7 20. Ne2 Ng6 21. h4 Ba3 22. Ra1 Bb4 23. Qe3) 18. Ng5?? { (0.83 → -1.09) Blunder. g4 was best. } (18. g4 Nh6 19. Bg5 Nc6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. h3 O-O 22. Ne2 f6 23. Kg2 Nf7) 18... Nc6 19. Ne2 Bb4 20. Qd1 Bxa5 21. Rc2 Bb6 22. Be3?? { (-1.03 → -4.26) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } (22. Nf3 h6 23. Qd2 Ba5 24. Qc1 Qc8 25. h4 O-O 26. Rd1 Bb6 27. Rd3 Qa8) 22... Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qxg5 24. Nf4 g6?! { (-4.36 → -2.82) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (24... O-O 25. Ra2 Nxd4 26. exd4 Qxe5 27. Rd2 Rfc8 28. Kh1 Qe4 29. Qa1 a5 30. Qd1) 25. Qf3? { (-2.82 → -5.54) Mistake. Qc1 was best. } (25. Qc1 Kd7 26. Qa3 Qe7 27. Qxa6 Rb8 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Qxb5 Qe8 30. Qb4 Kd8) 25... O-O?! { (-5.54 → -4.19) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } (25... Nxd4 26. exd4 Rxc2 27. Qd1 Rc7 28. Kh1 O-O 29. Qd2 Rfc8 30. h3 Rc3 31. Qf2) 26. Nxe6 Qf5?? { (-5.12 → 4.21) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (26... Nxe5 27. Nxc7 Nxf3+ 28. Rxf3 Bxc7 29. Rxc7 Qd8 30. Rc6 a5 31. h3 Qe7 32. Rc5) 27. Nxc7?? { (4.21 → 1.23) Blunder. Qxf5 was best. } (27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Nxc7 Nb4 29. Rc3 Bxc7 30. Rxc7 a5 31. Rxf5 a4 32. bxa4 bxa4) 27... Qxc2 28. Ne6 Qf5 29. Nxf8 Qxf3?! { (1.00 → 2.17) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } (29... Nxd4 30. Qxf5 Nxf5 31. Nd7 Bxe3+ 32. Kh1 Bd4 33. Rc1 Kg7 34. Rc8 a5 35. g4) 30. Rxf3 Kxf8 31. e6?? { (1.75 → -2.47) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } (31. Rf6 Bxd4 32. exd4 Nxd4 33. b4 Ke7 34. Rxa6 Nc2 35. Rb6 Nxb4 36. Rxb5 Nc2) 31... f5 32. g4 Ke7?? { (-2.36 → -0.33) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } (32... Ne7 33. Kf1 Bc7 34. Rf2 a5 35. h3 h6 36. Rc2 Bd6 37. Ke2 Kg7 38. gxf5) 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Rxf5 Kxe6 35. Rh5 Ba5?! { (-0.32 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } (35... Bd8 36. Rh6+ Bf6 37. Rxh7 Ne7 38. Kf2 a5 39. Ke2 a4 40. bxa4 bxa4 41. Rh3) 36. Rxh7 Bd2 37. Rh6+ Kd7 38. Kf2 a5 39. h4?? { (0.22 → -2.11) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (39. Ke2 Bb4 40. h4 a4 41. bxa4 bxa4 42. Rf6 a3 43. Rf1 Ke8 44. Kd3 Be7) 39... a4 40. Rh7+ Kc8 41. bxa4 bxa4 42. Rh8+ Kb7 43. Ke2 a3 44. Kxd2?? { (-2.25 → -5.74) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (44. Rf8 a2 45. Rf1 Bc3 46. Kd3 a1=Q 47. Rxa1 Bxa1 48. e4 Nb4+ 49. Kd2 Kc6) 44... a2 45. Rh7+ Kb6 46. Rh8 a1=Q 47. Ke2 Qb2+ 48. Kf3 Qh2 49. h5 Qh3+ 50. Kf2 Nb4 51. h6 Nc2 52. h7?? { (-6.47 → Mate in 21) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e4 was best. } (52. e4 Qe3+ 53. Kf1 Qd3+ 54. Kg2 Qxe4+ 55. Kg3 Qg6+ 56. Kh3 Ne3 57. Rb8+ Kc7) 52... Kb7?? { (Mate in 21 → -6.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe3+ was best. } { White resigns. } (52... Qxe3+ 53. Kg2 Qg5+ 54. Kh3 Qh6+ 55. Kg4 Qg7+ 56. Kh5 Qxh8 57. Kg6 Nxd4 58. Kh6) 0-1