[Event "Classical"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DOJvIxDM"] [Date "2026.05.29"] [Round "-"] [White "MadhavMenonThirumal"] [Black "bakir23"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DOJvIxDM"] [UTCDate "2026.05.29"] [UTCTime "08:47:30"] [WhiteElo "2090"] [BlackElo "2163"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-36"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Schlechter 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. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] } { C00 French Defense: Schlechter Variation } 3... dxe4 { [%eval -0.13] } 4. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.02] } 5. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.12] } 6. c4 { [%eval -0.15] } 6... c6 { [%eval -0.02] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -0.01] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.15] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval -0.15] } 8... h6?! { (-0.15 → 0.51) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (8... O-O 9. Ng3 e5 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Ne8 12. Nge4 f5 13. Nxd6 Nxd6 14. O-O) 9. O-O { [%eval 0.39] } 9... Qc7?! { (0.39 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (9... O-O 10. Ng3 e5 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nb6 13. Qb3 Bd7 14. Be3 Ne8 15. Nge4) 10. g3? { (1.23 → 0.00) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10. c5 Be7 11. Bf4 Qd8 12. b4 a6 13. Bg3 Nd5 14. Qb3 O-O 15. h3 N7f6) 10... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 11. Re1 { [%eval -0.16] } 11... b6?! { (-0.16 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (11... Rd8 12. Be3 e5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Bxd4 Be5 15. Be3 Nf8 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. Bxg4) 12. Nb5 { [%eval 0.56] } 12... cxb5 { [%eval 0.53] } 13. Bxa8 { [%eval 0.36] } 13... bxc4 { [%eval 0.41] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval -0.1] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval -0.2] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 15... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.04] } 16. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.11] } 16... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 0.31] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval 0.74] } 18. Nb5?! { (0.74 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (18. Qf3 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20. gxf4 a6 21. a4 Rb8 22. Kf3 Nf8 23. Ne4 Nd5) 18... Qc6+ { [%eval -0.19] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -0.16] } 19... Qxf3+?? { (-0.16 → 1.67) Blunder. Qxb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (19... Qxb5 20. Bxd6 Rc8 21. a4 Qa6 22. Be5 Nd5 23. Kg1 Qb7 24. Qg4 Nxe5 25. dxe5) 20. Kxf3 { [%eval 1.59] } 20... Bxf4 { [%eval 1.43] } 21. Kxf4?! { (1.43 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (21. gxf4 a6 22. Nd6 b5 23. a4 Rd8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Rb8 26. Ra5 Nf8) 21... Nd5+? { (0.39 → 1.74) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (21... a6 22. Nd6 b5 23. a4 Nb6 24. axb5 Rd8 25. Nxc4 Nfd5+ 26. Kg4 Nxc4 27. bxa6) 22. Kf3 { [%eval 1.66] } 22... a6 { [%eval 1.68] } 23. Nd6 { [%eval 1.63] } 23... b5 { [%eval 1.59] } 24. a4 { [%eval 1.45] } 24... Rb8? { (1.45 → 2.81) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (24... c3 25. bxc3 Nxc3 26. axb5 Nxb5 27. Nxb5 axb5 28. Reb1 Rb8 29. Ra7 Nf6 30. Rba1) 25. axb5 { [%eval 2.55] } 25... axb5 { [%eval 2.36] } 26. Ra5 { [%eval 2.3] } 26... c3 { [%eval 2.35] } 27. Rxb5 { [%eval 2.48] } 27... cxb2 { [%eval 2.54] } 28. Rxb8+ { [%eval 2.3] } 28... Nxb8 { [%eval 2.29] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval 2.36] } 29... Nc6 { [%eval 2.33] } 30. Nb5 { [%eval 2.36] } 30... e5?! { (2.36 → 3.35) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval 3.35] } (30... g5 31. Rxb2 Kg7 32. Rc2 Nce7 33. Nd6 h5 34. Rc1 Kf6 35. Rb1 Nf5 36. Nxf5) 31. dxe5 { [%eval 3.42] } 31... Ndb4?! { (3.42 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (31... Nb6 32. Rxb2 Nxe5+ 33. Kg2 g5 34. Rd2 Kg7 35. Ra2 Nbc4 36. Ra6 f6 37. Ra7+) 32. Rxb2?! { (4.38 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (32. Ke4 Na6 33. Rxb2 Nc5+ 34. Kd5 Nxe5 35. Re2 Ned3 36. Kd4 h5 37. Re3 h4) 32... Nxe5+ { [%eval 3.54] } 33. Ke4 { [%eval 3.68] } 33... Nbd3?! { (3.68 → 5.09) Inaccuracy. Ned3 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (33... Ned3 34. Rd2 Nc5+ 35. Ke3 Kh7 36. Rb2 Nca6 37. Kf3 Nd5 38. Nd6 Kg6 39. Rb5) 34. Rd2 { [%eval 5.13] } 34... f6 { [%eval 5.38] } 35. Rxd3 { [%eval 5.33] } 35... Nxd3 { [%eval 6.36] } 36. Kxd3 { [%eval 6.2] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 6.32] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval 6.27] } 37... Ke6 { [%eval 6.29] } 38. Nd4+ { [%eval 6.76] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 6.96] } 39. h4 { [%eval 6.57] } 39... g6 { [%eval 7.51] } 40. f4 { [%eval 7.45] } 40... h5 { [%eval 9.15] } 41. Kd5 { [%eval 9.07] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 9.5] } 42. f5 { [%eval 9.13] } 42... g5 { [%eval 8.88] } 43. hxg5 { [%eval 11.74] } 43... fxg5?! { (11.74 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (43... Kf7 44. g6+ Ke7 45. Nc6+ Kf8 46. Ke6 Kg7 47. Ke7 h4 48. gxh4 Kh6 49. Kxf6) 44. Ke5 { [%eval #14] } 44... h4 { [%eval #14] } 45. f6+ { [%eval 81.15] } 45... Kf7?! { (81.15 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (45... Kd7 46. g4 h3 47. Nf3 Kc6 48. f7 Kb5 49. f8=Q Ka4 50. Qd6 Kb3 51. Qd1+) 46. Ne6 { [%eval 13.57] } 46... hxg3 { [%eval 77.5] } 47. Nxg5+ { [%eval 81.15] } 47... Kg6?! { (81.15 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (47... Kf8 48. Ke6 g2 49. Nh3 Ke8 50. f7+ Kd8 51. f8=Q+ Kc7 52. Qc5+ Kb8 53. Ng1) 48. f7 { [%eval #10] } 48... Kg7 { [%eval #10] } 49. Ke6 { [%eval #9] } 49... g2 { [%eval #9] } 50. Ke7 { [%eval #13] } 50... g1=Q { [%eval #13] } 51. f8=Q+ { [%eval #12] } 51... Kg6 { [%eval #12] } 52. Qf7+ { [%eval #11] } 52... Kh6 { [%eval #11] } 53. Qh7+ { [%eval #9] } 53... Kxg5 { [%eval #10] } 54. Qg7+ { [%eval #9] } 54... Kf4 { [%eval #9] } 55. Qxg1 { [%eval #8] } { Black resigns. } 1-0