[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EAIb1oRz"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "MaxTheGreat1"] [Black "Aztro29"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "EAIb1oRz"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "00:39:49"] [WhiteElo "978"] [BlackElo "954"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+50"] [BlackRatingDiff "-62"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.56] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.59] } 3... f5?! { (0.59 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (3... Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 e5 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd3) 4. e5?! { (1.41 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (4. d5 Nce7 5. dxe6 dxe6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bb4) 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.7] } 5. Bd2?! { (0.70 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (5. Qd3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nge7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 Nd5) 5... Qe7? { (0.15 → 1.48) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (5... Nxd4 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Nc6 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qe2 Nh6 10. f4) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 1.41] } 6... d6 { [%eval 1.64] } 7. a3 { [%eval 1.54] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.51] } 8. Bxc3 { [%eval 1.45] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 1.6] } 9. b4 { [%eval 1.53] } 9... O-O-O? { (1.53 → 3.27) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (9... a6 10. a4 dxe5 11. b5 Nb4 12. bxa6 Nxa6 13. Nxe5 Nf6 14. Bc4 Ne4 15. Qh5+) 10. Bd3? { (3.27 → 1.58) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (10. b5 Nb8 11. Bb4 Qe8 12. exd6 Bxb5 13. Bxb5 Qxb5 14. c4 Qd7 15. Ne5 Qe8) 10... h6? { (1.58 → 3.60) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (10... dxe5 11. dxe5) 11. O-O?! { (3.60 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (11. b5 Nb8 12. Bb4 Qe8 13. a4 dxe5 14. Nxe5 h5 15. c4 Ne7 16. Qe2 h4) 11... g5? { (2.24 → 3.89) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (11... dxe5 12. dxe5 Qf7 13. b5 Nce7 14. a4 g5 15. Qc1 Ng6 16. Qa3 N8e7 17. Rfd1) 12. Nd2? { (3.89 → 1.78) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (12. b5 g4 13. bxc6 Bxc6 14. d5 Bxd5 15. exd6 Rxd6 16. Bxh8 gxf3 17. Re1 Qg5) 12... Qf8?! { (1.78 → 3.09) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Qg7 14. b5 Nce7 15. a4 Ng6 16. Re1 N8e7 17. Qc1 Kb8 18. Nb3) 13. b5 { [%eval 3.08] } 13... Nb8 { [%eval 3.41] } 14. Qc1?! { (3.41 → 2.56) Inaccuracy. exd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Nc4 Qf8 16. a4 Nf6 17. Bb2 Rg8 18. Qd2 h5) 14... Ne7?! { (2.56 → 3.86) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.86] } (14... dxe5 15. dxe5 Ne7 16. a4 Nd5 17. Qb2 Be8 18. Nb3 c5 19. Rfe1 h5 20. Bd2) 15. exd6 { [%eval 3.98] } 15... cxd6 { [%eval 4.09] } 16. d5? { (4.09 → 2.27) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (16. Re1 Nd5 17. Bb4 Nf4 18. Bf1 Nc6 19. Nb3 Qg7 20. Bxd6 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4) 16... Nxd5?! { (2.27 → 2.98) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (16... e5 17. Bc4 Qf6 18. Ba5 b6 19. Bb4 Be8 20. a4 Bf7 21. a5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5) 17. Bxh8 { [%eval 2.85] } 17... Qxh8 { [%eval 2.72] } 18. c4?? { (2.72 → -1.24) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (18. Re1 Qc3 19. a4 e5 20. Ra3 Qc5 21. c4 Nb4 22. a5 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Be6) 18... Ne7?? { (-1.24 → 4.67) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.67] } (18... Nf4 19. Qc2) 19. c5 { [%eval 4.67] } 19... a6?! { (4.67 → 5.98) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.98] } (19... Nd5 20. cxd6+ Nc6 21. Re1 Nf4 22. Bf1 g4 23. Rb1 Qd4 24. Nb3 Qxd6 25. Na5) 20. cxd6+ { [%eval 6.08] } 20... Nec6 { [%eval 6.26] } 21. bxc6 { [%eval 5.79] } 21... bxc6?! { (5.79 → 7.98) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 7.98] } (21... Bxc6 22. Nc4 b5 23. Qe3 Qf6 24. Na5 Kd7 25. Nxc6 Nxc6 26. Rad1 Rc8 27. Qb6) 22. Rb1 { [%eval 8.09] } 22... Qd4 { [%eval 7.73] } 23. Be2 { [%eval 7.33] } 23... Qxd6 { [%eval 9.52] } 24. Nc4 { [%eval 9.0] } 24... Qc7? { (9.00 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (24... Qf4 25. Qb2 Rg8 26. Rfd1 Kd8 27. Qxb8+ Qxb8 28. Rxb8+ Ke7 29. Rxg8 Be8 30. Nd6) 25. Nb6+ { [%eval 13.37] } 25... Qxb6 { [%eval 10.39] } 26. Rxb6 { [%eval 9.54] } 26... Be8 { [%eval 10.28] } 27. Bxa6+ { [%eval 8.68] } 27... Kc7? { (8.68 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxa6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Nxa6 28. Rxa6 e5 29. Ra8+ Kc7 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. Qc5 Bh5 32. Rb1 Kc7 33. Qe7+) 28. Rb7+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Kc8 { [%eval #4] } 29. Re7+? { (Mate in 4 → 9.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 9.27] } (29. Qc5 Nxa6 30. Qa7 Rd3 31. Qa8+ Nb8 32. Qxb8#) 29... Nxa6 { [%eval 8.85] } 30. Rxe8 { [%eval 8.38] } 30... Rxe8? { (8.38 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (30... Kd7 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 32. Qxc6 g4 33. Re1 g3 34. Qd6+ Ke8 35. f3 gxh2+ 36. Kh1) 31. Qxc6+ { [%eval #10] } 31... Nc7 { [%eval 12.28] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval 8.3] } 32... Rd8? { (8.30 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (32... Re7 33. Rd1 e5 34. Qd6 Rf7 35. Qd8+ Kb7 36. Rb1+ Kc6 37. Qb8 Ne6 38. Qe8+) 33. Qxc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0