[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Er4p8oax"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "XtRaAfIquePaxE"] [Black "the_naked_king"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Er4p8oax"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "11:31:55"] [WhiteElo "1748"] [BlackElo "1704"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+170"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange 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. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.17] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.23] } 9. Rxe7?! { (0.23 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (9. Ne2 Re8 10. Bf4 Bc7 11. Bxc7 Qxc7 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. h4 h6) 9... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.41] } 10. Rxb7 { [%eval -0.96] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval -0.81] } 11. Rb3 { [%eval -0.81] } 11... Bc4 { [%eval -0.8] } 12. Rb7 { [%eval -1.15] } 12... Na6?! { (-1.15 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (12... Qc8 13. Rb3 Re8 14. Na4 Bxb3 15. axb3 Nd7 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Nc5 a5 18. Nd3) 13. b3 { [%eval -0.37] } 13... Bb5?? { (-0.37 → 4.13) Blunder. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.13] } (13... Qc8 14. Rxf7 Rxf7 15. bxc4 Qf5 16. c5 Bc7 17. Be3 Qg6 18. Nh4 Qe6 19. Nf3) 14. a4 { [%eval 4.18] } 14... Bb4 { [%eval 4.56] } 15. axb5 { [%eval 4.43] } 15... Bxc3 { [%eval 4.32] } 16. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.19] } 16... cxb5 { [%eval 4.59] } 17. Rxb5 { [%eval 4.56] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval 4.83] } 18. Rd6 { [%eval 4.78] } 18... a6 { [%eval 5.16] } 19. Rc5 { [%eval 5.33] } 19... Re8 { [%eval 6.42] } 20. Rxc8 { [%eval 6.36] } 20... Raxc8 { [%eval 6.34] } 21. Rxd5 { [%eval 6.32] } 21... Re4 { [%eval 6.66] } 22. h3 { [%eval 6.39] } 22... Rce8 { [%eval 6.69] } 23. Bd2 { [%eval 6.33] } 23... Re2?! { (6.33 → 9.58) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval 9.58] } (23... Bb2 24. Kf1 f6 25. Rc5 Bxd4 26. Rd5 Ba7 27. Rd3 f5 28. Be3 Rxe3 29. fxe3) 24. Qxe2 { [%eval 9.56] } 24... Rxe2? { (9.56 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (24... Kf8 25. Qxe8+ Kxe8 26. Bxc3 f6 27. Ne1 g5 28. Rc5 Ke7 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2) 25. Rd8+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Re8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0