[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/J5bTc53m"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "ChessPath"] [Black "BrykVi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "J5bTc53m"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "17:57:21"] [WhiteElo "1941"] [BlackElo "2008"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+3"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.04] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.14] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.32] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.22] } 6... Bb5 { [%eval 0.56] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.36] } 8. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.24] } 8... Nc6?! { (0.24 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Ne7 10. Nc3 Nbc6 11. Qd3 Nb4 12. Qd1 Nf5 13. Rb1 Rc8 14. Ne2) 9. Be3?! { (1.10 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7 11. Rd1 a6 12. c4 Bxb4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e6 f6) 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.12] } 10... Nge7 { [%eval 0.21] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 0.16] } 12. a4 { [%eval -0.27] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -0.33] } 13. a5?! { (-0.33 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (13. Qd3 Nb4 14. Qd1 Nxe3 15. fxe3 O-O 16. Ne1 Rac8 17. Rf2 Bg5 18. Rf3 f6) 13... Nxa5 { [%eval -1.08] } 14. Na4 { [%eval -1.19] } 14... Qb4?! { (-1.19 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (14... Qb3 15. Rfc1 Nxe3 16. fxe3 O-O 17. Rc3 Qb4 18. Qc2 Qb5 19. h4 h6 20. Nc5) 15. Bd2 { [%eval -0.16] } 15... Qc4 { [%eval -0.32] } 16. Qxc4? { (-0.32 → -1.79) Mistake. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (16. Qe1 b5 17. Bxa5 bxa4 18. Qc3 Qb5 19. g4 Nh6 20. h3 O-O 21. Rfc1 f5) 16... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.9] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval -1.9] } 17... O-O?! { (-1.90 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (17... h5 18. h3 g5 19. g4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Rxh4 22. f3 Kd7 23. b3) 18. b3?! { (-0.83 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (18. g4 Nh6 19. h3 b6 20. Kg2 f5 21. exf6 gxf6 22. b3 Nd6 23. Bd2 Nhf7) 18... Nb6?! { (-1.52 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (18... Na3 19. g4 Nh6 20. h3 Rfc8 21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. Kf1 Nb5 23. Bd2 Ng8 24. Ke2) 19. Nxb6 { [%eval -0.57] } 19... axb6 { [%eval -0.54] } 20. g4 { [%eval -0.59] } 20... Nh4 { [%eval -0.57] } 21. Nd2?? { (-0.57 → -2.98) Blunder. Nxh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.98] } (21. Nxh4 Bxh4 22. Bd2 Ra6 23. Rxa6 bxa6 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. Rc7 Bd8 26. Rb7 Kf8) 21... Ng6? { (-2.98 → -1.57) Mistake. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (21... Rac8 22. Nb1 f5 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Ra7 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Rb8 26. Nd2 Nh4+ 27. Kh3) 22. Kg2?! { (-1.57 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (22. Nf3 Ra6 23. Rfc1 Rfa8 24. Kf1 Bd8 25. Rxa6 bxa6 26. Bd2 Ne7 27. Ke2 Rc8) 22... Nf4+ { [%eval -2.07] } 23. Kf3 { [%eval -2.04] } 23... Nd3? { (-2.04 → -0.61) Mistake. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (23... Rac8 24. Nb1 g5 25. Ra7 Rc7 26. h4 f5 27. exf6 Bxf6 28. Bb4 Rfc8 29. hxg5) 24. Ke3 { [%eval -0.73] } 24... Nb4 { [%eval -0.84] } 25. Ke2? { (-0.84 → -2.04) Mistake. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (25. Bxb4 Bxb4 26. f4 Ra5 27. Nf3 Rc8 28. Rfc1 Rc6 29. Kd3 g6 30. h4 Kf8) 25... h6?! { (-2.04 → -1.13) Inaccuracy. Na2 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (25... Na2 26. Bb2 Rfc8 27. Kd1 g5 28. Nf3 Bb4 29. Nxg5 h6 30. Nh3 Bc3 31. Bxc3) 26. f4?! { (-1.13 → -1.81) Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.81] } (26. Bxb4 Bxb4 27. f4 Ra5 28. Nf3 Rfa8 29. Rab1 Rc8 30. Rfc1 Rc6 31. Ra1 Bc3) 26... Na2 { [%eval -1.7] } 27. Bb2 { [%eval -1.84] } 27... Rfc8 { [%eval -1.72] } 28. Kd3?! { (-1.72 → -2.45) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (28. Kd1 Ra6 29. Nb1 b5 30. Rf3 Rca8 31. Nd2 Bb4 32. h4 Rc8 33. Nb1 g6) 28... Nb4+ { [%eval -1.82] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval -1.75] } 29... Na2 { [%eval -1.85] } 30. Rfb1?! { (-1.85 → -2.62) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.62] } (30. Kd1 Ra6 31. Nb1 b5 32. Rf3 Rca8 33. Nd2 Bd8 34. Rh3 Rc8 35. Nf1 b4) 30... Nb4? { (-2.62 → -1.30) Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (30... Rc2 31. Ke3 Bh4 32. Ke2 b5 33. Kd1 Rxb2 34. Rxb2 Nc3+ 35. Kc2 Rxa1 36. Kxc3) 31. Rxa8 { [%eval -1.44] } 31... Rxa8 { [%eval -1.35] } 32. Ra1 { [%eval -1.48] } 32... Ra6 { [%eval -1.52] } 33. Bc3 { [%eval -1.62] } 33... Nc2? { (-1.62 → -0.39) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (33... Nc6 34. Kd3 b5 35. Nf3 g6 36. Ne1 b4 37. Bb2 h5 38. h3 Rxa1 39. Bxa1) 34. Rc1 { [%eval -0.44] } 34... Ra2 { [%eval -0.43] } 35. Kd3 { [%eval -0.43] } 35... Nb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rxb3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Kd3 { [%eval -0.06] } 41... Rb3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Rb3+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2