[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JqA7w8x1"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [Round "-"] [White "bur030561"] [Black "SergentBlunders"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "JqA7w8x1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.07"] [UTCTime "05:17:36"] [WhiteElo "1261"] [BlackElo "1272"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.54 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... e6?! { (-0.30 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (2... d4 3. Nce2 e5 4. c3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Ng3 Be6 7. Bb5) 3. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Bb5?! { (0.34 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Ne2 Be7 9. h4 cxd4) 5... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Ba4?! { (0.00 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. Be3 c5 8. dxc5 Qc7 9. f4 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5) 6... c5 { [%eval -0.54] } 7. Nf3?? { (-0.54 → -2.30) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.3] } (7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bxc5 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Na4 Be7) 7... Be7?? { (-2.30 → -0.25) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (7... b5 8. Bb3 c4 9. Ne2 cxb3 10. axb3 Nc6 11. c3 a5 12. Nf4) 8. O-O?? { (-0.25 → -2.61) Blunder. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. Re1 Qb6 12. a4 Rc8) 8... O-O?? { (-2.61 → -0.22) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (8... b5 9. Bb3 c4 10. Ne2 cxb3 11. axb3 Nf8 12. h4 Nc6 13. Ng3 h6 14. Nh5) 9. a3?! { (-0.22 → -1.20) Inaccuracy. Bxd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (9. Bxd7 Bxd7 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Ne2 f6 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. c3 Qf8 14. Bg5 Rxf3) 9... Nb6?? { (-1.20 → 0.47) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (9... b5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Bf4 cxd4 12. Ne2 Qc7 13. Nexd4 Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5) 10. Bb3 { [%eval 0.47] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.53] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval 0.52] } 11... c4 { [%eval 0.83] } 12. Ba2 { [%eval 0.85] } 12... Bb5 { [%eval 1.33] } 13. Nc3?! { (1.33 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (13. Re1 Bd7 14. c3 Nc6 15. Nf4 Na5 16. h4 Nb3 17. Bxb3 cxb3 18. Nh5 Bxh4) 13... Nc6?! { (0.60 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (13... Be8 14. Ne2 f6 15. Nf4 Bf7 16. c3 Nc6 17. Bb1 Nd7 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Nh3) 14. h3 { [%eval 0.8] } 14... Na4 { [%eval 1.26] } 15. Nxa4?! { (1.26 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (15. Nxb5 axb5 16. c3 Nb6 17. Bd2 Nd7 18. Re1 Qa5 19. Bb1 b4 20. cxb4 Qb6) 15... Bxa4 { [%eval 0.65] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.63] } 16... cxb3 { [%eval 0.91] } 17. Bxb3? { (0.91 → -0.44) Mistake. cxb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (17. cxb3 Bb5 18. Re1 a5 19. Bb1 a4 20. b4 Rc8 21. Qc2 g6 22. Qd1 f5) 17... Bb5 { [%eval -0.06] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -0.11] } 18... Na5 { [%eval -0.13] } 19. Ba2 { [%eval -0.5] } 19... Nc4?! { (-0.50 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (19... Qc7 20. Re3 Ba4 21. Bd2 Rfc8 22. Bb3 b5 23. h4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Qxc4 25. Rc3) 20. Bxc4?! { (0.34 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (20. a4 Be8 21. c3 b5 22. Qc2 bxa4 23. Bb1 g6 24. Bh6 Rb8 25. Qc1 a3) 20... Bxc4?! { (-0.47 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (20... dxc4 21. Re4 Kh8 22. Rg4 Bc6 23. Qe2 Qd5 24. Bd2 a5 25. Bg5 f6 26. exf6) 21. c3 { [%eval -0.22] } 21... f6? { (-0.22 → 1.25) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (21... Qb6 22. a4 a5 23. Bg5 Qd8 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nd2 Ba6 26. Re3 Rfc8) 22. Bb2?? { (1.25 → -0.48) Blunder. exf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Bf4 Qe7 24. Re3 b5 25. Qd2 a5 26. Bg3 h6 27. Be5 Rac8) 22... Qe8?! { (-0.48 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (22... f5 23. a4 a5 24. Qd2 Rc8 25. Ba3 Bxa3 26. Rxa3 Rc6 27. Rc1 h6 28. Ne1) 23. a4?! { (0.37 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Ne5 Bd6 25. a4 Rc8 26. Ba3 Bxa3 27. Rxa3 Qf8 28. Ra1 Rxf2) 23... Qg6? { (-0.30 → 0.94) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (23... f5 24. Ba3 Rc8 25. Qb1 b5 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. Qc2 Rc6 28. Nd2 Rfc8 29. Nxc4) 24. Nh2? { (0.94 → -0.44) Mistake. exf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Ne5 Qe8 26. Ng4 Rf5 27. Ba3 Bxa3 28. Rxa3 b5 29. Qa1 bxa4) 24... fxe5 { [%eval -0.53] } 25. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.42] } 25... Bh4?! { (-0.42 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (25... b5 26. Ba3 Bxa3 27. Rxa3 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Rab8 29. Rb4 a5 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Re1) 26. f3?? { (0.21 → -2.04) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (26. Nf3 Rxf3 27. Qxf3 Rf8 28. Qg4 Bxf2+ 29. Kh2 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Rf4 31. Kh3 Re4) 26... Bg3 { [%eval -2.15] } 27. Ba3 { [%eval -2.79] } 27... Rf7?! { (-2.79 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (27... Bxe5 28. dxe5 Rf7 29. Bc5 b5 30. a5 Rc8 31. Bb4 Bd3 32. Ng4 Bf5 33. Nf2) 28. Ng4? { (-1.71 → -3.11) Mistake. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -3.11] } (28. Re3 Bf4 29. Qe1 Bxe3+ 30. Qxe3 h5 31. a5 Rc8 32. Re1 Rc6 33. Bc5 Bb5) 28... h5 { [%eval -2.69] } 29. Nh2?! { (-2.69 → -3.51) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (29. Ne3 Bxe5 30. dxe5 b5 31. Bd6 Rc8 32. Kh2 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Bb5 34. Rh4 Qd3) 29... Bxe5 { [%eval -3.59] } 30. dxe5 { [%eval -3.61] } 30... Qg5 { [%eval -2.98] } 31. Qe1 { [%eval -3.11] } 31... Qg6 { [%eval -3.05] } 32. Qd2 { [%eval -3.34] } 32... Rf5 { [%eval -3.02] } 33. Re1 { [%eval -3.22] } 33... Qg5? { (-3.22 → -1.37) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (33... Rc8 34. Qe3 Qg3 35. Bc1 Rff8 36. Bd2 b5 37. a5 Qg6 38. f4 d4 39. Qxd4) 34. Bc1?? { (-1.37 → -3.39) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.39] } (34. Qxg5 Rxg5 35. g4 Rg6 36. Bc1 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. g5 Ra2 39. Be3 d4) 34... Qxd2 { [%eval -3.53] } 35. Bxd2 { [%eval -3.31] } 35... Rc8 { [%eval -3.19] } 36. f4 { [%eval -3.25] } 36... a5? { (-3.25 → -1.51) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (36... d4 37. cxd4 Bd5 38. Nf3 Rc2 39. Rd1 Rf8 40. Nh4 Rc4 41. Be3 Kh7 42. f5) 37. Nf3 { [%eval -1.71] } 37... b5 { [%eval -1.51] } 38. Nd4 { [%eval -1.52] } 38... Rff8?! { (-1.52 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (38... Rf7 39. axb5 Rb7 40. Ra1 Ra8 41. Nxe6 Bxb5 42. Nc5 Rb6 43. Be3 a4 44. Ra3) 39. axb5 { [%eval -0.83] } 39... Rb8?! { (-0.83 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (39... Rf7 40. f5 Rb7 41. Ra1 Ra8 42. fxe6 Bxb5 43. Bc1 Bd3 44. Ba3 Rb1+ 45. Rxb1) 40. Rb1? { (-0.18 → -1.76) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (40. Ra1 Bxb5 41. Rxa5 Bd7 42. Ra7 Bc8 43. Re7 Rb1+ 44. Kh2 h4 45. Nf3 Rb2) 40... a4 { [%eval -1.68] } 41. Bc1 { [%eval -1.68] } 41... Bd3?! { (-1.68 → -1.03) Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (41... Rfc8 42. Ba3 Bd3 43. Rc1 Re8 44. Ra1 Bxb5 45. Bd6 Rb7 46. g4 g6 47. Nxb5) 42. Ra1?! { (-1.03 → -1.73) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (42. Rb4 Rfc8 43. Rxa4 Bxb5 44. Ra3 Bd3 45. Kh2 Re8 46. Kg3 Be4 47. Ra6 Rec8) 42... Bxb5 { [%eval -1.74] } 43. Nxe6 { [%eval -2.23] } 43... Rf7?! { (-2.23 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (43... Rfc8 44. Bd2 Be8 45. Kh2 Rb2 46. Be3 Rcb8 47. Bc5 Rb1 48. Rxb1 Rxb1 49. Nd4) 44. Ng5?! { (-1.46 → -2.57) Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (44. Ba3 Bd3 45. Bb4 Re8 46. Nd4 Rxf4 47. e6 Ra8 48. Ba3 Re4 49. e7 Bc4) 44... Rc7 { [%eval -2.66] } 45. Be3?! { (-2.66 → -3.74) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (45. f5 Rxc3 46. Bb2 Rb3 47. Bd4 Be8 48. Kh2 R8b4 49. Bc5 Rf4 50. Nf3) 45... Rxc3 { [%eval -3.68] } 46. Bd4 { [%eval -3.63] } 46... Rc4 { [%eval -3.63] } 47. Nf3 { [%eval -3.54] } 47... Ra8 { [%eval -3.3] } 48. Ra3 { [%eval -3.42] } 48... Rc1+ { [%eval -2.72] } 49. Kh2 { [%eval -2.81] } 49... Rb1 { [%eval -2.78] } 50. Bc5 { [%eval -3.04] } 50... Rb3 { [%eval -3.01] } 51. Nd4?! { (-3.01 → -4.12) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -4.12] } (51. Ra1 Bd7 52. e6 Bxe6 53. Re1 Rc3 54. Bd4 Rc6 55. Ng5 Re8 56. Rb1 Bc8) 51... Rxa3 { [%eval -3.75] } 52. Bxa3 { [%eval -3.98] } 52... Be8 { [%eval -4.14] } 53. e6 { [%eval -4.1] } 53... Rc8 { [%eval -3.54] } 54. e7 { [%eval -4.42] } 54... Rc3 { [%eval -4.27] } 55. Bd6 { [%eval -4.47] } 55... a3 { [%eval -4.42] } 56. Ne2 { [%eval -5.3] } 56... Re3 { [%eval -5.2] } 57. Nc1 { [%eval -5.41] } 57... Rc3 { [%eval -4.98] } 58. Na2 { [%eval -4.95] } 58... Rd3 { [%eval -4.81] } 59. h4 { [%eval -5.14] } 59... d4 { [%eval -5.61] } 60. Nb4 { [%eval -6.1] } 60... Re3 { [%eval -5.65] } 61. Nc2 { [%eval -4.93] } 61... Rc3 { [%eval -5.0] } 62. Nxa3 { [%eval -5.02] } 62... d3 { [%eval -4.71] } 63. Nb5?! { (-4.71 → -7.08) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval -7.08] } (63. Nb1 Rc2 64. f5 d2 65. Nxd2 Rxd2 66. Bc7 Re2 67. Bd8 Kf7 68. Kh3 Bc6) 63... Rc2 { [%eval -5.48] } 64. Nd4 { [%eval -6.84] } 64... Ra2?! { (-6.84 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. d2 was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (64... d2 65. Nxc2 d1=Q 66. Nd4 Qxd4 67. Be5 Qd1 68. g4 Qe2+ 69. Kg3 Qxg4+ 70. Kf2) 65. Nb3 { [%eval -5.27] } 65... d2 { [%eval -5.23] } 66. Nxd2 { [%eval -5.21] } 66... Rxd2 { [%eval -5.12] } 67. Be5 { [%eval -5.19] } 67... g6 { [%eval -5.31] } 68. Kg3 { [%eval -5.42] } 68... Kf7 { [%eval -5.25] } 69. Kf3 { [%eval -5.23] } 69... Kxe7 { [%eval -5.34] } 70. g4 { [%eval -5.16] } 70... Rd3+ { [%eval -4.95] } 71. Ke4 { [%eval -5.13] } 71... Rh3 { [%eval -5.28] } 72. gxh5 { [%eval -5.4] } 72... gxh5 { [%eval -5.03] } 73. Kf5 { [%eval -4.76] } 73... Rxh4?? { (-4.76 → 0.03) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (73... Kf7 74. Kg5 Ke6 75. Bc7 Rg3+ 76. Kh6 Rg6+ 77. Kh7 Rg4 78. Bd8 Rxf4 79. Kg7) 74. Kg5?? { (0.03 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6+ was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (74. Bf6+ Kd6 75. Bxh4 Bd7+ 76. Kg6 Bg4 77. f5 Bxf5+ 78. Kxf5 Kc7 79. Kg5 Kb7) 74... Rh1?? { (Mate in 10 → -4.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (74... Rg4+ 75. Kh6 h4 76. f5 h3 77. f6+ Ke6 78. Bc7 h2 79. Bxh2 Kxf6 80. Be5+) 75. Bf6+ { [%eval -5.38] } 75... Kf7 { [%eval -4.82] } 76. Be5 { [%eval -5.62] } 76... h4 { [%eval -4.67] } 77. f5 { [%eval -5.01] } 77... h3 { [%eval -5.2] } 78. f6?! { (-5.20 → -7.11) Inaccuracy. Kh4 was best. } { [%eval -7.11] } (78. Kh4 Bd7 79. Kg4 Bc8 80. Bg3 Bxf5+ 81. Kxf5 Rg1 82. Bd6 Rg2 83. Ke4 Rc2) 78... Rg1+ { [%eval -7.31] } 79. Kh4 { [%eval -7.15] } 79... Rh1 { [%eval -5.61] } 80. Kg5?! { (-5.61 → -7.65) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -7.65] } (80. Kg3 Re1 81. Bc7 Re3+ 82. Kf2 Rc3 83. Be5 Rc2+ 84. Ke3 Bd7 85. Kd4 Re2) 80... Bd7 { [%eval -7.53] } 81. Kh4 { [%eval -8.87] } 81... Re1 { [%eval -5.55] } 82. Bc3?? { (-5.55 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (82. Bb8 Re2 83. Kg5 Re4 84. Bd6 Rg4+ 85. Kh6 Kxf6 86. Kh7 Rg2) 82... Re4+ { [%eval #-9] } 83. Kg5 { [%eval #-4] } 83... h2 { [%eval #-3] } 84. Be5 { [%eval #-3] } 84... h1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 85. Bc3 { [%eval #-1] } 85... Qg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 86. Kh6 { [%eval #-1] } 86... Rh4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1