[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NOVEcQXc"] [Date "2026.05.19"] [Round "-"] [White "Cgloyd1"] [Black "Belmonte72"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "NOVEcQXc"] [UTCDate "2026.05.19"] [UTCTime "18:41:44"] [WhiteElo "1050"] [BlackElo "975"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+153"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [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. d4 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... cxd4 { [%eval -0.14] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.09] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.48] } 6... Nbc6 { [%eval -0.11] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.6] } 7... a6 { [%eval -0.32] } 8. Ba4?! { (-0.32 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Rb8 10. b3 Nf5 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bd2 Bg7) 8... b5 { [%eval -1.07] } 9. Nxb5?? { (-1.07 → -4.04) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (9. Bb3 Nxe5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd2 N7c6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. a5 O-O) 9... axb5 { [%eval -3.89] } 10. Bxb5 { [%eval -3.87] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval -3.64] } 11. Ba4 { [%eval -4.14] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -4.12] } 12. Qd4 { [%eval -4.94] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval -4.07] } 13. Qb6 { [%eval -4.19] } 13... Bb4+?? { (-4.19 → 0.92) Blunder. Qxb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (13... Qxb6 14. Bxb6 Kd7 15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Ba5 Nd4 17. a3 Kc8 18. O-O-O Bc5 19. Rxd4) 14. c3 { [%eval 0.97] } 14... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.97] } 15. Bxb6 { [%eval 1.0] } 15... Bb7?! { (1.00 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (15... Bxc3+ 16. Nxc3 Bb7 17. O-O-O O-O 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. f3 Rfb8 20. Bf2 Rb4 21. a3) 16. cxb4?? { (1.67 → -3.65) Blunder. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval -3.65] } (16. Bxc6+ Bxc6 17. cxb4 f6 18. Nd2 Kf7 19. Nf3 Rhb8 20. Bc5 g5 21. h3 h5) 16... Rxa4 { [%eval -3.59] } 17. a3 { [%eval -4.42] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.86] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval -4.0] } 18... Ra6 { [%eval -4.07] } 19. Ba5 { [%eval -5.07] } 19... O-O { [%eval -4.39] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval -4.63] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval -4.58] } 21. Nc7 { [%eval -4.72] } 21... Ra7 { [%eval -4.41] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval -5.43] } 22... Nc4 { [%eval -5.32] } 23. O-O { [%eval -5.69] } 23... Nxa5 { [%eval -5.88] } 24. bxa5 { [%eval -5.58] } 24... Rxc7 { [%eval -5.84] } 25. a6 { [%eval -5.87] } 25... Rfc8 { [%eval -5.82] } 26. g4 { [%eval -6.1] } 26... Nd4 { [%eval -5.86] } 27. b4 { [%eval -6.34] } 27... Ne2+ { [%eval -6.2] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval -6.49] } 28... d4+ { [%eval -5.58] } 29. Kh3?! { (-5.58 → -8.53) Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. } { [%eval -8.53] } (29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. b5 Rb6 31. a4 Nc3 32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Ra3 f5 34. gxf5 e5) 29... Nxc1 { [%eval -8.44] } 30. Rxc1 { [%eval -11.26] } 30... Bg2+ { [%eval -11.49] } 31. Kxg2 { [%eval -11.79] } 31... Rxc1 { [%eval -7.2] } 32. a7?! { (-7.20 → -11.23) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval -11.23] } (32. Kf3 R1c3+ 33. Ke2 d3+ 34. Ke3 d2+ 35. Kxd2 Rxa3 36. b5 Ra5 37. b6 Rxa6) 32... Ra8 { [%eval -7.85] } 33. b5 { [%eval -8.15] } 33... Rxa7 { [%eval -8.28] } 34. b6 { [%eval -8.01] } 34... Rb7 { [%eval -8.19] } 35. a4 { [%eval -11.97] } 35... Rxb6 { [%eval -8.11] } 36. a5 { [%eval -8.99] } 36... Ra6 { [%eval -8.76] } 37. f4? { (-8.76 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (37. Kf3 Rxa5 38. Ke4 f6 39. Kxd4 Rac5 40. Kd3 R5c3+ 41. Ke2 R1c2+ 42. Kf1 Rc5) 37... Rxa5 { [%eval #-8] } 38. g5 { [%eval #-3] } 38... Ra3 { [%eval #-2] } 39. h4 { [%eval #-2] } 39... Rc2+ { [%eval #-1] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 40... Ra1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1