[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NPyzUCLo"] [Date "2026.06.03"] [Round "-"] [White "LOAC546"] [Black "Liutas07"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "NPyzUCLo"] [UTCDate "2026.06.03"] [UTCTime "23:26:22"] [WhiteElo "1959"] [BlackElo "1932"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.13] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... a6?! { (0.30 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (3... Bb7 4. d4 Bb4 5. f3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Nh3) 4. g3?! { (1.10 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (4. d4 d6 5. Be2 Be7 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 c5) 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.67] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.59] } 5... Nc6?! { (0.59 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (5... c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. b3 h5 10. f4) 6. Nge2?! { (1.44 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (6. d4 b5 7. b3 bxc4 8. bxc4 a5 9. a3 Ba6 10. Nf3 Bxc4) 6... h6?! { (0.80 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (6... Ne5 7. d3 c5 8. O-O Be7 9. a3 h5 10. f4 Nc6 11. h3 Rb8 12. Be3) 7. d4 { [%eval 1.74] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 2.1] } 8. O-O { [%eval 2.0] } 8... d6?! { (2.00 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (8... h5 9. h3 d6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Qc2 c5 12. b3 exd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5) 9. h3? { (2.65 → 1.34) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Ne5 11. f4 Ng6 12. Nd4 Nf6 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Qd7) 9... Qd7?! { (1.34 → 1.99) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (9... e5 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. d5 Nb8 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. Nd1 a5 14. Ne3 Na6 15. Nc3) 10. a3 { [%eval 1.55] } 10... O-O-O?! { (1.55 → 2.78) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (10... Nf6) 11. b4 { [%eval 2.68] } 11... Na7?! { (2.68 → 3.42) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (11... g5 12. Rb1 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. a4 d5 15. c5 bxc5 16. bxc5 Nf6 17. Qb3) 12. d5 { [%eval 3.51] } 12... g5 { [%eval 4.34] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 3.93] } 13... h5 { [%eval 4.5] } 14. Qd2?! { (4.50 → 3.48) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.48] } (14. a4 c5 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Rab1 h4 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. e5 exd5 19. exf6 d4) 14... g4 { [%eval 4.17] } 15. h4 { [%eval 4.35] } 15... f5 { [%eval 4.74] } 16. Nf4 { [%eval 3.91] } 16... e5 { [%eval 4.03] } 17. Ng6 { [%eval 3.94] } 17... f4 { [%eval 4.05] } 18. Nxh8 { [%eval 3.57] } 18... fxe3 { [%eval 3.56] } 19. Qxe3 { [%eval 3.33] } 19... Bf6 { [%eval 3.74] } 20. Ng6 { [%eval 3.87] } 20... Qg7 { [%eval 3.82] } 21. c5 { [%eval 4.11] } 21... dxc5?! { (4.11 → 5.25) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (21... Kb8 22. cxb6 cxb6 23. b5 a5 24. Qxb6 Qxg6 25. Qxa5 Nc8 26. Rac1 Rf8 27. b6) 22. bxc5 { [%eval 4.91] } 22... Qxg6 { [%eval 5.72] } 23. cxb6 { [%eval 5.62] } 23... cxb6 { [%eval 5.69] } 24. Qxb6 { [%eval 5.62] } 24... Kb8 { [%eval 5.35] } 25. Rab1 { [%eval 5.72] } 25... Qf7 { [%eval 5.4] } 26. Qxa6 { [%eval 5.22] } 26... Ka8 { [%eval 6.25] } 27. Qa5 { [%eval 6.33] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval 8.44] } 28. Nb5 { [%eval 7.76] } 28... Bxd5? { (7.76 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (28... Ba6 29. Qxa6 Qb7 30. Qxb7+ Kxb7 31. Nd6+ Ka8 32. Nxc8 Nxc8 33. Rfc1 Nge7 34. Rc5) 29. exd5 { [%eval #6] } 29... Bd8 { [%eval #5] } 30. Qa4?! { (Mate in 5 → 11.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d6+ was best. } { [%eval 11.61] } (30. d6+ e4 31. Bxe4+ Rc6 32. Nc7+ Qxc7 33. dxc7 Ne7 34. Rb8#) 30... Bb6 { [%eval 11.53] } 31. Nd6 { [%eval 11.43] } 31... Qc7?! { (11.43 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (31... Qb7 32. Rxb6 Rb8 33. Nxb7 e4 34. Qxe4 Nf6 35. Rxf6 Nb5 36. Qa4+ Kxb7 37. Rf7+) 32. Nxc8 { [%eval #7] } 32... Qxc8 { [%eval #6] } 33. Rxb6 { [%eval #6] } 33... Ne7 { [%eval #6] } 34. Rfb1 { [%eval #5] } 34... Qc7 { [%eval #4] } 35. d6+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Nc6 { [%eval #3] } 36. dxc7 { [%eval #2] } 36... e4 { [%eval #2] } 37. Bxe4?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c8=R+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (37. c8=R+ Nb8 38. Rbxb8#) 1/2-1/2