[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OBzsqGuc"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Serghii97"] [Black "Zebrafalter"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "OBzsqGuc"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "00:36:09"] [WhiteElo "1898"] [BlackElo "1978"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.47] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.45] } 8. Na4 { [%eval 0.69] } 8... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.54] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.37] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.48] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.32] } 10... Bc5?? { (0.32 → 2.21) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (10... Qb6 11. Qd2 Qxb2 12. Rb1 Qa3 13. Rb3 Qa5 14. Ncb5 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Rb8 16. Nd6+) 11. a3?? { (2.21 → 0.28) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. a3 d4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bd7 16. O-O-O Bc6) 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.47] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 13. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.55] } 13... Qc5 { [%eval 0.56] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 14... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.38] } 15. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.42] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.71] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.62] } 16... a6 { [%eval 0.97] } 17. h4 { [%eval 0.83] } 17... b5 { [%eval 1.09] } 18. b4?! { (1.09 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (18. g5 Kh8 19. Rg1 f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bh3 Nb6 22. Rd3 Ra7 23. Ne2) 18... Nb6 { [%eval 0.37] } 19. f5? { (0.37 → -1.00) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (19. Bd3 f6 20. Re1 Ra7 21. f5 Rc7 22. Kb2 exf5 23. gxf5 fxe5 24. Rxe5 Nc4+) 19... Nc4?? { (-1.00 → 1.44) Blunder. exf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (19... exf5 20. g5 Be6 21. Bg2 Rfd8 22. Rhd1 Rd7 23. a4 bxa4 24. Nxd5 Rad8 25. Ne7+) 20. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.29] } 20... bxc4 { [%eval 1.56] } 21. f6?! { (1.56 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (21. g5 Bd7 22. h5 Rab8 23. h6 g6 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Ne4 dxe4 26. Rxd7 c3) 21... a5?! { (0.85 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (21... gxf6 22. exf6 Rb8 23. Re1 Bd7 24. Re5 a5 25. Rg5+ Kh8 26. bxa5 Ra8 27. Ne4) 22. b5 { [%eval 1.6] } 22... a4 { [%eval 1.81] } 23. fxg7?! { (1.81 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (23. g5 Bd7 24. h5 Rab8 25. Rg1 Rfd8 26. Rf4 Be8 27. Rgg4 Kh8 28. Ne2 Rxb5) 23... Kxg7 { [%eval 1.26] } 24. h5 { [%eval 1.13] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 1.1] } 25. g5 { [%eval 1.29] } 25... Ra5?! { (1.29 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. Rfb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (25... Rfb8 26. h6+ Kg8 27. Kd2 Bxb5 28. Ne2 Be8 29. Kc3 Ra5 30. Ng3 Rab5 31. Nh5) 26. h6+ { [%eval 2.08] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval 2.06] } 27. Rf1 { [%eval 1.68] } 27... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.61] } 28. Rf6?! { (1.61 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (28. Kd2 Bc6 29. Nd1 c3+ 30. Nxc3 Rc8 31. Nd1 Be8 32. Ne3 Rac5 33. Rb1 Kf8) 28... Bd7 { [%eval 0.71] } 29. Rdf4 { [%eval 0.69] } 29... Ra7 { [%eval 1.13] } 30. Ne2 { [%eval 0.83] } 30... Rb7 { [%eval 1.28] } 31. Nd4 { [%eval 1.38] } 31... Rb6?? { (1.38 → 3.73) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (31... c3 32. Rf3 Bb5 33. Nxe6 Re8 34. Nd4 Rxe5 35. Rxc3 Bd7 36. Nf3 Rf5 37. Rxf5) 32. Nf3? { (3.73 → 2.27) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (32. Nf5 Rb1+ 33. Kxb1 Rb8+ 34. Kc1 exf5 35. Ra6 Kf8 36. Ra7 Be6 37. Rd4 Rd8) 32... Be8 { [%eval 2.63] } 33. Nh4 { [%eval 2.55] } 33... Rb7 { [%eval 2.23] } 34. g6 { [%eval 2.01] } 34... hxg6?? { (2.01 → 5.08) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (34... Bb5 35. g7 Rfb8 36. Kd2 c3+ 37. Ke3 Bc4 38. Nf3 Bb3 39. Nd4 Rc8 40. Rf1) 35. Nxg6 { [%eval 5.11] } 35... Bb5?! { (5.11 → 9.11) Inaccuracy. fxg6 was best. } { [%eval 9.11] } (35... fxg6 36. Rxf8+ Kh7 37. Rxe8 c3 38. Rf3 d4 39. Rd8 Kxh6 40. Rxd4 g5 41. Rxc3) 36. Nxf8 { [%eval 10.42] } 36... Kxf8 { [%eval 8.34] } 37. Rxe6? { (8.34 → 4.66) Mistake. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (37. Rg4 Ke7 38. h7 Rb8 39. Rg8 Rxg8 40. hxg8=Q Be8 41. Qg5 Kd7 42. Qg1 c3) 37... Rb8?! { (4.66 → 5.91) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.91] } (37... Kg8 38. Rd6 Re7 39. Rg4+ Kh8 40. Rxd5 Be8 41. Rxc4 Kh7 42. Rc3 Kxh6 43. Rg3) 38. Rd6 { [%eval 5.19] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 5.09] } 39. Rxd5 { [%eval 5.03] } 39... c3 { [%eval 6.14] } 40. Rg4 { [%eval 5.23] } 40... Bd7 { [%eval 5.79] } 41. Rg7 { [%eval 4.81] } 41... Be6 { [%eval 4.82] } 42. Ra5 { [%eval 4.49] } 42... Ba2 { [%eval 4.49] } 43. Kd1 { [%eval 4.53] } 43... Rb1+ { [%eval 5.55] } 44. Ke2 { [%eval 5.11] } 44... Rh1 { [%eval 5.7] } 45. h7 { [%eval 4.84] } 45... Bb3 { [%eval 5.27] } 46. Ra7+ { [%eval 5.2] } 46... Kf8?? { (5.20 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (46... Ke6 47. Kd3 Kxe5 48. cxb3 Rh3+ 49. Kc2 Rh2+ 50. Kxc3 Rh3+ 51. Kc4 axb3 52. Raxf7) 47. Rg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0