[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ozak4lQF"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "vvendigo"] [Black "Sazhnev_Igor"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Ozak4lQF"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "07:13:21"] [WhiteElo "1580"] [BlackElo "1571"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+25"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. Be3? { (0.22 → -0.92) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (6. a3 Nh6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. O-O Bd7 9. Bc2 Nf5 10. Bxf5 exf5) 6... Nh6?! { (-0.92 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (6... Qxb2 7. Qb3 Qxa1 8. dxc5 Nh6 9. Bd3 Ng4 10. Bd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4) 7. Bxh6?! { (0.14 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (7. Qd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bd3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Bd7 11. Nc3 f6) 7... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.89] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval -1.37] } 8... gxh6 { [%eval -1.35] } 9. Qb1?! { (-1.35 → -2.25) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -2.25] } (9. Rc1 cxd4 10. Rc2 Qb6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. O-O dxc3 13. Rxc3 Rg8 14. Rb3 Qc7) 9... Qxc3 { [%eval -2.14] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval -2.14] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval -1.94] } 11. O-O { [%eval -1.87] } 11... a6 { [%eval -1.46] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval -1.51] } 12... Qa5?! { (-1.51 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (12... axb5 13. Rxc3 dxc3 14. Nb3 b4 15. Qe1 Bd7 16. a3 bxa3 17. Qxc3 b5 18. Qe3) 13. Rxc6?! { (-0.51 → -1.63) Inaccuracy. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Rxc6 Qa4 15. Rc7 Bg7 16. Nb3 O-O 17. Qe1 a5 18. Nfxd4 Ba6) 13... bxc6?? { (-1.63 → 3.68) Blunder. Qxb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (13... Qxb5 14. Rc7 Qxb1+ 15. Rxb1 Be7 16. Rbc1 Kd8 17. Nxd4 Rb8 18. f4 Bd7 19. N2b3) 14. Bxc6+ { [%eval 3.41] } 14... Bd7?! { (3.41 → 4.36) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.36] } (14... Kd8 15. Bxa8 Ba3 16. Qb8 Qc7 17. Qb3 Qc3 18. Qb6+ Qc7 19. Qxd4 Bd7 20. Rb1) 15. Bxa8? { (4.36 → 2.66) Mistake. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Qb7+ Qc7 17. Qxa8 a5 18. g3 d3 19. Rb1 Bg7 20. Qa6 Rb8) 15... Bb5?! { (2.66 → 3.67) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.67] } (15... Bb4 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. Bb7 Bc3 18. Bxa6 O-O 19. Bd3 Kg7 20. a4 Bxa1 21. Qxa1) 16. Qc2 { [%eval 3.23] } 16... Qd8?! { (3.23 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (16... Qc3 17. Rc1 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 d3 19. Bc6+ Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Kd7 21. Rb6 Bc5 22. Rb7+) 17. Bc6+ { [%eval 4.82] } 17... Bxc6 { [%eval 4.82] } 18. Qxc6+ { [%eval 4.82] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 4.89] } 19. Qxd7+?! { (4.89 → 3.68) Inaccuracy. Qa8+ was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (19. Qa8+ Qd8 20. Qc6+ Qd7 21. Qxa6 Bg7 22. Qa8+ Qd8 23. Qxd8+ Kxd8 24. Nxd4 Kd7) 19... Kxd7 { [%eval 3.72] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval 3.7] } 20... Bc5 { [%eval 3.78] } 21. Nb3 { [%eval 3.78] } 21... Ba7 { [%eval 3.84] } 22. Nbxd4 { [%eval 3.96] } 22... Bxd4 { [%eval 3.93] } 23. Nxd4 { [%eval 3.87] } 23... Rg8? { (3.87 → 6.31) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 6.31] } (23... Rc8 24. Kf1 Rc4 25. Nb3 Rc2 26. a4 Rc3 27. g3 h5 28. h4 Kc7 29. Rc1) 24. g3?! { (6.31 → 3.96) Inaccuracy. Rb7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (24. Rb7+ Kc8 25. Rxf7 Rh8 26. f4 Kb8 27. f5 exf5 28. e6 Re8 29. h4 Kc8) 24... Rg4 { [%eval 4.95] } 25. f4 { [%eval 4.7] } 25... h5 { [%eval 5.64] } 26. Rb7+ { [%eval 5.49] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval 5.48] } 27. Ra7 { [%eval 5.43] } 27... h4 { [%eval 5.63] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval 5.73] } 28... hxg3 { [%eval 5.67] } 29. hxg3 { [%eval 5.59] } 29... h5 { [%eval 5.68] } 30. Rxa6?! { (5.68 → 4.32) Inaccuracy. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (30. Kh3 Rg6 31. Rxa6 Kd7 32. a4 Kc8 33. Rc6+ Kd7 34. Rd6+ Kc7 35. Nb5+ Kb8) 30... h4 { [%eval 4.19] } 31. Ne2 { [%eval 4.11] } 31... Kf8?! { (4.11 → 5.67) Inaccuracy. hxg3 was best. } { [%eval 5.67] } (31... hxg3 32. a4 d4 33. Rd6 Rh4 34. Kxg3 Rh1 35. Rxd4 Re1 36. Rd2 Ra1 37. Kg4) 32. Kh3 { [%eval 5.7] } 32... Rg6 { [%eval 5.59] } 33. Kxh4 { [%eval 5.13] } 33... Rh6+ { [%eval 5.24] } 34. Kg4 { [%eval 5.06] } 34... Rg6+ { [%eval 5.58] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval 5.66] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval 5.96] } 36. a4 { [%eval 5.34] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval 6.07] } 37. Ra7 { [%eval 5.84] } { Black resigns. } 1-0