[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/P7ZvS3fa"] [Date "2025.12.29"] [Round "-"] [White "kushagra_Mehta"] [Black "BenCaddyro"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "P7ZvS3fa"] [UTCDate "2025.12.29"] [UTCTime "13:35:40"] [WhiteElo "1033"] [BlackElo "1046"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [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. dxc5 { [%eval -0.27] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.36] } 5. c4 { [%eval -0.84] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.97] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval -0.92] } 6... exd5 { [%eval -0.88] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -0.88] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval -0.93] } 8. Be3? { (-0.93 → -2.29) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.29] } (8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Bxh7+ Kh8 11. Bd3 d4 12. h3 Bh5) 8... Bxe3 { [%eval -1.79] } 9. fxe3 { [%eval -1.59] } 9... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.27] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval -1.07] } 10... f6? { (-1.07 → 0.17) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (10... Ng4 11. Qd2 O-O 12. h3 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. O-O Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Re8 16. Nd4) 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.21] } 11... fxe5 { [%eval 0.17] } 12. e4?? { (0.17 → -2.55) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (12. Qh5+ Ng6 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. O-O-O Bxb5 15. Rxd5 Qc7 16. Rxb5 O-O 17. Qg4 a6) 12... d4 { [%eval -1.93] } 13. Ne2? { (-1.93 → -3.32) Mistake. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.32] } (13. Qh5+ Ng6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Nd5 Kh8 16. Kb1) 13... O-O { [%eval -3.32] } 14. Ng3 { [%eval -3.34] } 14... Qa5+ { [%eval -3.01] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -2.95] } 15... Qxd2+ { [%eval -2.75] } 16. Kxd2 { [%eval -3.24] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -2.74] } 17. Rd1?! { (-2.74 → -3.58) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -3.58] } (17. Be2 Rf2 18. Rhg1 Raf8 19. Nh1 R2f4 20. Bd3 h5 21. b3 Nc6 22. Rac1 Kh7) 17... Bxa2 { [%eval -3.02] } 18. Nf5?! { (-3.02 → -4.71) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -4.71] } (18. b3 Bxb3 19. Rb1 Be6 20. Rxb7 Rf2+ 21. Be2 Ng6 22. Rc1 Kh8 23. Rcc7 Nf4) 18... Nxf5 { [%eval -4.6] } 19. exf5 { [%eval -4.74] } 19... Rxf5 { [%eval -4.78] } 20. Bd3 { [%eval -4.79] } 20... Rf2+ { [%eval -4.76] } 21. Ke1 { [%eval -4.77] } 21... Rxg2 { [%eval -5.04] } 22. Be4 { [%eval -5.05] } 22... Rxb2 { [%eval -5.03] } 23. Rf1 { [%eval -5.6] } 23... Bb3 { [%eval -4.78] } 24. Rd2 { [%eval -4.51] } 24... Rb1+?? { (-4.51 → 3.11) Blunder. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (24... Ra2 25. Rxa2 Bxa2 26. Kd2 Rc8 27. Ra1 Bc4 28. Rxa7 b5 29. Re7 Rf8 30. Rxe5) 25. Bxb1 { [%eval 3.02] } 25... b5 { [%eval 3.13] } 26. Be4?! { (3.13 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (26. Rf5 a5 27. Rxe5 Rb8 28. Ba2 Bxa2 29. Rxa2 a4 30. Ree2 Kf7 31. Kd1 Kf6) 26... Rc8 { [%eval 2.35] } 27. Bb7?? { (2.35 → -0.41) Blunder. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (27. Rf5 Rc5 28. Rdf2 g6 29. R5f3 Rc3 30. Kd2 b4 31. Rf8+ Kg7 32. Ra8 Kh6) 27... Rc7?? { (-0.41 → 1.42) Blunder. Rc1+ was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (27... Rc1+) 28. Ba6 { [%eval 1.24] } 28... b4? { (1.24 → 2.53) Mistake. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.53] } (28... Rc5 29. Rdf2 Rc1+ 30. Kd2 Rc2+ 31. Kd3 Rc3+ 32. Ke4 Re3+ 33. Kf5 Bc4 34. Ra1) 29. Rb2 { [%eval 3.02] } 29... Bc4 { [%eval 2.73] } 30. Bxc4+ { [%eval 2.66] } 30... Rxc4 { [%eval 2.72] } 31. Rf3?? { (2.72 → 0.78) Blunder. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (31. Rf5) 31... a5 { [%eval 1.25] } 32. Rbf2?! { (1.25 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (32. Re2 a4) 32... g6?! { (0.49 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (32... h6 33. Rf8+) 33. Rf8+? { (1.16 → 0.00) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (33. Rf7) 33... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. R2f7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Re8 { [%eval -0.08] } 35... b3 { [%eval -0.08] } 36. Rb7 { [%eval -0.1] } 36... Rb4?? { (-0.10 → 3.51) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (36... a4 37. Kd1 d3 38. Rxe5 Rc2 39. Ra5 b2 40. Rxa4 Rc1+ 41. Kd2 b1=Q 42. Rh4+) 37. Rxb4 { [%eval 3.46] } 37... axb4 { [%eval 3.2] } 38. Rb8 { [%eval 3.13] } 38... b2 { [%eval 3.45] } 39. Rxb4 { [%eval 3.62] } 39... d3?! { (3.62 → 4.84) Inaccuracy. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (39... Kg5 40. Rxb2) 40. Rxb2 { [%eval 4.88] } 40... e4 { [%eval 5.22] } 41. Kd2 { [%eval 5.16] } 41... Kg5 { [%eval 5.14] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval 5.02] } 42... Kf5 { [%eval 4.97] } 43. Rb4 { [%eval 4.78] } 43... d2 { [%eval 5.02] } 44. Kxd2 { [%eval 5.21] } 44... Kf4 { [%eval 5.12] } 45. Kc3 { [%eval 4.66] } 45... Ke3 { [%eval 4.78] } 46. Kc2 { [%eval 4.61] } 46... g5 { [%eval 5.08] } 47. Kd1 { [%eval 5.1] } 47... h5 { [%eval 5.21] } 48. Rb5 { [%eval 4.96] } 48... h4 { [%eval 5.33] } 49. Rxg5 { [%eval 5.85] } 49... h3 { [%eval 6.41] } 50. Rh5 { [%eval 5.3] } 50... Kf3 { [%eval 6.03] } 51. Rxh3+ { [%eval 6.09] } 51... Kf4 { [%eval 8.23] } 52. Ra3 { [%eval 6.19] } 52... e3 { [%eval 8.23] } 53. Ke2 { [%eval 9.23] } 53... Ke4 { [%eval 7.02] } 54. Rxe3+ { [%eval #17] } 54... Kf4 { [%eval #12] } 55. h4 { [%eval 11.76] } 55... Kg4 { [%eval 9.16] } 56. Re4+ { [%eval 8.65] } 56... Kh5? { (8.65 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (56... Kf5 57. Rb4 Ke6 58. h5 Kf5 59. Rb5+ Ke6 60. Kf3 Kd6 61. Kg4 Kc6 62. Rb4) 57. Kf3 { [%eval #8] } 57... Kh6 { [%eval #9] } 58. Re5 { [%eval #9] } 58... Kg6 { [%eval #8] } 59. h5+ { [%eval #7] } 59... Kh6 { [%eval #7] } 60. Kf4 { [%eval #6] } 60... Kh7 { [%eval #6] } 61. Re6 { [%eval #6] } 61... Kg7 { [%eval #5] } 62. h6+ { [%eval #5] } 62... Kh7 { [%eval #4] } 63. Kf5 { [%eval #3] } 63... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 64. h7+ { [%eval #4] } 64... Kxh7 { [%eval #4] } 65. Kf6 { [%eval #3] } 65... Kh6 { [%eval #3] } 66. Kf7+?? { (Mate in 3 → 4.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (66. Re7 Kh5 67. Re4 Kh6 68. Rh4#) 66... Kg5 { [%eval #12] } 67. Rg6+?? { (Mate in 12 → 4.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (67. Rf6 Kh5 68. Rf5+ Kh4 69. Kg6 Kg4 70. Rf6 Kh4 71. Kf5 Kg3 72. Kg5 Kh2) 67... Kf5 { [%eval 4.36] } 68. Rf6+ { [%eval 4.68] } 68... Ke5 { [%eval 4.63] } 69. Re6+ { [%eval 4.07] } 69... Kd5 { [%eval 4.66] } 70. Kf6 { [%eval 4.67] } 70... Kd4 { [%eval 4.17] } 71. Rd6+ { [%eval 4.26] } 71... Ke4?? { (4.26 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval #17] } (71... Kc4 72. Kg5 Kb3 73. Kh4) 72. Re6+?? { (Mate in 17 → 4.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (72. Rd8 Kf4 73. Re8 Kg4 74. Re6 Kf4 75. Re1 Kg4 76. Kg6 Kf4 77. Re6 Kg3) 72... Kd4 { [%eval 4.53] } 73. Ke7 { [%eval 4.22] } 73... Kd5 { [%eval 4.03] } 74. Kd7 { [%eval 4.21] } 74... Kd4 { [%eval 4.48] } 75. Rh6 { [%eval 4.11] } 75... Kd5 { [%eval 4.18] } 76. Ke7 { [%eval 4.07] } 76... Ke5 { [%eval 4.01] } 77. Re6+ { [%eval 3.88] } 77... Kd5 { [%eval 3.89] } 78. Kf6?? { (3.89 → 0.00) Blunder. Rd6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (78. Rd6+ Ke5 79. Rd1 Ke4 80. Re1+ Kd3 81. Rf1 Kd4) 78... Kd4 { [%eval 3.96] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2