[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/U3a2wvKI"] [Date "2026.01.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Youssefahmed2O1O"] [Black "mea48"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "U3a2wvKI"] [UTCDate "2026.01.07"] [UTCTime "08:18:42"] [WhiteElo "1553"] [BlackElo "1453"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange 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. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... f6?! { (0.10 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (4... Nc6 5. Nc3) 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.66] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.71] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.68] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.62] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.25] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.02] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.05] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.01] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.32] } 10. Qd3?! { (0.32 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (10. Bd2) 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.05] } 11. Bf1 { [%eval -0.05] } 11... Na6 { [%eval 0.01] } 12. Bd2?? { (0.01 → -1.89) Blunder. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (12. Nd1 Nc7 13. Bd2 Rxe1 14. Nxe1 Be6 15. c3 Qd7 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Bd3 g6) 12... Nb4 { [%eval -1.79] } 13. Rxe8+ { [%eval -1.92] } 13... Qxe8 { [%eval -2.04] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval -1.88] } 14... Qxe2 { [%eval -2.01] } 15. Nxe2 { [%eval -1.81] } 15... Nxc2 { [%eval -1.99] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval -1.94] } 16... Nb4 { [%eval -1.84] } 17. a3 { [%eval -1.85] } 17... Nd3 { [%eval -1.73] } 18. Rc2?! { (-1.73 → -2.50) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -2.5] } (18. Rb1 g5 19. h3 h5 20. g3 Ng7 21. b4 Bf5 22. Rb3 Re8 23. Nc3 g4) 18... Bd7 { [%eval -2.01] } 19. g3 { [%eval -2.33] } 19... a5?? { (-2.33 → 1.76) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (19... g5 20. b4 Bf8 21. h3 Nd6 22. g4 Be8 23. Ra2 Nc4 24. h4 h6 25. Ng3) 20. Nc3 { [%eval 1.91] } 20... Nxb2 { [%eval 1.78] } 21. Rxb2 { [%eval 1.78] } 21... b5 { [%eval 1.89] } 22. Nb1 { [%eval 1.44] } 22... a4 { [%eval 2.03] } 23. Be3?? { (2.03 → 0.18) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (23. Bc3 g5 24. Ne1 h5 25. Nc2 h4 26. Bd3 Kf7 27. Nd2 Be7 28. Bb4 Bxb4) 23... Re8 { [%eval 0.71] } 24. Bh3 { [%eval 0.87] } 24... Re7 { [%eval 1.25] } 25. Bxf5? { (1.25 → -0.07) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (25. Bd2 Nh4) 25... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Nc3?? { (0.00 → -2.15) Blunder. Nfd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (26. Nfd2 g5 27. Kg2 h5 28. h3 h4 29. g4 Bd3 30. Ra2 f5 31. Bxg5 Re1) 26... Bxa3 { [%eval -2.12] } 27. Ra2 { [%eval -2.09] } 27... Bb4 { [%eval -1.99] } 28. Nxa4 { [%eval -2.06] } 28... bxa4 { [%eval -2.01] } 29. Rxa4 { [%eval -2.04] } 29... Bd6?! { (-2.04 → -1.20) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (29... Rb7 30. Ra1 Kf7 31. h4 Ke6 32. Kh2 Bd6 33. Ra6 Kd7 34. Ra8 Bb8 35. Nd2) 30. Ra8+ { [%eval -1.27] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval -1.35] } 31. Kg2?? { (-1.35 → -3.94) Blunder. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval -3.94] } (31. Ra6 Rc7 32. Ne1 Bc8 33. Rb6 Bd7 34. h4 Ra7 35. Nd3 Ra3 36. Rb7 Ke7) 31... Re8? { (-3.94 → -1.97) Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (31... Be4 32. Rc8 Rc7 33. Rd8 Ke7 34. Rg8 g5 35. g4 Ke6 36. Re8+ Be7 37. Kg3) 32. Ra7+ { [%eval -1.9] } 32... Re7 { [%eval -2.16] } 33. Ra8? { (-2.16 → -3.93) Mistake. Rxe7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.93] } (33. Rxe7+ Kxe7) 33... Re8?? { (-3.93 → -1.57) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (33... Be4 34. h3 g5 35. Rc8 Rc7 36. Rd8 Ke6 37. Re8+ Kd7 38. Rxe4 dxe4 39. Nd2) 34. Ra7+ { [%eval -1.4] } 34... Re7? { (-1.40 → 0.00) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (34... Kf8 35. Nd2) 35. Ra8 { [%eval -3.78] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2