[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/USCTbk4H"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "RashedAF"] [Black "armis2017"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "USCTbk4H"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "11:46:24"] [WhiteElo "1516"] [BlackElo "1413"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-28"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.08] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. Nc3?! { (0.23 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (5. c3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc3 a6) 5... cxd4 { [%eval -0.52] } 6. Nxd4?! { (-0.52 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (6. Nb5 Bc5 7. Nbxd4 Bxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxe5 9. f4 Nc6 10. Be3 Nf6) 6... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.08] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval -1.08] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval -1.14] } 8. Ndb5?! { (-1.14 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (8. Bb5+ Kf8 9. Qe2 Nd3+ 10. Bxd3 Bxf4 11. g3 Bg5 12. f4 Bf6) 8... Nd3+?? { (-2.01 → 1.30) Blunder. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (8... Bb8 9. Qe2 Nd3+ 10. Qxd3 Bxf4 11. Qd4 Qf6 12. Qc5 Ne7 13. g3 b6 14. Qa3) 9. Bxd3?? { (1.30 → -1.83) Blunder. cxd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.83] } (9. cxd3 Bxf4) 9... Bxf4 { [%eval -1.89] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval -2.42] } 10... Bb8 { [%eval -2.51] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -2.52] } 11... Nf6?! { (-2.52 → -1.75) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.75] } (11... Qf6 12. Qe2 Ne7 13. f4 a6 14. Nd4 Qxf4+ 15. Kb1 Bd7 16. Nf3 f6 17. h4) 12. Rhe1 { [%eval -2.31] } 12... O-O { [%eval -2.23] } 13. g4 { [%eval -2.32] } 13... a6 { [%eval -2.16] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval -2.07] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -1.6] } 15. g5?! { (-1.60 → -2.50) Inaccuracy. Nde2 was best. } { [%eval -2.5] } (15. Nde2 Nd7 16. Qh3 g6 17. f4 Ra7 18. a3 b5 19. Qh6 Rb7 20. Rf1 Nf6) 15... Qf4+ { [%eval -2.49] } 16. Qxf4?! { (-2.49 → -3.90) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -3.9] } (16. Kb1 Qxg5 17. h4 Qf4 18. Qg2 Qh6 19. Nf3 b5 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. h5 Kh8) 16... Bxf4+ { [%eval -4.02] } 17. Kb1 { [%eval -3.96] } 17... Bxg5 { [%eval -4.06] } 18. h4 { [%eval -4.0] } 18... Bxh4 { [%eval -4.22] } 19. Rh1 { [%eval -4.85] } 19... Bxf2 { [%eval -5.04] } 20. Rh2 { [%eval -5.93] } 20... Bxd4 { [%eval -5.57] } 21. Rdh1 { [%eval -7.08] } 21... Bxc3 { [%eval -6.61] } 22. Bxh7+ { [%eval -6.14] } 22... Nxh7 { [%eval -6.1] } 23. Rxh7 { [%eval -6.1] } 23... g6 { [%eval -5.83] } 24. bxc3 { [%eval -5.02] } 24... Re8?? { (-5.02 → 2.84) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (24... Bd7 25. Kc1 e5 26. Kd2 Bf5 27. a4 g5 28. R7h5 Bg6 29. Rxg5 Kg7 30. Rxe5) 25. Rh8+ { [%eval 2.68] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval 2.51] } 26. R1h7+ { [%eval 2.53] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval 2.37] } 27. Rxe8 { [%eval 2.39] } 27... g5 { [%eval 2.35] } 28. Rhh8?! { (2.35 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (28. Kc1 g4 29. Kd2 g3 30. Ke1 e5 31. Rf8 Ke6 32. Rfxf7 b5 33. Rfg7 Kf5) 28... g4 { [%eval 1.06] } 29. Rxc8?? { (1.06 → -5.89) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -5.89] } (29. c4 Ke5) 29... Rxc8 { [%eval -6.16] } 30. Rxc8 { [%eval -5.93] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -5.85] } 31. Kc1 { [%eval -6.26] } 31... g3 { [%eval -5.89] } 32. c4 { [%eval -6.51] } 32... g2 { [%eval -6.44] } 33. cxd5 { [%eval -6.36] } 33... g1=Q+ { [%eval -6.47] } 34. Kb2 { [%eval -6.38] } 34... Qd4+ { [%eval -6.18] } 35. c3 { [%eval -7.03] } 35... Qxd5 { [%eval -6.79] } 36. c4 { [%eval -7.26] } 36... Qd2+ { [%eval -6.79] } 37. Kb3 { [%eval -7.75] } 37... f5 { [%eval -7.51] } 38. Rc7+ { [%eval -7.68] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval -7.59] } 39. Rxb7 { [%eval -8.03] } 39... f4 { [%eval -8.18] } 40. Rb6 { [%eval -11.76] } 40... f3 { [%eval -9.09] } 41. Ka4? { (-9.09 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (41. Rb8 f2 42. Rf8+ Ke5 43. Rf7 f1=Q 44. Rxf1 Qd3+ 45. Kb2 Qxf1 46. Kc3 Ke4) 41... f2 { [%eval #-6] } 42. Ka3 { [%eval #-4] } 42... f1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 43. Rb2 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Qc3+ { [%eval #-3] } 44. Rb3 { [%eval #-3] } 44... Qa5+ { [%eval #-2] } 45. Kb2 { [%eval #-2] } 45... Qe2+ { [%eval #-1] } 46. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Qaxa2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1