[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WBpE3bJq"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "max_tsebrii"] [Black "Palestine9"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WBpE3bJq"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "22:22:31"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "1998"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.13] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.28] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.15] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.08] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.31] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.3] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.37] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.14] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.38] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.24] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.33] } 12. a3?! { (0.33 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (12. Ne1 b5 13. f4 Re8 14. Nf3 bxc4 15. dxc4 Nd4 16. Rae1 Rb7 17. h3 Bf8) 12... b5 { [%eval -0.23] } 13. Rfe1?! { (-0.23 → -0.99) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (13. Nd5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. a4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Bd7 18. Rfb1 Qc7) 13... Nd4 { [%eval -0.67] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.76] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval -0.75] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval -0.79] } 15... Nh7?! { (-0.79 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (15... bxc4 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. bxc4 Bg5 18. Qc2 Qa5 19. a4 Bd7 20. Reb1 Bd2 21. h4) 16. Rab1 { [%eval -0.32] } 16... Ng5?! { (-0.32 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (16... bxc4 17. bxc4 Nf6 18. a4 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bd7 20. a5 Bg5 21. f4 exf4 22. h4) 17. Bc1?! { (0.59 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (17. a4 Ne6 18. Ba3 Re8 19. Bb4 Bd7 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a5 Nc5 22. h4 Be6) 17... Nh3+?! { (-0.29 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (17... bxc4 18. dxc4 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Rb2 Bg4 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. f4 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3) 18. Bxh3?? { (0.62 → -1.12) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (18. Kh1 Ng5 19. f4 Nh7 20. b4 Nf6 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. c5 Be6 23. Qe2 Qd7) 18... Bxh3 { [%eval -1.01] } 19. Qe2?! { (-1.01 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (19. cxb5 Rxb5 20. f4 f5 21. a4 Rb7 22. b4 Qd7 23. b5 axb5 24. Rxb5 Rxb5) 19... bxc4 { [%eval -1.7] } 20. dxc4 { [%eval -1.78] } 20... Be6 { [%eval -1.27] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval -1.22] } 21... f5 { [%eval -1.26] } 22. Nxe7+?! { (-1.26 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (22. f4 Bf6 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rf1 Qd7 25. Rbe1 f4 26. b4 g5 27. Qd3 Rf7) 22... Qxe7 { [%eval -1.77] } 23. exf5?! { (-1.77 → -2.60) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (23. f4 Qd7 24. Bb4 a5 25. Bxa5 d3 26. Qe3 fxe4 27. Bd2 d5 28. cxd5 Bxd5) 23... Bxf5 { [%eval -2.64] } 24. Rb2 { [%eval -2.66] } 24... e4 { [%eval -2.54] } 25. Bf4 { [%eval -2.47] } 25... Qf6 { [%eval -2.21] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval -2.66] } 26... Bg6?? { (-2.66 → 0.91) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (26... d3 27. Reb1 Rbd8 28. Be3 d5 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Rd2 Qe6 31. Qd1 Bg4 32. Qf1) 27. Qd5+ { [%eval 1.06] } 27... Bf7? { (1.06 → 2.28) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (27... Rf7 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Rbb7 30. b4 Rf3 31. b5 axb5 32. cxb5 e3 33. fxe3) 28. Qxd6 { [%eval 2.24] } 28... Rbd8?! { (2.24 → 3.19) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.19] } (28... Qf5 29. Qxd4 Rbd8 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. Bxe5 g5 32. h3 Bg6 33. Bc7 Rd3 34. a4) 29. Qxf6 { [%eval 3.13] } 29... gxf6 { [%eval 3.2] } 30. Rxe4 { [%eval 3.26] } 30... Kh7 { [%eval 3.47] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval 3.68] } 31... d3 { [%eval 3.72] } 32. Re7 { [%eval 3.57] } 32... Kg6 { [%eval 4.14] } 33. Re3 { [%eval 4.12] } 33... Rfe8 { [%eval 3.99] } 34. Rdxd3 { [%eval 4.19] } 34... Rxd3 { [%eval 4.14] } 35. Rxd3 { [%eval 4.05] } 35... Re1+ { [%eval 4.07] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval 3.87] } 36... Re7 { [%eval 4.53] } 37. Bd2 { [%eval 4.41] } 37... Rb7 { [%eval 4.51] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval 4.55] } 38... h5 { [%eval 4.66] } 39. Ke4 { [%eval 4.74] } 39... Be6 { [%eval 4.66] } 40. Rd6 { [%eval 4.08] } 40... Bf5+ { [%eval 4.08] } 41. Kd4 { [%eval 3.92] } 41... Rd7?! { (3.92 → 6.10) Inaccuracy. Rxb3 was best. } { [%eval 6.1] } (41... Rxb3 42. a4 h4 43. gxh4 Rh3 44. Kc5 Rxh2 45. Bg5 Kh5 46. Rxf6 Rxf2 47. Rxa6) 42. Rxd7 { [%eval 5.94] } 42... Bxd7 { [%eval 5.68] } 43. Ba5 { [%eval 5.34] } 43... Bc6 { [%eval 5.66] } 44. Kc5 { [%eval 6.05] } 44... Bb7 { [%eval 6.37] } 45. Kb6 { [%eval 5.93] } 45... Bc8 { [%eval 6.31] } 46. b4 { [%eval 6.27] } 46... Kf5 { [%eval 7.28] } 47. b5 { [%eval 7.34] } 47... axb5 { [%eval 7.12] } 48. cxb5 { [%eval 7.06] } 48... Ke4 { [%eval 7.6] } 49. Kc7 { [%eval 8.32] } 49... Be6 { [%eval 7.74] } 50. b6 { [%eval 8.31] } 50... Bd5 { [%eval 8.18] } 51. b7 { [%eval 7.51] } 51... Bxb7 { [%eval 8.34] } 52. Kxb7 { [%eval 8.22] } 52... f5 { [%eval 7.77] } 53. Bd2 { [%eval 7.13] } 53... Kf3 { [%eval 10.23] } 54. a4 { [%eval 8.14] } 54... Kxf2? { (8.14 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (54... h4 55. gxh4 Ke4 56. h5 Ke5 57. a5 Ke4 58. h6 Kf3 59. h7 Kg2 60. Kc6) 55. a5? { (Mate in 15 → 8.54) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 8.54] } (55. Bf4 h4 56. a5 Kg2 57. a6 Kxh2 58. a7 Kh3 59. a8=Q Kg4 60. Qg8+ Kf3) 55... Ke2 { [%eval 13.28] } 56. a6 { [%eval 8.34] } 56... Kxd2 { [%eval 11.93] } 57. a7 { [%eval 9.48] } 57... Ke2 { [%eval 12.44] } 58. a8=Q { [%eval 8.31] } 58... Kf3 { [%eval 12.75] } 59. Qf8 { [%eval 13.51] } 59... Kf2?! { (13.51 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (59... Kg4 60. Qe8 f4 61. Qg6+ Kf3 62. Qf5 Kf2 63. Qxf4+ Kg2 64. h4 Kh2 65. Qg5) 60. Qxf5+ { [%eval #10] } 60... Kg2 { [%eval #9] } 61. Qxh5 { [%eval #8] } 61... Kf2 { [%eval #8] } 62. Qf5+ { [%eval #8] } 62... Ke1 { [%eval #6] } 63. h4 { [%eval #7] } 63... Kd2 { [%eval #7] } 64. h5 { [%eval #6] } 64... Kc3 { [%eval #6] } 65. h6 { [%eval #5] } 65... Kc4 { [%eval #5] } 66. h7 { [%eval #4] } 66... Kd4 { [%eval #4] } 67. h8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 67... Kc4 { [%eval #3] } 68. Qhf6 { [%eval #3] } 68... Kb3 { [%eval #3] } 69. Q6e5 { [%eval #2] } 69... Ka4 { [%eval #2] } 70. Qff4+ { [%eval #3] } 70... Ka3 { [%eval #2] } 71. Qee3+ { [%eval #2] } { Black resigns. } 1-0