[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XMGrjCqz"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Staincastle"] [Black "PonderInSilence"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "XMGrjCqz"] [UTCDate "2026.04.11"] [UTCTime "19:00:04"] [WhiteElo "1831"] [BlackElo "1755"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] } { C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.33] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.33] } 6... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.35] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.31] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.29] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.28] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.32] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.35] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.43] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.35] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.59] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.3] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.39] } 13. Bc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 13... Bc6 { [%eval 0.24] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 0.2] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.31] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval 0.11] } 15... h6?? { (0.11 → 2.57) Blunder. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (15... Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bd5 17. h3 h6 18. Nf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Red8 20. a3 Kf8 21. Rd2) 16. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.53] } 16... Bxg2 { [%eval 3.11] } 17. Nxf8 { [%eval 3.27] } 17... Bxf1 { [%eval 3.37] } 18. Qxe7 { [%eval 2.9] } 18... Ng4? { (2.90 → 5.75) Mistake. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval 5.75] } (18... Bh3 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nh7 Kg7 22. Kh1 Rc6 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. f3) 19. Bd4 { [%eval 5.68] } 19... Qd8?? { (5.68 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (19... Qc6 20. Rxf1 Qf3 21. Qh4 Nf6 22. Qg3 Qxg3+ 23. hxg3 Kxf8 24. Rd1 b6 25. Bxf6) 20. Bh7+ { [%eval #5] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval #5] } 21. Bxg7+ { [%eval #4] } 21... Kxg7 { [%eval #4] } 22. Rxd8 { [%eval #6] } 22... Rxc2 { [%eval #2] } 23. Ne6+ { [%eval #1] } 23... Kxh7 { [%eval #1] } 24. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0