[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XzxC1dB5"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "-"] [White "TheBluebirdGambit64"] [Black "Jochenmatthes"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "XzxC1dB5"] [UTCDate "2026.03.30"] [UTCTime "07:43:05"] [WhiteElo "1200"] [BlackElo "1276"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: St. George Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.47] } { C00 French Defense: St. George Defense } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.5] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.44] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.26] } 5. Be3 { [%eval -0.04] } 5... Nd7?! { (-0.04 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. f4 c5 10. c3) 6. Be2?! { (0.52 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (6. c3 Qb6 7. Qd2 Ne7 8. Bd3 c4 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Bf4 f6) 6... f6?! { (-0.20 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (6... cxd4 7. Bxd4 Ne7 8. O-O Nc6 9. c3 g5 10. Be3 h6 11. c4) 7. c4 { [%eval 0.82] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.82] } 8. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.81] } 8... Bb4+ { [%eval 1.27] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 1.4] } 9... f5? { (1.40 → 3.37) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (9... Ne7 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Kh8 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Rad1) 10. O-O?! { (3.37 → 2.27) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (10. cxd5 Ne7 11. d6 Nc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qd2 Ba7) 10... Bc5? { (2.27 → 4.45) Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.45] } (10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne7 12. Bb4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 a5 14. Qa4 Nc6 15. Ba3 Nb6 16. Qb5) 11. Bxc5 { [%eval 3.78] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval 3.81] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval 3.66] } 12... Nh6 { [%eval 4.05] } 13. dxe6 { [%eval 3.55] } 13... Bxe6 { [%eval 3.5] } 14. Qxd8+?! { (3.50 → 2.61) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (14. Nd4 Bf7 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4+ b5 17. Qb4 Qe7 18. a3 Bd5 19. f4 Kf7) 14... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.65] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval 2.52] } 15... O-O { [%eval 3.14] } 16. Rxd8?! { (3.14 → 2.43) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.43] } (16. Nd4 Bf7 17. f4 Rfe8 18. h3 Kf8 19. Rd2 Ne6 20. Nxe6+ Bxe6 21. Rxd8 Rxd8) 16... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.5] } 17. b4?? { (2.50 → 0.70) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (17. Ng5 Bf7 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Bc4 20. b3 Nf7 21. Nxf7 Bxf7 22. f4 b5) 17... Nd7? { (0.70 → 2.16) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Ng5 Bxa2 20. Nxe4 Rd4 21. Nc3 Be6 22. b5 axb5 23. Bxb5) 18. a4?! { (2.16 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (18. Ng5 Nf8 19. f4 Rc8 20. Na4 Bxa2 21. Ra1 Bf7 22. h3 Ng6 23. g3 Bb3) 18... Nf7?! { (1.14 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (18... Rc8 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. Bd1 Nd5 21. Bb3 Nf4 22. Bxe6+ Nxe6 23. Ne2 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1) 19. Rd1?! { (2.24 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (19. Nd4 Nf8 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Bc4 Nf4 22. g3 Rc8 23. Ba2 Rxc3 24. gxf4 Kf8) 19... Ndxe5?? { (1.34 → 4.87) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 4.87] } (19... Re8 20. Nd4 Ndxe5 21. f4 Ng6 22. g3 Bd7 23. a5 Ne7 24. Bf3 Nd8 25. Nb3) 20. Rxd8+ { [%eval 4.77] } 20... Nxd8 { [%eval 4.72] } 21. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.88] } 21... g6 { [%eval 4.87] } 22. Bc4 { [%eval 4.67] } 22... Bxc4 { [%eval 4.52] } 23. Nxc4 { [%eval 4.44] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval 4.7] } 24. b5 { [%eval 4.78] } 24... Na7 { [%eval 5.06] } 25. b6 { [%eval 5.03] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 5.38] } 26. Nd6 { [%eval 5.17] } 26... Nd8 { [%eval 5.55] } 27. f3 { [%eval 5.28] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval 5.37] } 28. h3?! { (5.37 → 4.23) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.23] } (28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Kf2 h5 30. h4 a5 31. Ke3 Kf8 32. Kf4 Ne6+ 33. Ke5 Nc5) 28... Ke7 { [%eval 4.04] } 29. Nc4 { [%eval 4.14] } 29... Kd7 { [%eval 3.88] } 30. g4?! { (3.88 → 3.02) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (30. Na5 Kd6 31. Nb3 Ne6 32. Kf2 Nf4 33. h4 Ke5 34. g3 Ne6 35. Ke3 f4+) 30... Kc6 { [%eval 2.5] } 31. a5?! { (2.50 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (31. Nd1 Kc5 32. Ndb2 Kb4 33. Kf2 f4 34. Nd6 Ka5 35. Nd3 Ne6 36. h4 Kxb6) 31... Kc5 { [%eval 1.31] } 32. Ne3 { [%eval 1.32] } 32... Kd4 { [%eval 1.11] } 33. Ned1 { [%eval 1.0] } 33... f4?? { (1.00 → 2.89) Blunder. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (33... fxg4 34. hxg4 Nc6 35. Kf2 Nxa5 36. Na4 Nc4 37. Ndc3 Ne5 38. Ne4 Nd3+ 39. Kg2) 34. Kf2 { [%eval 2.51] } 34... g5 { [%eval 3.01] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval 2.87] } 35... Nc6 { [%eval 3.39] } 36. Ne4 { [%eval 3.44] } 36... h6 { [%eval 3.71] } 37. Nd6 { [%eval 3.5] } 37... Nxa5 { [%eval 2.86] } 38. Nxb7?? { (2.86 → -3.21) Blunder. Nf5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.21] } (38. Nf5+ Kc5 39. Nxh6 Nc6 40. Nf7 Nd4+ 41. Ke1 Nxf3+ 42. Kf2 Nh4 43. Nxg5 a5) 38... Nxb7 { [%eval -2.95] } 39. Kd2?! { (-2.95 → -3.97) Inaccuracy. Nb2 was best. } { [%eval -3.97] } (39. Nb2 a5 40. Nd3 a4 41. Kd2 Na5 42. Kc2 a3 43. Nc1 Ke3 44. Kc3 Kxf3) 39... Kc5 { [%eval -3.65] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval -4.18] } 40... Kxb6 { [%eval -3.91] } 41. Ke4 { [%eval -4.05] } 41... Nd6+ { [%eval -3.41] } 42. Ke5?! { (-3.41 → -4.70) Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.7] } (42. Kd5 Ne8 43. Nc3 Nc7+ 44. Kc4 Kc6 45. Ne4 Ne8 46. Kd4 a5 47. Kc3 Nd6) 42... Kc6 { [%eval -4.18] } 43. Kf6 { [%eval -4.63] } 43... a5 { [%eval -4.47] } 44. Kg6 { [%eval -4.7] } 44... Nc4? { (-4.70 → -2.88) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (44... a4 45. Kxh6 a3 46. Nc3 Kc5 47. Ne2 Kc4 48. Nc1 Kc3 49. Kxg5 Kd2 50. Nb3+) 45. Kxh6 { [%eval -2.35] } 45... Nd2?? { (-2.35 → 0.26) Blunder. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (45... Kc5 46. Nc3 Kd4 47. Nb5+ Ke3 48. Kxg5 Kxf3 49. Nc3 Nd6 50. Kh4 Ne4 51. Nd5) 46. Kxg5 { [%eval 0.33] } 46... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.15] } 47. Kxf4 { [%eval 0.24] } 47... Nd4 { [%eval 0.74] } 48. h4?! { (0.74 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (48. Ke5 Nf3+ 49. Kf4 Nd4 50. Ke4 Nb5 51. Nb2 Nc3+ 52. Kf5 Kd7 53. Nc4 a4) 48... a4 { [%eval 0.14] } 49. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Na2 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Ne7?? { (0.00 → 8.47) Blunder. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 8.47] } (53... Kf6 54. Nc3 Ne7 55. Na2) 54. Kg5 { [%eval 6.74] } 54... Ng8?! { (6.74 → 13.48) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 13.48] } (54... Nc6 55. h6 Ne5 56. h7 Nf3+ 57. Kf4 Kf6 58. h8=Q+ Kxg6 59. Qg8+ Kf6 60. Kxf3) 55. h6 { [%eval 10.42] } 55... Ke7?! { (10.42 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (55... Ke5 56. h7 Nh6 57. h8=Q+ Ke4 58. Kxh6 Kf3 59. g7 Kf2 60. Qf8+ Kg1 61. g8=Q+) 56. h7 { [%eval 14.46] } 56... Kf8?! { (14.46 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (56... Nf6 57. h8=Q Ne4+ 58. Kf5 Nd6+ 59. Kf4 Ne8 60. Ke5 Kd7 61. Qh7+ Kc6 62. Qf7) 57. Kf5 { [%eval #11] } 57... Kg7 { [%eval #9] } 58. hxg8=Q+ { [%eval #8] } 58... Kxg8 { [%eval #8] } 59. Kf6 { [%eval #7] } 59... Kh8 { [%eval #7] } 60. g7+ { [%eval #6] } 60... Kg8 { [%eval #6] } 61. Kg6?? { (Mate in 6 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (61. Nb4 a2 62. Nxa2 Kh7 63. Kf7 Kh6 64. g8=Q Kh5 65. Qg3 Kh6 66. Qg6#) 1/2-1/2