[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZUM5KZXw"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "nikfish08"] [Black "talenttpill"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ZUM5KZXw"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "18:41:24"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2454"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+53"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz 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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.33] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.29] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.4] } 9. Qd2? { (0.40 → -1.25) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (9. Na4 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc5) 9... Qxb2 { [%eval -1.24] } 10. Ra2 { [%eval -1.27] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval -1.33] } 11. Be2? { (-1.33 → -2.57) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (11. Ra1 Qa5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nb8 16. Rab1 Nc6) 11... cxd4 { [%eval -2.56] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval -2.91] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval -3.19] } 13. Ncb5 { [%eval -3.07] } 13... a6 { [%eval -3.07] } 14. Nd6+ { [%eval -3.4] } 14... Bxd6 { [%eval -3.33] } 15. exd6 { [%eval -3.5] } 15... Qb1+ { [%eval -3.47] } 16. Kf2 { [%eval -3.82] } 16... Qxh1 { [%eval -3.73] } 17. Nxc6 { [%eval -3.55] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval -3.44] } 18. Qd4?! { (-3.44 → -5.00) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -5.0] } (18. Qc3 Qxh2 19. Qxg7 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Rf8 21. c4 Rb8 22. Rc2 Rb1+ 23. Bf1 Qe1) 18... O-O { [%eval -5.01] } 19. Ra1 { [%eval -5.17] } 19... Qxh2 { [%eval -4.99] } { White resigns. } 0-1