[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/b3Faaa1a"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "ACanOfHam"] [Black "Elmazzo"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "b3Faaa1a"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "10:12:25"] [WhiteElo "1181"] [BlackElo "1158"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... c4? { (-0.16 → 1.33) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (4... cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Ba6 8. O-O Bxd3 9. cxd3) 5. b3 { [%eval 1.28] } 5... Bd7?! { (1.28 → 2.00) Inaccuracy. cxb3 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (5... cxb3 6. axb3 a6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. c3 Bd7 9. Na3 Rc8 10. O-O) 6. bxc4 { [%eval 1.94] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 2.2] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 2.16] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 2.03] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.6] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 2.05] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 1.87] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 2.47] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 2.42] } 10... Qb6? { (2.42 → 3.95) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (10... Ng6 11. Ne2 Qc7 12. h4 Nb4 13. Rc1 Nxd3+ 14. cxd3 Qb6 15. h5 Ne7 16. Nf4) 11. O-O { [%eval 3.19] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 3.12] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 3.14] } 12... Qxd4 { [%eval 2.98] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 2.35] } 13... b5?? { (2.35 → 7.15) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 7.15] } (13... a6 14. Ne2 Qa4 15. Nf4 O-O-O 16. e6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Rxe6 Nc6 19. Bg5) 14. Rb1?? { (7.15 → 3.14) Blunder. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (14. Nxb5 Qb6 15. Nd6+ Kd8 16. Nxf7+ Kc7 17. Rb1 Nc6 18. Rxb6 axb6 19. Nxh8 Bc5) 14... Nc6? { (3.14 → 6.07) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 6.07] } (14... a6 15. Rxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Nd6+ Kd8 18. Nxf7+ Kc7 19. Nxh8 Be6 20. Bxh7) 15. Nxb5 { [%eval 5.94] } 15... Qa4 { [%eval 6.86] } 16. Nc7+ { [%eval 6.6] } 16... Kd8 { [%eval 6.53] } 17. Nxa8 { [%eval 6.09] } 17... Qxa2 { [%eval 6.78] } 18. Nb6 { [%eval 5.28] } 18... g6?! { (5.28 → 8.43) Inaccuracy. axb6 was best. } { [%eval 8.43] } (18... axb6 19. Rxb6 Kc7 20. Ra6 Qb2 21. Qf3 Bc5 22. Qxd5 Qd4 23. Be4 Qxd5 24. Bxd5) 19. Nxd7 { [%eval 8.54] } 19... Kxd7 { [%eval 7.94] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval 8.0] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval 9.02] } 21. Rb7+ { [%eval 8.52] } 21... Ke6? { (8.52 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (21... Kc8 22. Rxf7 Qa5 23. Rxg7 Qxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Rf8 25. Bg5 Re8 26. e6 Nd4 27. Kh1) 22. Rc7? { (Mate in 3 → 9.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%eval 9.56] } (22. Qg4+ f5 23. exf6+ Kxf6 24. Bg5#) 22... Nb4? { (9.56 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } { Black resigns. } (22... h5 23. Rxc6+ Ke7 24. e6 fxe6 25. Rcxe6+ Kf7 26. Bxg6+ Kg8 27. Re8+ Bf8 28. Rc8) 1-0