[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cKKKlERE"] [Date "2026.04.08"] [Round "-"] [White "FunnyLikeAClown"] [Black "michaeld"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cKKKlERE"] [UTCDate "2026.04.08"] [UTCTime "14:02:28"] [WhiteElo "1996"] [BlackElo "2011"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, 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] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Ng8 { [%eval 0.71] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.72] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.67] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.66] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.77] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.72] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.69] } 8. Qf4 { [%eval 1.13] } 8... Nh6 { [%eval 1.13] } 9. g4?! { (1.13 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (9. Bd3 Bd7 10. O-O a6 11. Qg3 Ne7 12. Nd4 Ng6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. h4 Bxg5) 9... Be7?! { (0.56 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (9... f6 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Qxf6 gxf6 12. Rg1 Rg8 13. h3 Nf7 14. Nb5 Bb4+ 15. c3) 10. O-O-O { [%eval 1.27] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.24] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.78] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.74] } 12. Qg3 { [%eval 1.01] } 12... Nf7 { [%eval 1.24] } 13. exf6 { [%eval 1.28] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.19] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 1.62] } 14... Be5 { [%eval 2.06] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.16] } 15... Ncxe5 { [%eval 2.76] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval 2.64] } 16... Qd6? { (2.64 → 4.88) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.88] } (16... Qe7 17. Kb1 Nd7 18. f4 Nf6 19. Bd4 h6 20. Bd3 Nd6 21. Be5 Bd7 22. Nf3) 17. Bf4 { [%eval 4.73] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 4.92] } 18. Bxe5 { [%eval 4.68] } 18... Nxg5?! { (4.68 → 7.04) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 7.04] } (18... Nxe5 19. Qxe5 h6 20. Nh3 Qxh4 21. f4 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Rxf6 23. Re1 e5 24. fxe5) 19. hxg5 { [%eval 7.08] } 19... Qxg5+ { [%eval 8.32] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval 7.02] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 7.59] } 21. Bd3 { [%eval 7.61] } 21... h6 { [%eval 8.51] } 22. f4 { [%eval 8.27] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval 8.87] } 23. g5 { [%eval 8.68] } 23... Rf5 { [%eval 9.68] } 24. gxh6 { [%eval 10.97] } 24... Rxe5 { [%eval 11.84] } 25. fxe5 { [%eval 10.51] } 25... Rf8?! { (10.51 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (25... g5 26. Rh5 Bb5 27. Rxg5+ Kh8 28. Rg7 Bxd3 29. Rxe7 Bxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Rg8 31. Rg7) 26. Bh7+ { [%eval #5] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval #5] } 27. hxg7+ { [%eval #4] } 27... Qxg7 { [%eval #4] } 28. Qxg7+?? { (Mate in 4 → 6.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd3+ was best. } { [%eval 6.56] } (28. Bd3+ Kg8 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. Rg1#) 28... Kxg7 { [%eval 6.57] } 29. Rdg1+ { [%eval 6.48] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 6.58] } 30. Rf1+ { [%eval 6.43] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 6.58] } 31. Rxf8 { [%eval 6.59] } { Black resigns. } 1-0