[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eV3TDyqm"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Toribus"] [Black "a_man_alive_alone"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "eV3TDyqm"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "09:29:21"] [WhiteElo "893"] [BlackElo "885"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.2] } 5... c5 { [%eval -0.14] } 6. dxc5?! { (-0.14 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (6. f4 cxd4 7. Nce2 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. O-O Nc5) 6... Nxc5?! { (-1.00 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (6... Nxe5 7. Be3 Nbc6 8. Bb5 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. f4 Nd7 11. Nf3) 7. Bb5+?! { (0.08 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (7. Nf3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 b6 11. Nfd4 Ba6) 7... Bd7 { [%eval -0.48] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.41] } 8... Be7 { [%eval -0.37] } 9. f4?! { (-0.37 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Be8 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Be3 a6 13. Bf1 Rc8 14. a3 h6) 9... O-O?! { (-1.04 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (9... Qb6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. a3 f6 12. b4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 fxe5 15. Nc4) 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.25] } 10... Bh4+ { [%eval 0.26] } 11. g3 { [%eval 0.22] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -0.34] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval -0.03] } 13. Nb5?? { (-0.03 → -2.50) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.5] } (13. Nf3 Qc7 14. Nd4 a6 15. a3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Na4 17. Nxa4 Bxa4 18. c3 Bc5) 13... Ne4 { [%eval -2.41] } 14. Qd1 { [%eval -2.2] } 14... a6?! { (-2.20 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (14... Nxe5 15. Nd4 Ng6 16. Ngf3 Qc7 17. c3 Bc5 18. O-O Rfe8 19. Re1 e5 20. fxe5) 15. Nd4 { [%eval -1.36] } 15... f6?! { (-1.36 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (15... Qb6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Bd4 Bc5 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. Kf1 Bb5 21. c3) 16. exf6?! { (-0.76 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Ngf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (16. Ngf3 Qc7 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. O-O c5 20. Nd2 f5 21. c3 Bf6) 16... Bxf6 { [%eval -1.38] } 17. Nxc6?! { (-1.38 → -2.39) Inaccuracy. Ngf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.39] } (17. Ngf3 Qb6 18. O-O Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qa3 20. Rb3 Qa4 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Qd3 c5) 17... bxc6 { [%eval -2.53] } 18. c4?! { (-2.53 → -3.51) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (18. Nf3 Bxb2 19. O-O c5 20. Rb1 Nc3 21. Qd2 Nxb1 22. Rxb1 Rb8 23. Bxc5 Bd4+) 18... d4?! { (-3.51 → -2.54) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (18... e5 19. cxd5 Qa5+ 20. Kf1 exf4 21. gxf4 cxd5 22. Bf3 Ba4 23. Qe1 Qb5+ 24. Qe2) 19. Bxd4?! { (-2.54 → -3.66) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.66] } (19. Bf3 dxe3 20. Bxe4 e5 21. Ne2 Qa5+ 22. Nc3 exf4 23. O-O Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qe5) 19... Bxd4?? { (-3.66 → -0.24) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (19... Qa5+ 20. Bc3 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 e5 22. Qd3 Rad8 23. Nf3 Nxc3 24. O-O Bh3 25. Qe3) 20. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.24] } 20... Nf6?? { (-0.24 → 1.86) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (20... Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Nd2+ 22. Kf2 Rad8 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24. Bxf3 e5 25. Qc3 Qc5+ 26. Qe3) 21. Nf3 { [%eval 2.02] } 21... Ng4? { (2.02 → 3.47) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (21... Rb8 22. O-O c5 23. Qc3 Qb6 24. b3 Bc6 25. Ne5 Be4 26. Rad1 Rbd8 27. g4) 22. c5?! { (3.47 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (22. O-O-O Qa5 23. Qxd7 Rab8 24. Qd3 Nf2 25. Qa3 Qxa3 26. bxa3 g5 27. Nxg5 h6) 22... Re8?! { (2.23 → 3.66) Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.66] } (22... Qa5+ 23. Qc3 Qxc3+ 24. bxc3 Rfd8 25. O-O Ne3 26. Rfc1 Be8 27. Ne5 Rd2 28. Kf2) 23. O-O { [%eval 3.01] } 23... e5 { [%eval 3.07] } 24. fxe5 { [%eval 2.91] } 24... Re7? { (2.91 → 5.00) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.0] } (24... Be6 25. Rae1 Qe7 26. b4 Nh6 27. a3 a5 28. Qe4 axb4 29. axb4 Rab8 30. Bd3) 25. Bc4+ { [%eval 4.76] } 25... Be6 { [%eval 5.76] } 26. Bxe6+ { [%eval 5.3] } 26... Rxe6 { [%eval 5.27] } 27. Qxd8+?? { (5.27 → 2.60) Blunder. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (27. Qxg4 Qe7 28. Rae1 h6 29. Nd4 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Qxe5 31. Qe6+ Qxe6 32. Nxe6 a5) 27... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.6] } 28. h3?? { (2.60 → 0.22) Blunder. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (28. Rad1 Rde8 29. Rd6 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Rxc6 a5 32. b3 Rg5 33. Rf2 h5) 28... Ne3? { (0.22 → 1.86) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (28... Nxe5 29. Ng5 Ree8 30. Rae1 a5 31. Rf5 Nd3 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Nf3 Nxb2 34. Nd4) 29. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.66] } 29... Nc2?! { (1.66 → 2.84) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (29... Rd3 30. Rac1 Nc2 31. Rxc2 Rxf3 32. Rc3 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Kf7 34. Kf2 Re7 35. a4) 30. Rad1 { [%eval 2.86] } { White wins on time. } 1-0