[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eg26oAEA"] [Date "2026.02.08"] [Round "-"] [White "littleejohny"] [Black "DarioH"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "eg26oAEA"] [UTCDate "2026.02.08"] [UTCTime "10:01:42"] [WhiteElo "1966"] [BlackElo "1871"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-15"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C18"] [Opening "French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance 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... Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.42] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.35] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.45] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.58] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.47] } { C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.1] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.54] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 8... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.77] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.85] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.82] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.62] } 10... Na5 { [%eval 0.8] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 0.3] } 11... Nc4?! { (0.30 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (11... b6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bd2 Bd3 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. g4 Be4 17. h4) 12. O-O { [%eval 0.79] } 12... a5 { [%eval 1.14] } 13. h4 { [%eval 1.21] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 1.3] } 14. h5?! { (1.30 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (14. Nf4 Nf5 15. Nh5 Be8 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Re1 Ra6 18. Bf1 f6 19. exf6 gxf6) 14... h6 { [%eval 0.74] } 15. Bf4?! { (0.74 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (15. Nf4) 15... b5 { [%eval 0.14] } 16. Qc1 { [%eval -0.26] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 0.04] } 17. g4 { [%eval 0.15] } 17... Kh7 { [%eval 0.43] } 18. Qc2+ { [%eval 0.34] } 18... Kg8 { [%eval 0.3] } 19. g5 { [%eval -0.24] } 19... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. gxh6 { [%eval -0.02] } 20... Nxh6 { [%eval 0.14] } 21. Bxh6?! { (0.14 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (21. Qd3 Qh4) 21... gxh6 { [%eval -0.57] } 22. Qc1 { [%eval -0.7] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval -0.81] } 23. Qc2+ { [%eval -0.8] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -0.59] } 24. Qc1 { [%eval -0.7] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval -0.65] } 25. Qc2+ { [%eval -0.78] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval -0.81] } 26. Qc1 { [%eval -0.85] } 26... Qg5 { [%eval -0.68] } 27. f4? { (-0.68 → -2.00) Mistake. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (27. Qxg5 hxg5) 27... Qxh5 { [%eval -1.68] } 28. Ng3?! { (-1.68 → -2.62) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -2.62] } (28. f5 Rg8 29. Nf4 Qxf5 30. Ra2 Qg5 31. Qe1 f6 32. Nh3 Qe3+ 33. Qxe3 Nxe3) 28... Qg4?? { (-2.62 → -0.80) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (28... Qh4 29. Rf3 Rg8 30. Nf1 f5 31. Qc2 Rg7 32. Qf2 Qh5 33. Ra2 Rbg8 34. Ng3) 29. Rf3? { (-0.80 → -2.22) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (29. f5) 29... Rg8 { [%eval -2.23] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval -2.15] } 30... b4 { [%eval -1.74] } 31. f5?! { (-1.74 → -2.93) Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (31. cxb4 Rg6) 31... Qh4 { [%eval -2.75] } 32. axb4 { [%eval -2.79] } 32... axb4 { [%eval -2.82] } 33. Ra7? { (-2.82 → -5.44) Mistake. Qh1 was best. } { [%eval -5.44] } (33. Qh1 Qg5 34. Ne2 b3 35. Rh3 Kh7 36. Rg3 Qxf5+ 37. Rf3 Qg5 38. Rg1 b2) 33... bxc3 { [%eval -5.21] } 34. Rxd7 { [%eval -6.04] } 34... Rb2+ { [%eval -6.01] } 35. Kg1 { [%eval -5.69] } 35... c2 { [%eval -5.2] } 36. Kf2?! { (-5.20 → -8.25) Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } { [%eval -8.25] } (36. Nf1 Qg5 37. Qxg5 Rxg5 38. Rc3 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Rf2 40. Kg1 Rxf5 41. Rc7 Rg5+) 36... Qxd4+ { [%eval -7.92] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval -7.28] } 37... Qxe5+ { [%eval -6.18] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval -6.14] } 38... Qf6 { [%eval -5.96] } 39. Ke2?! { (-5.96 → -8.02) Inaccuracy. Bh1 was best. } { [%eval -8.02] } (39. Bh1 Ne5+ 40. Ke2 Nxd7 41. fxe6 Qxe6+ 42. Re3 Qa6+ 43. Kd2 Qf6 44. Bxd5 Rb1) 39... Qe5+ { [%eval -7.18] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval -7.18] } 40... Rg5?! { (-7.18 → -5.30) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -5.3] } (40... Ne3 41. Rxe3 Rb3+ 42. Ke2 Rxe3+ 43. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 44. Kxe3 c1=Q+ 45. Kf2 Qc5+ 46. Kf1) 41. fxe6 { [%eval -5.18] } 41... Qxe6 { [%eval -5.14] } 42. Rfxf7?? { (-5.14 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (42. Bh3 Qb6 43. Rdxf7 Ne5+ 44. Ke2 Nxf7 45. Bf5 Rg8 46. Re3 Qd4 47. Rd3 Qf6) 42... Rxg3+ { [%eval #-8] } 43. Bf3 { [%eval #-7] } 43... Qe3+?? { (Mate in 7 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (43... Qe4+ 44. Kc3 Qe5+ 45. Kd3 Rb3+ 46. Kxc2 Rc3+ 47. Kb1 Rxc1+ 48. Kxc1 Qb2+ 49. Kd1) 44. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.08] } 45. Rf8+ { [%eval -0.1] } 45... Rg8 { [%eval -0.15] } 46. Rff7 { [%eval -0.11] } 46... Rg5 { [%eval -0.01] } 47. Rf8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Rff7 { [%eval -0.1] } 48... Rb3+ { [%eval -0.37] } 49. Kd4?? { (-0.37 → -9.17) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -9.17] } (49. Ke2 c1=N+ 50. Kf2 Nd3+ 51. Ke2 Nf4+ 52. Rxf4 Re8 53. Bh5 Ng2+ 54. Kf2 Nxf4) 49... Rg5?! { (-9.17 → -5.57) Inaccuracy. Nf5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.57] } (49... Nf5+ 50. Kxd5 Rd3+ 51. Ke6 Rxd7 52. Rxf5 c1=Q 53. Rf8 Rxf8 54. Kxd7 Qc8+ 55. Kd6) 50. Rf8+ { [%eval -5.8] } 50... Rg8 { [%eval -5.33] } 51. Rff7?! { (-5.33 → -9.10) Inaccuracy. Rxg8+ was best. } { [%eval -9.1] } (51. Rxg8+ Kxg8 52. Rc7 Nf5+ 53. Ke5 Rxf3 54. Rxc2 Kf7 55. Rc1 Ne3 56. Kd4 h5) 51... Nf5+ { [%eval -8.12] } 52. Ke5 { [%eval -9.08] } 52... Ng7? { (-9.08 → -4.66) Mistake. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval -4.66] } (52... Re8+ 53. Kf6 Ng7 54. Rfe7 Rxf3+ 55. Ke5 Rxe7+ 56. Rxe7 c1=Q 57. Rb7 Qg5+ 58. Kd6) 53. Rc7 { [%eval -4.5] } 53... Re8+ { [%eval -3.65] } 54. Kxd5?? { (-3.65 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (54. Kd6 Rbe3 55. Rxg7 R8e6+ 56. Kxd5 c1=Q 57. Rxc1 Kxg7 58. Rh1 Re8 59. Rg1+ Kh8) 54... Rd3+ { [%eval #-6] } 55. Kc4 { [%eval #-6] } 55... c1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } 56. Kxd3 { [%eval #-5] } 56... Qe3+?? { (Mate in 5 → -6.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re3+ was best. } { [%eval -6.24] } (56... Re3+ 57. Kd4 Qd2+ 58. Kc5 Rc3+ 59. Kb5 Qb2+ 60. Ka6 Ra3#) 57. Kc4 { [%eval -6.54] } 57... Qe6+?! { (-6.54 → -4.65) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval -4.65] } (57... Ne6 58. Rcd7 Ng5 59. Rde7 Rxe7 60. Rxe7 Qxe7 61. Bd1 Qe3 62. Kb5 Ne6 63. Kc6) 58. Kc3 { [%eval -5.49] } 58... Qe5+ { [%eval -5.82] } 59. Kc4 { [%eval -6.38] } 59... Rg8 { [%eval -5.03] } 60. Bd5 { [%eval -4.99] } 60... h5 { [%eval -4.54] } 61. Rfe7 { [%eval -5.27] } 61... Qf4+ { [%eval -4.98] } 62. Kc5 { [%eval -5.29] } 62... Qc1+ { [%eval -4.87] } 63. Kb6 { [%eval -5.11] } 63... Qb2+ { [%eval -5.48] } 64. Kc5 { [%eval -5.54] } 64... Qc3+ { [%eval -4.81] } 65. Bc4 { [%eval -5.86] } 65... h4 { [%eval -5.72] } 66. Kb6?! { (-5.72 → -7.58) Inaccuracy. Kb5 was best. } { [%eval -7.58] } (66. Kb5 Rb8+ 67. Rb7 Qb2+ 68. Kc6 Qf6+ 69. Kc5 Rxb7 70. Rxb7 Ne6+ 71. Bxe6 Qxe6) 66... Qb4+ { [%eval -7.3] } 67. Ka7 { [%eval -8.02] } 67... Qa5+ { [%eval -6.1] } 68. Kb7 { [%eval -7.26] } 68... Qb4+ { [%eval -5.79] } 69. Ka7 { [%eval -5.39] } 69... Rb8 { [%eval -5.15] } 70. Re6?? { (-5.15 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (70. Rc6 Qxe7+ 71. Kxb8 Qe5+ 72. Ka7 Nf5 73. Bf1 Qe3+ 74. Kb7 Qf3 75. Bb5 Ne7) 70... Nxe6 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1