[Event "casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gXMhHjoP"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [White "ExploringChess"] [Black "Almdudler2010"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "gXMhHjoP"] [UTCDate "2025.11.18"] [UTCTime "15:40:26"] [WhiteElo "2325"] [BlackElo "2503"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian 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. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Nh6 { [%eval 0.22] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.38] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.3] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.34] } 9... dxc3?! { (0.34 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (9... Rc8 10. Bf4 Be7 11. b5 Na5 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Qh5 Kg7 15. Ra2) 10. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.99] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.92] } 11. Na4 { [%eval 0.8] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 1.0] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.94] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 0.87] } 13. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.73] } 13... exf5 { [%eval 0.65] } 14. Bf4?! { (0.65 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (14. Be3 Be6) 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.09] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 0.11] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.15] } 16. h4 { [%eval -0.15] } 16... Be7 { [%eval -0.07] } 17. Nc5 { [%eval -0.05] } 17... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.03] } 18. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.08] } 18... h6 { [%eval -0.1] } 19. Qc2?? { (-0.10 → -1.84) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (19. b5) 19... O-O?! { (-1.84 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (19... b6 20. Rc3 d4 21. Rd1 O-O 22. Qe2 dxc3 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Qd3 Rfd8 25. Qxc3) 20. Rc1 { [%eval -0.7] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval -0.37] } 21. Rc7 { [%eval -0.25] } 21... Rxc7 { [%eval -0.3] } 22. Qxc7 { [%eval -0.27] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval -0.26] } 23. Qxd7 { White offers draw } { [%eval -0.37] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2