[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hW2cIwPV"] [Date "2026.05.19"] [Round "-"] [White "sterpfi"] [Black "faznaz83"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "hW2cIwPV"] [UTCDate "2026.05.19"] [UTCTime "19:01:00"] [WhiteElo "2396"] [BlackElo "2380"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C14"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Rubinstein Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 6. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.27] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.23] } { C14 French Defense: Classical Variation, Rubinstein Variation } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. Nd1 { [%eval 0.44] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.43] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.44] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.43] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.78] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.77] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.79] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.72] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.77] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.77] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.75] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.66] } 14... bxc3 { [%eval 0.67] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval 0.85] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 1.23] } 16. cxd4 { [%eval 1.24] } 16... Qb4 { [%eval 1.42] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 1.35] } 17... Bxd3 { [%eval 1.41] } 18. Qxd3 { [%eval 1.34] } 18... O-O { [%eval 1.44] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval 1.02] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval 1.18] } 20. Ng5?! { (1.18 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (20. f5 Rfc8 21. Rbc1 Nb4 22. Qd2 f6 23. h3 Rab8 24. a3 Nc6 25. Rc3 fxe5) 20... g6?! { (0.54 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (20... f5 21. g4 h6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. gxf5 Qf7 24. Rbc1 Rac8 25. e6 Qe8 26. Nxd5) 21. Ng4 { [%eval 1.32] } 21... f6 { [%eval 1.38] } 22. exf6 { [%eval 1.31] } 22... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.31] } 23. Ne5?! { (1.31 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Rbc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (23. Rbc1 Rac8 24. h3 Nb4 25. Qe2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nxg4 27. hxg4 Qf6 28. g3 Qxd4+) 23... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.45] } 24. fxe5 { [%eval 0.26] } 24... Nh5 { [%eval 0.49] } 25. h4 { [%eval 0.37] } 25... Ng7 { [%eval 0.38] } 26. Rxf8+ { [%eval 0.21] } 26... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.15] } 27. Qa6 { [%eval 0.12] } 27... Qa3 { [%eval 0.44] } 28. Nxe6?! { (0.44 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (28. Rb7 Qe3+ 29. Kh2 Qf2 30. Kh3 Qf5+ 31. g4 Qf2 32. Qd3 a4 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7) 28... Qe3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Nxf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qxh4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qxd4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Kh1 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2