[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ifNsd7Ig"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "maia9"] [Black "merrycatch22"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ifNsd7Ig"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "10:56:44"] [WhiteElo "1776"] [BlackElo "1715"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [WhiteTitle "BOT"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "10800+180"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.08] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.2] } 7. Bc2 { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.18] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.17] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval -0.08] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval -0.16] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.19] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.25] } 11. h3 { [%eval -0.21] } 11... Bh5 { [%eval -0.25] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -0.26] } 12... Re8 { [%eval -0.04] } 13. Rxe8+ { [%eval -0.03] } 13... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.01] } 14. Qe1 { [%eval -0.14] } 14... Qxe1+ { [%eval -0.01] } 15. Rxe1 { [%eval -0.03] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] } 16. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.19] } 16... Nxe8 { [%eval 0.24] } 17. Bf5 { [%eval -0.11] } 17... Ndf6?! { (-0.11 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (17... Nb6 18. Bd8) 18. Ne5 { [%eval 0.53] } 18... Nc7 { [%eval 0.77] } 19. g4 { [%eval 0.43] } 19... Bg6 { [%eval 0.64] } 20. Bxg6?! { (0.64 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20. Bc8) 20... hxg6 { [%eval -0.08] } 21. f4? { (-0.08 → -1.73) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (21. Bf4) 21... b5?? { (-1.73 → 0.10) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (21... Ne6 22. h4 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Nxg4 24. Nf3 f6 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Bc1 Kg7 27. Kg2) 22. Kf2 { [%eval 0.04] } 22... b4 { [%eval 0.25] } 23. Ke3?! { (0.25 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (23. cxb4 Bxb4) 23... Nb5?? { (-0.55 → 1.77) Blunder. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (23... bxc3 24. bxc3) 24. cxb4 { [%eval 1.88] } 24... Bxb4 { [%eval 2.01] } 25. a3?? { (2.01 → -0.91) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Nc6 a5 27. a3 Bd6 28. a4 Nc7 29. Nxa5 g5 30. f5 Kf8) 25... Bxd2+ { [%eval -0.92] } 26. Kxd2 { [%eval -1.03] } 26... Nxd4?! { (-1.03 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26... Ne4+ 27. Ke3) 27. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval 0.11] } 28. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 28... gxf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 29. Nd7 { [%eval -0.12] } 29... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.12] } 30. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.05] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -0.07] } 31. g5 { [%eval -0.08] } 31... Nxh3 { [%eval -0.07] } 32. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.08] } 32... Nxg5 { [%eval -0.17] } 33. Kxc4 { [%eval -0.18] } 33... Ne6 { [%eval -0.09] } 34. b4 { [%eval -0.07] } 34... g5 { [%eval -0.06] } 35. b5 { [%eval -0.11] } 35... g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. b6 { [%eval -0.24] } 36... axb6 { [%eval -0.29] } 37. Nxb6?? { (-0.29 → -7.46) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -7.46] } (37. Ne3) 37... g3 { [%eval -16.91] } 38. Nd5 { [%eval -33.24] } 38... g2 { [%eval -83.08] } 39. Ne3 { [%eval -11.45] } 39... g1=Q { [%eval -8.73] } 40. Nf5+? { (-8.73 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (40. Kd3 Qe1 41. Nc4 Qd1+ 42. Kc3 f5 43. a4 Qd4+ 44. Kb3 Qd3+ 45. Kb4 f4) 40... Kf6 { [%eval #-8] } 41. Nd6 { [%eval #-8] } 41... Qc1+ { [%eval #-8] } 42. Kd5 { [%eval #-7] } 42... Qxa3 { [%eval #-10] } 43. Ne4+ { [%eval #-10] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval #-9] } 44. Ke5 { [%eval #-6] } 44... Qa5+ { [%eval #-5] } 45. Nc5 { [%eval #-5] } 45... Qxc5+ { [%eval #-4] } 46. Ke4 { [%eval #-4] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval #-6] } 47. Kf3 { [%eval #-5] } 47... Qd4 { [%eval #-5] } 48. Kg3 { [%eval #-4] } 48... Qf4+ { [%eval #-4] } 49. Kg2 { [%eval #-4] } 49... Kf5 { [%eval #-3] } 50. Kg1 { [%eval #-3] } 50... Qd2 { [%eval #-2] } 51. Kf1 { [%eval #-2] } 51... Kf4 { [%eval #-2] } 52. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] } 52... Qe2 { [%eval #-2] } 53. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 53... Kg3 { [%eval #-1] } 54. Kg1 { [%eval #-1] } 54... Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1