[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/j9LtWAcP"] [Date "2026.03.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Cxb451"] [Black "cinemashow"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "j9LtWAcP"] [UTCDate "2026.03.22"] [UTCTime "15:59:40"] [WhiteElo "1847"] [BlackElo "1764"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.39] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.5] } 9... Nxd4?! { (0.50 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (9... Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7) 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.19] } 10... Qd8 { [%eval 1.62] } 11. f5?! { (1.62 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (11. Qe3 a6 12. f5 b6 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Bd3 Bc5 15. O-O Qc7 16. Kh1 Bxd4) 11... Nb6? { (0.85 → 2.07) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (11... Bc5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qd4 Nd7 14. Qf4 O-O 15. O-O-O f6 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. g4) 12. Bb5+ { [%eval 2.1] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 2.1] } 13. fxe6 { [%eval 2.14] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval 2.0] } 14. O-O { [%eval 1.97] } 14... Nc4?? { (1.97 → 4.40) Blunder. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.4] } (14... Bxb5 15. Nxb5 Nc4 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Nxa7 Nxb2 18. Nb5 Nc4 19. a4 g6 20. Qf2) 15. Qf4 { [%eval 3.76] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 3.87] } 16. Kh1? { (3.87 → 2.28) Mistake. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Nf7 Rg8 20. Nxd8 Qxd8 21. Rad1 c3) 16... b6? { (2.28 → 4.41) Mistake. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (16... Bxb5 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nd6+ Nxd6 19. exd6 Qd7 20. Qg5 Rg8 21. Rae1 Bxd6 22. h3) 17. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.31] } 17... dxc4 { [%eval 4.16] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 3.93] } 18... Kd8?! { (3.93 → 5.02) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 5.02] } (18... O-O-O 19. Nd6+ Kb8 20. Qf2 Bc6 21. Bxb6 Rxd6 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Bxa7+ Ka8 24. Rad1) 19. Nd6 { [%eval 4.95] } 19... Be8 { [%eval 6.02] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 5.47] } 20... g5?? { (5.47 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (20... Kc7 21. Be3 Rd8 22. Qe4 Kb8 23. Bg5 Rxd6 24. exd6 Qd7 25. Qxc4 e5 26. Qd5) 21. Bxb6+? { (Mate in 9 → 7.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 7.34] } (21. Qf3 Rc8 22. Bxb6+ axb6 23. Nxe8+ Qd7 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qb7+ Kd8 26. Nf6 Rc7) 21... axb6 { [%eval 7.13] } 22. Nf7+? { (7.13 → 4.16) Mistake. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval 4.16] } (22. Qxc4 Bd7 23. Rf7 Rg8 24. Rxe7 Bxe7 25. Nb5 Ke8 26. Nc7+ Kf8 27. Rxd7 Kg7) 22... Kc7 { [%eval 4.05] } 23. Qxc4+ { [%eval 4.08] } { Black resigns. } 1-0