[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jtz8Ybzr"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "MEDOV1K"] [Black "ThePascal0302"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "jtz8Ybzr"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "12:50:55"] [WhiteElo "1059"] [BlackElo "1104"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+100"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French Defense: Rubinstein 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... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.64] } 5. f3?? { (0.64 → -1.40) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Rg8 8. Bf4 Bd7 9. Bg3 Ne7) 5... Be7? { (-1.40 → -0.17) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (5... Nxe4 6. fxe4 Qh4+ 7. Ke2 Qxe4+ 8. Kf2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. Bd3) 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.27] } 6... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.19] } 7. c3 { [%eval -0.29] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.26] } 8. f4 { [%eval -0.57] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.06] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] } 9... a5?! { (0.02 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (9... b6 10. h4 Bb7 11. h5 Ne7 12. g4 Nd5 13. Bg2 Be7 14. h6 g6 15. c4) 10. Bb5?! { (0.78 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (10. h4 b6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Be4 Ne7 13. g4 Nd5 14. Qc2 h5 15. Bd2 c5) 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.15] } 11. Ne5?! { (0.15 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Bd3 c5 13. dxc5 Bc6 14. O-O a4 15. Bd2 Qa5 16. Be3 Nd5) 11... Bxe5? { (-0.84 → 0.80) Mistake. Bh4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (11... Bh4+ 12. Kf1 c5 13. a4 b6 14. Rg1 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. cxd4 Nf5 17. g3) 12. fxe5 { [%eval 0.85] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.96] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.91] } 13... Ba6?! { (0.91 → 1.61) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (13... Bb7 14. Bg5 Qd5 15. Qe2 Ng6 16. h4 h6 17. h5 hxg5 18. hxg6 Qe4 19. Rxf7) 14. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.64] } 14... Rxa6 { [%eval 1.69] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 1.54] } 15... h6 { [%eval 1.81] } 16. Bxe7? { (1.81 → 0.25) Mistake. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Rf6 Nf5 18. Qe2 b5 19. Rf1 Rb6 20. Qh5 b4) 16... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.25] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval -0.15] } 17... c5?? { (-0.15 → 5.08) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (17... Ra7 18. Qb5 c5 19. Qxb6 Rb7 20. Qxa5 Rxb2 21. Qa3 Re2 22. Qa6 Rd2 23. Rad1) 18. Qxa6 { [%eval 5.16] } 18... cxd4 { [%eval 5.24] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval 5.27] } 19... Qc7 { [%eval 5.53] } 20. Rac1 { [%eval 5.39] } 20... Qd8 { [%eval 5.42] } 21. Qb7 { [%eval 4.88] } 21... Qxd4+ { [%eval 4.71] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 4.67] } 22... Qxe5 { [%eval 4.96] } 23. Rc8 { [%eval 4.93] } 23... Qe2?? { (4.93 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (23... Rxc8 24. Qxc8+ Kh7 25. Qc2+ Kg8 26. b3 f5 27. Qf2 Qb8 28. Qf3 Kh7 29. Qe3) 24. Qxf7+ { [%eval #7] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval #7] } 25. Rxf8 { [%eval #6] } 25... e5 { [%eval #2] } 26. h3 { [%eval #4] } 26... e4 { [%eval #2] } 27. Qg8+ { [%eval #4] } 27... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 28. R8f6+ { [%eval #3] } 28... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 29. Qxg7+ { [%eval #2] } { Black resigns. } 1-0