[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/l8Wqpa3e"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "-"] [White "MZ-3Rbi"] [Black "PEGOVIC"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "l8Wqpa3e"] [UTCDate "2026.04.15"] [UTCTime "02:40:43"] [WhiteElo "1033"] [BlackElo "1062"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... Be7 { [%eval 0.61] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.56] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.65] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.58] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.89] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval 0.39] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.55] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.55] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.77] } 7. b4?! { (0.77 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (7. Bd3 b4 8. Ne2 c5 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nf6 11. O-O Bg4 12. a3 Bxf3) 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.04] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.42] } 8... c6? { (-0.42 → 0.85) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (8... d5 9. exd5 Bxb4 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxd5 12. Bd2 b4 13. Bd3 a5 14. O-O) 9. axb5 { [%eval 0.43] } 9... cxb5 { [%eval 0.37] } 10. Nxb5? { (0.37 → -0.99) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (10. d5 O-O 11. Bd3 a5 12. O-O Na6 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. e5 dxe5 15. bxa5 b4) 10... Bc6? { (-0.99 → 0.29) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (10... Nxe4 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Nc6 13. Na3 Nxd4 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. O-O O-O 16. c3) 11. c4?? { (0.29 → -3.42) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.42] } (11. Nc3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bd3 d5 14. c3 O-O 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Nc6) 11... Bxe4?? { (-3.42 → 0.61) Blunder. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (11... axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. d5 O-O 14. cxb5 exd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bc4 Nc3 17. Qb3) 12. c5?? { (0.61 → -2.60) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (12. Nc3 O-O 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bd3 d5 15. b5 Bb4+ 16. Kf1 Bc3 17. Ra2 Ba5) 12... d5?? { (-2.60 → 1.43) Blunder. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (12... axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bxb5+ Nfd7 15. O-O O-O 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Bd2) 13. Ne5 { [%eval 1.31] } 13... O-O { [%eval 1.27] } 14. f3?! { (1.27 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (14. Nc3 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxa6 Nb8 18. b5 e5 19. dxe5 Qxd1+) 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.55] } 15. g4 { [%eval 0.19] } 15... Bg6?! { (0.19 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (15... Nxg4 16. fxg4 Be4 17. Rg1 f6 18. Nd3 Nc6 19. Nc3 Nxd4 20. Rg3 f5 21. g5) 16. g5?? { (1.06 → -0.75) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (16. h4 h5 17. g5 Nfd7 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Qe2 e5 20. Qa2 Nxc5 21. bxc5 Kh7) 16... Nh5?? { (-0.75 → 1.26) Blunder. Nfd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (16... Nfd7 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Nc6 19. Nc3 Qb8 20. Rb1 a5 21. b5 Nxd4 22. Qxd4) 17. Nxg6?? { (1.26 → -1.70) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (17. f4 Be4 18. Rg1 f6 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Bh3 Qc8 21. Qa4 Kh8 22. Ra3 a5) 17... fxg6 { [%eval -1.79] } 18. f4?! { (-1.79 → -2.59) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (18. Qe2 Kh8 19. Qxe6 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Kd1 Nf4 22. Qd6 Nd7 23. Nc7 Rad8) 18... Nd7?? { (-2.59 → -0.67) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (18... Nc6 19. Nc3 Nxf4 20. b5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Bxb5 Ng2+ 23. Ke2 Qa1 24. Rf1) 19. Nd6? { (-0.67 → -2.31) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.31] } (19. Qg4 axb5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Bxb5 Kh8 22. O-O Qb7 23. Qe2 Nb8 24. Kh1 Bd8) 19... Bxd6 { [%eval -2.51] } 20. cxd6 { [%eval -2.34] } 20... Nxf4 { [%eval -2.51] } 21. Bxf4?! { (-2.51 → -3.98) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (21. Rg1 Nb6 22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Bxa6 Qxd6 24. Rf1 Ng2+ 25. Ke2 Ra8 26. Qd3 Nh4) 21... Rxf4 { [%eval -3.68] } 22. b5 { [%eval -4.58] } 22... Re4+ { [%eval -3.88] } 23. Be2 { [%eval -3.74] } 23... Nb6?? { (-3.74 → -1.24) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (23... Qxg5 24. Qd3 Rc8 25. Rf1 axb5 26. Ra2 Nf6 27. Rc2 Qh4+ 28. Rf2 Ra8 29. Kf1) 24. O-O { [%eval -1.21] } 24... axb5? { (-1.21 → -0.05) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (24... a5 25. Rc1 Qxg5+ 26. Kh1 Rf4 27. Rc6 Rb8 28. Qe1 a4 29. Bd3 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1) 25. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.03] } 25... Qxa8? { (-0.03 → 1.25) Mistake. Nxa8 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (25... Nxa8 26. Qc1 Nb6 27. Bf3 Rh4 28. Qe1 Qxg5+ 29. Kh1 h6 30. Qxe6+ Kh7 31. Rg1) 26. Bxb5? { (1.25 → 0.02) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (26. Bd3 Qd8 27. Qf3 Qxg5+ 28. Kh1 Qf5 29. Qg2 Qg4 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. Qxe4 dxe4) 26... Nc4?? { (0.02 → 5.06) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.06] } (26... Qd8 27. Qf3 Qxg5+ 28. Kh1 h5 29. Qg3 Rg4 30. Qe5 Qd2 31. Qxe6+ Kh7 32. Qe2) 27. Bxc4 { [%eval 5.13] } 27... dxc4 { [%eval 5.01] } 28. Re1?? { (5.01 → -1.78) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (28. Qf3 h6 29. gxh6 Kh7 30. hxg7 Kxg7 31. d7 e5 32. Qf7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ Qxf8) 28... Qd5?? { (-1.78 → 0.00) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... c3 29. Rxe4 Qxe4 30. d7 Qd5 31. Qd3 c2 32. Qxc2 Qxd4+ 33. Qf2 Qxd7 34. Qf4) 29. d7?? { (0.00 → -5.45) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.45] } (29. Rxe4 Qxe4 30. d5 Kf8 31. dxe6 Qxe6 32. Qf3+ Ke8 33. Qc6+ Qd7 34. Qa8+ Kf7) 29... Rxe1+ { [%eval -4.41] } 30. Qxe1 { [%eval -4.36] } 30... Qxd7?! { (-4.36 → -3.45) Inaccuracy. Qxd4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.45] } (30... Qxd4+ 31. Kf1 Qxd7 32. h4 Qd6 33. Kg1 Qd4+ 34. Kf1 Qf4+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ 36. Kf1) 31. Qc3 { [%eval -3.98] } 31... Qd5 { [%eval -3.84] } 32. h4 { [%eval -4.23] } 32... h6 { [%eval -3.99] } 33. gxh6 { [%eval -4.12] } 33... gxh6 { [%eval -3.79] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -4.09] } 34... Qf5+ { [%eval -3.99] } 35. Qf3? { (-3.99 → -8.20) Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -8.2] } (35. Kg1 Qd3 36. Qa1 Qg3+ 37. Kf1 Qf3+ 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Qh3+ 40. Ke2 Qh2+) 35... Qxf3+ { [%eval -8.07] } 36. Kxf3 { [%eval -7.77] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval -7.41] } 37. Ke3 { [%eval -8.64] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval -7.99] } 38. Kd2 { [%eval -8.92] } 38... g5 { [%eval -8.09] } 39. hxg5+ { [%eval -9.27] } 39... hxg5 { [%eval -13.25] } 40. Kc3 { [%eval -10.82] } 40... Kf5 { [%eval -9.5] } 41. Kxc4 { [%eval -10.07] } 41... Ke4? { (-10.07 → -5.30) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -5.3] } (41... g4 42. Kd3 Kf4 43. Ke2 g3 44. Kf1 Kf3 45. Kg1 g2 46. Kh2 Kf2 47. Kh3) 42. Kc3? { (-5.30 → -12.22) Mistake. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval -12.22] } (42. Kc5 g4 43. Kd6 Kxd4 44. Kxe6 Ke4 45. Kd6 g3 46. Ke6 g2 47. Kd6 Kf5) 42... g4 { [%eval -9.67] } 43. d5 { [%eval -12.8] } 43... exd5 { [%eval -10.91] } 44. Kd2?! { (-10.91 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (44. Kb3 d4 45. Kb4 d3 46. Kc5 g3) 44... g3 { [%eval #-9] } 45. Ke2 { [%eval #-9] } 45... Kf4 { [%eval #-9] } 46. Kf1 { [%eval #-10] } 46... d4 { [%eval #-9] } 47. Ke2 { [%eval #-8] } 47... g2 { [%eval #-7] } 48. Kf2 { [%eval #-6] } 48... d3 { [%eval #-5] } 49. Kxg2 { [%eval #-5] } 49... d2 { [%eval #-4] } 50. Kf2 { [%eval #-4] } 50... d1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 51. Kg2 { [%eval #-3] } 51... Qf3+ { [%eval #-3] } 52. Kg1 { [%eval #-3] } 52... Ke3 { [%eval #-3] } 53. Kh2 { [%eval #-3] } 53... Ke2 { [%eval #-3] } 54. Kg1 { [%eval #-3] } 54... Qg3+ { [%eval #-3] } 55. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } 55... Qh3+ { [%eval #-3] } 56. Kg1 { [%eval #-3] } 56... Kf3?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (56... Qg4+ 57. Kh1 Kf2 58. Kh2 Qg2#) 1/2-1/2