[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/om3lrWa6"] [Date "2025.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Goatzzy"] [Black "MichaelTal2025"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "om3lrWa6"] [UTCDate "2025.05.16"] [UTCTime "11:03:35"] [WhiteElo "1026"] [BlackElo "1057"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. c4?! { (0.17 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. Be2 h6 7. h3 g5 8. h4 g4) 4... d4 { [%eval -0.53] } 5. b3?? { (-0.53 → -2.78) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -2.78] } (5. d3 c5 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Kf8 8. Bxd6+ Qxd6 9. Qe5 Qxe5+) 5... Bb4?? { (-2.78 → -0.45) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (5... d3 6. Ne5 Qd4 7. Nxd3 Qxa1 8. Bb2 Qxa2 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. b4) 6. Bb2 { [%eval -0.47] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.28] } 7. c5?? { (-0.28 → -2.12) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -2.12] } (7. a3 Be7 8. d3 a5 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8) 7... Bf5? { (-2.12 → -0.80) Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (7... Bxc5 8. d3 Nge7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. Re1 Be6 13. Rc1) 8. Bc4?! { (-0.80 → -1.92) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.92] } (8. Bb5 Bxc5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Ng6) 8... Nf6?! { (-1.92 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (8... Qe7+) 9. Qe2+ { [%eval -0.76] } 9... Ne4?! { (-0.76 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (9... Kd7 10. O-O) 10. O-O?? { (0.24 → -1.53) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (10. a3) 10... O-O { [%eval -1.55] } 11. d3 { [%eval -1.45] } 11... Nc3 { [%eval -1.28] } 12. Nxc3? { (-1.28 → -2.72) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.72] } (12. Qc2) 12... dxc3 { [%eval -2.59] } 13. Bc1 { [%eval -2.49] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -1.86] } 14. Qd1?! { (-1.86 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (14. Be3 Ba3 15. Rae1 Bg4 16. d4 Bb2 17. Qd1 Qf6 18. h3 Bh5 19. Be2 h6) 14... Bg4 { [%eval -2.14] } 15. a3? { (-2.14 → -3.71) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -3.71] } (15. Be3 Ba3) 15... Bxf3?? { (-3.71 → -0.59) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (15... Bxc5 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Bb5 Qd5 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. b4 Bb6 21. Ne5) 16. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.39] } 16... Nd4?? { (-0.39 → 3.93) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 3.93] } (16... Ne5 17. Bxf7+ Nxf7 18. axb4 Ne5 19. Qxb7 Nxd3 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Qxa7 c6 22. Qa6) 17. Qxf7+ { [%eval 4.02] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 3.81] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 3.78] } 18... Re7 { [%eval 4.35] } 19. Qd5 { [%eval 4.43] } 19... Qxd5 { [%eval 4.37] } 20. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.18] } 20... c6 { [%eval 4.61] } 21. Bg5?? { (4.61 → 0.90) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (21. Be4 Nxb3 22. Ra3 Nd4 23. g3 a5 24. Kg2 a4 25. Rxc3 Rae8 26. Rc4 Nb3) 21... Re5 { [%eval 1.07] } 22. Rfe1? { (1.07 → -0.41) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Be3 Rd5 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Rfc1 Rxd3 26. Rc2 Re8 27. Kf1 h5) 22... Rxg5 { [%eval -0.5] } 23. h4?? { (-0.50 → -5.29) Blunder. Rxa7 was best. } { [%eval -5.29] } (23. Rxa7 Rd8) 23... Rxd5 { [%eval -5.35] } 24. Re4 { [%eval -5.49] } 24... c2 { [%eval -5.48] } 25. Rae1 { [%eval -5.52] } 25... h6 { [%eval -5.57] } 26. Re8+?! { (-5.57 → -8.60) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -8.6] } (26. Rc1 Rad8 27. g3 b6 28. cxb6 axb6 29. Kg2 c5 30. b5 h5 31. Rce1 Nxb3) 26... Rxe8 { [%eval -8.49] } 27. Rxe8+ { [%eval -8.82] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval -8.82] } 28. Re1 { [%eval -8.71] } 28... Nxb3 { [%eval -8.31] } 29. Rb1? { (-8.31 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (29. b5 cxb5 30. Kf1 Rxd3 31. c6 bxc6 32. g4 Rd1 33. f3) 29... cxb1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval #-5] } 30... Rxd3 { [%eval #-5] } 31. f4 { [%eval #-3] } 31... Nxc5 { [%eval #-3] } 32. f5 { [%eval #-3] } 32... Ne4 { [%eval #-2] } 33. f6 { [%eval #-2] } 33... Nxf6 { [%eval #-2] } 34. b5 { [%eval #-1] } 34... c5 { [%eval #-2] } 35. b6 { [%eval #-1] } 35... c4 { [%eval #-2] } 36. bxa7 { [%eval #-1] } 36... Qa1 { [%eval #-2] } 37. a8=Q { [%eval #-1] } 37... Qxa8 { [%eval #-3] } 38. h5 { [%eval #-2] } 38... c3 { [%eval #-3] } 39. g3 { [%eval #-3] } 39... Qa2+ { [%eval #-2] } 40. Kh3 { [%eval #-2] } 40... Rd1 { [%eval #-2] } 41. Kh4 { [%eval #-1] } 41... Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1