[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pBM28hNV"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "markaltman"] [Black "Blaster2020"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "pBM28hNV"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "04:00:36"] [WhiteElo "2011"] [BlackElo "1986"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-22"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.82] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.32] } 3... d6?! { (0.32 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (3... d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 cxd4 8. Nxd4) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.91] } 4... h6 { [%eval 1.09] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.97] } 5... Ne7?! { (0.97 → 1.70) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. h3 Be7 9. b4 a5 10. b5) 6. Bd3?! { (1.70 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (6. Be3 Nd7 7. Qc2 a6 8. Be2 b5 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 c5) 6... g6 { [%eval 1.49] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 1.49] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 1.5] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.33] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.45] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 1.51] } 9... Kh7 { [%eval 1.42] } 10. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.24] } 10... f5 { [%eval 1.43] } 11. Bf1 { [%eval 0.93] } 11... d5 { [%eval 1.36] } 12. e5 { [%eval 1.12] } 12... a6?! { (1.12 → 2.14) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd7 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Bb3 a5 16. Bd2 Nbd5 17. Rac1 Nc7 18. a3) 13. Rac1?! { (2.14 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (13. c5 g5 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. Ne2 g4 16. Ne1 b6 17. b4 a5 18. a3 Rf7) 13... Rf7? { (1.34 → 2.63) Mistake. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.63] } (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd7 15. Bb3 Nb6 16. Ne1 a5 17. a3 Nbd5 18. g3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3) 14. h4?! { (2.63 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (14. c5 Qf8 15. Ne2 g5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Nxg5+ Kg8 18. Nf4 Bh6 19. Nxf7 Kxf7) 14... Qf8 { [%eval 2.32] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 1.84] } 15... Nd7?! { (1.84 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (15... dxc4 16. Bxc4 a5 17. h5 g5 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Nxg5+ Kh8 20. d5 exd5 21. Nxd5) 16. b3 { [%eval 2.23] } 16... Nb6?! { (2.23 → 3.02) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (16... dxc4 17. bxc4 c5 18. d5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxc5 Bd7 21. Na4 exd5 22. Nb6) 17. a4 { [%eval 2.8] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 3.08] } 18. a5 { [%eval 2.41] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 2.69] } 19. b4 { [%eval 2.18] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval 2.26] } 20. Bxc4 { [%eval 2.3] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 2.27] } 21. Qb3 { [%eval 1.89] } 21... Nf8 { [%eval 2.21] } 22. Na4 { [%eval 2.1] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 2.23] } 23. Nc5 { [%eval 2.33] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 2.28] } 24. Rd3 { [%eval 1.88] } 24... Re7 { [%eval 1.91] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval 1.83] } 25... Be8 { [%eval 1.86] } 26. Ke2 { [%eval 1.6] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval 1.54] } 27. Rh1 { [%eval 1.14] } 27... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.23] } 28. dxc5 { [%eval 1.13] } 28... Rc7 { [%eval 1.11] } 29. Nd4 { [%eval 0.76] } 29... Qe7 { [%eval 0.86] } 30. Nxe6?? { (0.86 → -2.72) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.72] } (30. f4 Rd7 31. Nf3 Bf8 32. Bd2 h5 33. Bc1 Kh8 34. Qd1 Kg8 35. Qe1) 30... Qxe6 { [%eval -2.86] } 31. Rxd5?! { (-2.86 → -4.40) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -4.4] } (31. f4 Rd7 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 cxd5 34. Bd4 Kg8 35. Qb1 Bb5+ 36. Kd2 Kf7) 31... cxd5 { [%eval -3.9] } 32. Bxd5?! { (-3.90 → -5.79) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -5.79] } (32. Bd3 Re7 33. h5 f4 34. Bd4 Bxe5 35. hxg6+ Kg8 36. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 37. Kf3 Bxg6) 32... Qxe5?! { (-5.79 → -4.39) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.39] } (32... Bb5+ 33. Kf3 Qxe5 34. Rc1 Rd8 35. Bc4 Qe4+ 36. Kg3 f4+ 37. Bxf4 Be5 38. Bxe5) 33. Kf3 { [%eval -5.21] } 33... Bc6 { [%eval -4.93] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval -5.58] } 34... Re8?! { (-5.58 → -4.31) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -4.31] } (34... Rd7 35. Bxc6 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 bxc6 37. Qd3 Rxb4 38. g3 Qe4+ 39. Qxe4 Rxe4 40. Kg2) 35. Bxc6 { [%eval -4.88] } 35... Rxc6 { [%eval -4.42] } 36. Rd7 { [%eval -5.21] } 36... Re7 { [%eval -4.56] } 37. Rd8 { [%eval -4.49] } 37... Rce6 { [%eval -4.25] } 38. Rd4 { [%eval -5.09] } 38... Bf6 { [%eval -4.24] } 39. g3 { [%eval -4.58] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval -4.31] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1