[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pJfrMkYe"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Selmon_Bhai"] [Black "elgazar11"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "pJfrMkYe"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "15:24:40"] [WhiteElo "1602"] [BlackElo "1679"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.67] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.36] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.56] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.37] } 4... h6?! { (0.37 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (4... Bb4 5. f3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qh4+ 7. g3 Qe7 8. c5 Qd8 9. Ba3) 5. f4 { [%eval 0.77] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.84] } 6. Nf3?? { (0.84 → -1.14) Blunder. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (6. Qc2 Bb4 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 b5 9. cxb5 c5 10. e5 Ng4) 6... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.15] } 7. Qe2?! { (-1.15 → -1.89) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Bd3 Bb4+ 9. Kf2 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. Be3 d5 12. Rac1 O-O) 7... Nxc3 { [%eval -1.57] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval -1.46] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -1.42] } 9. Qe3 { [%eval -1.6] } 9... Na5 { [%eval -1.32] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -1.15] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.95] } 11. Ne5? { (-0.95 → -2.15) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (11. O-O O-O 12. Bd2 f5 13. Rae1 Qe8 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Nf3 Qh5 16. Qf2 Na5) 11... Bh4+ { [%eval -2.37] } 12. g3?! { (-2.37 → -3.80) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -3.8] } (12. Kd1 d6 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Ke2 c5 16. Kf1 O-O 17. Bd2 Rfc8) 12... Bxh1 { [%eval -3.46] } 13. gxh4 { [%eval -3.89] } 13... Qxh4+ { [%eval -3.64] } 14. Kd1 { [%eval -3.48] } 14... Qxh2 { [%eval -2.84] } 15. f5?! { (-2.84 → -3.71) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.71] } (15. Bd2 O-O-O 16. Kc2 f6 17. Nf7 Qh5 18. Nxd8 Rxd8 19. Be2 Qh2 20. Rxh1 Qxh1) 15... Qh5+ { [%eval -3.11] } 16. Kc2 { [%eval -3.07] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -3.08] } 17. fxe6 { [%eval -2.98] } 17... dxe6 { [%eval -3.1] } 18. d5 { [%eval -3.78] } 18... O-O?! { (-3.78 → -2.36) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.36] } (18... O-O-O 19. Be2 Qh2 20. Nf3 Qh3 21. Ne5 Qxe3 22. Bxe3 exd5 23. Nxf7 Rde8 24. Nxh8) 19. Qe4?! { (-2.36 → -3.40) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -3.4] } (19. Qg3 exd5 20. Ng4 Kh8 21. Bxh6 Rg8 22. Bg5 dxc4 23. Bf5 Rge8 24. Rg1 Be4+) 19... Qf5? { (-3.40 → -1.98) Mistake. Qh2+ was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (19... Qh2+ 20. Bd2 f5 21. Qe1 Rf6 22. Rd1 exd5 23. Nd7 Qd6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. cxd5) 20. Qe3?! { (-1.98 → -2.88) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (20. Qe2 Qh3 21. Ng4 exd5 22. Bxh6 dxc4 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rg1+ Kxf6) 20... Qf6?? { (-2.88 → 2.26) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (20... Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Qxd5 22. Qg3 Qf3 23. Qxf3 Bxf3 24. Bf4 Bh5 25. Bxc7 Bg6 26. Bxg6) 21. Bd2?? { (2.26 → -2.53) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (21. Qg3 g6 22. Ng4 Qe7 23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Qe5+ f6) 21... exd5 { [%eval -2.29] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval -2.51] } 22... Nxc4?? { (-2.51 → -0.49) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (22... dxc4 23. Ng4 cxd3+ 24. Kc1 Qe6 25. Nxh6+ Kh8 26. Qg3 Qg6 27. Qh2 Qh7 28. Rg4) 23. Qxh6 { [%eval -0.61] } 23... Qxh6 { [%eval -0.27] } 24. Bxh6 { [%eval -0.59] } 24... Nxe5?! { (-0.59 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Ne3+ 25. Bxe3 Rfe8 26. Bh6 g6 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Bxg6+ Kf6 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. Bg7+) 25. Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2