[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qXR1JyIK"] [Date "2025.11.22"] [White "MellSum"] [Black "TIKULI-DAVID"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qXR1JyIK"] [UTCDate "2025.11.22"] [UTCTime "11:49:32"] [WhiteElo "1176"] [BlackElo "1303"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+97"] [BlackRatingDiff "-46"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+20"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.96] } 5... dxe4 { [%eval 0.74] } 6. c4? { (0.74 → -0.56) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (6. Bc4 Qd7 7. c3 b5 8. Bb3 c5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6) 6... Bb4+?! { (-0.56 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (6... Nc6 7. Be3 Bb4+ 8. Ke2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. Ke1 f6 11. exf6) 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.34] } 8. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.5] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.46] } 9. Qf4?? { (0.46 → -2.63) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (9. O-O-O c5 10. Qe3 cxd4 11. Qxe4 Bd7 12. Bd3 g6 13. Ne2 Qa5 14. Nxd4 Bc6) 9... Qxd4 { [%eval -2.54] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval -2.66] } 10... Qxb2 { [%eval -2.47] } 11. Qxe4 { [%eval -2.34] } 11... Nc6?! { (-2.34 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (11... Bd7) 12. Rd2?? { (-1.62 → -3.74) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (12. f4 f5 13. exf6 Qc3+ 14. Kf2 Qxf6 15. Nf3 e5 16. Bd3 g6 17. Rhe1 exf4) 12... Qc1+ { [%eval -3.22] } 13. Ke2 { [%eval -3.31] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval -2.73] } 14. Rxd8+ { [%eval -2.86] } 14... Nxd8 { [%eval -2.9] } 15. Nf3?! { (-2.90 → -3.74) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (15. f4 Bd7 16. Kf2 Qd2+ 17. Be2 Bc6 18. Nf3 Qxa2 19. Qd3 Bxf3 20. Kxf3 Nc6) 15... Qb2+ { [%eval -3.2] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval -3.96] } 16... Qxa2? { (-3.96 → -1.88) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.88] } (16... Nc6 17. f4 Nd4+ 18. Ke3 Nf5+ 19. Ke2 Bd7 20. Qb1 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rg1) 17. g3? { (-1.88 → -3.50) Mistake. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -3.5] } (17. Ke3 Nc6 18. Bd3 g6 19. Nf3 Qa3 20. h4 Nb4 21. h5 Bd7 22. hxg6 hxg6) 17... c6?? { (-3.50 → -0.25) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (17... Bd7 18. Qe3 Bc6 19. f3 Qb2 20. Kf2 a5 21. Bd3 f6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Rd1) 18. Bg2 { [%eval -0.42] } 18... Qa6?? { (-0.42 → 1.83) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (18... f6) 19. Qh4 { [%eval 1.64] } 19... b5?? { (1.64 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (19... Qa5 20. Rd1 f6 21. Be4 h6 22. Nb3 Qc7 23. exf6 Nf7 24. fxg7 e5 25. Qf6) 20. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0