[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rc9MjKV4"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [Round "-"] [White "EndPoem_chess"] [Black "silvano40"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "rc9MjKV4"] [UTCDate "2026.01.21"] [UTCTime "11:09:15"] [WhiteElo "1644"] [BlackElo "1684"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.39] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.77] } 9. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.73] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.74] } 10. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.73] } 10... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.7] } 11. Qd4 { [%eval 0.67] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.72] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.73] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.63] } 13. b4?! { (0.63 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (13. h4 Bb7) 13... Nb7?! { (0.00 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (13... Nd7 14. h4 a5 15. b5 Qe7 16. Na4 Qa3+ 17. Kb1 f6 18. Nxb6 Nxb6 19. Qxb6) 14. Ba6? { (0.72 → -0.54) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (14. h4 f6) 14... Qc7? { (-0.54 → 0.91) Mistake. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (14... Na5 15. Bb5) 15. Nb5 { [%eval 0.84] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.75] } 16. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.76] } 16... Bxb7 { [%eval 0.85] } 17. Nd6 { [%eval 0.81] } 17... Ba6 { [%eval 1.35] } 18. Rhe1 { [%eval 1.29] } 18... Qc7?! { (1.29 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (18... Rad8 19. Re3) 19. b5 { [%eval 1.68] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 2.26] } 20. a4 { [%eval 1.92] } 20... a6 { [%eval 1.59] } 21. bxa6?? { (1.59 → -0.50) Blunder. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (21. Rd3 axb5 22. Rc3 Qe7 23. axb5 f6 24. Kb2 fxe5 25. fxe5 Ra5 26. Ra1 Rxa1) 21... Rxa6 { [%eval -0.44] } 22. Nb5?! { (-0.44 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (22. f5) 22... Qc5?! { (-1.25 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (22... Qe7 23. Kb2 Bc6 24. Ra1 Rfa8 25. Nd6 Bxa4 26. Re3 b5 27. Rc3 h6 28. Raa3) 23. g3 { [%eval -0.6] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval -0.59] } 24. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.67] } 24... bxc5 { [%eval -0.7] } 25. Nd6 { [%eval -0.61] } 25... Rxa4 { [%eval -0.7] } 26. Kd2 { [%eval -0.61] } 26... Rd4+?! { (-0.61 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (26... h6) 27. Kc3 { [%eval -0.08] } 27... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.11] } 28. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.28] } 28... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... g6 { [%eval 0.53] } 30. Rb6 { [%eval 0.67] } 30... Be8 { [%eval 1.05] } 31. Nxe8? { (1.05 → -0.52) Mistake. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.52] } (31. Rb7) 31... Rxe8 { [%eval -0.49] } 32. Rb7?! { (-0.49 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (32. Rc6) 32... c4?! { (-1.19 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (32... Ra8) 33. h4?! { (-0.33 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (33. g4) 33... Ra8 { [%eval -1.78] } 34. Kb2 { [%eval -1.69] } 34... Ra4 { [%eval -1.69] } 35. c3 { [%eval -1.59] } 35... Kg7?! { (-1.59 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (35... h5) 36. g4 { [%eval -0.32] } 36... h5 { [%eval -0.4] } 37. g5 { [%eval -0.48] } 37... Ra8 { [%eval -0.53] } 38. Re7 { [%eval -0.66] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval -0.86] } 39. Rb7 { [%eval -0.68] } 39... Ra6?! { (-0.68 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39... Ke8) 40. Rb8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Rb6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Re8?? { (0.00 → -3.96) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (43. Rc8 Rb5 44. Rd8 Ra5 45. Kb2 Ra7 46. Kb1 Ra4 47. Kb2) 43... Ra3 { [%eval -3.69] } 44. Rb8? { (-3.69 → -6.05) Mistake. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval -6.05] } (44. Kb2) 44... Ra2+ { [%eval -6.06] } 45. Rb2 { [%eval -6.14] } 45... Rxb2+ { [%eval -5.04] } 46. Kxb2 { [%eval -3.74] } 46... Kf8 { [%eval -4.74] } 47. Kb1? { (-4.74 → -8.33) Mistake. Ka3 was best. } { [%eval -8.33] } (47. Ka3 Ke7) 47... Ke7 { [%eval -8.34] } 48. Kb2 { [%eval -6.72] } 48... Kd7 { [%eval -9.93] } 49. Kc1 { [%eval -9.79] } 49... Kc6 { [%eval -9.41] } 50. Kb1 { [%eval -7.78] } 50... Kc5 { [%eval -8.68] } 51. Kc2 { [%eval -9.16] } 51... d4 { [%eval -8.33] } 52. Kd2 { [%eval -17.19] } 52... d3 { [%eval -12.88] } 53. Kc1 { White offers draw } { [%eval -9.62] } 53... Kb5 { [%eval #-24] } 54. Kb1 { [%eval #-23] } 54... Ka4?! { (Mate in 23 → -13.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d2 was best. } { [%eval -13.25] } (54... d2 55. Kc2 Ka4 56. Kxd2 Kb3 57. Kc1 Kxc3 58. Kb1 Kd2 59. Ka2 c3 60. Ka3) 55. Kb2 { [%eval -25.54] } 55... d2 { [%eval -10.4] } 56. Kc2 { [%eval #-20] } 56... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-19] } 57. Kxd1 { [%eval #-19] } 57... Kb3 { [%eval -67.79] } 58. Kd2 { [%eval -12.64] } 58... Kb2 { [%eval -12.86] } 59. f5?! { (-12.86 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-15] } (59. Ke3 Kxc3 60. Ke4 Kb2 61. f5 gxf5+ 62. Ke3 c3 63. Kd4 c2 64. Kc5 c1=Q+) 59... exf5 { [%eval #-17] } 60. e6 { [%eval #-14] } 60... fxe6 { [%eval #-13] } { White resigns. } 0-1