[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sTe4K9Dc"] [Date "2026.02.13"] [Round "-"] [White "zaytsev_mikhail"] [Black "Dimagorbachev"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "sTe4K9Dc"] [UTCDate "2026.02.13"] [UTCTime "17:00:22"] [WhiteElo "2089"] [BlackElo "1996"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+10"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz 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] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.11] } 7. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.13] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.06] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.17] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.05] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.21] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.16] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.22] } 10... a6 { [%eval -0.1] } 11. f5?? { (-0.10 → -2.57) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (11. Kh1 Nxd4) 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -2.53] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval -2.55] } 12... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.48] } 13. fxe6 { [%eval -2.79] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval -2.78] } 14. Rxf8+ { [%eval -2.79] } 14... Bxf8 { [%eval -2.97] } 15. Nf3?! { (-2.97 → -4.43) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.43] } (15. Qd2 Bd7 16. Kh1 g6 17. Rf1 Qh4 18. Qe3 Bg7 19. Nf3 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Qc4) 15... Qb6+?! { (-4.43 → -3.46) Inaccuracy. Bc5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.46] } (15... Bc5+ 16. Kf1 Ng4 17. Qd3 Ne3+ 18. Kg1 Nxc2+ 19. Kh1 Nxa1 20. Na4 Bf2 21. Qb1) 16. Kh1 { [%eval -3.42] } 16... Nxf3?! { (-3.42 → -2.35) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (16... Ng4 17. Qd4 Nf2+ 18. Kg1 Bc5 19. Qa4 Qd8 20. Kf1 Bd7 21. Qf4 Qe7 22. Ke1) 17. Bxf3 { [%eval -2.75] } 17... Qxb2 { [%eval -2.83] } 18. Ne2 { [%eval -2.75] } 18... Qe5 { [%eval -2.74] } 19. h3?! { (-2.74 → -3.88) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (19. c4 b5 20. cxd5 Bb7 21. dxe6 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rc8 23. Kg2 h6 24. Rc1 Rxc1) 19... Bd7 { [%eval -3.93] } 20. c3 { [%eval -4.17] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval -3.83] } 21. Qd2?! { (-3.83 → -4.94) Inaccuracy. Qg1 was best. } { [%eval -4.94] } (21. Qg1 Bc5 22. Nd4 Qd6 23. Qe1 Ba7 24. Bg4 Bb8 25. Nf3 b5 26. Rd1 Re8) 21... Bd6 { [%eval -4.74] } 22. g3 { [%eval -4.98] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval -5.09] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval -4.97] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval -4.07] } 24. Nf4 { [%eval -5.03] } 24... g5 { [%eval -4.2] } 25. Re1 { [%eval -3.99] } 25... gxf4?? { (-3.99 → 2.76) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (25... Qf5 26. Bg4 Bxf4 27. gxf4 Qxf4 28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. cxd4 Rf4 30. Bxe6+ Kg7 31. Bc8) 26. Rxe5 { [%eval 2.55] } 26... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.49] } 27. Qe2 { [%eval 2.38] } 27... Bxc3 { [%eval 2.17] } 28. Qxe6+ { [%eval 2.22] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 2.05] } 29. Bxd5?? { (2.05 → 0.24) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (29. g4 Re8 30. Qf7 Bg7 31. h4 h6 32. Kf2 Rf8 33. Qg6 Rf6 34. Qh5 Re6) 29... f3+?? { (0.24 → 2.81) Blunder. Bxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (29... Bxd5+) 30. Kf1 { [%eval 2.82] } 30... Bb5+ { [%eval 2.87] } 31. Bc4 { [%eval 2.67] } 31... Bc6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 2.87] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2