[Event "ChessMood 20-20 Grand Prix 2026"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tlMYgj6j"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Creative68"] [Black "bestsstplayerrs"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "tlMYgj6j"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "21:58:14"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2550"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [WhiteFideId "24252026"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [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... Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.5] } 5... f6 { [%eval 0.47] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval -0.3] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.31] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.51] } 8... f5?! { (-0.51 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (8... Qa5+ 9. Kf1 cxd4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxe5 12. Nxd4 f5 13. Bf3 Bd7) 9. c3 { [%eval 0.22] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.43] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.44] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.57] } 11. Re1?! { (0.57 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (11. Ne2 Bd7 12. Ne1 a5 13. a4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. g3 Nxd3 16. Nxd3 b5) 11... b6?! { (-0.47 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (11... Bd7 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Rf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. a3 Na5 16. Rb1 h6 17. Nd2) 12. Be3?! { (0.38 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Rf1 b5 14. Ne1 b4 15. f3 Ng5 16. Bc2 bxc3 17. bxc3 cxd4) 12... Bb7?! { (-0.56 → 0.51) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (12... f4 13. Nxe4 fxe3 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. exd6 exf2+ 16. Kxf2 Qxd6 17. Kg1 Bd7 18. Bc2) 13. Qc1? { (0.51 → -0.70) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.7] } (13. Nh5 a5 14. Nf4 Qd7 15. h4 a4 16. a3 Ba6 17. Bc2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4) 13... Rc8 { [%eval -0.68] } 14. h4? { (-0.68 → -2.34) Mistake. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (14. Bc2 Qe8 15. Ne2 Qf7 16. Bg5 Nxg5 17. Nxg5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 cxd4 19. cxd4 f4) 14... cxd4?! { (-2.34 → -1.53) Inaccuracy. Bxh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (14... Bxh4 15. Nh1 Be7 16. Ng3 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qe8 18. Ne2 Qf7 19. a4 Kh8 20. Be3) 15. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.57] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.42] } 16. Bxe4 { [%eval -1.25] } 16... fxe4?! { (-1.25 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (16... dxe4 17. Nxe6 Qd7 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 19. Rd1 Nd3 20. Ne2 Bd6 21. Rxd3 exd3 22. Nf4) 17. Nxe6 { [%eval -0.55] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval -0.64] } 18. Nxf8 { [%eval -0.77] } 18... Rxf8 { [%eval -0.74] } 19. Bd4 { [%eval -0.91] } 19... Nd3 { [%eval -0.96] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -1.51] } 20... Nxe1 { [%eval -1.03] } 21. Rxe1 { [%eval -0.98] } 21... Bxh4 { [%eval -1.13] } 22. Re2?! { (-1.13 → -2.07) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (22. Qe2 Bd8 23. Rd1 Bc7 24. c4 Ba6 25. b3 Bxg3 26. fxg3 dxc4 27. Bc3 Qe7) 22... Qg4 { [%eval -1.47] } 23. Qd2?! { (-1.47 → -2.40) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -2.4] } (23. c4 Ba6 24. b3 Rd8 25. Qc3 h6 26. Re1 Bxg3 27. Qxg3 Qxg3 28. fxg3 dxc4) 23... Ba6 { [%eval -2.36] } 24. Re1 { [%eval -2.52] } 24... Bxg3 { [%eval -2.28] } 25. fxg3 { [%eval -2.47] } 25... Qxg3 { [%eval -2.24] } 26. Bf2 { [%eval -2.23] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2