[Event "Hourly Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uk5ApKSF"] [Date "2026.02.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Ebroul-2"] [Black "BalkanAshgabat"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "uk5ApKSF"] [UTCDate "2026.02.09"] [UTCTime "05:21:41"] [WhiteElo "1594"] [BlackElo "1959"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.65] } 3. Bc4?! { (0.65 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 Qd8 7. Nc3 Nf6) 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.1] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.48] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.03] } 6... Na5 { [%eval 0.12] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval -0.3] } 7... a6 { [%eval -0.34] } 8. Ba4 { [%eval -0.36] } 8... b5 { [%eval -0.25] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval -0.27] } 9... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.3] } 10. axb3 { [%eval -0.27] } 10... h6 { [%eval -0.21] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval -0.39] } 11... d6 { [%eval -0.42] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.43] } 12... g6 { [%eval -0.16] } 13. Re1 { [%eval -0.5] } 13... e5?! { (-0.50 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (13... c5) 14. d4 { [%eval 0.18] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.15] } 15. d5?! { (0.15 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (15. dxe5 dxe5) 15... Bg7 { [%eval -0.35] } 16. Be3?! { (-0.35 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (16. b4 O-O) 16... b4 { [%eval -0.96] } 17. Ne2?! { (-0.96 → -1.73) Inaccuracy. Na2 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (17. Na2 Nxe4 18. Nxb4 f5 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. c4 O-O 21. f3 Qf7 22. Qc2 Rae8) 17... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.65] } 18. Qd3?! { (-1.65 → -2.92) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -2.92] } (18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 a5 20. Qd2 g5 21. Qd3 Qd7 22. Nd2 O-O 23. Nc4 Qb5) 18... Nf6 { [%eval -2.97] } 19. Qc4 { [%eval -3.56] } 19... a5?? { (-3.56 → 1.78) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (19... Nxd5 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 a5 22. Qb5+ c6 23. Qe2 O-O 24. Qd2 g5 25. Nxg5) 20. Qb5+ { [%eval 1.76] } 20... Nd7?! { (1.76 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (20... c6 21. dxc6 Ba6 22. Qxa5 O-O 23. c4 Kh7 24. Qxb4 Rfc8 25. Bb6 Rxc6 26. Ned4) 21. Qxb7 { [%eval 2.64] } 21... Qd8?! { (2.64 → 3.80) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.8] } (21... O-O 22. Nd2 f5 23. f3 Qf7 24. Qc6 Nf6 25. Red1 g5 26. Bf2 e4 27. Bd4) 22. Qb5 { [%eval 3.08] } 22... e4?! { (3.08 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (22... O-O 23. Nd2 f5 24. f3 e4 25. Bd4 Rb8 26. Qc4 Nb6 27. Qc6 Qg5 28. f4) 23. Nfd4 { [%eval 3.91] } 23... O-O { [%eval 3.85] } 24. Rxa5 { [%eval 3.87] } 24... Rxa5 { [%eval 3.93] } 25. Qxa5 { [%eval 3.91] } 25... Qb8 { [%eval 4.63] } 26. Nc6 { [%eval 4.66] } 26... Qb7 { [%eval 4.52] } 27. Qa7 { [%eval 4.45] } 27... Qxa7 { [%eval 4.45] } 28. Nxa7 { [%eval 4.24] } 28... Bxb2 { [%eval 4.27] } 29. Nc6 { [%eval 4.31] } 29... f5 { [%eval 4.26] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval 4.22] } 30... Bxd4 { [%eval 4.19] } 31. Nexd4 { [%eval 4.2] } 31... Ra8 { [%eval 4.28] } 32. Nxb4 { [%eval 4.28] } 32... Nb6 { [%eval 4.59] } 33. f3 { [%eval 4.59] } 33... exf3 { [%eval 4.68] } 34. gxf3 { [%eval 4.59] } 34... Ra5 { [%eval 4.63] } 35. Re7 { [%eval 4.8] } 35... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.8] } 36. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.92] } 36... Rxd5 { [%eval 4.94] } 37. Ne6 { [%eval 4.87] } 37... Rd1+ { [%eval 4.72] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 4.92] } 38... Rd2+ { [%eval 4.93] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval 4.9] } 39... Rxc2 { [%eval 5.0] } 40. Rxc7 { [%eval 4.81] } 40... Rb2 { [%eval 5.33] } 41. Rb7 { [%eval 4.73] } 41... g5 { [%eval 4.71] } 42. h3 { [%eval 4.42] } 42... f4+?! { (4.42 → 6.34) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval 6.34] } (42... Re2 43. Nd4 Re5 44. Rb5 f4+ 45. Kf2 Re7 46. Nf5 Re6 47. b4 Kf7 48. Nd4) 43. Kg4 { [%eval 6.31] } 43... Rg2+?! { (6.31 → 9.25) Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval 9.25] } (43... Ra2 44. b4 Ra8 45. Kf5 Re8 46. Rg7+ Kh8 47. Rd7 Kg8 48. Kf6 d5 49. Rxd5) 44. Kf5 { [%eval 7.34] } 44... Rg3? { (7.34 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (44... Re2 45. Kf6 Rxe6+ 46. Kxe6 h5 47. Rb5 d5 48. Rxd5 g4 49. Rg5+ Kf8 50. hxg4) 45. Kg6 { [%eval #1] } 45... Rxf3 { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0