[Event "Gnel Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xftIY4Vs"] [Date "2026.04.19"] [Round "-"] [White "Kostya_2401"] [Black "Motya_Nauchikus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "xftIY4Vs"] [UTCDate "2026.04.19"] [UTCTime "16:33:22"] [WhiteElo "1444"] [BlackElo "1640"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.56] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Bc4?! { (0.56 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (3. d4 d5 4. e5 Bd7 5. Nf3 f6 6. a3 fxe5 7. dxe5 Nh6) 3... d5?! { (-0.21 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (3... Nf6 4. Bb3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Bb4 7. Ne2 Na5 8. O-O) 4. Nf3?? { (0.68 → -3.76) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.76] } (4. exd5 exd5 5. Bxd5 Nge7 6. Bb3 Nd4 7. Nf3 Nxb3 8. axb3 Ng6) 4... dxc4 { [%eval -3.83] } 5. O-O { [%eval -3.82] } 5... f6 { [%eval -3.58] } 6. d3 { [%eval -3.82] } 6... Ne5? { (-3.82 → -1.80) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.8] } (6... e5 7. Be3 Bg4 8. Nd5 cxd3 9. c4 Qd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd8 12. Rad1) 7. Nd2? { (-1.80 → -3.92) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (7. Nxe5 fxe5 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxe5 Nf6 10. Nb5 Kf7 11. Qxc7+ Bd7 12. Qxc4 Qb6) 7... Nxd3?? { (-3.92 → -1.00) Blunder. cxd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (7... cxd3 8. cxd3 Nh6 9. d4 Qxd4 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Rd1 Nhf7 13. Nf3) 8. cxd3 { [%eval -0.89] } 8... cxd3 { [%eval -0.93] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval -1.19] } 9... a5?! { (-1.19 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (9... Qd7 10. Qb3 Ne7 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Be3 a6 13. Rd2 Be7 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Na4) 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.94] } 10... b6 { [%eval -0.98] } 11. Re1 { [%eval -1.28] } 11... d2?? { (-1.28 → 1.76) Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (11... Qd7 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. e5 Ne7 14. Qb3 Bb7 15. Nb5 Nd5 16. Qxd3 Ba6 17. a4) 12. Qxd2?? { (1.76 → -1.35) Blunder. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (12. Re2 Bd7 13. Rxd2 Qc8 14. e5 a4 15. Nh4 Be7 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Ng6+ hxg6) 12... Bd7?? { (-1.35 → 1.15) Blunder. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (12... Qxd2 13. Nxd2 Bd7 14. Nc4 Nh6 15. Rac1 Ng4 16. Bd4 b5 17. f3 e5 18. Nd5) 13. Qc2?! { (1.15 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (13. e5 fxe5 14. Bg5 Nf6 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. Rad1 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 O-O 18. Re3 Bc6) 13... a4?! { (0.53 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (13... Bd6 14. Rad1 e5 15. Nd2 Ne7 16. Nc4 Bb4 17. Rd3 Qb8 18. a3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3) 14. Red1?! { (1.20 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (14. e5 fxe5 15. Rad1 Bd6 16. Ne4 Qb8 17. Nfg5 Nf6 18. f4 Ra5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6) 14... Ra5? { (0.64 → 2.07) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (14... Bd6 15. Rd2 Ne7 16. Rad1 O-O 17. Bxb6 Nc8 18. Bc5 Rf7 19. Ba3 e5 20. h3) 15. Rd2?! { (2.07 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (15. Rd3 Qb8 16. Rad1 Bd6 17. Nd2 Rh5 18. f4 Nh6 19. Nc4 Nf7 20. Nxd6+ cxd6) 15... f5?? { (1.04 → 4.02) Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.02] } (15... Qb8 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Nd2 b5 18. Rd1 Bd6 19. b4 Ra6) 16. Qd1?? { (4.02 → 1.84) Blunder. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (16. Rad1 Nf6 17. Bg5 Bd6 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Nxe5+ Rxe5) 16... fxe4 { [%eval 1.66] } 17. Rxd7?? { (1.66 → -3.21) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.21] } (17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Ng5 Qe7 20. Qh5+ Kd8 21. Rad1 fxg5 22. Rxd7+ Qxd7) 17... Qxd7 { [%eval -3.36] } 18. Qc2?! { (-3.36 → -4.79) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -4.79] } (18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Qe2 Bd6 20. Qc2 Qc6 21. h3 O-O 22. Nxe6 Bh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qxe6) 18... Qd8?? { (-4.79 → -0.09) Blunder. exf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (18... exf3 19. Rd1 Bd6 20. Bd4 Nf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rd3 O-O 23. Rxf3 Kh8 24. Rh3) 19. Ne5?? { (-0.09 → -3.58) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.58] } (19. Nxe4 Nf6 20. Bd2 Rd5 21. Neg5 Qd7 22. Bc3 Bd6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6) 19... Rxe5 { [%eval -3.3] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval -3.2] } 20... Bd6 { [%eval -3.09] } 21. Nxa4? { (-3.09 → -5.05) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -5.05] } (21. Bd4 Rg5 22. h4 Rg4 23. Nb5 Qxh4 24. Nxd6+ cxd6 25. Qc8+ Kf7 26. g3 h5) 21... c5 { [%eval -4.06] } 22. Nxb6?! { (-4.06 → -5.58) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -5.58] } (22. Qb3 Nf6 23. Qb5+ Kf7 24. Nxb6 Rd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Bg5 Qe8 27. Qb7+ Qe7) 22... Qxb6 { [%eval -5.52] } 23. Rd2 { [%eval -6.38] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval -6.21] } 24. Qd1 { [%eval -6.28] } 24... Ng4? { (-6.28 → -3.52) Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.52] } (24... Rd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Bg5 Qc6 27. Bh4 O-O 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. g3 h6) 25. Rxd6 { [%eval -3.23] } 25... Qxd6?? { (-3.23 → 4.46) Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (25... Qb8 26. Qa4+ Kf7 27. Qa6 Nxe3 28. Rd7+ Kg6 29. Qe2 Nf5) 26. Qxd6 { [%eval 4.33] } 26... Rf8 { [%eval 4.99] } 27. Qb8+?? { (4.99 → 2.33) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (27. h3 Nxe3 28. Qxe5 Nd5 29. Qxe6+ Ne7 30. Qxe4 Rf6 31. Qc4 Rc6 32. Kh2 Rb6) 27... Kd7?? { (2.33 → 6.01) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 6.01] } (27... Ke7 28. Qc7+ Kf6 29. Bxc5 Rf7 30. Qd6 Kg5 31. Be3+ Kf5 32. Bd2 Kg6 33. h3) 28. Qb5+?! { (6.01 → 4.17) Inaccuracy. Qxf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.17] } (28. Qxf8 Nxe3 29. Qxg7+ Kd6 30. fxe3 Rd5 31. Qf8+ Kc6 32. Qe7 Rd2 33. Qxe6+ Kb5) 28... Kd6 { [%eval 4.23] } 29. Bxc5+?? { (4.23 → -2.30) Blunder. Qb6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.3] } (29. Qb6+ Kd7 30. Qb7+ Ke8 31. h3 Nxe3 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qxe5 Nd5 34. Qxg7+ Rf7) 29... Rxc5 { [%eval -2.19] } 30. Qd3+?? { (-2.19 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb6+ was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (30. Qb6+ Rc6 31. Qb4+ Kd7 32. Qa4 Nf6 33. b4 Rc8 34. h3 Ke8 35. b5 Rb6) 30... Rd5?? { (Mate in 3 → -2.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. exd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (30... exd3 31. g3 Rxf2 32. b4 Rc1#) 31. Qa6+? { (-2.17 → -4.20) Mistake. Qg3+ was best. } { [%eval -4.2] } (31. Qg3+ Ne5 32. Qa3+ Kd7 33. h3 Rf5 34. b4 Nd3 35. Qa7+ Ke8 36. Qxg7 Nxf2) 31... Kc5?? { (-4.20 → -1.54) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (31... Ke7 32. Qb7+ Kf6 33. Kf1 Kg6 34. h3 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rf7 36. Qb6 Nf6 37. a4) 32. Qxe6?? { (-1.54 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa3+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (32. Qa3+ Kc6 33. Qa4+ Kc7 34. f3 Ne5 35. fxe4 Rc5 36. Qa7+ Kd6 37. h3 Nd7) 32... Kd4?? { (Mate in 1 → 3.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd1# was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (32... Rd1#) 33. Qxg4 { [%eval 3.16] } 33... Rff5 { [%eval 3.24] } 34. Qxg7+ { [%eval 3.12] } 34... Rde5 { [%eval 3.63] } 35. Qxh7 { [%eval 3.36] } 35... e3 { [%eval 3.33] } 36. fxe3+ { [%eval 3.25] } 36... Kxe3 { [%eval 3.3] } 37. h4 { [%eval 3.26] } 37... Rh5 { [%eval 3.9] } 38. g4?? { (3.90 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (38. Qc2 Rc5 39. Qf2+ Kd3 40. Qf3+ Kd2 41. Qf4+ Kc2 42. b4 Rcd5 43. Qc4+ Kb1) 38... Rxh7 { [%eval #-5] } 39. h5 { [%eval #-4] } 39... Kf4 { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Kxg4 { [%eval #-3] } 41. Kf2 { [%eval -11.58] } 41... Rexh5 { [%eval -11.76] } 42. Ke2?! { (-11.76 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-18] } (42. Ke3 Rb7 43. Kd4 Rxb2 44. a4 Rb4+ 45. Kc3 Rxa4 46. Kb2 Rb4+ 47. Ka3 Re4) 42... Ra5 { [%eval -6.66] } 43. Kd2?? { (-6.66 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (43. a3 Rh2+ 44. Kd3 Rf5 45. Kc4 Rxb2 46. a4 Rf3 47. a5 Ra3 48. a6 Rxa6) 43... Rxa2 { [%eval #-6] } 44. Kc2 { [%eval #-8] } 44... Rb7 { [%eval #-5] } 45. Kb1 { [%eval #-3] } 45... Raxb2+ { [%eval #-2] } 46. Ka1 { [%eval #-2] } 46... Re2?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. R2b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (46... R2b4 47. Ka2 Ra4#) 1/2-1/2