[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xrZ4AREJ"] [Date "2026.04.24"] [Round "-"] [White "XavierDelapluie"] [Black "croc20"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "xrZ4AREJ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.24"] [UTCTime "19:03:42"] [WhiteElo "991"] [BlackElo "1073"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... e6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Bb5?! { (0.34 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Ne2 Be7 9. h4 cxd4) 5... c6 { [%eval -0.21] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.18] } 6... c5 { [%eval -0.14] } 7. Be3? { (-0.14 → -1.59) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (7. f4 cxd4 8. Nce2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. O-O Nc5) 7... cxd4 { [%eval -1.37] } 8. Bxd4 { [%eval -1.66] } 8... Bb4?? { (-1.66 → 0.66) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (8... Nc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. f4 Rb8 12. Nf3 c5 13. Bf2 Rxb2 14. O-O) 9. Ne2? { (0.66 → -0.47) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (9. Qg4 g6 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. h4 h5 12. Qf4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Nb5 Qxe5+) 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.42] } 10. Qd2? { (-0.42 → -1.88) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.88] } (10. f4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Be2 a6 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nc5 15. O-O Bd7) 10... Nxd4 { [%eval -1.72] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.75] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.77] } 12. O-O { [%eval -2.23] } 12... Qa5?! { (-2.23 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (12... O-O 13. f4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb6 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Nf3 f6 18. f5) 13. Rfe1 { [%eval -1.93] } 13... Bxc3?! { (-1.93 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (13... Nxd3 14. cxd3 O-O 15. a3 Bd6 16. Nf3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. d4 Be8 19. h4) 14. bxc3 { [%eval -0.94] } 14... Nxd3 { [%eval -1.04] } 15. Qxd3 { [%eval -1.42] } 15... O-O { [%eval -1.5] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval -1.94] } 16... b5? { (-1.94 → -0.69) Mistake. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (16... Qxa2 17. Ra1 Qc4 18. Qxc4 dxc4 19. Nb5 Bd7 20. Nxa7 Rfb8 21. Red1 Be8 22. h4) 17. Nxb5?! { (-0.69 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (17. Rxb5 Qxa2 18. Qg3 Rd8 19. Reb1 Bd7 20. Rb7 h6 21. h4 Bc8 22. Rb8 Rxb8) 17... Ba6 { [%eval -1.51] } 18. c4 { [%eval -1.91] } 18... dxc4? { (-1.91 → -0.32) Mistake. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (18... Bxb5 19. cxb5 Rfc8 20. Rec1 Rc4 21. g3 h6 22. Rb2 Rac8 23. h4 Ra4 24. Qd1) 19. Qxc4?! { (-0.32 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (19. Qc3 Qxc3 20. Nxc3 Rfd8 21. f3 Kf8 22. Re5 Rd2 23. Rb2 Ke7 24. Ra5 Bc8) 19... Rab8 { [%eval -0.43] } 20. a4 { [%eval -0.41] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.31] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval -0.83] } 21... Qxa4 { [%eval -0.84] } 22. c4 { [%eval -1.25] } 22... Rc6?? { (-1.25 → 5.52) Blunder. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.52] } (22... Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Nxa7 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 g5 26. f3 Kg7 27. Rb6 Rc1+ 28. Kf2) 23. Nxa7? { (5.52 → 3.01) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (23. Nc3 Rbc8 24. Nxa4 Rxc4 25. Nb2 R4c6 26. Qg3 Rc2 27. h4 h6 28. Kh2 Bb7) 23... Ra8 { [%eval 3.21] } 24. Re4?? { (3.21 → -0.51) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (24. Nxc6 Qxc6 25. Rec1 Bb7 26. f3 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Bc6 28. Qb3 Qe7 29. Qb4 Qxb4) 24... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.67] } 25. Rbe1?? { (-0.67 → -4.99) Blunder. Rxc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.99] } { White resigns. } (25. Rxc4 Bxc4 26. Qe4 Rd8 27. h4 h6 28. Nc6 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 30. Kh2 Qd6+) 0-1