[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zUXGNgi5"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "upnex"] [Black "RookMaster2025"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "zUXGNgi5"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "01:08:06"] [WhiteElo "2177"] [BlackElo "2125"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C14"] [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. Bg5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 6. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.27] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.28] } { C14 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.42] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.46] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.41] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 10. Nexd4?! { (0.58 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (10. Qd2 Nc5 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Nexd4 Nc6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qb4 Rd7) 10... Nc6?! { (-0.37 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (10... Qb4+ 11. Qd2 Qxb2 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Ne7 16. Bd3) 11. c3 { [%eval 0.43] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.6] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.6] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.64] } 13. Nxc6?! { (0.64 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (13. O-O fxe5 14. fxe5 Nc5 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Qe2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Ba4 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8) 13... bxc6 { [%eval -0.02] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.32] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval -0.15] } 15... f5 { [%eval -0.18] } 16. Qe2?! { (-0.18 → -0.99) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (16. b4 axb4 17. cxb4 c5 18. Bb5 Ba6 19. a4 cxb4 20. Nd4 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5) 16... Nc5 { [%eval -0.84] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.92] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval -0.91] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -0.91] } 18... Rb8 { [%eval -0.76] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval -0.92] } 19... a4 { [%eval -0.58] } 20. c4 { [%eval -1.11] } 20... a3? { (-1.11 → 0.05) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (20... c5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. h3 Kh8 23. Qe1 d4 24. Nd2 g5 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Bxe4) 21. bxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Qxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Qxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.12] } 25... Rxa2?? { (-0.12 → 1.58) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (25... dxc4 26. Rb8 Rd3 27. Rc1 Bd7 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rxc4 e3 30. Kf1 Rd2 31. Nd4) 26. cxd5 { [%eval 1.62] } 26... exd5 { [%eval 1.98] } 27. Rxd5?? { (1.98 → 0.24) Blunder. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (27. Ne7+ Kf7 28. Nxd5 Ra5 29. Ne3 Ra3 30. Nc4 Ra4 31. Rdc1 Be6 32. Ne3 Ra3) 27... Be6?? { (0.24 → 2.10) Blunder. e3 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (27... e3 28. h3 h6 29. Rd3 Rxf4 30. Rxe3 Be6 31. Rg3 g5 32. Nd8 Bd5 33. e6) 28. Rd8?? { (2.10 → -0.14) Blunder. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (28. Rd6 Bc4 29. e6 Re8 30. e7 e3 31. Rd8 Ra8 32. Re1 Bb5 33. Nd4 Ba4) 28... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.05] } 29. Nxd8 { [%eval -0.07] } 29... Bd5 { [%eval -0.15] } 30. g3?! { (-0.15 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (30. e6 Kf8 31. g3 Ke7 32. Nf7 Kxe6 33. Ne5 g5 34. Ng4 gxf4 35. gxf4 Re2) 30... e3 { [%eval -0.83] } 31. e6?? { (-0.83 → -4.43) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -4.43] } (31. Re1 Ra8 32. g4 Rxd8 33. Rxe3 Rf8 34. f5 g6 35. fxg6 hxg6 36. h3 Kg7) 31... Rg2+ { [%eval -4.45] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval -4.31] } 32... e2+ { [%eval -4.08] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval -3.99] } 33... Rg1+ { [%eval -4.22] } 34. Kxe2 { [%eval -4.34] } 34... Rxb1 { [%eval -4.28] } 35. e7 { [%eval -4.2] } 35... Bf7 { [%eval -4.11] } { White resigns. } 0-1