[Event "≤2000 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4aPlmzA7"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "paul_ivanov"] [Black "sammijackson"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "4aPlmzA7"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "22:22:14"] [WhiteElo "1646"] [BlackElo "1035"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance 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. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.54] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.59] } 5. Bb5+?! { (0.59 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Be3 Nxe3) 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bxd7+ { [%eval -0.17] } 6... Nxd7 { [%eval -0.15] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.27] } 7... f6?? { (-0.27 → 1.81) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (7... cxd4 8. Nbd2 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nfxd4 O-O 12. c3) 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.42] } 8... fxe5 { [%eval 1.36] } 9. Nxe5? { (1.36 → 0.06) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (9. dxe5) 9... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.26] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.43] } 10... d4? { (0.43 → 1.79) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (10... Ne7 11. Bg5) 11. Ne4 { [%eval 1.96] } 11... Qh4? { (1.96 → 3.90) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.9] } (11... Qd5 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Nd6+ Kc7 16. Nf7 Nf5 17. Nxh8) 12. Qf3?! { (3.90 → 3.07) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (12. Ng5 h6 13. Nxe6 Rc8 14. c3 Rc6 15. Nf4 Ne7 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Re1 Ng6) 12... g6?? { (3.07 → 6.88) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.88] } (12... Qd8 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Rae1 Rc8 15. c3 Rc6 16. Rc1 Ne7 17. Nd6+ Rxd6 18. exd6) 13. Bg5 { [%eval 6.89] } 13... Qh5 { [%eval 7.48] } 14. Qxh5?? { (7.48 → 2.29) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (14. g4 Qxg5 15. Nxg5 O-O-O 16. Nxe6 Be7 17. Nxd8 Bxd8 18. Qf8 h5 19. Qxc5+ Bc7) 14... gxh5 { [%eval 2.39] } 15. Nf6+?? { (2.39 → 0.57) Blunder. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (15. Rad1 h6 16. Bh4 Kf7 17. c3 Be7 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Rhd8) 15... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.49] } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.58] } 16... Rg8 { [%eval 0.22] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.23] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] } 18. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.01] } 18... Kxe7 { [%eval -0.08] } 19. Re4 { [%eval -0.12] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval 0.26] } 20. Rh4 { [%eval 0.29] } 20... Rg5 { [%eval 0.07] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.13] } 21... Rf5 { [%eval 0.28] } 22. Kf2 { [%eval 0.1] } 22... d3 { [%eval 0.53] } 23. cxd3 { [%eval 0.01] } 23... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.1] } 24. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Rd4 { [%eval 0.01] } 25. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rd2+ { [%eval 0.44] } 26. Re2 { [%eval 0.48] } 26... Rd3 { [%eval 0.57] } 27. Kg2?! { (0.57 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (27. Rc2 b6 28. Ke2 Rd4 29. Ke3 Kf7 30. a3 Kg6 31. b4 Rd5 32. g4 Rf8) 27... c4 { [%eval 0.26] } 28. Rh3?! { (0.26 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (28. a4 Rb3) 28... c3? { (-0.39 → 1.01) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (28... b5 29. b3) 29. bxc3 { [%eval 1.14] } 29... Rxc3?? { (1.14 → 3.62) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (29... Rd7 30. Re4 Rd2+ 31. Kf3 Rd3+ 32. Re3 Rd2 33. a4 Kf7 34. Ke4 Kg6 35. Rh4) 30. Rb2?? { (3.62 → 0.53) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (30. g4 Rxh3 31. gxf5 Rc3 32. f6+ Kf7 33. Rd2 Rc7 34. Kg3 b5 35. Kh4 a5) 30... b6?? { (0.53 → 3.62) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (30... Rc7 31. Rb4 Kf8 32. Ra4 a6 33. Kf3 Kf7 34. Rd4 b5 35. Ke4 Rc6 36. a3) 31. Rd2?? { (3.62 → 0.44) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (31. g4 Rxh3 32. gxf5 Rc3 33. f6+ Kf7 34. Rd2 Rc7 35. Kf3 h6 36. Rd6 b5) 31... a5?? { (0.44 → 4.77) Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (31... Rc5 32. a4 Rc4 33. Ra2 Kd7 34. Kf3 Kc7 35. Rh4 a5 36. Ke3 b5 37. axb5) 32. Kf2?? { (4.77 → -0.08) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (32. g4 Rxh3 33. gxf5 Rc3 34. f6+ Ke8 35. Rd6 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Rc3+ 37. Kh4 Rc4) 32... b5 { [%eval -0.07] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Rb2?! { (0.00 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (34. Rh4 h6 35. Rd3 Rc2+ 36. Rd2 Rc3) 34... Kd7 { [%eval -0.73] } 35. Kd2?? { (-0.73 → -3.18) Blunder. Rd2+ was best. } { [%eval -3.18] } (35. Rd2+) 35... Kc6?? { (-3.18 → -0.22) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (35... Rxf4 36. gxf4 Rxh3 37. Kc1 Ke8 38. Rf2 Kf7 39. f5 exf5 40. Rxf5+ Ke6 41. Rf6+) 36. Rb3 { [%eval -0.28] } 36... Rxb3 { [%eval -0.02] } 37. axb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. g4?? { (0.00 → -4.01) Blunder. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -4.01] } (38. Kc2 Kc5 39. Kb1 Kd4 40. Kb2 Kd5 41. Kb1) 38... hxg4 { [%eval -3.92] } 39. Rxh7 { [%eval -4.3] } 39... Rxf4 { [%eval -3.82] } 40. Rb7+ { [%eval -4.43] } 40... Ka6? { (-4.43 → -2.43) Mistake. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.43] } (40... Kc5 41. Kd3 Rf3+ 42. Ke4 Rxb3 43. Rc7+ Kb5 44. Re7 Rh3 45. Rxe6 Rxh2 46. Kd3) 41. Re7 { [%eval -2.47] } 41... Rf2+ { [%eval -2.29] } 42. Kd3 { [%eval -2.84] } 42... Rxh2?? { (-2.84 → 0.00) Blunder. Kb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (42... Kb5) 43. Rxe6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Rh3+ { [%eval -0.13] } 45. Kc2?? { (-0.13 → -4.03) Blunder. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.03] } (45. Kd4 Rg3) 45... g3?? { (-4.03 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45... Rc3+ 46. Kb2 g3 47. e6 Kc6 48. Rg5 Kd6 49. Rxa5 Re3 50. Kc2 Kxe6 51. Rb5) 46. e6 { [%eval -0.02] } 46... Rh2+ { [%eval -0.02] } 47. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... g2 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. e7 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Rh3+ { [%eval 0.06] } 49. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Rh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Rxg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Rg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... b2?? { (0.00 → 5.62) Blunder. Rxe7 was best. } { [%eval 5.62] } (55... Rxe7 56. Rd3+ Ke8 57. Rxb3 Ra7 58. Ke6 Ra6+ 59. Kd5 Rxa4 60. Rb8+ Kd7 61. Rb7+) 56. Rb3?? { (5.62 → 0.00) Blunder. Rd3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (56. Rd3+ Kc7 57. Rb3 Rh8 58. Rxb2 Rh6+ 59. Kf7 Rh7+ 60. Kf8 Rh1 61. Re2 Rh8+) 56... Rxe7 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Re6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Re8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Ra7+ { [%eval 0.01] } 65. Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Kc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Kd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] } 68. Rh6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 68... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 69... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 70. Rd4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 70... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 71. Re4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 71... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 72. Rh4?? { (0.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (72. Kc8 Kc5 73. a5 Rxa5 74. Re5+ Kb6 75. Rxa5 Kxa5 76. Kd8 Ka4 77. Ke7 Ka3) 72... Ra8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1