[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5KvOsHQc"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Vedant_Varude"] [Black "penielabigail"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5KvOsHQc"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "09:43:41"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2384"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.13] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.04] } 3. cxd5 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. exd5 { [%eval -0.04] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.04] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.17] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Kf8 { [%eval 0.6] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.53] } 8... Nb6 { [%eval 0.45] } 9. g3 { [%eval 0.45] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.97] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.71] } 10... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.13] } 11. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.13] } 11... Bb4 { [%eval 1.22] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 1.03] } 12... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.06] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.63] } 13... Qxf3 { [%eval 0.55] } 14. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.63] } 14... c6 { [%eval 0.65] } 15. Kg2 { [%eval 0.5] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.5] } 16. a3 { [%eval 0.48] } 16... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.97] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval 0.96] } 17... Nfd5 { [%eval 0.7] } 18. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.23] } 18... cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] } 19. Rb1?! { (0.21 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (19. a4 Nc4 20. Ba3+ Nxa3 21. Rxa3 Ke7 22. Rb3 b6 23. a5 Rab8 24. axb6 axb6) 19... Rc8?! { (-0.35 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (19... Rd8 20. c4 dxc4 21. Rb4 Rd7 22. a4 f6 23. a5 Nd5 24. Rxc4 Kf7 25. Kf3) 20. Rb3 { [%eval 0.24] } 20... g6 { [%eval 0.62] } 21. Bf4 { [%eval 0.25] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval 0.18] } 22. Be5+ { [%eval 0.19] } 22... f6 { [%eval 0.31] } 23. Bd6 { [%eval 0.25] } 23... Rhd8 { [%eval 0.37] } 24. Bc5 { [%eval 0.37] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 0.35] } 25. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.36] } 25... Na4 { [%eval 0.82] } 26. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.1] } 26... Rcc7 { [%eval 1.29] } 27. Rxc7 { [%eval 1.29] } 27... Rxc7 { [%eval 1.34] } 28. Rb5 { [%eval 1.34] } 28... Nxc5? { (1.34 → 2.59) Mistake. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (28... Nxc3 29. Ra5 Kf7 30. Kf3 h5 31. Rxa7 Rxa7 32. Bxa7 Ke6 33. Bb6 Kd7 34. h4) 29. Rxc5 { [%eval 2.5] } 29... Rxc5? { (2.50 → 4.65) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.65] } (29... Rd7 30. Kf3 g5 31. Ke3 h5 32. Kd3 Kg6 33. a4 Kf7 34. h4 Ke6 35. f3) 30. dxc5 { [%eval 4.62] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval 4.39] } 31. a4 { [%eval 4.68] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 4.93] } 32. Kf3 { [%eval 4.78] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 5.14] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 5.12] } 33... Kc6 { [%eval 5.86] } 34. Kd4 { [%eval 5.42] } 34... h5 { [%eval 6.28] } 35. a5 { [%eval 5.65] } 35... g5 { [%eval 5.99] } 36. f4 { [%eval 5.84] } 36... h4 { [%eval 6.86] } 37. gxh4 { [%eval 6.64] } 37... gxh4 { [%eval 8.47] } 38. f5 { [%eval 7.2] } { Black resigns. } 1-0