[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FxgmVdm4"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Z-BykovMiron-1Z"] [Black "Stuart66"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "FxgmVdm4"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "16:55:37"] [WhiteElo "1148"] [BlackElo "1208"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+42"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+30"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.63] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.67] } 3... Qb6 { [%eval 1.19] } 4. Bd2 { [%eval 0.72] } 4... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.77] } 5. Bc3? { (0.77 → -0.49) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (5. Nc3 Qb6 6. Bd3 d6 7. e5 Nd7 8. O-O dxe5 9. dxe5 Ne7) 5... Qb6?! { (-0.49 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (5... Bb4 6. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 7. Nbd2 d5 8. e5 Ne7 9. c4 b6 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Be2) 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.07] } 7. exd5?! { (-0.07 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (7. Nc3 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nd7 9. Bd3 Ngf6 10. Nxf6+ Nxf6 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 O-O) 7... exd5 { [%eval -0.21] } 8. Ne5?? { (-0.21 → -3.31) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.31] } (8. Bd3 Bd6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bf5 11. Ng5 Bg6 12. O-O Ne7 13. Nc3 O-O) 8... Be6? { (-3.31 → -1.40) Mistake. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (8... Qxd4 9. Bc3 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nf6 11. Nd2 Bd6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Re1 c5 14. Rb1) 9. Be3 { [%eval -1.4] } 9... Qb2? { (-1.40 → 0.13) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (9... Qc7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. f4 Nh6 12. O-O Bf5 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Ne2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3) 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.15] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.21] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval -0.23] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.13] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval -0.6] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval -0.5] } 13. Qh5?! { (-0.50 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (13. c4 Nd7 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Ndc4 Nb6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. a4 Qe7 18. a5 f6) 13... g6?! { (-1.39 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (13... Nf6 14. Qg5 O-O 15. Bd3 Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. O-O b6 19. Qe5) 14. Qg5?? { (-0.80 → -3.05) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (14. Qh4 Nd7 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. O-O O-O-O 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Bg5 Rde8 19. Bf6 Nf5) 14... Nd7?? { (-3.05 → -1.09) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (14... f6 15. Qg3 fxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. O-O O-O-O 20. Ng5) 15. Nxd7?? { (-1.09 → -4.81) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -4.81] } (15. Qg3 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Ne7 17. Qa3 Nxe5 18. Qb2 f6 19. Qxb7 Qxb7 20. Rxb7 Bc8) 15... Qxd7?? { (-4.81 → 0.02) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (15... Bxf4 16. Rxb7 Bxg5 17. Rxc7 Bxd7 18. Nf3 Bf4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Ne7 21. e6) 16. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.11] } 16... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.13] } 17. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.12] } 17... f6?! { (0.12 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (17... Bc8 18. Rb3 Bf5 19. Bd3 Ne7 20. O-O O-O 21. Rfb1 Bxd3 22. cxd3 f6 23. Qg3) 18. Qe3 { [%eval 0.47] } 18... Rd8? { (0.47 → 1.83) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (18... Ne7 19. Bd3 Bc8 20. Rb1 O-O 21. O-O Nf5 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Qc3 Rab8 24. h4) 19. Rxa7 { [%eval 1.29] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 1.18] } 20. Qh6?? { (1.18 → -1.29) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (20. Bd3 O-O 21. O-O Nf5 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Re1 Ra8 24. Rb7 g5 25. h4 Bg6) 20... Rf8?? { (-1.29 → 1.46) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (20... Nf5 21. Qh3 Nxd4 22. Qg3 Qc5 23. Rb7 Nf5 24. Qd3 Bc8 25. Rb1 Kf7 26. Be2) 21. Qxh7 { [%eval 1.54] } 21... c5? { (1.54 → 3.53) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (21... Rf7 22. Qh8+ Rf8 23. Qh6 Qb8 24. Ra4 Qb2 25. Be2 Qxc2 26. Ra7 Qc3 27. O-O) 22. dxc5? { (3.53 → 1.69) Mistake. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (22. Bb5+ Bd7 23. Bxd7+ Rxd7 24. Ra8+ Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. O-O c4 27. Re1 g5) 22... Qe5+ { [%eval 1.69] } 23. Kd1?? { (1.69 → 0.00) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (23. Be2 Qa1+ 24. Bd1 Qe5+ 25. Kf1 Bd7 26. g3 Qd4 27. Qh6 Qxc5 28. Rb7 Rg8) 23... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Bg4+? { (0.00 → 1.44) Mistake. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (24... Qe5+ 25. Kd1 Qa1+ 26. Ke2) 25. f3? { (1.44 → 0.00) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25. Nf3 Rf7 26. Kd2 Kf8 27. Qh4 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Kg7 29. Bg2 Qb2 30. Re1 Nc6) 25... Bf5?? { (0.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Qe5+ 26. Kd1 Qa1+ 27. Ke2) 26. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0