[Event "casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HdwUsiDG"] [Date "2025.07.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Kovalchuk94"] [Black "Andrei_Godin"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "HdwUsiDG"] [UTCDate "2025.07.21"] [UTCTime "11:08:58"] [WhiteElo "2472"] [BlackElo "1708"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. c4 { [%eval -0.08] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.04] } 3. e5 { [%eval -0.27] } 3... dxc4 { [%eval -0.26] } 4. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.17] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.25] } 5... Nge7?! { (-0.25 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (5... Nd4 6. O-O Ne7 7. d3 Nef5 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Be3 c5 10. Ne4) 6. d4 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.62] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] } 7... a6 { [%eval 1.01] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.03] } 8... b5 { [%eval 1.27] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval 1.26] } 9... a5?! { (1.26 → 2.40) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (9... Na5 10. Bc2) 10. Nxb5 { [%eval 2.37] } 10... Nxe5? { (2.37 → 4.65) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 4.65] } (10... Nb4 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Bd2 Nbd5 13. Re1 Qd7 14. a3 h6 15. Ne4 Nf5 16. g4) 11. Nxc7+ { [%eval 4.41] } 11... Qxc7 { [%eval 4.18] } 12. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.53] } 12... Bb5 { [%eval 5.08] } 13. Qf3?! { (5.08 → 3.60) Inaccuracy. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (13. Nxf7 Bxf1 14. Nxh8 Bc4 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Bxc4 Bd6 17. Bg5 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Rc8) 13... Nd5?! { (3.60 → 5.52) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.52] } (13... Nc6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Nxc6 Bxf4 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Qxa8+ Ke7 18. Qxh8 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1) 14. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.57] } 14... exd5 { [%eval 4.82] } 15. Qxd5 { [%eval 4.89] } 15... Bxf1?! { (4.89 → 8.45) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 8.45] } (15... Rb8 16. Nxf7 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Qxf7 18. Qe5+ Be7 19. Qxb8+ Bd8 20. Qe5+ Qe7 21. Qh5+) 16. Qxa8+ { [%eval 8.54] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 8.38] } 17. Kxf1 { [%eval 8.39] } 17... f6 { [%eval 8.2] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 6.55] } 18... Kf7 { [%eval 7.55] } 19. Qd5+ { [%eval 7.63] } 19... Ke8 { [%eval 7.69] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval 7.68] } 20... Qa7 { [%eval 8.49] } 21. Re1+ { [%eval 8.47] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 8.44] } 22. Bxa5 { [%eval 8.23] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 8.23] } 23. Bd8 { [%eval 8.14] } 23... Qa6+ { [%eval 9.75] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval 9.8] } 24... Bb4 { [%eval 8.6] } 25. Re6 { [%eval 8.36] } 25... Qc8 { [%eval 8.7] } 26. g3 { [%eval 8.58] } 26... Qc1+ { [%eval 9.99] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval 9.69] } 27... g6? { (9.69 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Qc8 28. Rc6 Qg4 29. h3 Qg6 30. Rc8 Qe8 31. Qb7 Bd6 32. Ba5 g5 33. Rxe8+) 28. Bxf6 { [%eval #5] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval #2] } 29. Ne5+ { [%eval #1] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0