[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NiUXsPch"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "-"] [White "BIFURCATIA"] [Black "cosby46"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "NiUXsPch"] [UTCDate "2026.04.03"] [UTCTime "04:22:42"] [WhiteElo "1964"] [BlackElo "1865"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.28] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 8... c6?! { (-0.12 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (8... Nc6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 Bf5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Bd3 Be4 14. Re1) 9. h3 { [%eval 0.5] } 9... Bh5?! { (0.50 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (9... Be6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Qb6 12. a4 a5 13. Ne2 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bxe7) 10. O-O? { (1.53 → 0.27) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (10. g4 Ne4 11. Qe2 Bg6 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 O-O 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxg6 Qxe2+) 10... Nbd7?! { (0.27 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (10... O-O 11. g4 Bg6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Qd3 g5 15. Ne2 Nd7 16. Ng3) 11. Be2? { (1.14 → -0.18) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (11. g4 Bg6 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Qxg6 Ne4 15. Qe6+ Rf7 16. Nxe4 dxe4) 11... O-O { [%eval -0.32] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval -0.32] } 12... Bxe2 { [%eval -0.31] } 13. Qxe2 { [%eval -0.43] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -0.22] } 14. Qf3? { (-0.22 → -1.52) Mistake. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (14. Rae1 Bb4 15. Qd3 Qc7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. a3 Bd6 18. Nd1 g6 19. Bg3 Bxg3) 14... Ne4?? { (-1.52 → 3.28) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Bg3 Bh4 17. Rae1 Bxg3 18. Qxg3 Qg5 19. e6 Rxe6 20. Qc7) 15. Bxe7?? { (3.28 → -0.51) Blunder. Qxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (15. Qxf7+ Kh7 16. Qf5+ Kg8 17. Qe6+ Kh7 18. Qg6+ Kg8 19. Nf7 Nf8 20. Nxh6+ Kh8) 15... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.41] } 16. Ng4?? { (-0.41 → -2.99) Blunder. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval -2.99] } (16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Rfe1 Ng5 18. Qg4 Qd6 19. a3 Nh7 20. Rad1 g6 21. Re2 Nf6) 16... Qb4?? { (-2.99 → 0.00) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (16... Nd2 17. Qf5 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Qe6 19. Qf4 h5 20. Ne3 Qe7 21. Ne2 Nf8 22. c3) 17. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.15] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval 0.35] } 18. Qc3?! { (0.35 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. Nxh6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (18. Nxh6+ gxh6 19. Qg4+ Kf8 20. Qxd7 Re7 21. Qf5 Qxd4 22. Qf4 Kg7 23. Rad1 Qe5) 18... Qxc3 { [%eval -0.59] } 19. bxc3 { [%eval -0.62] } 19... f5 { [%eval -0.61] } 20. Ne3 { [%eval -0.56] } 20... f4 { [%eval -0.64] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval -0.65] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval -0.49] } 22. Nd6 { [%eval -0.42] } 22... Re7 { [%eval -0.6] } 23. Rab1 { [%eval -0.55] } 23... b5 { [%eval -0.6] } 24. c4 { [%eval -0.86] } 24... a6 { [%eval -0.35] } 25. c5 { [%eval -0.46] } 25... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.06] } 26... e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. fxe3 { [%eval 0.02] } 27... fxe3 { [%eval 0.04] } 28. Re2 { [%eval -0.3] } 28... Nd5 { [%eval -0.45] } 29. Rbe1 { [%eval -0.71] } 29... Rf8?! { (-0.71 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... b4 30. Nc4 Rae8 31. Ra1 Rf8 32. a3 Rf4 33. Ne5 Re6 34. Nd3 Rxd4 35. axb4) 30. a3 { [%eval -0.17] } 30... Rf2?? { (-0.17 → 1.84) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (30... Rf6 31. c4 bxc4 32. Nxc4 Rfe6 33. Rb2 Re4 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Ne5 Rc7 36. Rd8) 31. Rxf2 { [%eval 1.8] } 31... exf2+ { [%eval 1.75] } 32. Kxf2 { [%eval 1.83] } 32... Rxe1 { [%eval 2.3] } 33. Kxe1 { [%eval 2.27] } 33... Ne3?! { (2.27 → 3.55) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (33... Kg7 34. c4 Nc7 35. Kd2 Kf6 36. Kd3 Ke6 37. g3 h5 38. Nb7 Kd7 39. Na5) 34. Kd2 { [%eval 3.47] } 34... Nxg2?! { (3.47 → 4.37) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.37] } (34... Nd5 35. c4 bxc4 36. Nxc4 Ne7 37. Ne5 Kg7 38. Ke3 h5 39. Ke4 g5 40. Nd7) 35. Ne8?? { (4.37 → 0.00) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (35. d5 Nf4 36. dxc6 Nd5 37. Ne8 Ne7 38. c7 Kf7 39. Nd6+ Ke6 40. c8=Q+ Nxc8) 35... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... a5 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Na6 { [%eval -0.53] } 37... Nf4?! { (-0.53 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (37... Ke6 38. c4 bxc4 39. Nc7+ Kd7 40. Na8 c3+ 41. Kxc3 Nf4 42. Nb6+ Ke6 43. Nc4) 38. h4?! { (0.20 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (38. Nb8 Ke6 39. Nxc6 Kd5 40. Ke3 Ng2+ 41. Kf2 Nf4 42. Nxa5 Nxh3+ 43. Ke3 Ng5) 38... Nd5 { [%eval -0.34] } 39. Nb8 { [%eval -0.29] } 39... Ne7 { [%eval -0.34] } 40. Nd7 { [%eval -0.41] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval -0.74] } 41. Ne5 { [%eval -0.76] } 41... g5?! { (-0.76 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (41... Kf5 42. Ke3 a4 43. c3 g5 44. hxg5 Kxg5 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Ng4+ Ke6 47. Nxh6) 42. hxg5 { [%eval -0.07] } 42... hxg5 { [%eval -0.07] } 43. Ke3 { [%eval -0.09] } 43... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. c3 { [%eval -0.07] } 44... Nf5+ { [%eval -0.04] } 45. Kf3?? { (-0.04 → -2.49) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.49] } (45. Kd3 Ne7 46. Ng4 Ng6 47. Ne3+ Ke6 48. Ke4 Nf4 49. Ng4 Nd5 50. Kd3 a4) 45... Nxd4+?? { (-2.49 → -0.18) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (45... b4 46. axb4 a4 47. Nd3 a3 48. Nc1 Kc4 49. Kg4 Ne7 50. Kxg5 Kxc3 51. b5) 46. cxd4 { [%eval -0.3] } 46... Kxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Nxc6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Nxa5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... b4?? { (0.00 → 5.51) Blunder. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.51] } (48... Kd5 49. Nb7 Kc6 50. Nd8+ Kc5 51. Nf7 b4 52. axb4+ Kxb4 53. Nxg5 Kc5 54. Ke4) 49. axb4+?? { (5.51 → 0.00) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (49. a4 Kd4 50. Nb3+ Kc4 51. a5 Kd5 52. Kg4 Kc4 53. a6 Kxb3 54. Kf3 Kc4) 49... Kxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Kxa5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2