[Event "Presidents' Day Action: U1300"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OVKJtKie"] [Date "2026.02.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Nathanz2017"] [Black "namdeoayaan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "OVKJtKie"] [UTCDate "2026.02.16"] [UTCTime "19:00:01"] [WhiteElo "1437"] [BlackElo "1668"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+5"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [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] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. Nc3?! { (0.23 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (5. c3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc3 a6) 5... cxd4 { [%eval -0.52] } 6. Nxd4?! { (-0.52 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (6. Nb5 Bc5 7. Nbxd4 Bxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxe5 9. f4 Nc6 10. Be3 Nf6) 6... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.08] } 7. Bb5+ { [%eval -1.39] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval -1.4] } 8. Bxd7+?! { (-1.40 → -2.16) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.16] } (8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf1 Nf6 12. Nb1 c5) 8... Nxd7 { [%eval -2.31] } 9. O-O { [%eval -2.37] } 9... Ngf6 { [%eval -2.29] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -2.37] } 10... Bd6?? { (-2.37 → 0.70) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (10... Be7 11. g4 O-O 12. g5 Ne8 13. Qg4 Bc5 14. Nf3 Rc8 15. h4 Bd6 16. Bd2) 11. Be3?? { (0.70 → -2.42) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval -2.42] } (11. Nf5) 11... O-O { [%eval -2.54] } 12. Ncb5 { [%eval -2.55] } 12... Qb8?! { (-2.55 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (12... Bc5 13. Nb3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 a6 15. Na3 Nb6 16. Qe2 h6 17. Re1 Re8 18. h3) 13. Nxd6 { [%eval -1.59] } 13... Qxd6 { [%eval -1.51] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval -1.82] } 14... Qb8 { [%eval -1.62] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -1.66] } 15... a6 { [%eval -1.72] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval -1.82] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval -1.69] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval -1.79] } 17... e5?? { (-1.79 → 0.16) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (17... Qd8 18. Nd1 Ngf6 19. f3 Re8 20. c3 Nf8 21. a4 Ng6 22. Be3 Ne5 23. Bd4) 18. Bg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval -0.44] } 19... Re8?! { (-0.44 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (19... f5 20. h3) 20. c3 { [%eval 0.15] } 20... f5 { [%eval 0.16] } 21. Ng5?! { (0.16 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (21. h3 Nh6) 21... f4?? { (-0.83 → 2.00) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (21... h6) 22. Bh4?? { (2.00 → -0.26) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (22. Qd3 g6 23. Bh4 Ngf6 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. cxd4 e4 26. Rac1 Re7 27. f3 e3) 22... Ngf6 { [%eval -0.41] } 23. f3 { [%eval -0.65] } 23... dxc3 { [%eval -0.25] } 24. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.24] } 24... h6? { (-0.24 → 1.09) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (24... Qd6 25. Qc4+ Qd5 26. Qxd5+ Nxd5 27. Rad1 N7f6 28. Ne4 h6 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Nxf6+) 25. Ne4? { (1.09 → -0.28) Mistake. Qb3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (25. Qb3+ Kh8) 25... Qa7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval -0.36] } 26... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.34] } 27. fxe4?? { (-0.34 → -2.19) Blunder. Qc4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Qxe4 Nf8 29. Re2 b5 30. a4 Qd4 31. h3 Qxe4 32. Rxe4 Rac8) 27... g5 { [%eval -1.75] } 28. Rad1?! { (-1.75 → -2.52) Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (28. Red1 Nf6 29. Rd6 Rac8 30. Qb3+ Kg7 31. Be1 Rc6 32. Rad1 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 b5) 28... b5?? { (-2.52 → 0.00) Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... Nf8 29. Rd6 b5 30. Qh3 gxh4 31. g3 f3 32. gxh4 f2 33. Rf1 Rad8 34. Rf6) 29. Qb3+? { (0.00 → -1.62) Mistake. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (29. Bf2 Qxf2 30. Rxd7 Rf8 31. Rc1 f3 32. gxf3 Rac8 33. Qxc8 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+) 29... Kg7 { [%eval -1.53] } 30. Qd5?? { (-1.53 → -4.44) Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.44] } (30. Bf2 Qb7) 30... Nf6 { [%eval -4.29] } 31. Bxg5?! { (-4.29 → -5.67) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -5.67] } (31. Qb3 gxh4 32. h3 Qe7 33. Rd3 Kh8 34. Rc3 Rac8 35. Rec1 Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Rg8) 31... Nxd5 { [%eval -5.78] } 32. Bxh6+ { [%eval -6.46] } 32... Kxh6 { [%eval -6.31] } 33. Rxd5?! { (-6.31 → -8.80) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -8.8] } (33. exd5 Qf2 34. Rf1 Qe2 35. Rde1 Qg4 36. Rg1 e4 37. a4 f3 38. Ref1 Rg8) 33... Qf2 { [%eval -8.28] } 34. Rc1? { (-8.28 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (34. Rg1 f3 35. h3 Rg8 36. g4 Kg5 37. Rxe5+ Kf4 38. Rf5+ Ke3 39. Rxf3+ Qxf3+) 34... Rac8 { [%eval #-7] } 35. Rcd1 { [%eval #-7] } 35... Rc2 { [%eval #-6] } 36. Rd6+ { [%eval #-6] } 36... Kg5 { [%eval #-5] } 37. Rg1 { [%eval #-5] } 37... Rh8 { [%eval #-5] } 38. g3 { [%eval #-1] } 38... Rxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1