[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/UX2UWy65"] [Date "2025.08.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Stephen31"] [Black "forgedinfire"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "UX2UWy65"] [UTCDate "2025.08.15"] [UTCTime "09:36:50"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2456"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.13] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.13] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.54] } 7... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.52] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.67] } 8... Nb4 { [%eval 0.82] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.85] } 9... Nh6? { (0.85 → 2.14) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (9... a5 10. a3 Na6 11. Bd2 Ne7 12. Bd3 h6 13. Rb1 O-O 14. Qc1 f5 15. Ne2) 10. a3 { [%eval 2.09] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 2.15] } 11. b4 { [%eval 2.19] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 2.03] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 2.0] } 12... Qc6 { [%eval 2.0] } 13. Bxh6 { [%eval 1.98] } 13... gxh6 { [%eval 2.03] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval 2.03] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval 1.98] } 15. Nbd4 { [%eval 2.12] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval 2.02] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 1.75] } 16... Nb5 { [%eval 1.76] } 17. Nxb5 { [%eval 1.91] } 17... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.7] } 18. Bxb5+ { [%eval 1.51] } 18... Qxb5 { [%eval 1.62] } 19. Qxh6 { [%eval 1.69] } 19... O-O-O { [%eval 1.92] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval 1.51] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval 1.57] } 21. Rfb1?! { (1.57 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (21. Qf4 Rhf8 22. Nd4 Qa4 23. Qh6 Rh8 24. g3 Rc8 25. Rad1 Bd8 26. Qf4 Qe8) 21... Rhg8 { [%eval 1.16] } 22. Qd3 { [%eval 0.76] } 22... Qc6?! { (0.76 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. Qxd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (22... Qxd3 23. cxd3 Rc8 24. Rb3 Kc7 25. g3 Kd7 26. Kg2 h5 27. Nd4 h4 28. Re1) 23. Nd4 { [%eval 1.27] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval 1.54] } 24. Qe3?! { (1.54 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (24. Re1 Rg7 25. Qf3 Rh8 26. g3 Bg5 27. Rad1 h5 28. h3 h4 29. g4 Rc8) 24... Rg4? { (0.89 → 2.14) Mistake. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (24... Qc4 25. Rd1 Rg4 26. c3 h5 27. g3 h4 28. Qf3 Rdg8 29. Rd3 a6 30. Rad1) 25. Nb5 { [%eval 2.06] } 25... Qb6 { [%eval 2.03] } 26. Qxb6 { [%eval 2.06] } 26... axb6 { [%eval 1.84] } 27. f3 { [%eval 1.74] } 27... Rc4 { [%eval 1.68] } 28. c3 { [%eval 1.48] } 28... f6?! { (1.48 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (28... Kc8 29. Re1 Kd7 30. g3 Kc6 31. Nd4+ Kd7 32. Re3 Ra8 33. Nb5 Kc6 34. a4) 29. Re1 { [%eval 2.24] } 29... fxe5 { [%eval 2.84] } 30. Rxe5 { [%eval 2.89] } 30... Bf6 { [%eval 2.87] } 31. Re3?! { (2.87 → 1.96) Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (31. Rxe6 Bxc3 32. Rd1 Bb2 33. Kf1 d4 34. Re2 Bc1 35. Re4 Bb2 36. Rd2 Rc1+) 31... e5 { [%eval 1.83] } 32. Rd1 { [%eval 1.77] } 32... d4 { [%eval 1.64] } 33. Red3 { [%eval 1.68] } 33... h5 { [%eval 1.79] } 34. g3 { [%eval 1.82] } 34... h4 { [%eval 1.61] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval 1.71] } 35... Rd5 { [%eval 1.62] } 36. a4 { [%eval 1.6] } 36... Kc8?! { (1.60 → 2.66) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (36... Rd8 37. cxd4) 37. Na3 { [%eval 2.53] } 37... Rc6 { [%eval 2.57] } 38. c4?? { (2.57 → 0.17) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (38. cxd4 Rxd4 39. Nb5 Rc2+ 40. Kh3 Rxd3 41. Rxd3 hxg3 42. Nd6+ Kc7 43. Ne8+ Kc8) 38... Rd8 { [%eval 0.19] } 39. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] } 39... Rh8 { [%eval 0.4] } 40. gxh4 { [%eval -0.05] } 40... Rxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Re4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Nb5 { [%eval -0.09] } 43... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rg3 { [%eval -0.32] } 44... Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Ke8 { [%eval 0.14] } 46. Rg8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Rd8 { [%eval -0.18] } 47... Bd2 { [%eval 0.05] } 48. Nd6+ { [%eval -0.01] } 48... Kf6?? { (-0.01 → 2.69) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (48... Ke7 49. Nxb7 Rc7 50. Rh8 Rxc4 51. a5 bxa5 52. bxa5 Rc2 53. Kf3 Rc3+ 54. Ke2) 49. Nxb7?? { (2.69 → -0.68) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (49. b5 Rc7) 49... Bxb4 { [%eval -1.0] } 50. Rd5 { [%eval -0.95] } 50... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.58] } 51. Rb5?? { (-0.58 → -4.09) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -4.09] } (51. h4 Rc2+ 52. Kf1 Rc1+ 53. Kf2 Be1+ 54. Ke2 Bxh4 55. Rb5 Re1+ 56. Kd2 Rxe4) 51... d3 { [%eval -4.0] } 52. Rxb6+ { [%eval -4.6] } 52... Kg5 { [%eval -4.47] } 53. h4+ { [%eval -5.09] } 53... Kh5 { [%eval -4.71] } 54. Re6 { [%eval -4.53] } 54... Rxe4?! { (-4.53 → -3.01) Inaccuracy. d2 was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (54... d2 55. Rxe5+ Kg4 56. Rd5 Rc2 57. Kf1 Kf3 58. Rd3+ Kxe4 59. Rd8 Rc1+ 60. Kg2) 55. Kf3?! { (-3.01 → -4.57) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (55. Nd6 d2 56. Nxe4 d1=Q 57. Rxe5+ Kxh4 58. Nf2 Qd2 59. Re4+ Kg5 60. Kg3 Bd6+) 55... Re1 { [%eval -4.22] } 56. Nd6?? { (-4.22 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (56. Re8 d2 57. Rh8+ Kg6 58. Rd8 Kf5 59. Rxd2 e4+ 60. Kg3 Bxd2 61. Nd6+ Ke6) 56... d2 { [%eval #-10] } { White resigns. } 0-1