[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sM0Upj6s"] [Date "2026.01.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Watergate1972"] [Black "Hard-Defenderr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "sM0Upj6s"] [UTCDate "2026.01.16"] [UTCTime "10:01:26"] [WhiteElo "2264"] [BlackElo "2303"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+10"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [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. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.08] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.03] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.03] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.07] } 9. Bf1 { [%eval 0.02] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.12] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval -0.16] } 10... Be6 { [%eval -0.23] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.23] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval -0.24] } 12. c3 { [%eval -0.31] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval -0.32] } 13. Nxg6 { [%eval -0.33] } 13... hxg6 { [%eval -0.3] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.35] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval -0.27] } 15. Be2 { [%eval -0.61] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval -0.43] } 16. Nf1 { [%eval -0.59] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval -0.58] } 17. Ne3 { [%eval -1.09] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval -0.88] } 18. Nxf5?! { (-0.88 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (18. Nf1 Re7) 18... gxf5 { [%eval -1.67] } 19. Bd3?! { (-1.67 → -2.57) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (19. Bf3 Re6 20. Be3 Rae8 21. Qc1 Qe7 22. c4 Qh4 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Bxe4 Qxe4) 19... g6? { (-2.57 → -1.13) Mistake. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (19... Nxf2 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Kxf2 Bg3+ 22. Kf3 Re1 23. Qd2 f4 24. Qxe1 Bxe1 25. Bxf4) 20. Bxe4 { [%eval -1.17] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval -1.16] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval -1.26] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval -1.32] } 22. b4? { (-1.32 → -3.06) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (22. c4 f6) 22... f4 { [%eval -2.85] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval -2.9] } 23... f6 { [%eval -2.95] } 24. Bh4 { [%eval -2.99] } 24... g5 { [%eval -3.04] } 25. Bxg5 { [%eval -2.9] } 25... fxg5 { [%eval -2.83] } 26. Rxe4 { [%eval -2.99] } 26... Rxe4 { [%eval -2.93] } 27. Qxe4 { [%eval -2.91] } 27... Qe7 { [%eval -2.82] } 28. Qxe7+ { [%eval -3.32] } 28... Bxe7 { [%eval -3.54] } 29. Re1 { [%eval -3.56] } 29... Bf6 { [%eval -3.14] } 30. a4 { [%eval -3.34] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval -3.26] } 31. a5 { [%eval -4.02] } 31... Re8 { [%eval -3.95] } 32. Rxe8 { [%eval -3.88] } 32... Kxe8 { [%eval -3.84] } 33. Kf1 { [%eval -3.56] } 33... c5 { [%eval -3.68] } 34. bxc5 { [%eval -3.89] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval -3.72] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval -3.35] } 35... Kc6 { [%eval -3.51] } 36. Kd3 { [%eval -4.17] } 36... Kb5 { [%eval -3.74] } 37. g3 { [%eval -4.12] } 37... fxg3 { [%eval -3.82] } 38. fxg3 { [%eval -3.16] } 38... Kxa5 { [%eval -4.6] } 39. Kc4 { [%eval -4.36] } 39... Ka4 { [%eval -4.41] } 40. d5 { [%eval -4.58] } 40... Bd8 { [%eval -4.12] } 41. c6?! { (-4.12 → -5.66) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval -5.66] } (41. d6 a5 42. g4 Ka3 43. Kb5 a4 44. c6 bxc6+ 45. Kxc6 Kb3 46. Kd7 Ba5) 41... bxc6 { [%eval -5.72] } 42. dxc6 { [%eval -5.39] } 42... Ka5 { [%eval -5.58] } 43. Kc5 { [%eval -5.25] } 43... Bb6+ { [%eval -5.54] } 44. Kd5 { [%eval -6.05] } 44... Bc7 { [%eval -5.83] } 45. h4 { [%eval -5.41] } 45... gxh4 { [%eval -5.97] } 46. gxh4 { [%eval -5.13] } 46... Kb6 { [%eval -6.66] } 47. h5 { [%eval -6.53] } 47... Bf4 { [%eval -6.42] } 48. c4 { [%eval -6.15] } 48... a5?? { (-6.15 → 0.00) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (48... a6 49. Kd4 Kxc6 50. Kd3 Kc5 51. Kc3 Kb6 52. Kb4 Bh6 53. Ka4 Bf8 54. Kb3) 49. c7 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kxc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Be3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. c6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. h6 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Kxa5 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2