[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cqE9TvVU"] [Date "2025.10.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Meta_9"] [Black "xerxes_chess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cqE9TvVU"] [UTCDate "2025.10.14"] [UTCTime "01:16:26"] [WhiteElo "1555"] [BlackElo "1503"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... Ne7 { [%eval 0.69] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.98] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.88] } 4. e5?! { (0.88 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (4. Nc3 h6 5. Bd3 Nbc6 6. O-O g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. e5 O-O) 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.51] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.24] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.57] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.28] } 7... g6?! { (0.28 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (7... c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 a5 11. Nbd2 Ba6 12. Nf1) 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.54] } 8... Bg7?! { (0.54 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (8... a5 9. a3) 9. a3? { (1.10 → -0.06) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (9. Ne2 c5 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 f6 12. Nf4 Qb6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. O-O Ne4) 9... O-O?! { (-0.06 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (9... c5) 10. Ne2 { [%eval 0.66] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.92] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.99] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 1.56] } 12. h3?! { (1.56 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (12. h4) 12... Nb6? { (0.66 → 1.96) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (12... Nh4 13. Neg1) 13. g4?! { (1.96 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (13. h4 c5) 13... Nh4 { [%eval 0.61] } 14. Nxh4 { [%eval 0.72] } 14... Qxh4 { [%eval 0.79] } 15. Rg1?? { (0.79 → -1.33) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (15. Nf4) 15... Qxh3?? { (-1.33 → 2.33) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (15... f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Be3 Raf8 18. Rg3 Rf3 19. Qd2 Rxg3 20. Nxg3 Qxh3 21. g5) 16. Nf4 { [%eval 2.2] } 16... Qh4 { [%eval 2.47] } 17. Bd2?? { (2.47 → -0.41) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (17. Qf3 c5 18. Rh1 Qe7 19. Qh3 h6 20. g5 Nc4 21. gxh6 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nxe5) 17... Qe7? { (-0.41 → 0.71) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (17... f6) 18. a4?? { (0.71 → -1.64) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (18. g5) 18... Nxa4?! { (-1.64 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (18... f6 19. exf6) 19. Bxa4 { [%eval -0.95] } 19... bxa4 { [%eval -1.01] } 20. Qxa4 { [%eval -1.18] } 20... a6? { (-1.18 → -0.04) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (20... a5) 21. O-O-O { [%eval -0.57] } 21... f5?? { (-0.57 → 2.10) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (21... a5) 22. f3?? { (2.10 → -0.09) Blunder. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (22. gxf5) 22... fxg4? { (-0.09 → 1.55) Mistake. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (22... Qe8 23. Rg3) 23. Rxg4 { [%eval 1.73] } 23... c5? { (1.73 → 3.18) Mistake. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (23... Rxf4 24. Rxf4 Rc8 25. Re1 c5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Rb4 Bf8 28. Be3 Rc8 29. Rb6) 24. dxc5?? { (3.18 → 0.75) Blunder. Nxg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Rxg6 Rf7 26. Rdg1 Qe8 27. Qc2 Ra7 28. Bg5 Qb5 29. Bf6 Bc6) 24... Qxc5? { (0.75 → 2.23) Mistake. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (24... Qe8) 25. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.02] } 25... Qc7?? { (2.02 → 6.94) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 6.94] } (25... Qb6 26. Nxf8 Bxf8 27. Re1 Bc8 28. Qd4 Qb3 29. e6 Rb8 30. Qf6 Qxb2+ 31. Kd1) 26. Nxc7 { [%eval 6.6] } 26... Bxe5 { [%eval 7.81] } 27. f4?! { (7.81 → 5.67) Inaccuracy. Nxa8 was best. } { [%eval 5.67] } (27. Nxa8 Bc8 28. Rg5 Bg7 29. Rxd5 Bh3 30. Nc7 h6 31. f4 Kh7 32. Re1) 27... Bxc7 { [%eval 5.59] } 28. Rdg1 { [%eval 5.62] } 28... Bd6 { [%eval 7.11] } 29. Qd7 { [%eval 7.14] } 29... Bc8? { (7.14 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (29... Rf6 30. Rh4 Rf7 31. Qxd6 d4 32. Qxd4 Rg7 33. c4 Rf8 34. Bc3 Rff7 35. Qe5) 30. Rxg6+ { [%eval #2] } 30... hxg6 { [%eval #2] } 31. Rxg6+ { [%eval #1] } 31... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 32. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0