[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fdTrbYQS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [White "AlexGaul"] [Black "drchessdad"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.02.16"] [UTCTime "14:01:36"] [WhiteElo "2107"] [BlackElo "2126"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bf4 Be7 9. a3 c4 10. Qc2 b5 11. h4?! { (0.61 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } (11. Qc1 O-O 12. g3 Qb6 13. Bg2 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. O-O a5 16. Re1 Ra7 17. Be3 b4) 11... b4 12. g4 Rb8 13. Bg2 bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb3 15. a4?! { (-0.10 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (15. O-O Rxa3 16. Rxa3 Qxa3 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Ng3 h6 19. Nh5 Bf8 20. Nd2 Kd8 21. Nf1 Na5) 15... Ba3? { (-0.67 → 0.63) Mistake. Rxc3 was best. } (15... Rxc3 16. Nxc3 Nb4 17. Qd2 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Nxf4+ 19. Qxf4 Qxc3 20. Qd2 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 Nb8 22. Ng1) 16. Bc1?! { (0.63 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (16. O-O Rb2) 16... Bxc1 17. Qxc1 Nb6? { (-0.12 → 1.09) Mistake. f6 was best. } (17... f6 18. exf6) 18. Nd2 Nxd4?! { (1.35 → 2.50) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } (18... Qa6 19. O-O) 19. cxd4 Rc3?? { (2.48 → 7.00) Blunder. O-O was best. } (19... O-O 20. O-O Ba6 21. Re1 Rb8 22. h5 Qb4 23. g5 g6 24. h6 Nxa4 25. Qc2 Bb5 26. Reb1) 20. Qxc3 { Black resigns. } 1-0