Event: Game 1: Maze, Sebastien - Bacrot, Etienne
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/french-chess-championship-2025--open--finals/game-1/69F9ZgwH/mT2oU0Wx
White: Maze, Sebastien
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2533
Black: Bacrot, Etienne
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2635
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%clk 1:28:34] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:27:11] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:29:02] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:27:36] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 1:29:28] } 3... exd5 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:51] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 5. Bd3 { [%clk 1:30:12] } 5... Bd6 { [%clk 1:28:51] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:30:38] } 6... O-O { [%clk 1:29:16] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 7... Bg4 { [%clk 1:24:40] } 8. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 8... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:22:27] } 9. c3 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 9... c6 { [%clk 1:16:46] } 10. Qc2 { [%clk 1:32:11] } 10... h6 { [%clk 1:15:43] } 11. Bh4 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:13:23] } 12. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 12... Rfe8 { [%clk 1:12:23] } 13. Bg3 { [%clk 1:32:51] } 13... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:08:28] } 14. Nxf3 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 14... Bxg3 { [%clk 1:08:03] } 15. hxg3 { [%clk 1:33:29] } 15... Rxe1+ { [%clk 1:06:33] } 16. Rxe1 { [%clk 1:33:55] } 16... Re8 { [%clk 1:06:58] } 17. Rxe8+ { [%clk 1:34:08] } 17... Nxe8 { [%clk 1:07:26] } 18. Bf5 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 18... Nd6 { [%clk 1:06:29] } 19. Bxd7 { [%clk 1:32:54] } 19... Qxd7 { [%clk 1:06:56] } 20. Qe2 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 20... Qe8 { [%clk 1:07:17] } 21. Qxe8+ { [%clk 1:32:11] } 1/2-1/2