[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0dBTE8GJ"] [Date "2026.04.13"] [Round "-"] [White "richardhowardwells"] [Black "valentin_nava_6B"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "0dBTE8GJ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.13"] [UTCTime "16:30:12"] [WhiteElo "1152"] [BlackElo "1151"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-52"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.64] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.82] } 3... f6?! { (0.82 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (3... Nf6 4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Be3 Bg7 8. h3) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 1.5] } 4... b6 { [%eval 1.89] } 5. d5 { [%eval 1.5] } 5... Ba6? { (1.50 → 3.22) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (5... e5 6. a4 a6 7. a5 b5 8. Be2 g6 9. O-O Bh6 10. Na2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1) 6. Bxa6 { [%eval 3.25] } 6... Nxa6 { [%eval 3.28] } 7. O-O?! { (3.28 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. dxe6 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (7. dxe6 Qc8 8. Nd4 c5 9. Ndb5 Qxe6 10. O-O Qd7 11. Bf4 Nb4 12. a3 Nc6) 7... Nb4? { (2.36 → 4.09) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 4.09] } (7... e5 8. a4 g6 9. a5 bxa5 10. Rxa5 Nb8 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Qc4) 8. a3 { [%eval 3.64] } 8... Na2?! { (3.64 → 5.29) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 5.29] } (8... Na6 9. dxe6 Qc8 10. Nd4 c5 11. Ndb5 Qxe6 12. Nd5 Qd7 13. c4 Rd8 14. Qa4) 9. Nxa2 { [%eval 5.44] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 5.87] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 5.31] } 10... Kd7 { [%eval 6.31] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 6.47] } 11... Qf7?! { (6.47 → 9.34) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 9.34] } (11... e5 12. Ne6 Qf7 13. Qd3 Re8 14. a4 Rxe6 15. dxe6+ Qxe6 16. Nb4 Ne7 17. a5) 12. dxe6+ { [%eval 9.24] } 12... Ke7 { [%eval 10.71] } 13. exf7 { [%eval 10.52] } 13... Kxf7 { [%eval 10.63] } 14. Nb4 { [%eval 9.66] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 9.99] } 15. f3 { [%eval 9.54] } 15... Rxe4 { [%eval 10.52] } 16. Rxe4 { [%eval 10.05] } 16... Kg6?! { (10.05 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (16... d5 17. Nxd5 Bc5 18. Be3 Nh6 19. b4 Re8 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Rxe8 cxd4 22. Bxh6) 17. Rg4+?! { (Mate in 8 → 10.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 10.71] } (17. Qd3 Nh6 18. Bxh6 c5 19. Rg4+ Kf7 20. Qf5 Be7 21. Rxg7+ Ke8 22. Qe6 Kd8) 17... Kh5?! { (10.71 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (17... Kf7 18. Qe1 Ne7 19. Qe6+ Ke8 20. Be3 c5 21. Nd5 cxd4 22. Rxd4 b5 23. Nc7+) 18. Qe1 { [%eval #2] } 18... Be7 { [%eval #1] } 19. Qh4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0