[Event "Ballyhass NS 6th January 2026"] [Site "https://lichess.org/34vNBgiu"] [Date "2026.01.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Sorchaolearybuckley"] [Black "BDM082014"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "34vNBgiu"] [UTCDate "2026.01.06"] [UTCTime "13:37:09"] [WhiteElo "796"] [BlackElo "977"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-65"] [BlackRatingDiff "+54"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.82] } 3. d5?! { (0.82 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (3. Nf3 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. c3 Nc6) 3... cxd5 { [%eval -0.09] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.21] } 5. f4?? { (0.21 → -1.59) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qe2+ Kf8 9. Qf3 h5) 5... Bb4+?! { (-1.59 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (5... Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Ne4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bb4+ 10. Kf2 d5 11. Bd3) 6. c3?! { (-0.71 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (6. Bd2 Qb6 7. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. Qd2 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qa3) 6... Bc5 { [%eval -1.72] } 7. Bd2? { (-1.72 → -3.14) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.14] } (7. Bd3 d6) 7... Qb6 { [%eval -2.88] } 8. f5?! { (-2.88 → -3.69) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (8. Nf3 Qxb2 9. Nd4 Qb6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Nf6 13. Nd2 O-O) 8... Bxg1 { [%eval -3.32] } 9. Rxg1 { [%eval -3.31] } 9... Qxg1 { [%eval -3.3] } 10. Ke2? { (-3.30 → -5.61) Mistake. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval -5.61] } (10. Qe2+ Ne7 11. Na3 Qxh2 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. f6 gxf6 14. Nb5 O-O 15. Qf3 Ng6) 10... Qxh2 { [%eval -5.56] } 11. Kd3 { [%eval -5.99] } 11... Qh3+?? { (-5.99 → 4.08) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (11... d6 12. Qf3 Nc6 13. Kc2 Nge7 14. f6 Bf5+ 15. Bd3 Bxd3+ 16. Qxd3 gxf6 17. Na3) 12. Kc2?? { (4.08 → -4.30) Blunder. gxh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.3] } (12. gxh3 d6 13. Qe1+ Ne7 14. f6 O-O 15. fxe7 Bf5+ 16. Ke2 Re8 17. Qf2 Bg6) 12... Qxf5+ { [%eval -4.07] } 13. Kb3?! { (-4.07 → -6.35) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -6.35] } (13. Bd3 Qf2 14. Na3 Nf6 15. Qh1 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nc4 O-O 18. Rf1 Qe2) 13... d4 { [%eval -5.57] } 14. Be3?! { (-5.57 → -7.84) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -7.84] } (14. Na3 Ne7 15. Nb5 O-O 16. Nd6 Qe6+ 17. Kc2 Qxd6 18. Bd3 dxc3 19. Bg5 g6) 14... dxe3 { [%eval -7.9] } 15. Be2 { [%eval -8.63] } 15... Qb5+?? { (-8.63 → 0.20) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (15... d5 16. Na3 Nc6 17. Nb5 Qe5 18. Qd4 Nxd4+ 19. cxd4 Qe7 20. Rc1 a6 21. Nc7+) 16. Kc2?? { (0.20 → -8.17) Blunder. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval -8.17] } (16. Bxb5 Nc6 17. Qd6 Nge7 18. Na3 O-O 19. Rf1 Re8 20. Qf4 f6 21. Qxe3 d6) 16... Qf5+ { [%eval -7.86] } 17. Kb3 { [%eval -8.65] } 17... d5 { [%eval -8.57] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval -9.37] } 18... d4 { [%eval -8.48] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval -8.79] } 19... Be6+ { [%eval -8.76] } 20. Ka3 { [%eval -10.87] } 20... Qxc2 { [%eval -10.57] } 21. b4?! { (-10.57 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (21. Nc3 Nf6 22. Bf3 Nc6 23. Rd1 e2 24. Bxe2 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Bb5 Be6) 21... Qxe2 { [%eval #-8] } 22. Nc3 { [%eval #-9] } 22... Qxg2?! { (Mate in 9 → -12.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -12.4] } (22... Qd2 23. Ne4 Qd3+ 24. Kb2 Qxd4+ 25. Ka3 Qxa1 26. Nd6+ Kd7 27. b5 Qxa2+ 28. Kb4) 23. Ne2?! { (-12.40 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (23. d5 Qd2 24. Ne4 Qxd5 25. Nc5 Na6 26. Nb3 Ne7 27. Re1 Qe5 28. Rc1 f6) 23... Qxe2 { [%eval #-4] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval #-1] } 24... Bxa2 { [%eval #-6] } 25. Rb3 { [%eval #-5] } 25... Bxb3 { [%eval #-4] } 26. Kxb3 { [%eval #-4] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval #-4] } 27. Ka4 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Nb6+ { [%eval #-4] } 28. Kb3 { [%eval #-4] } 28... Nd5 { [%eval #-3] } { White resigns. } 0-1