[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3GZAzX1T"] [Date "2026.02.16"] [Round "-"] [White "titllox"] [Black "felixhart"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "3GZAzX1T"] [UTCDate "2026.02.16"] [UTCTime "10:55:08"] [WhiteElo "973"] [BlackElo "909"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [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. e5?! { (0.64 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (3. d4 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 a5) 3... Qe7?! { (-0.08 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (3... Nc6 4. exd6 Bxd6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5) 4. d4 { [%eval 0.8] } 4... Kd7? { (0.80 → 2.03) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (4... Nc6 5. Bd3 b6 6. exd6 Qxd6 7. c3 Bb7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nbd2) 5. Bb5+ { [%eval 2.07] } 5... c6 { [%eval 2.06] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 1.75] } 6... g6?! { (1.75 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (6... dxe5 7. Nxe5+ Ke8 8. Nd2 Qc7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Qf3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne7 12. Ne4) 7. Bg5 { [%eval 2.48] } 7... f6 { [%eval 2.5] } 8. Bxf6?! { (2.50 → 1.32) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (8. exf6 Nxf6 9. c4 h6 10. Ne5+ Kc7 11. Nxg6 Qg7 12. Bxf6 Qxg6 13. Bxh8 Qxg2) 8... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.31] } 9. exf6 { [%eval 1.21] } 9... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.13] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.67] } 10... Qe7?! { (0.67 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (10... Kc7 11. Qd2 Rg8 12. c4 g5 13. Nc3) 11. Nc3 { [%eval 1.35] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 1.56] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 1.55] } 12... Kc7 { [%eval 1.66] } 13. b4 { [%eval 1.69] } 13... Na6 { [%eval 2.3] } 14. b5 { [%eval 2.2] } 14... Nb4?! { (2.20 → 2.96) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (14... Nc5 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Bxc6 Kxc6 17. Rb1 Rf8 18. Qd2 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Nb7 20. d5+) 15. bxc6 { [%eval 2.69] } 15... bxc6 { [%eval 2.51] } 16. Bxc6?? { (2.51 → 0.58) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (16. Qd2 Rb8 17. a3 Na6 18. d5 Qf6 19. Ne4 Qxa1 20. Qa5+ Rb6 21. Rxa1 Bxa1) 16... Kxc6?! { (0.58 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (16... Nxc6 17. Nd5+ exd5 18. Rxe7+ Nxe7 19. c4 Rb8 20. Qe1 Re8 21. Qa5+ Rb6 22. Qa4) 17. d5+ { [%eval 1.66] } 17... Nxd5?? { (1.66 → 3.94) Blunder. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (17... Kb7 18. Nd4 Rb8 19. a3 Qf6 20. Rb1 Qxd4 21. Rxb4+ Qxb4 22. axb4 Bxc3 23. Re3) 18. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.65] } 18... exd5?? { (3.65 → 8.33) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 8.33] } (18... Qd8 19. c4 Qa5 20. Rb1 Kd7 21. Nd4 Re8 22. Nb3 Qa3 23. c5 Kd8 24. Nf4) 19. Rc1?? { (8.33 → 2.25) Blunder. Rxe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (19. Rxe7 Bd7 20. Rxg7 Rag8 21. Qd2 Rxg7 22. Qc3+ Kb7 23. Qxg7 Rd8 24. Rb1+ Ka8) 19... Qd7 { [%eval 2.25] } 20. c4? { (2.25 → 0.87) Mistake. Nd4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (20. Nd4+ Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Ba6 22. c4 Rab8 23. Qxd5+ Kc7 24. Qa5+ Kb7 25. Rb1+ Ka8) 20... Ba6?? { (0.87 → 10.86) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 10.86] } (20... Rb8 21. Nd4+ Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Re8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Qxa7 Bf5 25. c5 Qd8 26. Qa4+) 21. cxd5+?! { (10.86 → 5.78) Inaccuracy. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.78] } (21. Qa4+ Kb6 22. Qxd7 Ka5 23. Qc7+ Ka4 24. Qc6+ Ka5 25. Qxd5+ Ka4 26. Qxd6 Rhb8) 21... Kb7 { [%eval 6.89] } 22. Qb3+ { [%eval 6.17] } 22... Bb5 { [%eval 7.09] } 23. a4?? { (7.09 → 2.02) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (23. Re7 Rac8 24. Rxd7+ Ka8 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Rxb5 Bc3 28. g3 Re8) 23... a6?? { (2.02 → 4.57) Blunder. Rhe8 was best. } { [%eval 4.57] } (23... Rhe8 24. Re6 Rac8 25. Rb1 Rc5 26. axb5 Rec8 27. h3 Kb8 28. h4 Bc3 29. b6) 24. axb5 { [%eval 4.5] } 24... axb5?? { (4.50 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (24... Rae8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. bxa6+ Ka8 27. Rb1 Qc7 28. a7 Rc8 29. g3 Bf6 30. h4) 25. Qb4?? { (Mate in 7 → 3.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (25. Re7 Ra7 26. Qxb5+ Ka8 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Rb1 Bb2 29. Qc6+ Ka7 30. Rxb2 Rhd8) 25... Ra4 { [%eval 4.16] } 26. Qb3? { (4.16 → 2.49) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (26. Re7 Rxb4 27. Rxd7+ Kb8 28. Rxg7 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Kxc8 30. Kf1 Re4 31. Nd2 Rh4) 26... Re8 { [%eval 2.69] } 27. Red1?! { (2.69 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (27. Rc6 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Ra5 29. Qb4 Qd8 30. g3 Ra6 31. Qxb5+ Rb6 32. Qa5 Bd4) 27... Bh6?? { (1.93 → 4.63) Blunder. Ree4 was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (27... Ree4 28. Rc6 Rab4 29. Qa3 Ra4 30. Qd3 Rab4 31. Rb1 Qf5 32. Rxb4 Rxb4 33. Qe3) 28. Rc3?? { (4.63 → 2.22) Blunder. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (28. Rc6 Ka8 29. Qxb5 Ra7 30. Rb1 Bg7 31. Qb3 Rc8 32. g3 Rf8 33. Rb6 Qc7) 28... Bf4?? { (2.22 → 4.86) Blunder. Ree4 was best. } { [%eval 4.86] } (28... Ree4 29. Rb1 Reb4 30. Qxb4 Rxb4 31. Rxb4 Qe8 32. Rb1 Bg7 33. Rc6 Qe2 34. Re1) 29. Rd4?? { (4.86 → -3.25) Blunder. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.25] } (29. Rc6 Ka8 30. Qxb5 Ra7 31. Qc4 Rf8 32. g3 g5 33. Ra6 Rxa6 34. Qxa6+ Qa7) 29... Bh6?? { (-3.25 → 7.47) Blunder. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval 7.47] } (29... Rxd4 30. g3 Be5 31. Nxd4 Bxd4 32. Rc6 Bxf2+ 33. Kg2 Ba7 34. Qxb5+ Ka8 35. Qc4) 30. Rxa4 { [%eval 7.62] } 30... Bd2 { [%eval 7.73] } 31. Nxd2 { [%eval 8.18] } 31... Re1+ { [%eval 7.61] } 32. Nf1 { [%eval 7.59] } 32... Qf5? { (7.59 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (32... h5 33. Re3 Rc1 34. Qb2 Rd1 35. Ra1 Rxa1 36. Qxa1 h4 37. Qh8 Qc8 38. Qxc8+) 33. Qxb5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0