[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4I0U7gKt"] [Date "2026.05.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Joe_Ballin"] [Black "Oldmanivan"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "4I0U7gKt"] [UTCDate "2026.05.27"] [UTCTime "09:45:52"] [WhiteElo "973"] [BlackElo "959"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. e5?! { (0.54 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation } 3... b6?! { (0.25 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (3... c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. O-O) 4. g3 { [%eval 0.49] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.57] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... Na6?! { (0.19 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (5... c5 6. c3 Ne7 7. Na3 Nf5 8. Nc2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. O-O) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.98] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 1.23] } 7. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.7] } 7... f5?! { (0.70 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (7... Nh6) 8. exf6?! { (1.38 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nh6 10. O-O Nf7 11. b4 c6 12. Re1 O-O 13. h4 Nc7) 8... gxf6?! { (0.81 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (8... Nxf6 9. c3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc4 Rb8 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Bg5 Nc7 14. Bxf6) 9. O-O { [%eval 1.35] } 9... Ne7?! { (1.35 → 2.52) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.52] } (9... Qd7 10. a3 Bd6 11. c4 O-O-O 12. Nc3 h5 13. b4 h4 14. c5 hxg3 15. hxg3) 10. c3 { [%eval 2.36] } 10... Ba5? { (2.36 → 3.99) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (10... Bd6) 11. a3 { [%eval 3.56] } 11... Nf5?! { (3.56 → 4.68) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (11... b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nb3 c6 14. Qh5+ Ng6 15. Bh6 bxc3 16. bxc3 Rg8 17. Nxa5) 12. b4?! { (4.68 → 3.68) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (12. Qh5+ Kd7 13. b4 Qe8 14. Qxe8+ Raxe8 15. bxa5 h5 16. h4 Reg8 17. Nf3 Nb8) 12... Nxd4? { (3.68 → 5.96) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 5.96] } (12... h5 13. Bh3 Qd7 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. Re1+ Kf7 16. Nf3 Rag8 17. bxa5 f4 18. Bxf4) 13. cxd4 { [%eval 5.91] } 13... Bxb4 { [%eval 5.97] } 14. axb4 { [%eval 5.62] } 14... Nxb4 { [%eval 5.87] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 5.73] } 15... Nd3 { [%eval 6.55] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval 6.78] } 16... Ba6?? { (6.78 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (16... Nf4 17. Qg4 Qd7 18. Qxf4 Qg7 19. Kh1 O-O-O 20. Nf3 Rdg8) 17. Qxe6+ { [%eval #1] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval #1] } 18. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0