[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5pLK7BRG"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "thataverage_guy"] [Black "hamdy1950"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5pLK7BRG"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "06:31:00"] [WhiteElo "993"] [BlackElo "904"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... g6?! { (0.19 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (3... c5 4. c3 d4 5. Na3 Nc6 6. Bd3 b6 7. Be4 Bb7 8. O-O) 4. d4 { [%eval 0.87] } 4... Bh6 { [%eval 1.15] } 5. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.94] } 5... f5?! { (0.94 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (5... c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bd7 8. Nb3 Qc7 9. Qe2 f6 10. Bxh6) 6. exf6?! { (1.93 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (6. b4 Bf8 7. c3 Nh6 8. Nb3 Nf7 9. a4 b6 10. a5 Be7 11. h4 a6) 6... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.4] } 7. h4 { [%eval 1.11] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 1.12] } 8. Bb5 { [%eval 1.12] } 8... a6? { (1.12 → 2.36) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (8... Ne7 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Ndf3 Bxc1 11. Bxc6 Nxc6 12. Rxc1 Rf8 13. Qd2 Qf4 14. h5) 9. Bxc6+ { [%eval 2.39] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 2.2] } 10. g4 { [%eval 1.59] } 10... Bf4 { [%eval 1.59] } 11. g5?! { (1.59 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (11. Nb3 a5 12. Qd3 Bd6 13. Bd2 a4 14. Nc5 Ne7 15. Bg5 Qg7 16. O-O-O Bxc5) 11... Qf5 { [%eval 0.84] } 12. c3?? { (0.84 → -0.89) Blunder. Nf1 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (12. Nf1 Ne7 13. Ng3 Qg4 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15. Ne5 Rf8 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 c5) 12... Bd7?? { (-0.89 → 1.09) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (12... Ne7 13. Nf1 O-O 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15. N1h2 e5 16. Qc1 Qe4+ 17. Qe3 exd4 18. Qxe4) 13. Ne5?? { (1.09 → -1.54) Blunder. Nf1 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (13. Nf1 Bd6 14. Ne3 Qe4 15. h5 gxh5 16. Rxh5 Qg6 17. Rh4 Ne7 18. Ng4 O-O-O) 13... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.57] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval -1.49] } 14... Qxe5+ { [%eval -1.13] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval -1.0] } 15... Qxe2+ { [%eval -1.05] } 16. Kxe2 { [%eval -1.12] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval -0.73] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval -0.73] } 17... Nf5?! { (-0.73 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (17... c5 18. Be3 d4 19. cxd4 O-O 20. Nd2 Bb5+ 21. Ke1 Nd5 22. Nb3 e5 23. dxe5) 18. Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] } 18... Bc8?? { (0.04 → 2.14) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (18... c5 19. b3 Nd6 20. Be3 O-O-O 21. Bxc5 Rhf8 22. Be3 Bb5+ 23. Ke1 Nf7 24. Nxf7) 19. Nxc6? { (2.14 → 0.49) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (19. h5 gxh5 20. Rxh5 a5 21. Bf4 Rb8 22. b3 a4 23. Ng6 Rg8 24. Ne5 Rh8) 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.8] } 20. Nd4? { (0.80 → -0.49) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (20. Ne5 Nd6 21. h5 Bb5+ 22. Ke1 O-O-O 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh6 Rdg8 25. Be3 Nf5) 20... c6? { (-0.49 → 1.06) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (20... O-O 21. Nxf5 Bb5+ 22. Ke1 exf5 23. Kd1 Rfe8 24. Be3 Re4 25. Kc2 f4 26. Bd4) 21. b3?! { (1.06 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (21. Nxf5 exf5 22. f3 O-O 23. Bf4 c5 24. Kf2 Rfd8 25. Rhe1 Re8 26. Bd6 Rac8) 21... a5?! { (0.01 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (21... e5 22. Nf3 O-O 23. Nxe5 Rae8 24. Bf4 Nd6 25. Bh2 c5 26. Rae1 Nf7 27. Kd1) 22. Ba3?! { (0.95 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (22. Nxf5 exf5 23. h5 gxh5 24. Ba3 O-O-O 25. Rxh5 Be8 26. Rh4 Bg6 27. f3 Rhe8+) 22... Rb8?? { (0.36 → 2.22) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (22... e5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Bd6 e4 25. a4 d4 26. cxd4 Kd7 27. Be5 Rhf8 28. Rag1) 23. Nxf5 { [%eval 1.79] } 23... exf5 { [%eval 1.89] } 24. Bd6 { [%eval 1.87] } 24... Rb7 { [%eval 1.93] } 25. Rhe1 { [%eval 1.63] } 25... Rg8?! { (1.63 → 2.90) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (25... Be6 26. f4 Kd7 27. Bc5 h6 28. Kd3 Rbb8 29. Rh1 h5 30. Rhe1 Rhe8 31. Re5) 26. Kf1+?! { (2.90 → 1.92) Inaccuracy. Kd2+ was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (26. Kd2+ Kd8 27. Re7 a4 28. f4 Rh8 29. b4 h6 30. Rg7 hxg5 31. hxg5 c5) 26... Kf7?? { (1.92 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (26... Kd8 27. Re7 f4 28. Kg1 Rh8 29. f3 Kc8 30. Rae1 Bf5 31. Rxb7 Kxb7 32. Re7+) 27. Re7+ { [%eval #5] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval #5] } 28. Rxd7+ { [%eval #10] } 28... Ke8 { [%eval #14] } 29. Rxb7 { [%eval #15] } 29... f4 { [%eval #3] } 30. Re1+ { [%eval #2] } 30... Kd8 { [%eval #2] } 31. Rb8+? { (Mate in 2 → 9.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ree7 was best. } { [%eval 9.22] } (31. Ree7 Re8 32. Rb8#) 31... Kd7 { [%eval 8.99] } 32. Rxg8 { [%eval 9.16] } 32... Kxd6 { [%eval 9.19] } 33. Rd8+ { [%eval 9.08] } 33... Kc5 { [%eval 9.58] } 34. b4+ { [%eval 8.5] } 34... Kc4? { (8.50 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. axb4 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (34... axb4 35. cxb4+ Kd4 36. f3 Kc3 37. Ke2 Kd4 38. Rd6 Kc4 39. Rc1+ Kd4 40. Rd1+) 35. Rc8? { (Mate in 10 → 8.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. bxa5 was best. } { [%eval 8.8] } (35. bxa5 Kc5 36. Rb1 Kc4 37. a6 Kd3 38. Re1 Kc2 39. a7 d4 40. a8=Q c5) 35... Kxc3? { (8.80 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. axb4 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (35... axb4 36. Rxc6+ Kb5 37. Ree6 bxc3 38. Rxc3 Kb4 39. Rc8 Kb5 40. Ke2 Kb4 41. Rc7) 36. Rxc6+ { [%eval #8] } 36... Kxb4 { [%eval #8] } 37. Rb1+ { [%eval #8] } 37... Ka3 { [%eval #8] } 38. Rb3+ { [%eval #8] } 38... Kxa2 { [%eval #8] } 39. Rb8 { [%eval #7] } 39... a4 { [%eval #6] } 40. Ra6 { [%eval #5] } 40... Ka3 { [%eval #5] } 41. Ke2 { [%eval #4] } 41... f3+ { [%eval #4] } 42. Kxf3 { [%eval #5] } 42... d4 { [%eval #5] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval #4] } 43... h5 { [%eval #2] } 44. Kd3 { [%eval #1] } { White wins on time. } 1-0