[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "?"] [White "VLocDef_01"] [Black "KnightOfTheAbruzzi"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "72hphKDM"] [WhiteElo "1370"] [BlackElo "1347"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French Defense: Rubinstein Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. e4?! { (0.27 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6) 2... dxe4 { [%eval -0.52] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.51] } 3... e6?! { (-0.51 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } { C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation } (3... Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. O-O-O) 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.68] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 1.08] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.97] } 6... Ba5?! { (0.97 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (6... Bd6 7. Bd3 h6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Qe2) 7. Bc4 { [%eval 1.63] } 7... Nf6? { (1.63 → 3.06) Mistake. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (7... Nge7 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. Ng3) 8. Ng3? { (3.06 → 1.30) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (8. Bg5 h6 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bh4 a6 11. O-O b5 12. Bb3 Bb6 13. Re1 Na5) 8... O-O { [%eval 1.47] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.48] } 9... Re8?! { (1.48 → 2.68) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (9... Ne7 10. Bd3 h6 11. Qe2 c6 12. Bd2 Bc7 13. Rad1 a5 14. Rfe1 b6 15. Bb1) 10. Bg5 { [%eval 2.17] } 10... h6 { [%eval 2.7] } 11. Be3?! { (2.70 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (11. Bh4 Ne7 12. Ne5 Ng6 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. Qc2 g5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 11... Bb6 { [%eval 1.49] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 1.31] } 12... e5? { (1.31 → 3.03) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (12... Ng4 13. h3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 e5 15. Rae1 e4 16. Nh2 Be6 17. b3 Ne5 18. Bxe6) 13. Bxh6 { [%eval 2.76] } 13... exd4? { (2.76 → 5.25) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (13... Qe7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Nxe5 Rh8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxc6 bxc6) 14. Bxg7? { (5.25 → 2.63) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.63] } (14. Qg5 Nh5 15. Qxh5 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Rae1 f6 19. c4 Rxe1) 14... Kxg7 { [%eval 2.31] } 15. Qg5+ { [%eval 2.4] } 15... Kf8? { (2.40 → 4.27) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 4.27] } (15... Kh8 16. Bd3 Ng4 17. Qh5+ Kg7 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Nh5 Ke7 20. Rae1+ Kd6 21. Qxf7) 16. Qh6+ { [%eval 4.4] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 4.33] } 17. Rfe1+ { [%eval 4.2] } 17... Kd7?! { (4.20 → 5.53) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.53] } (17... Be6 18. Nh5 Ng8 19. Rxe6+ Kd7 20. Qg7 Rxe6 21. Qxf7+ Re7 22. Qf5+ Ke8 23. Bxg8) 18. Qh3+ { [%eval 4.95] } 18... Re6? { (4.95 → 10.90) Mistake. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 10.9] } (18... Kd6 19. Nf5+ Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Re3 21. fxe3 d3 22. Bxd3 Ke7 23. Bb5 Qd5 24. Qxd5) 19. Bxe6+ { [%eval 8.7] } 19... fxe6? { (8.70 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (19... Kd6 20. Nf5+ Kc5 21. b4+ Nxb4 22. cxb4+ Kxb4 23. Bxc8 d3 24. Bxb7 d2 25. Rab1+) 20. Qxe6# { White wins. } 1-0