[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8jbukIFr"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "imjules"] [Black "AlmanciSerefsiz"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "8jbukIFr"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "13:43:05"] [WhiteElo "1074"] [BlackElo "1104"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-36"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [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... h6 { [%eval 0.47] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.96] } 4. Nc3?! { (0.96 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (4. e5 Ne4 5. Bd3 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Bf4 Nd7) 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.43] } 5. Bc4? { (0.43 → -0.77) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (5. e5 Ne4 6. Qd3 d5 7. Nd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bf8 9. Qg3 Qg5) 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.55] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.52] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.37] } 7. Nd2?! { (-0.37 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bxh6 d5 9. Qg4 Qf6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Nxe5) 7... Nxc3 { [%eval -1.42] } 8. Qh5 { [%eval -1.88] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -1.89] } 9. Bb2?! { (-1.89 → -2.79) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.79] } (9. Qf3 Nd5 10. O-O O-O 11. c3 d6 12. Ne4 Qh4 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Ng3 Nce7) 9... Na4 { [%eval -2.72] } 10. Rb1?! { (-2.72 → -3.81) Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -3.81] } (10. Ba3 Qg5 11. Qxg5 hxg5 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nb6 14. Bb3 d6 15. O-O O-O) 10... Qg5?! { (-3.81 → -2.84) Inaccuracy. Nxb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.84] } (10... Nxb2 11. Rxb2 Nxd4 12. Qe5 Nf5 13. g4 f6 14. Qe2 Ne7 15. Bd3 d5 16. O-O) 11. g4? { (-2.84 → -4.72) Mistake. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval -4.72] } (11. Qxg5 hxg5 12. Ba1 Nb6 13. Be2 d5 14. f3 f6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Kf2 O-O-O) 11... Qxh5 { [%eval -4.41] } 12. gxh5 { [%eval -4.54] } 12... d5? { (-4.54 → -2.33) Mistake. Nxb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (12... Nxb2 13. Rxb2 Nxd4 14. Rg1 b6 15. c3 Nf5 16. Bd3 O-O 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Nf3) 13. Bb5 { [%eval -2.3] } 13... Nxb2 { [%eval -2.26] } 14. Rxb2 { [%eval -2.64] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -2.43] } 15. O-O? { (-2.43 → -4.24) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.24] } (15. Nf3 Na5 16. Rg1 Bxb5 17. Rxb5 b6 18. Rxg7 Kf8 19. Rg3 Rg8 20. Ne5 Ke7) 15... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.18] } 16. c3?! { (-4.18 → -5.87) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -5.87] } (16. Bd3 b6 17. c3 Nf5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Re1+ Be6 20. f4 d4 21. cxd4 O-O-O) 16... Nxb5 { [%eval -5.95] } 17. c4 { [%eval -5.96] } 17... dxc4 { [%eval -5.85] } 18. Nxc4 { [%eval -5.71] } 18... O-O { [%eval -5.76] } 19. Ne5 { [%eval -5.73] } 19... Bc6 { [%eval -5.82] } 20. a4 { [%eval -5.67] } 20... Nd4 { [%eval -5.68] } 21. Rxb7?? { (-5.68 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rb7 Rfc8 23. a5 a6 24. Kg2 Kf8 25. Rd1 e5 26. f4 c5) 21... Bxb7? { (Mate in 1 → -8.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne2# was best. } { [%eval -8.61] } (21... Ne2#) 22. Rd1 { [%eval -8.54] } 22... Ne2+ { [%eval -8.35] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -8.18] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval -8.21] } 24. Nd7 { [%eval -9.22] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval -8.99] } 25. Nf6+? { (-8.99 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (25. f3 Bxf3 26. Rd4 e5 27. Rd2 f6 28. Kf2 Bd5 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. a5 Rd7) 25... gxf6 { [%eval -10.66] } { White resigns. } 0-1