[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AU6YFHkt"] [Date "2025.08.31"] [Round "-"] [White "nikhileshpk"] [Black "matetpat"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "AU6YFHkt"] [UTCDate "2025.08.31"] [UTCTime "17:03:21"] [WhiteElo "1010"] [BlackElo "1011"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+31"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. e5 { [%eval -0.16] } { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } 2... Be7?! { (-0.16 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (2... c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nge7 5. Na3 Nf5 6. Bb5 d5 7. Nc2) 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bh4? { (0.00 → 1.62) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (3... d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nc4 Ngf6 7. g3 Nb6 8. Ne5) 4. Ne4?! { (1.62 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (4. d4 d5 5. Qg4 Kf8 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Be3 b6 8. O-O-O Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6) 4... Qe7? { (0.70 → 2.12) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (4... d5) 5. d4 { [%eval 2.08] } 5... Qb4+ { [%eval 2.28] } 6. c3 { [%eval 2.4] } 6... Qb6?? { (2.40 → 5.00) Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 5.0] } (6... Qf8 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bd3 d5 9. Ng3 a5 10. O-O Bd7 11. h3 Nc6 12. a3) 7. g3?? { (5.00 → 1.92) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (7. Qg4 g5 8. g3 d5 9. Nc5 Ne7 10. gxh4 Nd7 11. Nd3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Nf5) 7... Be7 { [%eval 1.85] } 8. Bg5?? { (1.85 → -0.11) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (8. Qg4 g6 9. a4 d5 10. a5 Qc6 11. Ng5 b6 12. Qf3 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 h6) 8... Bb4?? { (-0.11 → 5.12) Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval 5.12] } (8... Bxg5) 9. cxb4 { [%eval 5.3] } 9... Qxb4+ { [%eval 5.18] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 4.83] } 10... Qxd4 { [%eval 4.83] } 11. f3?! { (4.83 → 3.31) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval 3.31] } (11. Bg2 Qxb2 12. a4 Ne7 13. Ne2 Qxe5 14. Bc3 Qd5 15. Bxg7 Qxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Ng6) 11... Qxe5? { (3.31 → 5.30) Mistake. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (11... Qxb2 12. Rb1 Qa3 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. Bb5 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Ne2) 12. Bc3 { [%eval 5.18] } 12... Qf5 { [%eval 5.14] } 13. Bh3? { (5.14 → 2.79) Mistake. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (13. Bxg7 d5 14. Nc3 f6 15. Bxh8 Bd7 16. Qd3 Qxd3 17. Bxd3 Nc6 18. Bxh7 Kf7) 13... Qb5? { (2.79 → 5.40) Mistake. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 5.4] } (13... Qg6 14. Ne2 Ne7 15. Nf4 Qh6 16. O-O f5 17. Nf2 d6 18. b4 e5 19. Ng2) 14. Bxg7 { [%eval 5.45] } 14... Qb4+ { [%eval 5.69] } 15. Kf2 { [%eval 5.2] } 15... Qb6+ { [%eval 5.91] } 16. Kg2 { [%eval 5.86] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 5.75] } 17. Bxh8 { [%eval 5.92] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval 6.29] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval 5.67] } 18... c5?! { (5.67 → 7.68) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 7.68] } (18... Qxd4 19. Bxd4 f5 20. Nc3 b6 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Re1+ Kd8 23. Re2) 19. Nxc5?! { (7.68 → 5.73) Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (19. Qg7 Nh6 20. Qxh6 d5 21. Nf6+ Ke7 22. Re1 d4 23. Qxh7 Qa5 24. Re2 Bd7) 19... Ne7 { [%eval 6.1] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 5.73] } 20... Nc2 { [%eval 5.52] } 21. Qg7 { [%eval 4.5] } 21... Ne3+ { [%eval 5.16] } 22. Kg1 { [%eval 4.5] } 22... Qxc5 { [%eval 4.86] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval 4.86] } 23... Nc2+ { [%eval 5.28] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval 4.35] } 24... Ne3+ { [%eval 5.07] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval 4.85] } 25... Qa5+ { [%eval 4.99] } 26. Rc3 { [%eval 4.27] } 26... Qxa2?! { (4.27 → 6.38) Inaccuracy. N3d5 was best. } { [%eval 6.38] } (26... N3d5 27. Qxh7 b6 28. Bd4 Ng6 29. Kf2 Nxc3 30. Nxc3 Ba6 31. Qh6 Rc8 32. Qd2) 27. Rxe3 { [%eval 6.39] } 27... Qb1+ { [%eval 6.41] } 28. Kd2 { [%eval 6.67] } 28... Qxh1 { [%eval 7.3] } 29. Qxh7 { [%eval 6.44] } 29... Qxh2 { [%eval 8.29] } 30. Bg7 { [%eval 6.79] } 30... Qh1?? { (6.79 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (30... d6 31. Qh8+ Kd7 32. Bxe6+ Kc7 33. Qxh2 Bxe6 34. Qh7 Nd5 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Bd4+) 31. Qh8+ { [%eval #2] } 31... Ng8 { [%eval #2] } 32. Qxg8+ { [%eval #1] } 32... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 33. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0