[Event "Final selection Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/B10r53Zg"] [Date "2026.06.10"] [Round "-"] [White "Josephjoe9889"] [Black "zoro9103"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "B10r53Zg"] [UTCDate "2026.06.10"] [UTCTime "08:23:18"] [WhiteElo "958"] [BlackElo "1007"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-74"] [BlackRatingDiff "+25"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [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... Be7 { [%eval 0.53] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.68] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.81] } 4. b4?! { (0.81 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O e5 8. c4 exd4) 4... Nc6?! { (-0.06 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (4... Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O cxb4 7. cxb4 Nc6 8. a3 d5 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bb2) 5. d4 { [%eval 0.74] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.7] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.48] } 6... Bd7?! { (0.48 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (6... e5 7. d5 Nb8 8. a4 O-O 9. c4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Bg2) 7. e5 { [%eval 1.1] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 1.2] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.87] } 8... Ng4 { [%eval 1.06] } 9. h3? { (1.06 → -0.23) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (9. Nc4 b5 10. h3 Nxf2 11. Kxf2 bxc4 12. Be3 f6 13. Bxc4 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 fxe5) 9... Nh6?? { (-0.23 → 2.06) Blunder. Ngxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (9... Ngxe5 10. b5 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 Nb8 12. Bd3 a6 13. Qa4 Bc8 14. Bc2 Nd7 15. O-O) 10. Ne4 { [%eval 2.07] } 10... f6 { [%eval 2.46] } 11. g4?? { (2.46 → 0.47) Blunder. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. b5 Nb8 13. Bc4 O-O 14. O-O Kh8 15. a4 f5 16. Ng3 Qe8) 11... fxe5? { (0.47 → 1.73) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qf3 Rf8 15. Qe2 Ba4 16. Bg2 Qd7 17. O-O) 12. g5?! { (1.73 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (12. b5 Na5 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Nxe5 Bc8 15. Qe2 Qd5 16. Nf3 a6 17. Rd1 Qxb5) 12... Nf7 { [%eval 0.82] } 13. g6?! { (0.82 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (13. Bd3 Bd6 14. h4 Ne7 15. h5 Nd5 16. b5 a6 17. bxa6 b5 18. g6 hxg6) 13... hxg6 { [%eval 0.2] } 14. Nfg5?? { (0.20 → -3.84) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -3.84] } (14. Rg1 Nd6 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Ng5 e4 18. Be3 Ne5) 14... Bxg5 { [%eval -3.61] } 15. Nxg5 { [%eval -4.07] } 15... Nxg5 { [%eval -4.09] } 16. h4 { [%eval -4.06] } 16... Nf3+?? { (-4.06 → -1.13) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (16... Nf7 17. b5 Ne7 18. Ba3 Nf5 19. Bg2 N5d6 20. Qc2 Nxb5 21. Bb4 Qf6 22. Bxb7) 17. Qxf3 { [%eval -1.2] } 17... Ne7?! { (-1.20 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (17... Nd4 18. Qd3 Bc6 19. Rh3 Nf5 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 22. a4 Nd6 23. a5) 18. Qg3?! { (-0.38 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (18. Rh3 Bc6 19. Qe2 a6 20. Bg5 O-O 21. Qg4 Rf5 22. h5 gxh5 23. Qxh5 Qe8) 18... Bc6 { [%eval -1.25] } 19. Qxe5?? { (-1.25 → -4.53) Blunder. Rh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.53] } (19. Rh3 Qd5 20. Bg5 Nf5 21. Qg4 Nh6 22. Qe2 Nf7 23. Rd1 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4) 19... Bxh1 { [%eval -4.61] } 20. Qxg7 { [%eval -4.61] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval -4.55] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1