[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BkSyF9rA"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "fredericacford"] [Black "nanilotus"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BkSyF9rA"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "13:26:34"] [WhiteElo "1038"] [BlackElo "1058"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+32"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.56] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.79] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.61] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.89] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.5] } 5... exd5?! { (0.50 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Nce7 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (5... Nce7 6. dxe6 dxe6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ne5 Ke8 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Bf4) 6. exd5 { [%eval 2.03] } 6... Nb4?? { (2.03 → 4.58) Blunder. Na7 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (6... Na7 7. Qe2+ Be7 8. d6 cxd6 9. Nd5 Kf8 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Nxf6) 7. Qe2+ { [%eval 3.85] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 4.58] } 8. a3 { [%eval 4.62] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.53] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.74] } 9... c6 { [%eval 4.86] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 4.49] } 10... b5 { [%eval 4.69] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 4.75] } 11... Bb7?! { (4.75 → 6.99) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 6.99] } (11... d5 12. g3 g5 13. Be5 Rg8 14. Bg2 Rg6 15. O-O c5 16. Rae1 Re6 17. Qd2) 12. g3?! { (6.99 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (12. Ne4 d5 13. Nd6+ Qxd6 14. Bxd6 O-O-O 15. Bxe7 Bxe7 16. Qxe7 Rde8 17. Qxe8+ Rxe8+) 12... g5 { [%eval 5.84] } 13. Be3?! { (5.84 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (13. Ne4 Bg7 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Be5 c5 16. Nxb7 Qb6 17. O-O-O Qxb7 18. Bh3 d5) 13... Qc7 { [%eval 4.03] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval 3.59] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 4.13] } 15. O-O { [%eval 3.92] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval 4.08] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 4.01] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval 4.19] } 17. Bd4?! { (4.19 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (17. Bc1 g4 18. Ne1 h5 19. Qd3 Nh4 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Nc5 Nxg2 22. Nxg2 h4) 17... Nxd4?! { (2.65 → 4.06) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 4.06] } (17... g4 18. Bxg7 gxf3 19. Qxf3 Nxg7 20. Qf6 Ne6 21. Qxf7 h5 22. Ne4 h4 23. Rfe1) 18. Nxd4 { [%eval 4.04] } 18... c5?! { (4.04 → 5.41) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 5.41] } (18... d5 19. Qd2 Kb8 20. b4 h5 21. Qxg5 Rdg8 22. Qe3 h4 23. Nce2 c5 24. bxc5) 19. Nf5 { [%eval 4.68] } 19... Bxg2 { [%eval 4.69] } 20. Kxg2 { [%eval 4.83] } 20... Qc6+ { [%eval 5.14] } 21. Kg1 { [%eval 4.84] } 21... Bf6?! { (4.84 → 6.49) Inaccuracy. Rhe8 was best. } { [%eval 6.49] } (21... Rhe8 22. Qd3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 d5 24. b4 d4 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. bxc5 Kc7 27. Rd3) 22. Ne7+?! { (6.49 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (22. Rd6 Kb8 23. Rxc6 dxc6 24. Qf3 Rhe8 25. Kh1 Re6 26. Ne4 Bxb2 27. Nxc5 Rf6) 22... Bxe7 { [%eval 4.21] } 23. Qxe7 { [%eval 4.41] } 23... Rde8 { [%eval 4.82] } 24. Qxf7 { [%eval 4.71] } 24... Rhf8 { [%eval 4.63] } 25. Qh5 { [%eval 4.66] } 25... Rh8 { [%eval 5.16] } 26. Rfe1 { [%eval 5.13] } 26... Rxe1+ { [%eval 5.07] } 27. Rxe1 { [%eval 5.11] } 27... b4 { [%eval 5.16] } 28. axb4 { [%eval 5.05] } 28... cxb4 { [%eval 5.22] } 29. Ne4 { [%eval 5.15] } 29... Qxc2 { [%eval 5.87] } 30. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.59] } 30... Kc7 { [%eval 5.43] } 31. Nf7 { [%eval 4.35] } 31... Qd2?! { (4.35 → 6.23) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 6.23] } (31... Rf8 32. Qf3 Qc5 33. Qf6 a5 34. b3 Kb8 35. h3 a4 36. bxa4 d5 37. Qe6) 32. Re7?! { (6.23 → 3.93) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval 3.93] } (32. Rd1 Qxb2 33. Qg6 Qc3 34. Qd6+ Kb7 35. Qxd7+ Kb6 36. Rd6+ Ka5 37. Rd5+ Kb6) 32... Rf8 { [%eval 4.6] } 33. Qxh6?? { (4.60 → 0.00) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (33. Qg4 Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Qc6+ 35. Kh3 Qb5 36. Qd1 h5 37. Kg2 Qc6+ 38. Kg1 Rxf7) 33... Qc1+?? { (0.00 → 4.21) Blunder. Qd1+ was best. } { [%eval 4.21] } (33... Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd5+ 35. Kf1 Rxf7 36. Rxf7 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qe4+ 38. Kd2 Qd5+ 39. Ke1) 34. Kg2 { [%eval 4.07] } 34... Rc8? { (4.07 → 7.66) Mistake. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval 7.66] } (34... Qc6+ 35. Qxc6+ Kxc6 36. Nxg5 a5 37. Re1 a4 38. h4 Ra8 39. h5 a3 40. bxa3) 35. Qd6+ { [%eval 7.6] } 35... Kb7 { [%eval 7.91] } 36. Rxd7+ { [%eval 7.88] } 36... Ka8? { (7.88 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (36... Rc7 37. Qxb4+ Ka7 38. Qd4+ Kb7 39. Nd6+ Kc6 40. Rd8 Qc5 41. Qe4+ Qd5 42. Qxd5+) 37. Qxa6+ { [%eval #1] } 37... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 38. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0