[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DQRCRZYg"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "DrSirrah"] [Black "kholofelo9"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DQRCRZYg"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "15:38:45"] [WhiteElo "1744"] [BlackElo "1820"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.67] } 3. f4 { [%eval 0.2] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Nd2 { [%eval -0.17] } 4... Bb4?! { (-0.17 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (4... c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. dxc5 bxc5 7. Ngf3 d5 8. c3 Be7 9. O-O) 5. Nf3?! { (0.50 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (5. Bd3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 f5 7. Qe2 Bxe4 8. Bxe4 fxe4 9. Qxe4 Nc6) 5... Nf6?! { (-0.30 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Bxd2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (5... Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 Qf6 7. Bd3 Qxd4 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. c3 Qc5 10. a4 Nf6 11. h3) 6. c3 { [%eval 0.71] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.69] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.53] } 7... Ne4?! { (0.53 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (7... Nd5 8. Nc4 Nc6 9. Qc2 d6 10. a4 dxe5 11. fxe5 Qd7 12. b4 f5 13. exf6) 8. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.93] } 8... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.86] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.73] } 9... Bb7?! { (0.73 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 d5 11. O-O c5 12. f5 exf5 13. Qxf5 Qd7 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Ng5) 10. c4?! { (1.49 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (10. f5 c5 11. O-O exf5 12. Bxf5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Qd3 h6) 10... h6?! { (0.38 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (10... d5 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Be3 Nc6 14. a3 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. Qe2) 11. Be3 { [%eval 1.11] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 1.52] } 12. d5 { [%eval 1.41] } 12... exd5 { [%eval 1.37] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 1.38] } 13... Nb4?! { (1.38 → 1.99) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (13... Bb4+ 14. Kf2 Ne7 15. Be4 Bc5 16. Re1 O-O 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. d6 Nc6 19. Rc1) 14. O-O? { (1.99 → 0.35) Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (14. Be4 Na6 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. Bf3 a5 17. O-O O-O 18. Nf5 d6 19. Bd4 dxe5) 14... g5?? { (0.35 → 2.96) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (14... Nxd5 15. Bd2 c5 16. a4 Qc7 17. Qe2 a5 18. Rad1 O-O-O 19. Bc4 Qc6) 15. d6 { [%eval 2.54] } 15... cxd6 { [%eval 2.42] } 16. exd6 { [%eval 2.29] } 16... Bxd6 { [%eval 1.97] } 17. f5?? { (1.97 → -0.37) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (17. Bd4 Bc5 18. Bf5 Qc7 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. Ne5 Rd8 21. Nxd7+ Kg8 22. Bxc5 bxc5) 17... Qc7?! { (-0.37 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (17... Qf6 18. Bd4 Bc5 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. Bxc5+ bxc5 21. Ne5 Kg7 22. Bb5 Rhe8 23. Nxd7) 18. Rc1 { [%eval 0.62] } 18... Bxf3? { (0.62 → 2.35) Mistake. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (18... Bc6 19. Bd4 O-O-O 20. Bxh8 Rxh8 21. a3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Kb7 23. b4 g4 24. Nd4) 19. Rxf3?? { (2.35 → 0.37) Blunder. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (19. Qxf3 Nc6 20. Bd4 O-O-O 21. Bxh8 Rxh8 22. Ba6+ Kb8 23. Kh1 f6 24. Rfd1 Bxh2) 19... Bxh2+ { [%eval 0.38] } 20. Kh1 { [%eval 0.36] } 20... Qd6 { [%eval 0.47] } 21. Bf2?? { (0.47 → -1.24) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (21. Bb5 O-O 22. Rh3 Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Be5 24. Rxh6 Kg7 25. Bxg5 Rh8 26. f6+ Bxf6) 21... Nxd3?? { (-1.24 → 3.38) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (21... Be5 22. Be1 O-O 23. Bb5 Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Nc6 25. Rfd3 Bxb2 26. Rd6 Ne5 27. Rxh6) 22. Re3+?? { (3.38 → -2.03) Blunder. Rxd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (22. Rxd3 Qf4 23. Rf3 Qd6 24. Re3+ Kf8 25. g3 Bxg3 26. Bxg3 Qxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Re8) 22... Ne5?? { (-2.03 → 8.58) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 8.58] } (22... Be5 23. Rxd3 Qf6 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. Rcd1 O-O 26. g3 d5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5) 23. Qxd6 { [%eval 8.88] } 23... Kd8? { (8.88 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (23... f6 24. Qxf6 Rh7 25. Kxh2 d6 26. Rxe5+ dxe5 27. Qc6+ Rd7 28. Qxa8+ Ke7 29. Rc8) 24. Qc7+?! { (Mate in 10 → 11.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%eval 11.7] } (24. Qf6+ Ke8 25. Rxe5+ Bxe5 26. Qxe5+ Kf8 27. Qxh8+ Ke7 28. Qxa8 d5 29. Qxd5 g4) 24... Ke8?! { (11.70 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (24... Ke7 25. Rxe5+ Kf6 26. Bd4 Kg7 27. Kxh2 g4 28. Re7+ Kf8 29. Rxd7 g3+ 30. Kh3) 25. Rxe5+?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f6 was best. } { [%eval 10.25] } (25. f6 Rd8 26. Kxh2 a5 27. Rxe5+ Kf8 28. Qxd8#) 25... Bxe5?! { (10.25 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (25... Kf8 26. Kxh2 Rd8 27. Qxd8+ Kg7 28. Qxd7 Rf8 29. Re7 g4 30. Bd4+ Kg8 31. f6) 26. Qxe5+ { [%eval #6] } { Black resigns. } 1-0