[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FhZWwgsj"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "jamesmcl"] [Black "RFerGas"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "FhZWwgsj"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "18:10:38"] [WhiteElo "1180"] [BlackElo "1176"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B18"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] } { B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.14] } 5... Bg6?! { (-0.14 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (5... Qxd4 6. Nf3 Qd8 7. Qe2 Bxe4 8. Bxe4 e6 9. O-O Qc7 10. g3) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.56] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.59] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.34] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.47] } 8. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.49] } 8... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.46] } 9. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.44] } 9... hxg6 { [%eval 0.46] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.33] } 10... Qd5 { [%eval 0.66] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.62] } 11... Nh5? { (0.62 → 2.24) Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (11... e6 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Qe2 Qf5 14. Bh2 Qh5 15. Qe3 Qd5 16. b3 Qd8 17. c4) 12. b3?! { (2.24 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (12. Ne5 Rd8 13. c4 Qxd4 14. Qf3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rad1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qc7) 12... e6 { [%eval 1.13] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.99] } 13... Qf5?? { (0.99 → 4.35) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (13... Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15. b4 Be7 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. h4 O-O 18. g3 Rc8 19. Kg2) 14. g4?! { (4.35 → 3.37) Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (14. Re5 Qf6 15. Bg5 O-O-O 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rxh5 Rxh5 18. Qc2 Bb4 19. Rd1 Bd6) 14... Qe4? { (3.37 → 6.22) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (14... Qa5 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. gxh5 Rxh5 17. Kg2 O-O-O 18. Re5 Rh8 19. Re4 Bd6 20. c5) 15. gxh5? { (6.22 → 3.40) Mistake. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.4] } (15. Rxe4 Nf6 16. Re1 Rxh3 17. Kg2 Nxg4 18. Rxe6+ fxe6 19. Qe1 e5 20. Kxh3 Bb4) 15... Rxh5?? { (3.40 → 7.01) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 7.01] } (15... Qf5 16. Ng5 Rd8 17. hxg6 Qxg6 18. Qg4 Bb4 19. Re3 Be7 20. Rg3 c5 21. Bf4) 16. Rxe4 { [%eval 7.03] } { Black left the game. } 1-0