[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/H3tVAkRC"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "MikeHague"] [Black "ital74"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "H3tVAkRC"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "22:21:33"] [WhiteElo "1080"] [BlackElo "986"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. e5?! { (0.54 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.69] } 4... Nh6 { [%eval 0.9] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.41] } 5... Nf5 { [%eval 0.45] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.29] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.82] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.82] } 7... Ba5?! { (0.82 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (7... Be7 8. Bd3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. b4 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Qe2) 8. b4 { [%eval 1.43] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 1.3] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 1.13] } 9... Nb8 { [%eval 1.63] } 10. O-O { [%eval 1.7] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 2.22] } 11. Bc1 { [%eval 1.94] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 1.82] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 1.55] } 12... c5?! { (1.55 → 2.75) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 2.75] } (12... c6 13. a4 f6 14. b5 fxe5 15. a5 Bc7 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Qa4 Rb8 18. Qxc6) 13. Ba3?? { (2.75 → 0.45) Blunder. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (13. bxc5 Ba5 14. Nb3 Bc7 15. Bd3 O-O 16. a4 Qd8 17. Re1 b6 18. a5 bxc5) 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.51] } 14. cxd4?! { (0.51 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (14. c4 O-O 15. Bd3 Bc7 16. Qc1 b5 17. cxb5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxf5 exf5) 14... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.26] } 15... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.36] } 16. Bd3? { (-0.36 → -1.61) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (16. f4 Nb6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Nb3 Nf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Bb2 Be6 21. Bd4 Qxb4) 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.51] } 17. Bb5+?? { (-1.51 → -4.10) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -4.1] } (17. Nb3 Ndc6 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 O-O 20. Rac1 Qd8 21. b5 Ne7 22. h3) 17... Nxb5 { [%eval -4.02] } 18. Bc1 { [%eval -4.79] } 18... Qxb4 { [%eval -4.0] } 19. a3 { [%eval -4.74] } 19... Qc3?! { (-4.74 → -3.70) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -3.7] } (19... Qg4 20. Qxg4 Nxg4 21. Bb2 d4 22. h3 Nf6 23. a4 Nc3 24. Nb3 O-O 25. Nxd4) 20. Rb1 { [%eval -3.58] } 20... Nxa3 { [%eval -3.63] } 21. Qa4+ { [%eval -4.22] } 21... Bd7 { [%eval -4.35] } 22. Qb3?! { (-4.35 → -6.63) Inaccuracy. Qxa3 was best. } { [%eval -6.63] } (22. Qxa3 Qxa3 23. Bxa3 b5 24. f4 Nc4 25. Nxc4 dxc4 26. Ra1 Bc6 27. Bb4 a5) 22... Qc5?? { (-6.63 → -1.30) Blunder. Nxb1 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (22... Nxb1 23. Qxb1 f6 24. Bb2 Qxd2 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Qxb7 O-O 27. Qxd7 Qh6 28. f3) 23. Bxa3 { [%eval -1.39] } 23... Qd4?? { (-1.39 → 0.60) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (23... Qc7 24. Qxb7 Qxb7 25. Rxb7 a5 26. Rfb1 f6 27. f4 Nc6 28. Nb3 Ra7 29. Nd4) 24. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.56] } 24... Bc6?? { (0.56 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (24... Rd8 25. Qc7 f6 26. Rb8 Rxb8 27. Qxb8+ Kf7 28. Qxh8 Qxd2 29. Bf8 Qh6 30. Bd6) 25. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0