[Event "Online Chess Comp 31st May Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JO5P2iBW"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "ZestfulSalmon"] [Black "IndigoSuaveBison"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "JO5P2iBW"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "07:12:18"] [WhiteElo "874"] [BlackElo "954"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... Nf6?! { (0.11 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. Nc3?! { (0.73 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (3. e5 Nd5 4. c4 Ne7 5. d4 d6 6. exd6 cxd6 7. h4 Ng8) 3... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nxe4? { (0.28 → -1.01) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (5. Ne2 Be7 6. d3 Ng5 7. Nxg5 Bxg5 8. Bxg5 Qxg5 9. f4 Qe7) 5... dxe4 { [%eval -1.2] } 6. Ng1 { [%eval -1.1] } 6... Bc5?! { (-1.10 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (6... Nc6 7. g3 Nxe5 8. Bg2 f5 9. Nh3 Be7 10. d3 exd3 11. O-O) 7. f3?! { (-0.13 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (7. c3 Qd5 8. d3 exd3 9. Nf3 Qe4+ 10. Kd2 Qg6 11. b4 Be7) 7... exf3? { (-0.84 → 0.62) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (7... Nc6 8. Qe2 Bxg1 9. Rxg1 exf3 10. Qxf3 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qd4 12. Qe3) 8. gxf3?? { (0.62 → -4.91) Blunder. Nxf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.91] } (8. Nxf3 Be7 9. d4 c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. c3 Bd7 13. Qe2 a6) 8... Rg8?? { (-4.91 → -1.04) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (8... Qh4+ 9. Ke2 Qf2+ 10. Kd3 Qd4+ 11. Ke2 Qxe5+ 12. Kd3 Qd4+ 13. Ke2 Qf2+ 14. Kd3) 9. Bh3?? { (-1.04 → -4.17) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (9. Qe2 Bd7 10. Qe4 h5 11. h4 Bc6 12. Qf4 Qd4 13. Qg3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6) 9... f5? { (-4.17 → -2.18) Mistake. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.18] } (9... Qh4+ 10. Ke2 Bxg1 11. Rxg1 Qxh3 12. d4 b6 13. Qd3 Qxh2+ 14. Kf1 Ba6 15. c4) 10. f4?? { (-2.18 → -5.30) Blunder. exf6 was best. } { [%eval -5.3] } (10. exf6 gxf6 11. d4 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Bxd4 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Rf1 Kf7 15. Nxd4 Nxd4) 10... g5?? { (-5.30 → 0.82) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (10... Qh4+ 11. Ke2 Qf2+ 12. Kd3 Qd4+ 13. Ke2 Bd7 14. Qe1 Qe4+ 15. Kd1 Qxh1 16. Ne2) 11. fxg5?? { (0.82 → -2.41) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.41] } (11. Qh5+ Kf8 12. Qh6+ Rg7 13. Qf6+ Qxf6 14. exf6 Rg6) 11... Rxg5?? { (-2.41 → -0.05) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (11... Qxg5 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. d4 Bb4+ 14. c3 Qxh3 15. cxb4 Bd7 16. d5 Na6 17. Qb3) 12. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] } 12... Rh5?! { (0.02 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (12... Rg4 13. d3 Rg6 14. d4 Be7 15. Rg1 c5 16. Kf2 Nc6 17. Rxg6 hxg6 18. Qg1) 13. Bf1 { [%eval 0.78] } 13... Bd7?! { (0.78 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (13... Nc6 14. c3 Qd5 15. d4 Be7 16. Rg1 Bd7 17. Rg8+ Bf8 18. Bg2 Qe4+ 19. Qe2) 14. d4 { [%eval 1.36] } 14... Bb4+?! { (1.36 → 2.25) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (14... Be7 15. Rg1 Bh4+ 16. Kd2 Qe7 17. b3 Qf8 18. Nxh4 Rxh4 19. Kc3 a5 20. Bg5) 15. c3 { [%eval 2.05] } 15... Ba5? { (2.05 → 3.97) Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (15... Bf8 16. h4 Bc6 17. Ng5 Rh6 18. Rh2 Na6 19. Be2 Qd5 20. Bf3 Qc4 21. Bh5+) 16. Rg1 { [%eval 3.75] } 16... Kf8 { [%eval 4.2] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 3.9] } 17... a6?? { (3.90 → 10.43) Blunder. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 10.43] } (17... Be8 18. Ng5 Ke7 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Qc4 Bxc3+ 21. Qxc3 Nc6 22. Qc5+ Kd7 23. d5) 18. Qg2 { [%eval 10.32] } 18... Nc6?! { (10.32 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (18... Rg5 19. Bxg5 Be8 20. Bh6+ Ke7 21. Qg7+ Bf7 22. Bg5+ Kd7 23. Qxf7+ Kc8 24. Bxd8) 19. Qg8+ { [%eval #1] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 20. Qg7+ { [%eval #2] } 20... Ke8 { [%eval #2] } 21. Qg8+ { [%eval #1] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 22. Qg7+ { [%eval #2] } 22... Ke8 { [%eval #2] } 23. Qg8+?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Rg7#) 23... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2