[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/K8WezMHW"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Ricaveriq"] [Black "Batmanooq1k"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "K8WezMHW"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "08:03:47"] [WhiteElo "1426"] [BlackElo "1473"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-64"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. b3? { (0.34 → -0.82) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Ne2 Be7 9. h4 cxd4) 5... c5 { [%eval -0.72] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval -0.98] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval -0.74] } 7. Nb5? { (-0.74 → -2.48) Mistake. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd2 Ndxe5 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Bd7 11. Be2 h5) 7... Nc6?! { (-2.48 → -1.76) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (7... Bb4+ 8. c3 dxc3 9. Nxc3 Nxe5 10. a3 Bd6 11. f4 Ng6 12. g3 O-O 13. h4) 8. c4?? { (-1.76 → -4.31) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.31] } (8. Nxd4 Ndxe5 9. Be2 Qa5+ 10. c3 Ng6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nf3 Bd6 13. O-O O-O) 8... dxc4?! { (-4.31 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (8... Bb4+ 9. Ke2 Ndxe5 10. f4 Qh4 11. Bxd4 Qxf4 12. Be3 Qe4 13. Qb1 O-O 14. Qxe4) 9. Bxc4 { [%eval -2.95] } 9... a6?! { (-2.95 → -1.78) Inaccuracy. Ndxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (9... Ndxe5 10. Nxd4 Qa5+ 11. Kf1 Nxc4 12. bxc4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 f6 14. Qe4 Be7 15. Ne2) 10. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.79] } 10... Nxd4? { (-1.79 → -0.53) Mistake. Ncxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (10... Ncxe5 11. Be2 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Ba3 13. Bxa3 Qxa3 14. Qc1 Qa5 15. h4 h6 16. Rh3) 11. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.52] } 11... Bb4+ { [%eval -0.02] } 12. Bc3? { (-0.02 → -1.22) Mistake. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (12. Ke2 Nb6 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. g3 Ke7 17. Bc4 Rac8) 12... Bxc3+ { [%eval -1.25] } 13. Qxc3 { [%eval -1.27] } 13... O-O?! { (-1.27 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (13... Qc7 14. Rc1 Qxe5+ 15. Be2 Qxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Rb8 17. f4 Ke7 18. Bf3 Rd8 19. Rc7) 14. Nf3 { [%eval -0.48] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.56] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval -0.97] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval -1.17] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -1.09] } 16... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.99] } 17. gxf3 { [%eval -1.02] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval -1.13] } 18. Qb2? { (-1.13 → -2.57) Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (18. Qd4 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Rfd8 20. Kg2 Nf8 21. Qb2 Qb4 22. Kg3 g5 23. Be4 Ng6) 18... Qa5+? { (-2.57 → -1.27) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (18... Qg5 19. Be4 Nxe5 20. Qd4 Ng6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qg4 Qf6 23. Kf1 Rc2 24. h4) 19. b4?! { (-1.27 → -2.13) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -2.13] } (19. Ke2 Rc3 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxd7 b4 22. Qb1+ g6 23. Rhd1 Qb5+ 24. Ke1 Rxf3) 19... Qb6? { (-2.13 → -0.71) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (19... Qc7 20. f4 Nb6 21. O-O g6 22. Qd2 Rfd8 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Be4) 20. Rg1? { (-0.71 → -1.92) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.92] } (20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxd7 Qc6 22. Rd3 Rfd8 23. Qd2 Qc1+ 24. Ke2 Qc4 25. Ke3 Qh4) 20... Nb8? { (-1.92 → -0.42) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (20... Qc7 21. f4 g6 22. h4 Rfd8 23. h5 Nb6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. a3 Kf8 26. Rh1) 21. Qb1? { (-0.42 → -1.67) Mistake. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (21. Ke2 g6 22. Be4 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Rc1 Nd7 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Qd4 g5) 21... g6 { [%eval -1.54] } 22. f4 { [%eval -1.95] } 22... Rc7?! { (-1.95 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (22... Rfd8 23. Ke2 Rd4 24. Be4 Rcc4 25. Rxd4 Qxd4 26. Kf3 Nc6 27. Rd1 Qc3+ 28. Rd3) 23. f5?! { (-1.05 → -2.16) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.16] } (23. h4 Nc6 24. Be4 Nd4 25. h5 Rc4 26. Rg4 Nf5 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Qxf5 Qc6) 23... exf5 { [%eval -1.91] } 24. Bxf5 { [%eval -1.92] } 24... Re7 { [%eval -1.96] } 25. e6?? { (-1.96 → -4.60) Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval -4.6] } (25. Qe4 Rfe8 26. Kf1 Rxe5 27. Qf3 Qc7 28. a3 Nc6 29. Rg4 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8) 25... fxe6 { [%eval -4.86] } 26. Bxg6?? { (-4.86 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (26. Qb2 exf5+ 27. Kf1 Qe6 28. Kg2 Rfe8 29. h4 Nc6 30. Rge1 Ne5 31. Qb3 Qxb3) 26... hxg6?? { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 3) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2# was best. } { [%eval #3] } (26... Qxf2#) 27. Qxg6+ { [%eval #2] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 28. Qf6+?? { (Mate in 2 → -7.94) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval -7.94] } (28. Qh6+ Rh7 29. Qxf8#) 28... Kh7?? { (-7.94 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (28... Rxf6 29. Rf1 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Ke2 Qd4 32. a4 Kh7 33. axb5 Qc4+ 34. Ke1) 29. Qxe7+ { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0