[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/P5RL7niI"] [Date "2026.06.09"] [Round "-"] [White "YannickBolassie"] [Black "babu30"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "P5RL7niI"] [UTCDate "2026.06.09"] [UTCTime "17:58:13"] [WhiteElo "1600"] [BlackElo "1605"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [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... c6 { [%eval 0.82] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.67] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.7] } 4. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.91] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.71] } 5... dxe4 { [%eval 0.69] } 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.81] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.64] } 7. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.73] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.88] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.18] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.22] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.78] } 9... g6?! { (0.78 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (9... Nd7 10. c4 Qc7 11. Re1 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Bd2 a5 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Bc2) 10. Re1 { [%eval 1.62] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 1.39] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 1.38] } 11... Qb6?! { (1.38 → 1.99) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (11... Nd7 12. c4 a5 13. Bc2 b6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Ba4 Rc8 16. a3 Ba6 17. Rad1) 12. b3 { [%eval 1.48] } 12... Na6?! { (1.48 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (12... Nd7 13. c4 c5 14. d5 Nf6 15. d6 Bf8 16. Ng5 Bg7 17. Be5 Rf8 18. Qd2) 13. Qd2 { [%eval 1.93] } 13... Nc7 { [%eval 2.14] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 1.88] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 1.83] } 15. Be5 { [%eval 1.67] } 15... Bf8? { (1.67 → 3.28) Mistake. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (15... Qb4 16. c3 Qa5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qh6 Bf8 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Bf6 Qd7 21. Nh2) 16. Bxd5?! { (3.28 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (16. c4 Bb4 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh4 Be7 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 f6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6) 16... cxd5 { [%eval 2.26] } 17. Qg5?! { (2.26 → 1.27) Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. } { [%eval 1.27] } (17. Nh2 Qd8 18. Ng4 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Rd3 f6 22. Qf4 Rf8) 17... Bd7?? { (1.27 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (17... Bg7 18. Bf6 h6 19. Qh4 Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Qd8 21. Qf4 g5 22. Qc1 f6 23. h4) 18. Nh4?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (18. Qf6 g5 19. Qh8#) 18... h6?? { (0.44 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (18... Qd8 19. Bf6 Be7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qg3 Qd8 22. c3 Rc8 23. Re3 Kg7 24. Nf3) 19. Qf6 { [%eval #1] } 19... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 20. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0