[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PB5dQvmn"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "ahbooooo"] [Black "Arhangel212"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "PB5dQvmn"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:19:50"] [WhiteElo "989"] [BlackElo "1030"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+21"] [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... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Nf3?! { (0.82 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. c3 c5 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6) 5... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.14] } 6... f6? { (-0.14 → 1.21) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (6... c5 7. dxc5 Be7 8. Rb1 Qc7 9. Qd4 O-O 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Qg4) 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.87] } 7... fxe5?? { (0.87 → 2.76) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (7... f5 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Re1 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. c4) 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.77] } 8... Bd6?? { (2.77 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (8... g6 9. Qg4 Qf6 10. Bg5 Qg7 11. Qh4 Rg8 12. O-O Be7 13. f4 Rf8 14. Rae1) 9. Bf4?? { (Mate in 5 → 1.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (9. Qh5+ g6 10. Bxg6+ Ke7 11. Bg5+ Kf8 12. Bh6+ Kg8 13. Bf7#) 9... Bxe5?! { (1.76 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (9... Qf6 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qh6 Rf8 12. Bg3 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qf7 14. Bh4 b6 15. O-O) 10. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.32] } 10... Rf8? { (2.32 → 4.29) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (10... Qe7 11. Qh5+ Qf7 12. Qxf7+ Kxf7 13. h4 Nc6 14. Bxc7 Bd7 15. Rh3 Ke7 16. Rg3) 11. O-O? { (4.29 → 2.64) Mistake. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Bxg7 Re8 13. O-O b6 14. Rae1 Re7 15. Bf6 Qe8 16. Qh4 Rf7) 11... Nc6? { (2.64 → 4.41) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (11... g6 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Bg3 Rf7 14. Rae1 Kf8 15. h4 Bd7 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. h5) 12. Qh5+?! { (4.41 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (12. Bxg7 Rf4 13. Qh5+ Kd7 14. g3 Qe7 15. gxf4 Qxg7+ 16. Kh1 Qf6 17. Rg1 Kd6) 12... g6 { [%eval 3.43] } 13. Qxh7 { [%eval 3.42] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval 3.49] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 3.57] } 14... Qg5 { [%eval 3.9] } 15. Bxg6+ { [%eval 4.11] } 15... Kd8 { [%eval 3.99] } 16. Rfe1?! { (3.99 → 3.09) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (16. f4 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. h4 Bd7 19. h5 Rg8 20. g4 Raf8 21. Rf2 a5) 16... b6 { [%eval 3.36] } 17. Bf7? { (3.36 → 1.40) Mistake. Re3 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (17. Re3 Bd7 18. c4 Qe7 19. Rd1 Qxh7 20. Bxh7 Ke7 21. Rg3 Rf7 22. Bd3 Raf8) 17... d4?? { (1.40 → 4.62) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.62] } (17... Qf4 18. Bh5 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Ba6 20. h3 Kc8 21. Bg4 Kb7 22. Bxe6 Rad8 23. Qg6) 18. cxd4? { (4.62 → 2.88) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (18. Rad1 Bb7 19. Rxd4+ Bd5 20. g3 Kc8 21. c4 Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Bc6 23. Qxe6+ Kb7) 18... Bb7?! { (2.88 → 3.73) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (18... Qf4 19. Bg6 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Bb7 21. Be4 Kc8 22. Rad1 a5 23. Qg6 Kb8 24. h3) 19. d5?! { (3.73 → 2.80) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval 2.8] } (19. g3 Bd5 20. f4 Qe7 21. Bg6 Qb4 22. Rad1 Qc4 23. Qg7 Qb4 24. Be4 Bxe4) 19... Bxd5 { [%eval 2.75] } 20. Rad1?? { (2.75 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (20. g3 Qe7 21. Bg6 b5 22. Qh6 Qc5 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. Rxe3 Rf3 25. Rxf3 Bxf3) 20... Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1