[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PQF25kuh"] [Date "2025.10.05"] [White "maia1"] [Black "ThomasSchach"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "PQF25kuh"] [UTCDate "2025.10.05"] [UTCTime "05:29:19"] [WhiteElo "1556"] [BlackElo "1562"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "BOT"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 d5 2. e5 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack } h6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O?! { (0.22 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (7. Be2 Nge7 8. Na3 Ng6 9. h4 Be7 10. g3 O-O 11. Bd3 Nh8) 7... Qb6?! { (-0.72 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (7... Nxe5 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. c4 Ngf6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3) 8. a4 Na5?? { (-0.17 → 2.61) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } (8... cxd4 9. cxd4) 9. Bxd7+ Kxd7 10. b4?? { (2.64 → -0.47) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } (10. dxc5 Qb3 11. Nbd2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 g5 13. b4 g4 14. bxa5 gxf3 15. c4 Ne7) 10... cxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4 12. Bd2?! { (-0.59 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } (12. Na3 Bxa3 13. Bxa3 Ne7 14. Bc5 Qa6 15. Nh4 Rac8 16. h3 Rhe8 17. f4 g6) 12... Nc4? { (-1.46 → 0.00) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } (12... Rc8 13. Bxb4) 13. Bxb4 Qxb4 14. Nbd2 Rc8?! { (-0.60 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxd2 was best. } (14... Nxd2 15. Nxd2 b6 16. a5 Ne7 17. Ra4 Qb2 18. Nb3 Rhc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Rxa8) 15. Nxc4?! { (0.00 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (15. Rb1 Nb2 16. Qe2 Ne7 17. Ne1 Rc3 18. Ndf3 Rb3 19. Nd2 Rc3) 15... Rxc4?? { (-0.78 → 3.24) Blunder. Qxc4 was best. } (15... Qxc4 16. Qd2) 16. Nd2?? { (3.24 → -1.05) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } (16. Rb1) 16... Rxd4?? { (-1.05 → 4.20) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } (16... Rc7) 17. Rb1 Qxd2?! { (4.07 → 6.42) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (17... Ne7 18. Rxb4 Rxb4 19. Qa1 Rc8 20. Rb1 a5 21. Rxb4 axb4 22. Qb1 Nc6 23. Qd3) 18. Rxb7+ Kc6 19. Qb3 Ne7?? { (5.04 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa5 was best. } (19... Qa5 20. Rxf7 Qb4 21. Rc1+ Kb6 22. a5+ Ka6 23. Rc6+ Kxa5 24. Rxa7+ Kb5 25. Rb7+) 20. Qb5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0