[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RHQlbcPh"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "DrSirrah"] [Black "kholofelo9"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "RHQlbcPh"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "14:43:06"] [WhiteElo "1749"] [BlackElo "1813"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [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... b6 { [%eval 0.67] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval 0.69] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.8] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.4] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. Nd2 { [%eval 0.42] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.71] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.68] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.71] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.41] } 7... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.77] } 8. exf6 { [%eval 0.85] } 8... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.1] } 9. f3?? { (1.10 → -1.25) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (9. Be4 Bxh1 10. Bxh1 d5 11. Qg4 c5 12. Ne2 Nc6 13. Nf3 h5 14. Qg3 Rc8) 9... Bxh1 { [%eval -1.3] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval -1.75] } 10... Bh4+ { [%eval -1.25] } 11. Bf2? { (-1.25 → -2.95) Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.95] } (11. Kf1 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Ng3 Qe3 14. Be4 d5 15. Bc2 O-O 16. Nxh1 c5) 11... Bxf2+? { (-2.95 → -1.39) Mistake. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (11... Bg2 12. Ng3 Bh3 13. d5 Bxg3 14. Bxg3 exd5 15. Kf2 Be6 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. f4) 12. Kxf2 { [%eval -1.12] } 12... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.71] } 13. Ke3?? { (-0.71 → -3.22) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (13. Kg1 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qh6 15. Kf2 O-O 16. Qg1 c5 17. Qg3 Nc6 18. Qd6 cxd4) 13... Bg2 { [%eval -3.14] } 14. Qg1 { [%eval -3.06] } 14... Bh3?? { (-3.06 → -0.89) Blunder. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (14... Qh6+ 15. Nf4 Bh3 16. Qg3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Kd3 O-O 19. Rg1 Nc6 20. Nd5) 15. Qxg7 { [%eval -1.66] } 15... Rf8 { [%eval -1.55] } 16. Be4?! { (-1.55 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. hxg3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Rh1 Nc6 20. Rxh7 Ne7 21. Nf4 O-O-O) 16... Nc6 { [%eval -2.81] } 17. Rg1 { [%eval -3.5] } 17... O-O-O?! { (-3.50 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (17... Ne7 18. f4 Nf5+ 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Nf3 Qe7 21. Ng3 Bg6 22. Qe5 d6 23. Qb5+) 18. Bxc6 { [%eval -3.42] } 18... dxc6 { [%eval -3.44] } 19. Qe5?! { (-3.44 → -4.37) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.37] } (19. Nc4 Rg8 20. Qxg8 Rxg8 21. Rxg8+ Kb7 22. Ne5 f6 23. Nf7 Qe1 24. Nd8+ Ka6) 19... Rg8 { [%eval -4.22] } 20. Rxg8 { [%eval -4.08] } 20... Rxg8 { [%eval -4.32] } 21. Ne4 { [%eval -4.48] } 21... Rg2 { [%eval -3.89] } 22. Nf4?! { (-3.89 → -5.35) Inaccuracy. N2g3 was best. } { [%eval -5.35] } (22. N2g3 Qh6+ 23. f4 f6 24. Nxf6 Qg6 25. Nfe4 Bf5 26. Ng5 Rxh2 27. Nxf5 exf5) 22... Qe1+ { [%eval -5.8] } 23. Kd3 { [%eval -5.56] } 23... Qb1+ { [%eval -4.92] } 24. Kc4?! { (-4.92 → -8.38) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -8.38] } (24. Ke3 Qe1+ 25. Kd3 Qd1+ 26. Ke3 Qg1+ 27. Kd3 Qf1+ 28. Ke3 Qc1+ 29. Kd3 Rxh2) 24... Qxa2+? { (-8.38 → -4.50) Mistake. Rxb2 was best. } { [%eval -4.5] } (24... Rxb2 25. Qh8+ Kb7 26. d5 cxd5+ 27. Kd4 dxe4 28. Ke5 Qd1 29. Nxh3 Qxf3 30. Qe8) 25. b3? { (-4.50 → -8.48) Mistake. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -8.48] } (25. Kd3 Qb1+ 26. Ke3 Qg1+ 27. Kd3 Qf1+ 28. Ke3 Qc1+ 29. Kd3 Rg8 30. Nxh3 Qf1+) 25... Qa6+ { [%eval -8.77] } 26. Kb4 { [%eval -8.8] } 26... Ra2 { [%eval -7.94] } 27. Nxh3? { (-7.94 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng2 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (27. Ng2 Kb7 28. Qh5 Qa3+ 29. Kc4 Bxg2 30. Ng3 Bf1+ 31. Nxf1 Qa6+ 32. Kb4 Qxf1) 27... b5?? { (Mate in 5 → 6.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval 6.7] } (27... Qf1 28. c4 Qe1+ 29. Nc3 Qxe5 30. Nd5 Qe1+ 31. Nc3 a5#) 28. Qh8+ { [%eval 6.45] } 28... Kb7?? { (6.45 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (28... Kd7 29. Nc5+ Ke7 30. Nxa6 Rxa6 31. Qc8 Ra2 32. Qxc7+ Kf6 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Kc5) 29. Nc5+ { [%eval #2] } 29... Kb6 { [%eval #2] } 30. Qb8+ { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0