[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/UxMfzGzF"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [Round "-"] [White "LeatherJan"] [Black "s4443"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "UxMfzGzF"] [UTCDate "2026.01.21"] [UTCTime "17:56:43"] [WhiteElo "1144"] [BlackElo "1093"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... g5?! { (0.11 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. d4 { [%eval 1.16] } 3... g4 { [%eval 1.1] } 4. Ne5 { [%eval 0.81] } 4... d6?! { (0.81 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (4... h5 5. h3 d6 6. Nd3 gxh3 7. Rxh3 Nc6 8. Rxh5 Rxh5 9. Qxh5) 5. Nxg4 { [%eval 1.6] } 5... e5?! { (1.60 → 2.40) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (5... h5 6. Ne3 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Be2 exd5 9. Nxd5 c6 10. Nf4) 6. dxe5 { [%eval 2.3] } 6... h5 { [%eval 2.24] } 7. Ne3 { [%eval 2.25] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 2.21] } 8. Qxd8+ { [%eval 2.26] } 8... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.18] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval 2.28] } 9... a6?! { (2.28 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (9... Nf6 10. Nd2 Ke8 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Ng5 Nd8 13. O-O a6 14. h4 Bc5 15. a4) 10. a4?! { (3.36 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (10. Bxf7 Nf6 11. Nc3 c6 12. a4 Bb4 13. f3 a5 14. Bc4 Nbd7 15. h4 Kc7) 10... c6?! { (2.51 → 3.40) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 3.4] } (10... Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Bg5+ Be7 14. h4 Nh6 15. Bxh6 Nd4 16. c3) 11. Nc3 { [%eval 3.04] } 11... b5?! { (3.04 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (11... Ke7 12. a5 Be6 13. f3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nd7 15. O-O Ke6 16. Rd1 Bc5+ 17. Be3) 12. axb5 { [%eval 4.46] } 12... cxb5 { [%eval 4.58] } 13. Nxb5 { [%eval 4.41] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 4.21] } 14. O-O?! { (4.21 → 2.89) Inaccuracy. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (14. Bxf7 Nf6 15. O-O Bc5 16. Nc3 Ra7 17. Rd1+ Nd4 18. Bc4 Rg7 19. Nf5 Bxf5) 14... Bb7? { (2.89 → 4.70) Mistake. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.7] } (14... axb5 15. Rxa8 bxc4 16. Nd5 Nge7 17. Bg5 Kd7 18. Rfa1 h4 19. R1a7+ Nxa7 20. Rxa7+) 15. Nc3 { [%eval 4.72] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval 5.97] } 16. Nf5+ { [%eval 5.41] } 16... Kf6 { [%eval 5.46] } 17. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.83] } 17... Kg6 { [%eval 4.91] } 18. Nh4+ { [%eval 4.81] } 18... Kh7 { [%eval 4.89] } 19. f4 { [%eval 4.2] } 19... Nd4?! { (4.20 → 5.54) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.54] } (19... Nh6 20. h3 Bc5+ 21. Be3 Bxe3+ 22. Nxe3 exf4 23. Rxf4 Ne5 24. Bd5 Rab8 25. Bxb7) 20. fxe5 { [%eval 5.5] } 20... Nxc2?? { (5.50 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (20... Nh6 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. c3 Nc6 23. Nxh5+ Kg8 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Bxh6+ Rxh6 26. Nf5+) 21. Rxf7+ { [%eval #2] } 21... Bg7 { [%eval #2] } 22. Ra5? { (Mate in 2 → 8.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 8.2] } (22. Nf5 Bxd5 23. Rxg7#) 22... Bxd5 { [%eval 7.49] } 23. Bxd5 { [%eval 6.31] } 23... Nh6 { [%eval 7.51] } 24. Bxh6 { [%eval 7.38] } { Black left the game. } 1-0