[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ViYgViz7"] [Date "2026.05.03"] [Round "-"] [White "Sonath1983"] [Black "ethxxPlaysChess"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ViYgViz7"] [UTCDate "2026.05.03"] [UTCTime "00:02:08"] [WhiteElo "1157"] [BlackElo "1149"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.64] } 3. e5?! { (0.64 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (3. d4 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 a5) 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.4] } 4. Bb5? { (0.40 → -1.22) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (4. d4 Ne7 5. Qe2 d5 6. Qd1 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Be7) 4... c6 { [%eval -1.19] } 5. Ba4 { [%eval -1.57] } 5... Nb6? { (-1.57 → -0.37) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (5... dxe5 6. d3 Nc5 7. Bb3 e4 8. Ne5 Qd4 9. Nc4 b5 10. Na5 exd3 11. O-O) 6. c3?! { (-0.37 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (6. Bb3 dxe5 7. Qe2 f6 8. O-O Ne7 9. d4 exd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. Nxe5 fxe5) 6... Nxa4 { [%eval -1.07] } 7. Qxa4 { [%eval -1.16] } 7... Bd7?! { (-1.16 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (7... dxe5 8. Nxe5 f6 9. Nf3 Qd3 10. Qd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne7 12. Nc2 c5 13. d4) 8. Qb4 { [%eval -0.61] } 8... c5?! { (-0.61 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (8... Qc7 9. Qf4 Nh6 10. d4 c5 11. O-O O-O-O 12. a4 Nf5 13. Na3 a6 14. g4) 9. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.24] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.7] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.65] } 10... Qb8 { [%eval 1.09] } 11. Qa6? { (1.09 → -0.47) Mistake. Qxb8+ was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (11. Qxb8+ Rxb8 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne5 Nf6 15. Nd2 Bc8 16. b4 Bd6) 11... Bb5?! { (-0.47 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (11... cxd4 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Nxd4 Nf6 14. Na3 O-O 15. h3 Bc8 16. Qe2 Bxa3 17. bxa3) 12. Qa5 { [%eval 0.31] } 12... Bd8 { [%eval 0.83] } 13. Qa3 { [%eval 0.91] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 1.38] } 14. Bg5?? { (1.38 → -0.59) Blunder. exd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (14. exd6 Qxd6 15. c4 Bc6 16. dxc5 Qb8 17. O-O Nf5 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Nbd2 O-O) 14... O-O? { (-0.59 → 0.73) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (14... dxe5 15. dxe5 O-O 16. Be3 Bb6 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Nd5 19. Qd4 Ba6 20. b3) 15. dxc5? { (0.73 → -0.68) Mistake. exd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Nbd2 h6 17. Bh4 Qd5 18. c4 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxc4 20. Qxc5 Rc8) 15... dxc5 { [%eval -0.7] } 16. Qxc5 { [%eval -1.18] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -0.98] } 17. c4 { [%eval -1.1] } 17... Ba5+?? { (-1.10 → 1.42) Blunder. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (17... Ba6 18. O-O Qxb2 19. Na3 Bb6 20. Qd6 Nc3 21. Be7 Ne4 22. Qc6 Nxf2 23. Rab1) 18. Kf1?? { (1.42 → -3.81) Blunder. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.81] } (18. Nbd2 h6 19. Bxh6 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 gxh6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. O-O Bxd2 23. Nxd2 Qxe5) 18... Bxc4+ { [%eval -3.71] } 19. Qxc4 { [%eval -3.44] } 19... Rc8?? { (-3.44 → 2.18) Blunder. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (19... Qxb2 20. g3 Qxa1 21. Kg2 Qb2 22. Rc1 Rab8 23. Qg4 Rb4 24. Qh5 Qxa2 25. Nc3) 20. Qa4?? { (2.18 → -3.82) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.82] } (20. Qb3 Qc7 21. Nc3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rab8 23. Qc2 Nxc3 24. Qd3 Qb7 25. Re1 Nxa2) 20... Rc1+?? { (-3.82 → 5.63) Blunder. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 5.63] } (20... Qxb2 21. g3 Qxa1 22. Kg2 Bb4 23. Rd1 Qb2 24. a3 Bf8 25. Qg4 Qc2 26. Rxd5) 21. Bxc1 { [%eval 5.57] } 21... Qb4 { [%eval 7.13] } 22. Qxb4 { [%eval 7.13] } 22... Bxb4 { [%eval 7.1] } 23. Ng5 { [%eval 6.57] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 6.52] } 24. Nf3?? { (6.52 → -2.27) Blunder. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -2.27] } (24. Na3 f6 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Nf3 Kf7 27. g4 Bxa3 28. bxa3 h5 29. gxh5 e5) 24... Rxc1+ { [%eval -2.15] } 25. Ne1?? { (-2.15 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (25. Ke2 Nf4+ 26. Ke3 Nxg2+ 27. Kd3 Rxh1 28. Kc4 Be7 29. b4 Nh4 30. Nd4 Ng6) 25... Rxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1