[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VtmVMq5C"] [Date "2026.06.10"] [Round "-"] [White "cool-cat_1000"] [Black "maddylubanga"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "VtmVMq5C"] [UTCDate "2026.06.10"] [UTCTime "09:04:49"] [WhiteElo "766"] [BlackElo "800"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... Qh4? { (0.29 → 1.44) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (2... d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3) 3. Nf3?! { (1.44 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (3. Bd3 Qd8 4. Nc3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. Bd2 Nc6) 3... Qxe4+ { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Qe2? { (0.20 → -1.17) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (4. Be3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Qc6 6. c4 b5 7. b3 Qb7 8. O-O Be7) 4... Bb4+ { [%eval -0.82] } 5. c3 { [%eval -0.94] } 5... Qxb1?? { (-0.94 → 5.61) Blunder. Qxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 5.61] } (5... Qxe2+ 6. Bxe2 Be7 7. c4 Nf6 8. O-O d5 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Be5) 6. Rxb1 { [%eval 5.71] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 6.08] } 7. Qb5 { [%eval 5.42] } 7... b6 { [%eval 6.37] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 5.79] } 8... a6 { [%eval 6.24] } 9. Qd3 { [%eval 6.14] } 9... Ke7 { [%eval 7.42] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 7.04] } 10... c5 { [%eval 7.47] } 11. dxc5 { [%eval 7.38] } 11... bxc5 { [%eval 7.26] } 12. O-O { [%eval 6.32] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 6.38] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval 5.95] } 13... Ra7 { [%eval 6.23] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 6.31] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 7.22] } 15. Qf4 { [%eval 5.97] } 15... h6 { [%eval 6.63] } 16. Bh4 { [%eval 5.19] } 16... g5 { [%eval 5.08] } 17. Bxg5?! { (5.08 → 3.69) Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 3.69] } (17. Qa4 Bc7 18. Bg3 d6 19. Nc4 Nbd7 20. Qd1 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Re1 e4) 17... hxg5 { [%eval 3.61] } 18. Qxg5 { [%eval 3.68] } 18... Bc6? { (3.68 → 6.73) Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 6.73] } (18... Rg8 19. Ng6+ Rxg6 20. Qxc5+ Ke8 21. Qxa7 Bxg2 22. Qxb8+ Ke7 23. f3 Nd5 24. Kf2) 19. Qg7 { [%eval 6.59] } 19... Rh3 { [%eval 8.28] } 20. gxh3 { [%eval 7.88] } 20... d6 { [%eval 9.15] } 21. Qxf7+ { [%eval 8.81] } 21... Kd8 { [%eval 9.08] } 22. Nxc6+ { [%eval 8.75] } 22... Nxc6 { [%eval 8.68] } 23. Qxf6+ { [%eval 8.81] } 23... Ke8 { [%eval 11.53] } 24. Qxe6+ { [%eval 11.44] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 11.2] } 25. Qxd6+ { [%eval 10.36] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 10.73] } 26. Qxc6 { [%eval 10.66] } 26... Ke7?! { (10.66 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (26... Kg8 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Rfd1 Bb6 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. Bc4+ Kh7 32. Qh5+) 27. Qxc5+ { [%eval #6] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval #6] } 28. Qxa7 { [%eval #6] } 28... Kd6 { [%eval #4] } 29. Qxa6+ { [%eval #5] } 29... Kc5 { [%eval #2] } 30. Qxa5+ { [%eval #4] } 30... Kc6 { [%eval #3] } 31. Rbd1 { [%eval #2] } 31... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 32. Rd6 { [%eval #2] } 32... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 33. Qc5+ { [%eval #2] } 33... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 34. Rb6+ { [%eval #1] } 34... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qa5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0