[Event "Hourly Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WGOppfVy"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Nigel52"] [Black "MeliqHakobyan"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WGOppfVy"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "16:24:25"] [WhiteElo "1841"] [BlackElo "1997"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } 3... d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... c5 { [%eval -0.03] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.52] } 6. g3? { (0.52 → -0.80) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (6. cxd4 Nf6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nc3 e5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4) 6... e5 { [%eval -0.62] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.62] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval -0.52] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval -0.51] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval -0.18] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.18] } 9... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 10. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.02] } 10... Nge7 { [%eval 0.31] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 0.27] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.42] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.39] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.57] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.2] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval -0.36] } 14... h6?! { (-0.36 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (14... exf4 15. gxf4 dxc3 16. bxc3 Bc7 17. Rd1 Ng6 18. Be3 Nh4 19. Bxc5 g5 20. Nd4) 15. cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 0.28] } 16... Kb8 { [%eval 0.24] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 0.21] } 17... Qc7? { (0.21 → 1.41) Mistake. Ka8 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (17... Ka8 18. Qc4 exf4 19. gxf4 g5 20. b4 gxf4 21. Nxf4 Rhg8 22. b5 Ne5 23. Qxd4) 18. b4 { [%eval 1.4] } 18... a6 { [%eval 1.53] } 19. b5 { [%eval 1.4] } 19... axb5 { [%eval 1.49] } 20. Qxb5 { [%eval 1.45] } 20... Na7 { [%eval 1.8] } 21. Qb3 { [%eval 1.66] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval 2.03] } 22. a4 { [%eval 1.81] } 22... Nec6 { [%eval 2.2] } 23. Rb1 { [%eval 1.75] } 23... Ka8?! { (1.75 → 2.75) Inaccuracy. Rhf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.75] } (23... Rhf8 24. a5 Rc8 25. Bf3 Qf7 26. Qa4 Rc7 27. Rb6 Bc5 28. Nc1 Nc8 29. Rb2) 24. a5?! { (2.75 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Rf7 Be7 26. Rxg7 Rb8 27. Kh2 Qd6 28. Rf7 Qa3 29. Qxa3 Bxa3) 24... Rb8?! { (1.77 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. Rhf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (24... Rhf8 25. Bf3 Qf7 26. Qa4 g5 27. Rb6 Bc5 28. Rc1 Qe7 29. Rcb1 Rd7 30. Nc1) 25. Ra1?! { (2.67 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Rf7 Qe8 27. Rxg7 Be7 28. Kh2 Rf8 29. Ng1 Rf6 30. h4 Qf8) 25... Rhc8 { [%eval 2.04] } 26. Rfb1?! { (2.04 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Rf7 Ne7 28. Kh1 Rc5 29. Rxg7 Qb5 30. Qxb5 Rxb5 31. Bxh6 Rb2) 26... Qe7 { [%eval 1.5] } 27. Qd5?! { (1.50 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (27. Bf3 Nd8 28. Bg4 Rc6 29. Rb2 Qe8 30. h4 Rc5 31. Kh2 Qf7 32. Qxf7 Nxf7) 27... Nb4?? { (0.44 → 2.76) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (27... Bb4 28. Bc1 Rc7 29. Qb3 Rd8 30. Kh1 Nb5 31. Qc4 Nc3 32. Nxc3 dxc3 33. Be3) 28. Bxb4 { [%eval 2.93] } 28... Bxb4 { [%eval 2.45] } 29. a6?! { (2.45 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (29. Ra4 Bc5 30. a6 Rc7 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. axb7+ Rbxb7 33. Ra6 Ba3 34. Rab6 Kb8) 29... Nc6?? { (1.44 → 3.70) Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (29... Rc5 30. axb7+ Rxb7 31. Qg8+ Rb8 32. Qb3 Rcb5 33. Ra6 R8b6 34. Rxb6 Rxb6 35. Kh2) 30. Qb5?? { (3.70 → 0.04) Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (30. Ra4 b6 31. Raxb4 Ka7 32. Rb5 g5 33. Kh1 Qe8 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Qb3 g4) 30... Na7?? { (0.04 → 3.59) Blunder. b6 was best. } { [%eval 3.59] } (30... b6 31. Rc1 Bc5 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. h4) 31. Qxb4 { [%eval 3.61] } 31... Qxb4 { [%eval 3.56] } 32. Rxb4 { [%eval 3.6] } 32... Rc2?! { (3.60 → 5.13) Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 5.13] } (32... bxa6 33. Rba4 Rb6 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Rxa6 Kb7 37. Rg6 Nb5 38. Bf1) 33. Nxd4 { [%eval 5.19] } 33... exd4 { [%eval 5.52] } 34. e5 { [%eval 5.05] } 34... Nc6?? { (5.05 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg2+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (34... Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 b5 36. Rc1 Rb6 37. Rxd4 Rxa6 38. Kf3 Rb6 39. Rd6 Kb7 40. Rd7+) 35. axb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0