[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WT6ucTR0"] [Date "2026.06.03"] [Round "-"] [White "sterlingcooper168"] [Black "BranSander"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WT6ucTR0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.03"] [UTCTime "15:26:03"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1151"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.53] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.61] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.89] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.49] } 4... dxe4 { [%eval 0.84] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.77] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 1.06] } 6. Ne5?! { (1.06 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. Bd2 b6 10. O-O-O Bb7) 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.59] } 7... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.56] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.59] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.66] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.69] } 9... O-O { [%eval 1.07] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 1.11] } 10... h6?! { (1.11 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (10... Bg5 11. Be3 Be7 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Qh5 c5 14. Bd3 f5 15. Rhe1 Nxe5 16. Bf4) 11. Qg4?! { (1.85 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (11. h4 c5 12. Qe4 Bxh4 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qxh4 Qxh4 15. Rxh4 cxd4 16. Nc4 Kg7) 11... Bg5?! { (0.87 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (11... c5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 Qe7 14. Bd3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Qg5+ 17. Qxg5) 12. Bxg5 { [%eval 1.73] } 12... Qxg5+ { [%eval 1.69] } 13. Qxg5 { [%eval 1.57] } 13... hxg5 { [%eval 1.48] } 14. h4 { [%eval 1.55] } 14... Nf6?? { (1.55 → 4.23) Blunder. gxh4 was best. } { [%eval 4.23] } (14... gxh4 15. Rxh4 f6 16. Ng6 Re8 17. Bd3 Kf7 18. Rdh1 f5 19. Nh8+ Ke7 20. g4) 15. hxg5 { [%eval 4.3] } 15... Nh7 { [%eval 5.4] } 16. g6 { [%eval 5.31] } 16... fxg6 { [%eval 4.25] } 17. Nxg6 { [%eval 4.17] } 17... Rf6?! { (4.17 → 5.25) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (17... Re8 18. Bd3 Nf6 19. Rh4 Kf7 20. g4 Nd5 21. g5 Rg8 22. c4 Ne7 23. Ne5+) 18. Bd3 { [%eval 5.54] } 18... Kf7 { [%eval 6.91] } 19. Ne5+ { [%eval 6.75] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval 7.1] } 20. Rxh7 { [%eval 6.91] } 20... Rh6 { [%eval 7.39] } 21. Rxg7+ { [%eval 7.41] } 21... Kd6? { (7.41 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (21... Kf8 22. Rf7+ Ke8 23. a4 a5 24. Re1 Kd8 25. Rg7 Rh4 26. b3 Ke8 27. g3) 22. Nc4+ { [%eval #3] } 22... Kd5 { [%eval #3] } 23. Rg4? { (Mate in 3 → 7.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.16] } (23. Rg5+ e5 24. Rxe5+ Kxd4 25. c3#) 23... e5 { [%eval 7.26] } 24. Ne3+ { [%eval 7.04] } 24... Kd6 { [%eval 7.2] } 25. dxe5+ { [%eval 7.13] } 25... Kxe5 { [%eval 7.02] } 26. Re4+ { [%eval 6.6] } 26... Kd6 { [%eval 6.66] } 27. Be2+ { [%eval 7.59] } 27... Kc7 { [%eval 7.85] } 28. Re7+ { [%eval 7.73] } 28... Kb6 { [%eval 7.7] } 29. Nc4+ { [%eval 7.61] } 29... Kb5 { [%eval 7.65] } 30. Rd8 { [%eval 7.7] } 30... b6? { (7.70 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (30... Rf6 31. f3 Rh6 32. Nd6+ Ka5 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Nxc8 Rh8 35. Nd6 Rg8 36. b4+) 31. Nd6+? { (Mate in 3 → 9.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd2+ was best. } { [%eval 9.84] } (31. Nd2+ Ka4 32. Re4+ Ka5 33. Nb3#) 31... Kc5? { (9.84 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (31... Ka5 32. Rxc8 b5 33. Rxa8 Rh1+ 34. Kd2 a6 35. c3 Rb1 36. b4+ Rxb4 37. Nb7+) 32. Nxc8? { (Mate in 3 → 7.97) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.97] } (32. Re5+ Kd4 33. Nc4+ Bd7 34. c3#) 32... Rh2? { (7.97 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (32... b5 33. Kd2 Rxc8 34. Rxc8 Rf6 35. f3 Kd6 36. Re3 Kd7 37. Ra8 Kc7 38. Re7+) 33. Re5+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kb4 { [%eval #1] } 34. Rd4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0