[Event "Chess Selections for Absentees Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WcYE1waw"] [Date "2026.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Ayushh_7"] [Black "Vishal6"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WcYE1waw"] [UTCDate "2026.05.12"] [UTCTime "10:52:56"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. e5 Nh6 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bxh6 gxh6 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. O-O Rb8 9. b3 Bb4 10. c3 Ba5 11. b4 Bb6 12. Qd2 Ke7 13. Qxh6 Qf8 14. Qg5+ Kd7 15. a4 Rg8 16. Qh5 Qe8 17. b5 cxb5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qxh7 Kc6 20. Ng5 Bd7 21. Nxf7 Rb7 22. Nd2 b4 23. cxb4 Rf8 24. Ng5 Kb5 25. Rab1 Bxd4 26. Ngf3 Rh8 27. Nxd4+ Kb6 28. Qc2 Bb5 29. Nxb5 Kxb5 30. Qd3+ Kc6 31. Rbc1+ Kd7 32. Nb3 Rg8 33. Nc5+ Kc6 34. Nxb7+ Kxb7 35. Qa3 Qg6 36. g3 d4 37. Qa5 Ra8 38. Qxc7+ Ka6 39. Ra1+ Kb5 40. Rxa8 Qe4 41. Rb8+ Ka4 42. Qa7+ Kb3 43. Rc1 Qd3 44. Ra8 Kb2 45. Rf1 Kb3 46. Qa3+ Kc4 47. Rc8+ Kd5 48. Qxd3 Kxe5 49. Qe2+ Kd5 50. Rd8+ Kc6 51. Qc2+ Kb5 52. Rb8+ Ka6 53. Qa2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0