[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XGhQzDUs"] [Date "2026.06.10"] [Round "-"] [White "XjoweX"] [Black "Ashoksinh_230"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "XGhQzDUs"] [UTCDate "2026.06.10"] [UTCTime "01:42:51"] [WhiteElo "1179"] [BlackElo "1135"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.56] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.75] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.72] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.89] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.61] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.8] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.39] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Nxd5?! { (0.00 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (7... exd5 8. Re1+ Be7 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Bf4 Bg4 11. Be5 Na5 12. Bxf6) 8. Nxd5?! { (0.96 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (8. Re1 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bd6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Rb1 Ne7 12. Qe2 Ra7) 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.48] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.37] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.37] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.43] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.13] } 11... Na7?! { (0.13 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (11... Bg4 12. c3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 Rae8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6) 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.86] } 12... Re8?! { (0.86 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (12... Nc6 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 c5 16. c3 d4 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. Bb1) 13. h3?! { (1.76 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (13. Qd2 g5 14. Bg3 Nc6 15. c3 Bg4 16. Re3 Bf6 17. h3 Bh5 18. h4 Rxe3) 13... b6?! { (0.92 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (13... Nb5 14. c3 Bf8 15. Rxe8 Qxe8 16. g4 Nd6 17. Qc2 Qd8 18. Re1 Nc4 19. Bg3) 14. b4? { (1.98 → 0.80) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (14. Ne5 Bg5 15. Qh5 Be6 16. Bg3 Qf6 17. c3 g6 18. Qe2 Nb5 19. Bxb5 axb5) 14... Bb7?? { (0.80 → 2.87) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.87] } (14... Nb5 15. Ne5 Bf8 16. Qh5 Be6 17. Nf3 g6 18. Bxg6 Qf6 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20. Bf5) 15. c3? { (2.87 → 1.44) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (15. Ne5 Bf6 16. Qh5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Re6 18. Re3 Nc6 19. Rg3 Kf8 20. Re1 Qe8) 15... Bd6?! { (1.44 → 2.12) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (15... Nb5 16. Ne5 Nd6 17. Re3 Bh4 18. Qg4 Bg5 19. Rg3 Qf6 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Qf3) 16. Ne5 { [%eval 2.08] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.45] } 17. Bxe5?! { (2.45 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (17. dxe5 Nc6 18. Bc2 Qh4 19. Bg3 Qc4 20. Rc1 Ne7 21. e6 Rf8 22. exf7+ Rxf7) 17... f6 { [%eval 1.68] } 18. Bg3 { [%eval 1.55] } 18... b5? { (1.55 → 3.08) Mistake. Rxe1+ was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (18... Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qd7 20. Qe2 Nb5 21. Qh5 Kf8 22. a4 Nd6 23. Qg6 Ne4 24. Bf4) 19. Bh4? { (3.08 → 1.34) Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (19. Qh5 Kf8 20. Qg6 Nc6 21. Qh7 Ne7 22. Be2 Ng8 23. Bg4 Bc6 24. Be6 Rxe6) 19... Nc6? { (1.34 → 2.71) Mistake. Rxe1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (19... Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qd7 21. Bg6 Nc8 22. Bg3 Bc6 23. Qe2 Ne7 24. Bc2 Re8 25. Re1) 20. Bc2?! { (2.71 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (20. Qh5 Kf8 21. Bg6 Re7 22. g4 Qd7 23. g5 fxg5 24. Bxg5 Re6 25. Bh4 Ne7) 20... Ne7?? { (1.57 → 3.61) Blunder. Rxe1+ was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (20... Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qd7 22. Qe3 Kf8 23. a4 Nd8 24. Bg3 Nf7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Re1) 21. Qd3?! { (3.61 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (21. Qh5 Qd6 22. Re3 Bc6 23. Rae1 Kf8 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Rf3 Nf5 26. Re5 Rxe5) 21... f5? { (2.49 → 4.71) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.71] } (21... Kf8 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qh7 Ng8 24. Bxa4 Re7 25. Bg3 a5 26. Rec1 axb4 27. cxb4) 22. Re2 { [%eval 3.83] } 22... Rf8? { (3.83 → 6.65) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 6.65] } (22... Qd7 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxf5 a5 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Bg6+ Kf6 28. Bd3) 23. Rae1 { [%eval 6.35] } 23... Ng6 { [%eval 6.02] } 24. Bxd8 { [%eval 6.22] } 24... Raxd8 { [%eval 7.26] } 25. Re6 { [%eval 6.72] } 25... Nf4 { [%eval 6.56] } 26. Qf3 { [%eval 5.79] } 26... Nxe6 { [%eval 6.22] } 27. Rxe6 { [%eval 6.12] } 27... Bc8 { [%eval 6.66] } 28. Re5 { [%eval 5.41] } 28... c6 { [%eval 6.14] } 29. Bxf5 { [%eval 6.41] } 29... Bb7 { [%eval 8.13] } 30. Be6+ { [%eval 7.37] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 7.23] } 31. Qg4 { [%eval 6.91] } 31... Bc8 { [%eval 7.66] } 32. Bxc8 { [%eval 7.4] } 32... Rxc8 { [%eval 7.46] } 33. Re7 { [%eval 7.32] } 33... Rg8 { [%eval 7.24] } 34. f4 { [%eval 7.26] } 34... Rcf8 { [%eval 7.5] } 35. f5 { [%eval 7.08] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval 10.49] } 36. Qg6+ { [%eval 9.72] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval 9.12] } 37. g4 { [%eval 7.24] } 37... Rf6 { [%eval 7.2] } 38. Qh5 { [%eval 6.87] } 38... c5 { [%eval 7.37] } 39. g5 { [%eval 5.91] } 39... Rc6?? { (5.91 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (39... Rxf5 40. Re5 Rf4 41. Re8 cxb4 42. Rxg8+ Kxg8 43. g6 Kf8 44. Qxd5 Ke7 45. Qe5+) 40. f6 { [%eval #5] } 40... gxf6 { [%eval #1] } 41. Qxh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0