[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZExbC2Jv"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "ek_gujju"] [Black "vldrakula"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ZExbC2Jv"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "16:09:48"] [WhiteElo "1400"] [BlackElo "1422"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... f6 { [%eval 0.53] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.69] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.71] } 5... fxe5 { [%eval 0.74] } 6. dxe5 { [%eval 0.47] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.96] } 7. Bb5?! { (0.96 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (7. Bd3 Nge7 8. b4 Bb6 9. b5 Na5 10. Ng5 Nf5 11. Qh5+ g6) 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.58] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.33] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.51] } 9. Ba4 { [%eval 0.16] } 9... b5?! { (0.16 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (9... O-O 10. Bc2 Qe8 11. b4 Bb6 12. Re1 Nf5 13. Nbd2 Qh5 14. Nb3 Nh4 15. Nbd4) 10. Bc2 { [%eval 1.02] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.99] } 11. b4?! { (0.99 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (11. Nbd2 Qe8 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Be3 b4 14. Re1 bxc3 15. bxc3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nf5) 11... Bb6 { [%eval 0.33] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.09] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.2] } 13. Bh4 { [%eval 0.17] } 13... Rf4?! { (0.17 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (13... a5 14. Qd3 Rf5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. g4 Rxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 18. Qe2 Nf7 19. Nd2) 14. Bg3?! { (1.14 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (14. a4 Bd7 15. Qd3 Rxh4 16. Qh7+ Kf7 17. Nxh4 Nxe5 18. Nd2 Qg8 19. Qxg8+ Rxg8) 14... Rf8 { [%eval 0.24] } 15. Bh4 { [%eval 0.27] } 15... Bb7?! { (0.27 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (15... a5 16. Qd3 Rf5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. g4 Rxf3 19. Qxf3 Nxe5 20. Qe2 Nf7 21. Nd2) 16. Nbd2?? { (0.95 → -1.24) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (16. a4 d4 17. Qd3 Rf5 18. Bb3 Qd7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Qxb5 Rxf3) 16... Nxe5?? { (-1.24 → 4.38) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (16... d4 17. c4 Nxb4 18. Bb1 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nbd5 21. Qd3 Rf5 22. Kh1) 17. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.28] } 17... Qd6 { [%eval 4.13] } 18. Bxe7 { [%eval 4.05] } 18... Qxe7 { [%eval 4.36] } 19. Ng6 { [%eval 3.86] } 19... Qg5?! { (3.86 → 4.92) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.92] } (19... Qf6 20. Nf3 Qxc3 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Bxd3 Rf6 24. Kh1 g5 25. h3) 20. Nxf8 { [%eval 4.78] } 20... Rxf8 { [%eval 4.52] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 4.77] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval 4.7] } 22. Qd3 { [%eval 4.24] } 22... c5 { [%eval 4.96] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 4.27] } 23... cxb4 { [%eval 4.5] } 24. Qh7+ { [%eval 4.36] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 4.36] } 25. Ne5+ { [%eval 4.17] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval 4.24] } 26. Ng4 { [%eval 4.24] } 26... Bxf2+ { [%eval 4.85] } 27. Nxf2 { [%eval 4.74] } 27... Qxf2+ { [%eval 4.62] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 4.69] } 28... d4 { [%eval 5.11] } 29. Qg6+ { [%eval 4.09] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval 4.09] } 30. Qxg7 { [%eval 3.68] } 30... Rf7 { [%eval 3.63] } 31. Qg8+ { [%eval 3.51] } 31... Ke7?! { (3.51 → 4.89) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.89] } (31... Rf8 32. Qg7 Bd5 33. cxd4 e5 34. Bb3 Rg8 35. Qxg8+ Bxg8 36. Bxg8 exd4 37. Rad1) 32. Qg4?! { (4.89 → 3.81) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (32. Bb3 bxc3 33. Bxe6 Bxg2+ 34. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rf6 36. Bb3+ Kd6 37. Rad1 Kc5) 32... Rf6 { [%eval 3.91] } 33. Bb3 { [%eval 4.12] } 33... Bxg2+ { [%eval 5.15] } 34. Qxg2 { [%eval 5.14] } 34... dxc3?? { (5.14 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg2+ was best. } { [%eval #9] } (34... Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rg6+ 36. Kf3 dxc3 37. Bc2 Rg5 38. Re2 a5 39. Rae1 a4 40. Rxe6+) 35. Rxe6+ { [%eval #8] } 35... Rxe6 { [%eval #8] } 36. Qxf2 { [%eval #7] } 36... Rf6 { [%eval #4] } 37. Re1+ { [%eval #3] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 38. Qxf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0