[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bAqdXCWE"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "clnj"] [Black "harleygringo"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "bAqdXCWE"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "03:08:59"] [WhiteElo "1049"] [BlackElo "1018"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: St. George Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... a6 { [%eval 0.48] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.35] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.47] } { C00 French Defense: St. George Defense } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.13] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Nc3?! { (0.27 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (5. Nbd2 Nge7 6. exd6 cxd6 7. c3 Qc7 8. a4 g6 9. Nc4 Nd5) 5... Nb4?? { (-0.51 → 1.30) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (5... dxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Nge7 8. Bf4 Nd5 9. Bg3 Bc5 10. h4) 6. Be3?! { (1.30 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (6. a3 Nd5) 6... d5?! { (0.55 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (6... dxe5) 7. Be2 { [%eval 1.31] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 1.31] } 8. a3 { [%eval 1.31] } 8... Nbc6 { [%eval 1.19] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.16] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 1.16] } 10. a4?! { (1.16 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (10. Bd3 Be7 11. Ne2 f6 12. Bd2 fxe5 13. dxe5 O-O 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. g3 Kh8) 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.46] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.52] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.55] } 12. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.43] } 12... exf5 { [%eval 0.71] } 13. Re1? { (0.71 → -0.56) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (13. Qd2 h6 14. Ne1 Be6 15. h3 Qd7 16. Ne2 g5 17. f4 g4 18. hxg4 fxg4) 13... Bh4?? { (-0.56 → 1.67) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (13... g5) 14. Nxh4 { [%eval 1.81] } 14... Qxh4 { [%eval 1.62] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 1.34] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 1.52] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 1.41] } 16... f6?? { (1.41 → 7.43) Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 7.43] } (16... Qf8 17. a5 h6 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Na4 Nc6 20. Nc5 b6 21. axb6 cxb6 22. Nd3) 17. exf6 { [%eval 7.07] } 17... gxf6 { [%eval 9.01] } 18. Rxe7+ { [%eval 9.07] } 18... Kxe7 { [%eval 8.87] } 19. Qe3+ { [%eval 7.29] } 19... Kf7 { [%eval 7.29] } 20. Bh4 { [%eval 6.59] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 8.36] } 21. Qf3?! { (8.36 → 5.38) Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (21. Qh6 Raf8 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 23. Qxe6+ Rf7 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 h5 26. c3 c6) 21... Nxc2 { [%eval 5.86] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval 5.86] } 22... Nxd4 { [%eval 6.31] } 23. Qh5+ { [%eval 6.64] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval 6.6] } 24. Qh6 { [%eval 6.23] } 24... Raf8 { [%eval 6.57] } 25. Bxf6+ { [%eval 6.53] } 25... Rxf6 { [%eval 6.81] } 26. Qg7+ { [%eval 6.63] } 26... Rf7 { [%eval 6.71] } 27. Qxh8 { [%eval 6.38] } 27... c6 { [%eval 7.84] } 28. Qxd4 { [%eval 8.02] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval 8.12] } 29. Re1 { [%eval 8.11] } 29... b6 { [%eval 8.69] } 30. Qxb6 { [%eval 8.61] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 9.57] } 31. Qd8+ { [%eval 9.01] } 31... Bd7? { (9.01 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (31... Rd7 32. Qb8+ Rc7 33. Ne2 Kd7 34. Qf8 c5 35. Nf4 Bf7 36. Qxf7+ Kc8 37. Qf8+) 32. Qb8+ { [%eval #4] } 32... Kc5 { [%eval #4] } 33. Na2 { [%eval #4] } 33... Kc4 { [%eval #2] } 34. Qb4+ { [%eval #1] } 34... Kd3 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qc3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0