[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bLnqz657"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "DakshithV"] [Black "Janek21370"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "bLnqz657"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "15:31:50"] [WhiteElo "1118"] [BlackElo "1162"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.24] } 3... Bd7 { [%eval -0.01] } 4. Nd4? { (-0.01 → -1.66) Mistake. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O f6 8. a4 g5) 4... c5 { [%eval -1.8] } 5. exd5? { (-1.80 → -3.71) Mistake. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.71] } (5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. Ne2 dxe4 7. Nbc3 f5 8. d3 exd3 9. Qxd3 Qxd3 10. cxd3 Nc6) 5... cxd4 { [%eval -3.81] } 6. Bxd7+ { [%eval -4.29] } 6... Nxd7 { [%eval -3.52] } 7. dxe6 { [%eval -3.57] } 7... fxe6 { [%eval -3.39] } 8. O-O { [%eval -3.71] } 8... Ngf6 { [%eval -3.84] } 9. b3 { [%eval -4.16] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval -4.17] } 10. Na3 { [%eval -4.42] } 10... O-O { [%eval -4.37] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval -4.48] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval -3.59] } 12. c3? { (-3.59 → -6.67) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -6.67] } (12. Qg4 Ndf6 13. Qxe6+ Kh8 14. Qf5 Rc8 15. Nc4 Nd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfe1 Nd5) 12... d3 { [%eval -6.51] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval -6.35] } 13... Bxf2+ { [%eval -5.08] } 14. Rxf2 { [%eval -4.85] } 14... Nxf2 { [%eval -5.04] } 15. Ba3?! { (-5.04 → -7.06) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval -7.06] } (15. Qe1 Rf6 16. Ba3 b5 17. Ne5 Nh3+ 18. gxh3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Qb7+ 20. Kg1 Nxe5) 15... Nxd1 { [%eval -7.33] } 16. Bxf8 { [%eval -7.46] } 16... Qxf8 { [%eval -7.3] } 17. Rxd1 { [%eval -7.04] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval -6.54] } 18. b4 { [%eval -7.99] } 18... Ne4 { [%eval -7.6] } 19. Ne5 { [%eval -10.14] } 19... Qf2+ { [%eval -10.09] } 20. Kh1 { [%eval -9.19] } 20... Rf8 { [%eval -9.03] } 21. Ng4? { (-9.03 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (21. h3 Qe2 22. Rc1 Nxd2 23. Ng4 Rf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 25. Kh2 Kf7 26. b5 Qe1) 21... Qf1+ { [%eval #-1] } 22. Rxf1 { [%eval #-1] } 22... Rxf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1