[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dGAFxTHW"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "MarkMatalov"] [Black "imax_17"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "dGAFxTHW"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "07:15:59"] [WhiteElo "932"] [BlackElo "1098"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [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... Nf6?! { (0.11 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. Nc3?! { (0.73 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (3. e5 Nd5 4. c4 Ne7 5. d4 d6 6. exd6 cxd6 7. h4 Ng8) 3... Bb4?! { (0.00 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (3... d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Ne2 Be7 7. c3 Nc6 8. a3) 4. e5 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.75] } 5. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.77] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.65] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.74] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.94] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.92] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.89] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 1.11] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 1.3] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 1.25] } 9... d6 { [%eval 1.27] } 10. Bxh7?! { (1.27 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (10. h3 Be6 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 Qd7 13. b4 a6 14. Be3 O-O 15. a4 Rfe8) 10... dxe5 { [%eval 0.58] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval 0.62] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.58] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.71] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.62] } 13. gxf3 { [%eval 0.57] } 13... Bg5 { [%eval 0.69] } 14. Bg3 { [%eval 0.73] } 14... g6 { [%eval 1.04] } 15. Bxg6 { [%eval 1.18] } 15... fxg6 { [%eval 1.17] } 16. Qxg6+ { [%eval 1.25] } 16... Kd7 { [%eval 1.37] } 17. e6+?? { (1.37 → -1.00) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (17. f4 Bh6 18. Qg4+ Ke8 19. O-O-O Qd7 20. e6 Qh7 21. Qh5+ Kf8 22. Qxd5 Qg6) 17... Kc8 { [%eval -1.04] } 18. f4 { [%eval -1.1] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval -0.72] } 19. Qf5 { [%eval -1.19] } 19... Be7?? { (-1.19 → 0.63) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (19... Ne7 20. Qe5 Bh6 21. O-O-O Qf8 22. Rhe1 a5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Qd6 25. Qf5) 20. Bh4?? { (0.63 → -4.41) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (20. O-O-O Bd6 21. Qxd5 a5 22. Rhg1 Ne7 23. Qe4 Qf8 24. Bh4 Bxf4+ 25. Kc2 Bd6) 20... Bxh4 { [%eval -4.03] } 21. e7+?! { (-4.03 → -5.30) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -5.3] } (21. O-O-O Ne7 22. Qh5 Bf6 23. h4 Qd6 24. Qf3 b6 25. h5 Kb7 26. h6 Rh8) 21... Qd7 { [%eval -5.01] } 22. e8=Q+? { (-5.01 → -9.02) Mistake. Qf8+ was best. } { [%eval -9.02] } (22. Qf8+ Qe8 23. Qf5+ Kb8 24. O-O-O a5 25. Qxd5 Nxe7 26. Qd7 Qf8 27. Qa4 Ra6) 22... Rxe8+ { [%eval -8.6] } 23. Kf1? { (-8.60 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (23. Qe5 Nxe5 24. O-O-O Nc4 25. Rd4 Bxf2 26. Rxc4 Be3+ 27. Kb1 dxc4 28. h4 Qh7+) 23... Qxf5 { [%eval #-4] } 24. Rg1 { [%eval #-4] } 24... Qxf4 { [%eval #-6] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval #-1] } 25... Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1