[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/e7x7wsJC"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Danibh"] [Black "venkatkupraj"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "e7x7wsJC"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "18:08:46"] [WhiteElo "1241"] [BlackElo "1234"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. e5 { [%eval -0.24] } { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } 2... b6?! { (-0.24 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (2... c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4) 3. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Nh3?! { (0.21 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (4. Nc3 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nb4 8. Bb5+ c6) 4... Qh4? { (-0.73 → 0.88) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (4... d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Bd3 Bxg2 7. Rg1 Bc6 8. Qg4 Nd7 9. Qxg7) 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.81] } 5... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.78] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.83] } 6... Nc6?! { (0.83 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (6... Qc6 7. Ng5 h6 8. Nf3 d6 9. Bd3 Qd7 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. Bb5) 7. Ng5 { [%eval 1.76] } 7... Qf5?? { (1.76 → 4.12) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (7... Qg6 8. Bd3 f5 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nxh7 Qf7 11. Ng5 Qf6 12. c3 Nce7 13. Nd2) 8. g4? { (4.12 → 2.04) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (8. Bd3 Nxd4 9. Bxf5 Nxf5 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nf3 g5 12. h3 O-O-O 13. Qe2 Nge7) 8... Qg6 { [%eval 2.14] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 1.76] } 9... f5 { [%eval 1.91] } 10. exf6?! { (1.91 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (10. gxf5 exf5 11. Be2 Qh6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Ne6 dxe6 15. Bxh6 Nxh6) 10... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.82] } 11. O-O?? { (0.82 → -1.07) Blunder. Nxh7 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (11. Nxh7 Qf7 12. Ng5 Qf6 13. Nd2 O-O-O 14. c3 Qe7 15. Qa4 Nf6 16. Rg1 e5) 11... Nb4?! { (-1.07 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (11... O-O-O 12. Nd2 h6 13. Nge4 Qf7 14. a4 a5 15. c3 h5 16. g5 d5 17. Ng3) 12. Ne4?! { (0.00 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. Nxh7 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (12. Nxh7 Qf7 13. Ng5 Qf6) 12... Qh4 { [%eval -0.81] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval -1.36] } 13... Qh3 { [%eval -1.33] } 14. f3 { [%eval -1.31] } 14... h5?? { (-1.31 → 3.63) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.63] } (14... Be7 15. Bf4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf6 17. Nbc3 O-O 18. Bg3 a5 19. Nf2 Qh6 20. Rfe1) 15. Nf2 { [%eval 3.5] } 15... Bxf3?? { (3.50 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxd3 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (15... Nxd3 16. Nxh3 Nxb2 17. Qe2 hxg4 18. Nf4 g3 19. h4 Bd6 20. Nxe6 Kf7 21. Nxg7) 16. Bg6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0