[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hDrYZ71n"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "likitho9"] [Black "Nickie-Practice"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hDrYZ71n"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "18:21:18"] [WhiteElo "1517"] [BlackElo "1451"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+63"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Be2 { [%eval -0.16] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.11] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.15] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.04] } 8... Nbd7?! { (0.04 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 c6 10. Qd3 h6 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Nd1 Nb4 13. Bxb4 Bxb4 14. g3) 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.14] } 9... c6 { [%eval 1.49] } 10. Nxf6+ { [%eval 1.45] } 10... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.43] } 11. h3 { [%eval 1.38] } 11... Bf5 { [%eval 1.63] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 1.63] } 12... Bxd3 { [%eval 1.77] } 13. Qxd3 { [%eval 1.96] } 13... h6 { [%eval 1.78] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.86] } 14... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.81] } 15. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.64] } 15... Rad8 { [%eval 1.77] } 16. g3 { [%eval 1.33] } 16... c5 { [%eval 1.3] } 17. dxc5? { (1.30 → 0.15) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (17. c3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bc7 19. Kg2 Bb6 20. Re4 Rd5 21. Rae1 g6 22. Qb3 Rfd8) 17... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.42] } 18. Qb5 { [%eval 0.27] } 18... Be7? { (0.27 → 1.76) Mistake. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (18... Qf5 19. Re5 Qxf3 20. Qxc5 b6 21. Qb4 Rd1+ 22. Re1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rd8 24. Qe1) 19. Qxb7 { [%eval 1.64] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval 2.24] } 20. Nh2? { (2.24 → 0.64) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (20. Kg2 Rb8 21. Qxa7 Qxb2 22. Rab1 Qxb1 23. Rxb1 Rxb1 24. Ne5 Rd1 25. a4 Rd6) 20... Bc5 { [%eval 1.16] } 21. Rxe8+?! { (1.16 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (21. Ng4 Qf5 22. b4 Bf8 23. a3 a5 24. c4 Rb8 25. Qc6 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 axb4) 21... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.22] } 22. Ng4 { [%eval 0.05] } 22... Qxb2?? { (0.05 → 7.02) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 7.02] } (22... Qd6 23. Qf3 h5 24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Qc5 26. Rf1 f6 27. Re1 Qxc2 28. b3) 23. Qxb2 { [%eval 6.97] } 23... f6 { [%eval 7.69] } 24. Nxh6+ { [%eval 7.4] } 24... gxh6 { [%eval 7.69] } 25. Qxf6 { [%eval 7.42] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval 9.76] } 26. Qg6+ { [%eval 9.43] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval 9.43] } 27. Qxh6+ { [%eval 9.45] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval 9.43] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 8.24] } 28... Rxf2? { (8.24 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #9] } (28... Bxf2+ 29. Kg2 Bb6 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Rf1 Rxf1 32. Kxf1 Kg7 33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Ke2) 29. Qe6+ { [%eval #19] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval #17] } 30. Rd7+ { [%eval 10.06] } 30... Kh8?! { (10.06 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (30... Rf7+ 31. Kg2 Rxd7 32. Qxd7+ Kg8 33. Qd5+ Kh7 34. Qxc5 Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kg6 36. g4) 31. Qe5+ { [%eval #4] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 32. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0