[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/j7qEEnx1"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Ram_y"] [Black "Ekpemede"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "j7qEEnx1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "07:57:11"] [WhiteElo "1061"] [BlackElo "1067"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Mediterranean Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } { C00 French Defense: Mediterranean Defense } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.94] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.78] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.96] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.75] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.76] } 6. Nbd2?! { (0.76 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (6. Bd3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nbd2 d5 9. O-O N6d7 10. c3 O-O) 6... c6? { (-0.01 → 1.25) Mistake. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (6... Nxc4 7. Nxc4 d5 8. exd6 cxd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne3 O-O 11. c4) 7. b3 { [%eval 0.84] } 7... d5 { [%eval 1.02] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 1.05] } 8... a6 { [%eval 1.19] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.15] } 9... a5 { [%eval 1.46] } 10. a4 { [%eval 1.21] } 10... Bb4 { [%eval 1.55] } 11. Ba3?! { (1.55 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (11. Nb1 Be7 12. Na3 Na6 13. c3 Bd7 14. Rb1 c5 15. Re1 Rc8 16. Nb5 Bxb5) 11... Bc3?! { (0.69 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Bxa3 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (11... Bxa3 12. Rxa3 c5 13. Re1 Nc6 14. c3 Nd7 15. Nf1 cxd4 16. cxd4 b6 17. Ng3) 12. Rb1 { [%eval 1.2] } 12... N8d7?! { (1.20 → 1.90) Inaccuracy. N6d7 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (12... N6d7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nb1 Bb4 15. Bb2 Ba6 16. c4 O-O 17. Na3 Re8 18. Nc2) 13. Bb2?! { (1.90 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (13. Re1 Nf8 14. Re3 Nbd7 15. Nf1 Bb4 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Ng3 Qe7 18. c3 Ng6) 13... Bxd2? { (1.04 → 2.77) Mistake. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (13... Bxb2 14. Rxb2 c5 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. f4 Bd7 18. c3 Nc8 19. h3) 14. Qxd2 { [%eval 2.77] } 14... c5 { [%eval 3.32] } 15. dxc5? { (3.32 → 1.87) Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (15. Bb5 O-O 16. Ba3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nb8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. c4 Nc6 20. Qe3 Nb4) 15... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.85] } 16. Ba3 { [%eval 1.97] } 16... Ncd7?? { (1.97 → 4.74) Blunder. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.74] } (16... Nbd7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 b6 19. Rbd1 O-O 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. Rfe1 Rd8 22. Bxc5) 17. Nd4 { [%eval 4.51] } 17... Qc7?! { (4.51 → 6.68) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 6.68] } (17... Nxe5 18. Nb5 f6 19. Nd6+ Kd7 20. Rfe1 Rg8 21. Bb5+ Nc6 22. c4 Kc7 23. Nf7) 18. Nb5 { [%eval 6.76] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval 7.03] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval 6.38] } 19... f5 { [%eval 7.05] } 20. exf6 { [%eval 7.0] } 20... gxf6 { [%eval 7.15] } 21. c4 { [%eval 5.9] } 21... d4?! { (5.90 → 8.12) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 8.12] } (21... Nc5 22. Qe3 dxc4 23. Bg6+ Kd8 24. Rbd1+ Bd7 25. Bxc5 Nd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. bxc4) 22. f4 { [%eval 7.07] } 22... f5 { [%eval 7.65] } 23. Rxe6+ { [%eval 6.94] } 23... Qxe6 { [%eval 6.95] } 24. Nc7+ { [%eval 7.22] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 7.19] } 25. Nxe6 { [%eval 6.89] } 25... Kxe6?? { (6.89 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (25... Nf6 26. Nc7 Rg8 27. Nxa8 Nxa8 28. Qxa5 Rg4 29. h3 Rg3 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31. Qxf5) 26. Qe2+ { [%eval #6] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval #6] } 27. Re1 { [%eval #9] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval #3] } 28. Qe7+ { [%eval #3] } 28... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 29. g4?? { (Mate in 3 → 6.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re6+ was best. } { [%eval 6.79] } (29. Re6+ Nf6 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 31. Qg6#) 29... Rh7?? { (6.79 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (29... Nf6 30. gxf5+ Bxf5 31. Bxf5+ Kxf5 32. Re5+ Kg6 33. f5+ Kh5 34. Qxf6 Rhg8+ 35. Kf2) 30. Re6+ { [%eval #1] } 30... Nf6 { [%eval #1] } 31. Rxf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0