[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mT7jBakl"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "James926"] [Black "kariuki_njoroge"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mT7jBakl"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "13:18:52"] [WhiteElo "1062"] [BlackElo "1054"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... Qf6? { (0.29 → 1.50) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (2... d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3) 3. Nf3 { [%eval 1.45] } 3... c5?! { (1.45 → 2.30) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (3... d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Qg6 6. exd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Qe6+ 8. Ne5) 4. e5 { [%eval 2.19] } 4... Qe7?! { (2.19 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (4... Qd8 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Qxd5 Nc6 8. Bb5 Ne7 9. Qxd6) 5. dxc5? { (2.91 → 1.06) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (5. d5 exd5 6. Nc3 d4 7. Nd5 Qd8 8. Ng5 Nc6 9. Bc4 b5) 5... Qxc5 { [%eval 1.32] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.89] } 6... Qb4+? { (0.89 → 2.13) Mistake. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (6... Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qc7 8. Bd3 d5 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. c4) 7. c3 { [%eval 1.96] } 7... Qxb2?! { (1.96 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (7... Qa5 8. Nbd2 Qd8 9. Nd4 Nc6 10. Nc4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Be2) 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 2.48] } 8... Qxc3? { (2.48 → 4.90) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.9] } (8... b5 9. a4 Ne7 10. axb5 Nf5 11. Bd3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bb7 13. O-O Qxc3 14. Qe2) 9. Be2?? { (4.90 → 1.12) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (9. Rc1 Qxc1 10. Qxc1 Nc6 11. Bb5 Na5 12. O-O b6 13. Ne4 a6 14. Bd3 Bb7) 9... b6?? { (1.12 → 4.54) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.54] } (9... Nc6 10. Rc1 Qb4 11. a3 Qa5 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nc4 Qd5 15. Qb3) 10. Ng5?? { (4.54 → -1.39) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (10. Rc1 Qxc1 11. Qxc1 Nc6 12. Ne4 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. O-O Bb7) 10... Qxe5 { [%eval -1.45] } 11. Bh5 { [%eval -1.74] } 11... Be7?? { (-1.74 → 3.89) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (11... Nh6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. O-O Be7 14. Ndf3 Qd5 15. Qc2 Nc6 16. Rfd1 Qf5 17. Qxf5) 12. Nxf7 { [%eval 3.98] } 12... Qc3?! { (3.98 → 5.79) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 5.79] } (12... Qc7 13. Nxh8+ Kf8 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nf7 Nf6 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nge4 Nxh5 18. Qxh5) 13. Nxh8+ { [%eval 5.59] } 13... Kf8 { [%eval 5.58] } 14. O-O?! { (5.58 → 4.34) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 4.34] } (14. Rc1 Qxc1 15. Qxc1 Nc6 16. Ne4 Ba6 17. Be2 Bb7 18. O-O Nf6 19. Nxf6 Bxf6) 14... g6? { (4.34 → 7.23) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 7.23] } (14... Nc6 15. Nf7 Nf6 16. Ng5 Qe5 17. Bf3 Kg8 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Nh3 Ba6 20. Bf4) 15. Bf3?! { (7.23 → 4.57) Inaccuracy. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.57] } (15. Qf3+ Bf6 16. Rac1 Qc6 17. Bh6+ Ke8 18. Rxc6 Nxc6 19. Rd1 Bb7 20. Ne4 gxh5) 15... d5?! { (4.57 → 6.17) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 6.17] } (15... Nc6 16. Rc1 Qxh8 17. Bxc6 dxc6 18. Qf3+ Nf6 19. Qxc6 Rb8 20. Qc7 Ra8 21. Ne4) 16. Rc1 { [%eval 6.1] } 16... Qb2?! { (6.10 → 8.33) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 8.33] } (16... Qc6 17. Rxc6 Nxc6 18. Nb3 Bd7 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Rc8 21. Qa1 Bb4) 17. Rxc8+ { [%eval 8.17] } 17... Kg7 { [%eval 8.13] } 18. Nxg6 { [%eval 7.54] } 18... hxg6 { [%eval 7.47] } 19. Bf4 { [%eval 7.0] } 19... Qxa2 { [%eval 7.44] } 20. Bxb8 { [%eval 6.61] } 20... b5 { [%eval 8.78] } 21. Be5+ { [%eval 8.55] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval 8.56] } 22. Rxa8 { [%eval 8.49] } 22... b4 { [%eval 9.42] } 23. Nb3 { [%eval 9.07] } 23... Nh6? { (9.07 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (23... Nf6 24. Re1 Qa6 25. Qd4 Qc4 26. Rxa7 Qxb3 27. Bxf6 Qc3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Qxc3) 24. Qa1? { (Mate in 7 → 8.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval 8.93] } (24. Qc1 Qe2 25. Bxe2 Ng8 26. Qf4+ Nf6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Rxa7+ Ke8 29. Qxf6 g5) 24... Qxb3 { [%eval 8.74] } 25. Qxa7 { [%eval 8.94] } 25... Nf5? { (8.94 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (25... Qa3 26. Qb8 Qxa8 27. Qxa8 b3 28. Qb7 Nf5 29. Rd1 Kf8 30. Bg4 Bd6 31. Bxd6+) 26. Bg4? { (Mate in 3 → 8.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 8.67] } (26. Qb8 Bd8 27. Qxd8 Ne7 28. Qe8#) 26... Nd4? { (8.67 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (26... Qa3 27. Qb8 Qxa8 28. Qxa8 d4 29. Rd1 Nh6 30. Qf3+ Nf5 31. Qb7 Nh6 32. Bf3) 27. Bxd4 { [%eval #6] } { Black resigns. } 1-0