[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/o8KMV0R3"] [Date "2026.02.16"] [Round "-"] [White "VedantYadav0102"] [Black "Nakamura35"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "o8KMV0R3"] [UTCDate "2026.02.16"] [UTCTime "21:15:50"] [WhiteElo "1454"] [BlackElo "1450"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.16] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.46] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.51] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.56] } 9. h3?! { (0.56 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (9. c3 Na5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Be7 13. b4 O-O 14. Nd2 Bd6) 9... Bh5?? { (-0.21 → 1.64) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (9... Bxf3 10. Re1+ Be4 11. f3 Be7 12. fxe4 Nxe4 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 15. a4) 10. Re1+?! { (1.64 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Na5 12. Qe1 Nxb3 13. Nc6+ Kd7 14. Nxd8 Nxa1 15. Nb7 Nxc2) 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.16] } 11. Bg5?! { (1.16 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Bxd5 O-O 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Bc6 Qxd1) 11... O-O { [%eval 0.38] } 12. Qd3?? { (0.38 → -1.32) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (12. g4 Bg6 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Re5 Qd7 17. Rxe7 Qd6) 12... Bg6?? { (-1.32 → 0.41) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nh5 14. Be3 Na5 15. f4 c6 16. Qe2 g6 17. Nd2 Bd6 18. f5) 13. Qd2? { (0.41 → -0.75) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (13. Qe3 h6 14. Bh4 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nbd2 Re8 17. c3 Nf6 18. Ne5 Bh7) 13... Ne4 { [%eval -0.88] } 14. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.8] } 14... Qxe7?! { (-0.80 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Nxd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (14... Nxd2 15. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Rfxd8 17. c3 a5 18. a4 b4 19. Nd2 Kf8 20. Ba2) 15. Qf4 { [%eval 0.2] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.62] } 16. Ng5?? { (0.62 → -1.22) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (16. Nc3 Qf6 17. Ne2 Ne7 18. a4 c6 19. Ne5 Ng5 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Ng4 Kg7) 16... h6? { (-1.22 → -0.03) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (16... Nxd4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qc5 20. Nxe4 Qxc2 21. b4 Qxb2 22. Nc5) 17. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 17... Bxe4?? { (-0.21 → 2.70) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (17... Nxd4 18. Nbc3 dxe4 19. Nxe4 a5 20. c3 Nxb3 21. axb3 Rd5 22. Ng3 Qd7 23. Qf3) 18. f3 { [%eval 2.64] } 18... Nxd4 { [%eval 2.67] } 19. fxe4 { [%eval 2.39] } 19... Qc5?! { (2.39 → 3.45) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 3.45] } (19... c5 20. c3 Nxb3 21. axb3 dxe4 22. Na3 Qe6 23. Qxe4 Qxb3 24. Re2 Re8 25. Qc2) 20. Qe3?! { (3.45 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (20. Kh1 dxe4 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Nc3 e3 23. Ne4 Qe5 24. Rxe3 Rf8 25. Qg6 Rf4) 20... c6?! { (2.48 → 3.48) Inaccuracy. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.48] } (20... Nxb3 21. axb3 Qxe3+ 22. Rxe3 dxe4 23. Nc3 f5 24. b4 Kf7 25. Rf1 Ke6 26. Ne2) 21. c3?! { (3.48 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (21. Nd2 a5 22. c3 Nxb3 23. Nxb3 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 a4 25. Nd4 c5 26. Nf3 a3) 21... Nxb3 { [%eval 2.34] } 22. axb3 { [%eval 2.27] } 22... Qxe3+ { [%eval 2.17] } 23. Rxe3 { [%eval 1.64] } 23... Re8?? { (1.64 → 4.04) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (23... dxe4 24. Rxe4 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Rc1 26. Re1 Rc2+ 27. Re2 Rc1 28. b4 h5 29. Re1) 24. Nd2 { [%eval 4.1] } 24... f5 { [%eval 4.21] } 25. e5 { [%eval 4.3] } 25... f4 { [%eval 4.42] } 26. Re2 { [%eval 4.34] } 26... Re6 { [%eval 4.87] } 27. Nf3 { [%eval 4.67] } 27... Rae8 { [%eval 4.99] } 28. Rae1 { [%eval 4.74] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 4.93] } 29. Nd4 { [%eval 4.59] } 29... R6e7 { [%eval 5.6] } 30. Nxc6 { [%eval 5.76] } 30... Re6 { [%eval 5.55] } 31. Nd4 { [%eval 5.47] } 31... Kg6 { [%eval 6.67] } 32. Nxe6 { [%eval 7.1] } 32... Rxe6 { [%eval 7.0] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval 6.58] } 33... Kf5 { [%eval 6.53] } 34. Kf3 { [%eval 6.12] } { White wins on time. } 1-0