[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/oRpwQb3F"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "atheanean"] [Black "bbgg5415"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "oRpwQb3F"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "10:20:28"] [WhiteElo "1029"] [BlackElo "871"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.96] } 5... dxe4 { [%eval 0.92] } 6. Qe2?? { (0.92 → -1.41) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.41] } (6. Bc4 Qd7 7. c3 c5 8. Ne2 b5 9. Bb3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6) 6... Nc6?? { (-1.41 → 1.40) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (6... Qxd4 7. c3 Qxe5 8. Nf3 Qd5 9. Ng5 Nc6 10. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 11. Nxe4) 7. Qxe4? { (1.40 → 0.00) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (7. c3 Qd5 8. Nh3 Ne7 9. Nf4 Qc6 10. g3 b6 11. a4 a6) 7... Nxd4?! { (0.00 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (7... Qxd4 8. Qxd4 Nxd4 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. Nf3 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 f5 12. h4) 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.67] } 8... c5 { [%eval 1.02] } 9. Bb5+?? { (1.02 → -3.37) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.37] } (9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Nf3 Bc6 11. Qf4 Be7 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Qa5 14. a3 O-O) 9... Nxb5 { [%eval -3.25] } 10. Qa4?! { (-3.25 → -4.35) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.35] } (10. Nf3 Bd7 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Qf4 Bc6 13. c3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Qc6) 10... a6?! { (-4.35 → -2.81) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -2.81] } (10... Bd7 11. Qf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa6 13. Nf3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. h4 Be7 16. Rh3) 11. Ne2?! { (-2.81 → -3.88) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (11. c4 Bd7 12. cxb5 Bxb5 13. Qc2 Qd5 14. f4 Bd3 15. Qf2 c4 16. a3 Qb5) 11... c4 { [%eval -3.26] } 12. Nc3?! { (-3.26 → -4.68) Inaccuracy. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.68] } (12. Qxc4 Qc7 13. Qf4 f6 14. O-O-O Qxe5 15. Qf3 Be7 16. Nf4 O-O 17. a4 Nd6) 12... g6? { (-4.68 → -2.93) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (12... Bd7 13. Qxc4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Rc8 15. Qd4 Bc6 16. Qf4 Qa5+ 17. c3 Qa4 18. Qxa4) 13. Nxb5?! { (-2.93 → -4.32) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -4.32] } (13. Ne4 Be7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qc6 17. O-O f6 18. Qb4 a5) 13... axb5?? { (-4.32 → 2.99) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (13... Bd7 14. Qxc4 Bxb5 15. Qf4 Qa5+ 16. Bd2 Qa4 17. Qxa4 Bxa4 18. O-O-O Rc8 19. Bg5) 14. Qxa8 { [%eval 2.99] } 14... Bg7 { [%eval 2.77] } 15. Bg5?! { (2.77 → 1.72) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (15. Bc5 Bxe5 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Qxb7 Qc7 18. Qa8+ Qc8 19. Qxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bd4 Bxd4) 15... Qd7?? { (1.72 → 6.00) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 6.0] } (15... Qc7 16. O-O-O O-O 17. Qa3 Qxe5 18. Be3 Re8 19. Kb1 Qc7 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Bxc5) 16. Rd1 { [%eval 5.64] } 16... Qc6?? { (5.64 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (16... Qxd1+ 17. Kxd1 O-O 18. Qb8 b4 19. Be7 Re8 20. Bxb4 b6 21. Qxb6 Bxe5 22. Ke2) 17. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0