[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pKZKJpOX"] [Date "2025.03.23"] [Round "-"] [White "BAir678"] [Black "Gukesh2"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "pKZKJpOX"] [UTCDate "2025.03.23"] [UTCTime "12:35:16"] [WhiteElo "1812"] [BlackElo "1783"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } 3... d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nb5 { [%eval -0.25] } 4... c5 { [%eval -0.28] } 5. c3 { [%eval -0.67] } 5... d3?! { (-0.67 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (5... a6 6. Na3 b5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. Nc2 Nf6 10. O-O) 6. Bxd3? { (0.41 → -1.02) Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (6. Qa4 Nc6 7. Qc4 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Qxd3 Qc7 10. Be2 Bd6) 6... Qxd3? { (-1.02 → 0.25) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (6... a6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Be2 b6 9. d4 Bc6 10. Ne5 axb5 11. Qb3) 7. Nc7+ { [%eval -0.07] } 7... Kd7?? { (-0.07 → 5.08) Blunder. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (7... Kd8 8. Nxa8 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 b6 11. Rd1 Ba6+ 12. Ke1 Bd6 13. d4) 8. Nxa8?? { (5.08 → -0.78) Blunder. Ne5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (8. Ne5+ Kxc7 9. Nxd3 Nc6 10. b4 Nf6 11. b5 c4 12. Nb2 Ne5 13. d3 cxd3) 8... Qxe4+ { [%eval -0.78] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval -0.59] } 9... Qxe2+ { [%eval -0.66] } 10. Kxe2 { [%eval -0.63] } 10... b6?? { (-0.63 → 2.21) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (10... Bd6) 11. Ne5+ { [%eval 2.17] } 11... Ke7 { [%eval 2.28] } 12. Nc7 { [%eval 2.18] } 12... f6 { [%eval 2.07] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 1.59] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 2.18] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 1.74] } 14... a6 { [%eval 2.25] } 15. Kf1? { (2.25 → 0.56) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (15. d4 Kd7 16. Bf4 e5 17. dxe5 Kxc7 18. exf6+ Kc8 19. f7 Ne7 20. Kf1 Bd5) 15... e5 { [%eval 0.56] } 16. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 16... Kd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 0.51] } 17... Kxc7 { [%eval 0.4] } 18. exf6?! { (0.40 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (18. Bf4) 18... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.29] } 19. Bf4+ { [%eval -0.27] } 19... Bd6? { (-0.27 → 0.87) Mistake. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (19... Kc8 20. Ne5) 20. Re7+?! { (0.87 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bxd6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (20. Bxd6+ Kxd6) 20... Kc6?? { (0.21 → 4.98) Blunder. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.98] } (20... Nbd7 21. Bxd6+ Kxd6 22. Rxg7 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Ne5 24. Rd1+ Ke6 25. f4 Nh5 26. Rg5) 21. Bxd6 { [%eval 4.57] } 21... Kxd6 { [%eval 5.14] } 22. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.97] } 22... Nbd7 { [%eval 5.03] } 23. Rd1+ { [%eval 4.98] } 23... Kc6 { [%eval 5.07] } 24. Ra7 { [%eval 4.88] } 24... a5 { [%eval 4.94] } 25. g4 { [%eval 4.95] } 25... Nd5?! { (4.95 → 6.49) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 6.49] } (25... h6 26. Nh4 a4 27. h3 a3 28. Rxa3 Ne5 29. Ra7 h5 30. g5 Ne4) 26. Rxd5 { [%eval 6.36] } 26... Kxd5 { [%eval 6.38] } 27. Rxd7+ { [%eval 6.42] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval 6.61] } 28. Rxg7 { [%eval 6.69] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 7.11] } 29. Ng5+ { [%eval 6.46] } 29... Kf6 { [%eval 6.3] } 30. Nxh7+ { [%eval 5.92] } 30... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.65] } 31. Nxf8 { [%eval 5.62] } 31... Kxf8 { [%eval 5.57] } 32. h4 { [%eval 5.54] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 5.49] } 33. h5 { [%eval 5.47] } 33... Kh6 { [%eval 5.78] } 34. f3 { [%eval 5.38] } 34... Kg5?! { (5.38 → 7.49) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 7.49] } (34... b5 35. Ke2 a4 36. Kd3 Kg5 37. f4+ Kf6 38. g5+ Kg7 39. a3 Kf7 40. h6) 35. f4+ { [%eval 7.34] } 35... Kh6 { [%eval 7.55] } 36. f5 { [%eval 7.72] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 8.26] } 37. g5 { [%eval 8.02] } 37... b5 { [%eval 8.33] } 38. h6+ { [%eval 8.19] } 38... Kh7 { [%eval 8.75] } 39. b3 { [%eval 8.34] } 39... b4? { (8.34 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (39... Kg8 40. f6) 40. c4 { [%eval #11] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval #8] } 41. g6 { [%eval #7] } 41... Kh8 { [%eval #7] } 42. f6 { [%eval #6] } 42... a4 { [%eval #2] } 43. f7 { [%eval #1] } 43... axb3 { [%eval #1] } 44. Kf2 { [%eval #1] } 44... bxa2 { [%eval #1] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval #1] } 45... a1=Q { [%eval #1] } 46. f8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0