[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pfPJ2CMi"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Zariing"] [Black "a_nomimo1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "pfPJ2CMi"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "11:05:56"] [WhiteElo "972"] [BlackElo "987"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... f6?! { (0.11 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. d4 { [%eval 0.91] } 3... c6 { [%eval 1.46] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 1.45] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 1.74] } 5. c4 { [%eval 1.64] } 5... d6 { [%eval 1.71] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 1.6] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 1.55] } 7. O-O { [%eval 1.49] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 1.69] } 8. h4 { [%eval 2.23] } 8... h5?! { (2.23 → 3.53) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (8... Be7 9. h5 Ngf8 10. Be3 e5 11. d5 a5 12. a3 g6 13. b4 c5 14. bxc5) 9. e5 { [%eval 3.65] } 9... f5 { [%eval 3.42] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 3.43] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 4.12] } 11. exd6 { [%eval 4.16] } 11... Qb6?! { (4.16 → 6.51) Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval 6.51] } (11... Bxg5 12. hxg5 O-O 13. Re1 c5 14. Rxe6 Nf4 15. Re7 cxd4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5) 12. dxe7 { [%eval 6.6] } 12... Nxe7 { [%eval 6.88] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 6.37] } 13... Kxe7 { [%eval 6.35] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 6.24] } 14... Kd8 { [%eval 6.8] } 15. Qxe6 { [%eval 6.53] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 8.43] } 16. Qd6+ { [%eval 8.33] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 8.62] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval 8.32] } 17... Qxb2? { (8.32 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (17... Rh6 18. Qe7+ Kc7 19. Qxg7 Rf6 20. Na4 Qb4 21. Nc5 Rd6 22. Ne6+ Rxe6 23. Rxe6) 18. Ng5 { [%eval #5] } 18... Qxc3 { [%eval #1] } 19. Nf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0