[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/r64ClX6Z"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "Gerald258"] [Black "LCS2036"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "r64ClX6Z"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "19:37:49"] [WhiteElo "1569"] [BlackElo "1598"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+44"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [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... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. a3? { (0.37 → -0.97) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O) 4... c5?! { (-0.97 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (4... dxe4 5. Nfd2 exd3 6. Bxd3 Nbd7 7. Nc4 b5 8. Na5 c5 9. Qf3) 5. Bf4?! { (0.01 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. d4 f6 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Be2 Bd6) 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.22] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.58] } 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.16] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.16] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.18] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.21] } 8... dxe4?! { (-0.21 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (8... Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O e5 11. c3 Be6 12. b4 b6 13. Rc1 d4 14. cxd4) 9. Nxe4? { (0.71 → -0.69) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (9. dxe4 a6 10. O-O b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. e5 Nd7 13. c3 b5 14. c4 Nb6) 9... Nxe4?! { (-0.69 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (9... Nd5 10. Bh2 f5 11. Ned2 Bf6 12. c3 e5 13. Nc4 Nf4 14. O-O g5 15. Re1) 10. dxe4 { [%eval 0.04] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval -0.13] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval -0.33] } 11... Rd8 { [%eval -0.11] } 12. Qc1 { [%eval -0.09] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.25] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval -0.24] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.23] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.22] } 15. b4?! { (0.22 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (15. e5 f5 16. b4 Bd7 17. c4 Qc7 18. c5 b6 19. Rd1 bxc5 20. Rxd4 Rac8) 15... e5 { [%eval -0.49] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -0.81] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -0.48] } 17. Kh1?! { (-0.48 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Qd1 Bc4 19. Qe2 Qe6 20. a4 Rc7 21. a5 Rdc8 22. Rfc1 Bf8) 17... Qc6?! { (-1.11 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (17... f5 18. Bd3 f4 19. Qd1 Rf8 20. Qh5 Qd6 21. Rbc1 Rf6 22. c4 Qc7 23. c5) 18. Bd3 { [%eval -0.47] } 18... a6 { [%eval -0.39] } 19. Qd1 { [%eval -0.38] } 19... Qa4 { [%eval 0.15] } 20. Ra1 { [%eval -0.17] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -0.21] } 21. f4 { [%eval -0.24] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval -0.15] } 22. fxe5 { [%eval -0.06] } 22... fxe5 { [%eval -0.08] } 23. Qh5 { [%eval -0.09] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval -0.09] } 24. Rf3 { [%eval -0.14] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval -0.15] } 25. Raf1 { [%eval -0.33] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -0.12] } 26. Bg5 { [%eval -0.19] } 26... Bxg5 { [%eval -0.09] } 27. Rxf8+ { [%eval -0.13] } 27... Rxf8 { [%eval -0.2] } 28. Rxf8+ { [%eval -0.2] } 28... Kxf8 { [%eval -0.24] } 29. Qxg5 { [%eval -0.28] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval -0.06] } 30. h4 { [%eval -0.25] } 30... Ba2 { [%eval -0.02] } 31. h5 { [%eval -0.17] } 31... Bf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. h6 { [%eval 0.1] } 32... g6?? { (0.10 → 2.65) Blunder. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (32... Bg6 33. a4 Kf7 34. hxg7 Kxg7 35. a5 Kf7 36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Be2 Kf7 38. Bh5) 33. Qf6 { [%eval 2.68] } 33... Ba2 { [%eval 2.7] } 34. Be2 { [%eval 2.48] } 34... Bb1?? { (2.48 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (34... Qf7 35. Qxe5 Qf8 36. Qg5 Qf2 37. Qe7 Qf8 38. Qh4 Kf7 39. e5 Bd5 40. Kg1) 35. Bg4?? { (Mate in 2 → 2.45) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (35. Bc4+ Qxc4 36. Qg7#) 35... Qf7?? { (2.45 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba2 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (35... Ba2 36. Kh2 b6 37. a4 a5 38. b5 Bc4 39. Kg1 Ba2 40. Be2 Qf7 41. Qxe5) 36. Be6 { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0