[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tXexa9oo"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "arhamjain4117"] [Black "Nik250988"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "tXexa9oo"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "03:46:47"] [WhiteElo "1393"] [BlackElo "1443"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+63"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance 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. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation } 5. Bb5 { [%eval -0.27] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. Bxc6+?! { (0.09 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (6. cxd4 Qb6 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Nge2 Ne7 10. h4 h5) 6... bxc6 { [%eval -0.82] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval -0.77] } 7... c5?! { (-0.77 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (7... Ne7 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. Bd2 h5 11. Rc1 Qb6 12. Na4) 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.3] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval -0.36] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.41] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval -0.37] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -0.32] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval -0.33] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -0.67] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.23] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.76] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval -0.6] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.55] } 13... Bc5?! { (-0.55 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (13... h6 14. Bd2 Qb8 15. b4 Be7 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rc8 19. a3) 14. Qb3?? { (0.20 → -1.76) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (14. Rc1 Qa5 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Nxd5 Bxf2+ 17. Rxf2 Qxd5 18. Bb4 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rfb8) 14... Bb6?? { (-1.76 → -0.06) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (14... h6 15. Bf4 Rb8 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Rab1 a5 20. b3) 15. Rac1 { [%eval -0.12] } 15... Qb8 { [%eval 0.02] } 16. Na4 { [%eval -0.21] } 16... Bxa4? { (-0.21 → 1.32) Mistake. Ba5 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (16... Ba5 17. Nc5 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 Bb6 19. Rfe1 Bb5 20. Bd2 Bc4 21. Na5 Bxa2 22. Ra1) 17. Qxa4+ { [%eval 1.19] } 17... Kf8 { [%eval 0.99] } 18. Qb4+?! { (0.99 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (18. g4 h6 19. gxf5 hxg5 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Qg4 Rh6 22. Rc2 Kg8 23. Rfc1 Qb7) 18... Kg8 { [%eval 0.05] } 19. Nh4?? { (0.05 → -5.30) Blunder. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -5.3] } (19. Qc3 h6 20. Bd2 a5 21. b3 g6 22. Qd3 g5 23. g4 Ne7 24. h4 gxh4) 19... Bxf2+ { [%eval -5.18] } 20. Rxf2 { [%eval -4.98] } 20... Qxb4 { [%eval -5.37] } 21. Rfc2 { [%eval -6.07] } 21... h6 { [%eval -6.12] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval -7.29] } 22... hxg5 { [%eval -6.93] } 23. Nxg5 { [%eval -7.37] } 23... g6 { [%eval -6.9] } 24. g4 { [%eval -8.86] } 24... Ne3 { [%eval -8.35] } 25. Rf2 { [%eval -12.8] } 25... Nxg4 { [%eval -8.74] } 26. Rxf7? { (-8.74 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfc2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (26. Rfc2 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Rf8 28. Rg1 Nf2+ 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Rg2 Qe1+ 31. Rg1 Qxe5) 26... Qd4+ { [%eval #-7] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval #-7] } 27... Rf8?? { (Mate in 7 → -0.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (27... Qd3+ 28. Kg1 Rxh2 29. Rg7+ Kxg7 30. Rc7+ Kg8 31. Rg7+ Kxg7 32. Nxe6+ Kh6 33. b3) 28. Rxf8+ { [%eval -0.05] } 28... Kxf8 { [%eval -0.05] } 29. Nxe6+ { [%eval -0.02] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval -0.02] } 30. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.05] } 30... Rf8+ { [%eval 0.17] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 0.22] } 31... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.23] } 32. Re1 { [%eval 0.25] } 32... Kd6 { [%eval 0.67] } 33. Nb5+ { [%eval 0.76] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval 0.94] } 34. Nxa7 { [%eval 0.64] } 34... Ra8?? { (0.64 → 3.74) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.74] } (34... Kd6 35. Nb5+ Ke6 36. b3 Rf4 37. Rd1 Rg4+ 38. Kh3 Rg5 39. Nd4+ Kd6 40. a4) 35. Nc6 { [%eval 3.6] } 35... Rxa2 { [%eval 2.97] } 36. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.95] } 36... Rxb2+ { [%eval 3.0] } 37. Kh1 { [%eval 2.62] } 37... Ra2 { [%eval 3.19] } 38. Nxg6+ { [%eval 3.09] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval 3.34] } 39. Nf4 { [%eval 3.33] } 39... d4 { [%eval 3.23] } 40. Rd1 { [%eval 3.23] } 40... Ke5 { [%eval 3.02] } 41. Nd3+ { [%eval 3.22] } 41... Ke4 { [%eval 3.07] } 42. Nc1 { [%eval 2.41] } 42... Ra3 { [%eval 2.96] } 43. Ne2 { [%eval 2.36] } 43... d3 { [%eval 2.35] } 44. Nc1?? { (2.35 → 0.00) Blunder. Ng3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (44. Ng3+ Ke3 45. Kg1 Ra2 46. Re1+ Kd4 47. Nf1 Re2 48. Ra1 Kc3 49. Ra3+ Kc2) 44... Ra1?? { (0.00 → 3.57) Blunder. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (44... Ke3 45. Nxd3 Rxd3 46. Rxd3+ Kxd3 47. Kg2 Ke4 48. Kg3 Kf5 49. Kh4 Kf6 50. Kg4) 45. Kg2 { [%eval 3.39] } 45... Ke3 { [%eval 3.85] } 46. Rxd3+ { [%eval 3.97] } 46... Ke4 { [%eval 3.9] } 47. Rd4+ { [%eval 3.15] } 47... Kxd4?? { (3.15 → 6.41) Blunder. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval 6.41] } (47... Ke3 48. Rd3+ Ke4 49. Rc3 Ra4 50. h3 Ra1 51. Rc8 Kf4 52. Nd3+ Kf5) 48. Nb3+ { [%eval 6.5] } 48... Ke4 { [%eval 5.91] } 49. Nxa1 { [%eval 5.9] } 49... Kf4?! { (5.90 → 8.71) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 8.71] } (49... Kd3 50. h4 Kc3 51. h5 Kb2 52. h6 Kxa1 53. Kf1 Kb2 54. Kf2 Kc3 55. Ke3) 50. Nc2 { [%eval 6.7] } 50... Kg4 { [%eval 6.64] } 51. Ne1 { [%eval 80.16] } 51... Kh4 { [%eval 81.15] } 52. Nf3+ { [%eval 81.15] } 52... Kg4 { [%eval 36.69] } 53. h3+ { [%eval 81.15] } 53... Kh5 { [%eval 79.46] } 54. Kg3 { [%eval 80.41] } 54... Kh6 { [%eval 81.15] } 55. Kg4 { [%eval 55.29] } 55... Kg6 { [%eval 9.55] } 56. Ne5+ { [%eval #16] } 56... Kh6 { [%eval #14] } 57. h4 { [%eval #13] } 57... Kg7 { [%eval #13] } 58. Kg5 { [%eval #12] } 58... Kh7 { [%eval #12] } 59. h5 { [%eval #11] } 59... Kg7 { [%eval #11] } 60. h6+ { [%eval #10] } 60... Kh7 { [%eval #8] } 61. Ng4 { [%eval #10] } 61... Kh8 { [%eval #10] } 62. Kg6 { [%eval #9] } 62... Kg8 { [%eval #9] } 63. Ne5 { [%eval #8] } 63... Kh8 { [%eval #5] } 64. Nf7+ { [%eval #4] } 64... Kg8 { [%eval #4] } 65. h7+ { [%eval #3] } 65... Kf8 { [%eval #3] } 66. h8=Q+ { [%eval #2] } 66... Ke7 { [%eval #2] } 67. Qd8+ { [%eval #1] } 67... Ke6 { [%eval #1] } 68. Qd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0