[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ufW9UEhI"] [Date "2026.05.25"] [Round "-"] [White "SindhuBN"] [Black "Brave18"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ufW9UEhI"] [UTCDate "2026.05.25"] [UTCTime "21:26:09"] [WhiteElo "1277"] [BlackElo "1193"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... c5?! { (0.10 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (4... Nc6 5. Nc3) 5. dxc5?! { (0.77 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Re1+ Be7 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Bf4 Qb6) 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.03] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.09] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.31] } 9... Nd4? { (-0.31 → 1.25) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (9... Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Re1 Qf6 13. Rb1 Rd8 14. Rb3 b6 15. Be3) 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.36] } 10... Bxd4 { [%eval 1.28] } 11. c3? { (1.28 → 0.01) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (11. Bxh7+ Nxh7 12. Qxd4 Bf5 13. Nc3 Bxc2 14. Re1 Bb3 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6) 11... Bb6 { [%eval 0.05] } 12. b4? { (0.05 → -1.27) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (12. Nd2 Re8 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Qd6 15. Nf1 d4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Qe2 Qb6) 12... Bc7? { (-1.27 → -0.09) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (12... Qd6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Bd7 15. Qf3 Rfe8 16. Nd2 Qe5 17. Rfc1 Qxe3+ 18. Qxe3) 13. Bb2?? { (-0.09 → -2.89) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (13. Nd2 Qd6 14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Be3 Qg6 16. Nh4 Qf6 17. Nf3 Re8 18. Rc1 Qg6) 13... Qd6 { [%eval -2.3] } 14. g3?! { (-2.30 → -3.54) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (14. f4 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Bg4 16. hxg4 Ne4 17. Bxe4 Qh6+ 18. Kg1 Bb6+ 19. Rf2 dxe4) 14... Bxh3 { [%eval -3.65] } 15. Re1? { (-3.65 → -6.07) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -6.07] } (15. Qf3 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Nd7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Rad8 19. Bd5 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Qa6+) 15... Rfe8 { [%eval -5.04] } 16. Rxe8+ { [%eval -5.37] } 16... Rxe8 { [%eval -5.42] } 17. Kh2?! { (-5.42 → -9.77) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -9.77] } (17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxh7+ Nxh7 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Nc3 Bg4 21. Nb5 c3 22. Bxc3 Bb8) 17... Bg4?! { (-9.77 → -6.66) Inaccuracy. Ng4+ was best. } { [%eval -6.66] } (17... Ng4+ 18. Kg1 Bb6 19. Kh1 Nxf2+ 20. Kh2 Nxd1 21. Bc1 Ne3 22. Nd2 Qh6 23. Nf3) 18. Qc2 { [%eval -8.85] } 18... g6? { (-8.85 → -4.56) Mistake. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.56] } (18... Bf3 19. Bf5 Re1 20. Nd2 Re2 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe2 Bxe2 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Bc1) 19. Nd2?! { (-4.56 → -5.93) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -5.93] } (19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Ne4 21. Qd3 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Nxf2 23. Bc4 Be2 24. Bd5 Re3) 19... Be2 { [%eval -5.53] } 20. Bxe2 { [%eval -6.67] } 20... Rxe2 { [%eval -6.77] } 21. Rf1?? { (-6.77 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (21. Ne4 Rxc2 22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Bc1 Rxf2+ 24. Kh1 Re2 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. gxf4 Kg7) 21... Rxf2+ { [%eval #-8] } 22. Rxf2 { [%eval #-8] } 22... Qxg3+ { [%eval #-7] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval #-7] } 23... Qxf2 { [%eval #-6] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval #-1] } 24... Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1