[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xlWLy7IK"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "edmundskrastins"] [Black "nikhil560"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xlWLy7IK"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "19:00:45"] [WhiteElo "1090"] [BlackElo "1124"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-87"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } 3... d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nb5 { [%eval -0.28] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bd6?? { (0.00 → 1.93) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (5... a6 6. Qh5 Be6 7. Nxf7 Bxf7 8. Qe5+ Kd7 9. Qxd4+ Ke8 10. Qe5+) 6. f4?? { (1.93 → -1.78) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (6. Nf3 c5 7. Nxd6+ Qxd6 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. d3 Nge7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. O-O Be6) 6... a6?? { (-1.78 → 1.81) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (6... Bxe5) 7. Nxd4?? { (1.81 → -1.72) Blunder. Nxd6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (7. Nxd6+) 7... Bxe5 { [%eval -2.0] } 8. fxe5?! { (-2.00 → -3.15) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -3.15] } (8. Ne2 Bd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. d3 f5 11. c3 Qb6 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nf6) 8... Ne7?? { (-3.15 → 2.98) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (8... Qh4+ 9. g3 Qxe4+ 10. Qe2 Qxd4 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. e6 fxe6 13. d3 Ngf6 14. Be3) 9. Nf5?? { (2.98 → -0.05) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (9. Nf3 c5 10. c3 Bg4 11. d4 Nbc6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Qd2 Rd8 14. d5 Ng6) 9... Bxf5?? { (-0.05 → 2.03) Blunder. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (9... Nxf5 10. exf5) 10. exf5 { [%eval 2.04] } 10... Nxf5 { [%eval 2.1] } 11. g3?? { (2.10 → -0.28) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (11. Qf3) 11... Qd5 { [%eval -0.4] } 12. Bg2?? { (-0.40 → -4.84) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.84] } (12. Kf2 Qd4+) 12... Qxg2 { [%eval -4.94] } 13. Rf1 { [%eval -4.77] } 13... O-O { [%eval -4.6] } 14. Rxf5 { [%eval -5.05] } 14... Qh1+?? { (-5.05 → -2.43) Blunder. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.43] } (14... Qe4+ 15. Qe2 Qxf5 16. d4 Nc6 17. Be3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. O-O-O Rad8 20. Re1) 15. Rf1 { [%eval -2.36] } 15... Qg2?? { (-2.36 → 0.33) Blunder. Qxh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (15... Qxh2 16. d4 Qxg3+ 17. Rf2 c5 18. Bf4 Qg1+ 19. Ke2 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 cxd4 21. Rxd4) 16. b3 { [%eval -0.17] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval -0.01] } 17. Ba3?? { (-0.01 → -2.55) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (17. Qe2 Qxe2+) 17... Rfe8 { [%eval -2.58] } 18. d4?? { (-2.58 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Rxf3 Nd4 20. Rc3 Nb5 21. Bb4 Nxc3 22. Bxc3 f6 23. O-O-O fxe5) 18... Rad8?? { (Mate in 7 → -3.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.56] } (18... Nxe5 19. Be7 Rxe7 20. Qe2 Nf3+ 21. Kd1 Rxe2 22. Rxf3 Qxf3 23. Kc1 Qc3 24. Kb1) 19. Qe2?! { (-3.56 → -4.55) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (19. Qf3 Rxe5+ 20. Kd1 Rxd4+ 21. Kc1 Qxf3 22. Rxf3 Re2 23. Bc5 Rdd2 24. Rc3 Rxh2) 19... Qxe2+ { [%eval -4.58] } 20. Kxe2 { [%eval -4.46] } 20... Nxd4+ { [%eval -4.18] } 21. Kd1?! { (-4.18 → -5.88) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -5.88] } (21. Kf2 Nxc2 22. Rac1 Nxa3 23. Rxc7 Nb5 24. Rxb7 Rxe5 25. Kg1 Nd6 26. Ra7 h5) 21... Rxe5 { [%eval -5.29] } 22. Kc1 { [%eval -5.15] } 22... Nb5? { (-5.15 → -2.87) Mistake. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -2.87] } (22... Re2 23. Rd1 Rxc2+ 24. Kb1 Rxh2 25. Bc1 Ne6 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. a4 Ne6 28. b4) 23. Bb2?! { (-2.87 → -4.11) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.11] } (23. Bb4 Re2 24. Re1 Rxh2 25. Kb2 h5 26. Rad1 Rd4 27. Bc5 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nd6) 23... Re2 { [%eval -4.12] } 24. a4 { [%eval -4.26] } 24... Rc8?? { (-4.26 → 3.16) Blunder. Rdd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (24... Rdd2 25. axb5 Rxc2+ 26. Kd1 Red2+ 27. Ke1 Rxb2 28. bxa6 bxa6 29. Rxa6 g6 30. Rh1) 25. axb5 { [%eval 3.16] } { Black left the game. } 1-0