[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/z3Oq8dXE"] [Date "2023.10.18"] [White "Weierstrauss"] [Black "nikileshkumar"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.10.18"] [UTCTime "01:22:27"] [WhiteElo "944"] [BlackElo "958"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Bb4+?! { (0.30 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (2... d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3) 3. c3 Bf8 4. Bc4 Nf6?! { (0.43 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (4... d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bd3 h6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. O-O Nd7 9. Re1+) 5. Ne2?? { (1.19 → -0.64) Blunder. e5 was best. } (5. e5 Nd5) 5... d6? { (-0.64 → 0.95) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (5... Nxe4 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O d5 8. Bg5 c5 9. Nd2 Be7 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. Nexd4 O-O 12. Re1) 6. Nf4? { (0.95 → -0.59) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (6. Bd3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. f3 h4 12. Bf2 Nc6) 6... e5?? { (-0.59 → 1.74) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (6... Nxe4) 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7?? { (1.65 → 5.51) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } (8... Ke7) 9. Qxd8 g5?! { (5.22 → 8.15) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (9... Nc6 10. Qd1 exf4 11. Bxf4 Be6 12. Nd2 Rd8 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Rxd6 15. O-O Re8 16. Rfe1) 10. Nd5 Nxe4 11. Qf6+?? { (10.25 → -0.95) Blunder. Qxc8 was best. } (11. Qxc8 Nd6 12. Qd8 Ne8 13. Bxg5 h6 14. Bh4 c6 15. Nc7 Nxc7 16. Qxc7+ Kg6 17. Qxb7 Rh7) 11... Ke8?? { (-0.95 → 12.25) Blunder. Nxf6 was best. } (11... Nxf6 12. Nxc7 Bd6 13. Nxa8 Bf5 14. Bxg5 Nbd7 15. O-O Rxa8 16. Bh4 Ne4 17. f3 Nec5 18. Nd2) 12. Qxe5+ Kd7 13. Qxh8 Bc5 14. Qxh7+ Kd6 15. Qxe4 Nc6 16. O-O b6?! { (14.44 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } (16... Be6 17. Rd1 Bd4 18. Nf6 Rf8 19. cxd4 Rxf6 20. d5 Nd4 21. Qxd4 Rf4 22. Qxf4+ gxf4 23. Bxf4+) 17. Be3?! { (Mate in 11 → 14.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nb4 was best. } (17. Nb4 Nd4 18. Re1 Bxb4 19. Qxd4+ Kc6 20. Qe4+ Kb5 21. a4+ Ka6 22. cxb4 Bd7 23. b5+ Bxb5) 17... Ba6 18. Rd1 Rh8?! { (20.48 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } (18... Bd4 19. Nb4 Bd3 20. Qxc6+ Ke7 21. Nd5+ Kf8 22. Qxa8+ Kf7 23. Bxd4 Be4 24. Re1) 19. Nf6+ Bd4 20. Ne8+?! { (Mate in 5 → 17.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxd4 was best. } (20. Bxd4 Bd3 21. Rxd3 Nb4 22. Na3 Nd5 23. Nb5+ Kc6 24. Qxd5#) 20... Kc5?! { (17.50 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe8 was best. } (20... Rxe8 21. Qxe8 Bd3 22. cxd4 Nb4 23. Nc3 c6 24. Qf8+ Kd7 25. Qxb4 g4 26. Bg5 Ke6 27. d5+) 21. Bxd4+ Kb5 22. Na3+ Ka5 23. Qxc6 Bc8 24. b4+ Ka6 25. Qb5+ Kb7 26. Bxh8 c6 27. Qxg5 a6 28. Nd6+ Kc7 29. Nxc8 Kxc8 30. Rd8+ Kc7 31. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0