[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zSGEm4Ko"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "jordburg"] [Black "MortiriusChess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zSGEm4Ko"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "03:04:16"] [WhiteElo "998"] [BlackElo "899"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Mediterranean Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } { C00 French Defense: Mediterranean Defense } 3. Nf3? { (0.76 → -0.41) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (3. e5 Nd5 4. c4 Ne7 5. Nf3 d6 6. exd6 cxd6 7. Nc3 g6) 3... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.42] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval -0.48] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.53] } 5. O-O { [%eval -0.55] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval -0.34] } 6. Re1 { [%eval -0.53] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.55] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -0.66] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.52] } 8. Nb5 { [%eval -0.7] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval -0.67] } 9. c3 { [%eval -0.64] } 9... Ba5? { (-0.64 → 0.54) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (9... Be7 10. c4 a6 11. Nc3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. h3 Be6 14. Bc2 Re8 15. a3) 10. b4 { [%eval 0.19] } 10... Nxb4?? { (0.19 → 2.05) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (10... Bb6 11. Na3 Ne7 12. Bg5 d6 13. Nc4 Nfd5 14. Bd2 c6 15. Nxb6 axb6) 11. cxb4 { [%eval 2.04] } 11... Bxb4 { [%eval 2.07] } 12. Re3 { [%eval 1.96] } 12... d5? { (1.96 → 3.37) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (12... Be7 13. Nc3 c5 14. Bc2 cxd4 15. Qxd4 d6 16. Rb1 a6 17. a4 Bd7 18. Qd3) 13. Ne5 { [%eval 3.09] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 3.34] } 14. Ba3?! { (3.34 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (14. Rh3 g6 15. Rb1 Bxb5 16. Rxb4 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Ne4 18. Rxb7 Qd6 19. Qb3 Rfc8) 14... Qe8?? { (2.26 → 5.35) Blunder. Bxa3 was best. } { [%eval 5.35] } (14... Bxa3 15. Nxa3 c5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Rb1 Qc7 18. Qe1 Qxc5 19. Rxb7 Rfd8 20. Nb1) 15. Bxb4 { [%eval 5.18] } 15... Bxb5 { [%eval 5.16] } 16. Bxf8 { [%eval 4.96] } 16... Kxf8 { [%eval 4.95] } 17. Rb1 { [%eval 4.62] } 17... Ba4 { [%eval 4.92] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval 4.73] } 18... b5 { [%eval 5.27] } 19. Bxa4 { [%eval 5.37] } 19... bxa4 { [%eval 5.28] } 20. Rb7 { [%eval 4.87] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 5.75] } 21. Qxa4 { [%eval 5.02] } 21... Nb6 { [%eval 5.44] } 22. Qxe8+ { [%eval 5.98] } 22... Kxe8 { [%eval 6.14] } 23. Rxc7 { [%eval 5.98] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval 7.0] } 24. Rec3 { [%eval 6.72] } 24... Na4?? { (6.72 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (24... Ke8 25. Rxf7 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. Rxg7 Nd6 28. h4 Nb5 29. Kh2 h5 30. Rf7) 25. Nxf7+ { [%eval #14] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval 11.13] } 26. Nd6+ { [%eval 8.48] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 9.5] } 27. Rf3+ { [%eval #12] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval #12] } 28. Nf7?? { (Mate in 12 → 6.97) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rff7 was best. } { [%eval 6.97] } (28. Rff7 Rb8 29. Rxg7+ Kh8 30. Rxh7+ Kg8 31. g4 Rd8 32. Rhg7+ Kh8 33. Rge7 Kg8) 28... Nc3 { [%eval 8.86] } 29. Rfxc3 { [%eval 8.72] } 29... h6 { [%eval 7.85] } 30. Nxh6+ { [%eval 7.64] } 30... Kh7? { (7.64 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxh6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (30... gxh6 31. Rc8+ Rxc8 32. Rxc8+ Kf7 33. Rc7+ Kf6 34. Rxa7 h5 35. f3 e5 36. dxe5+) 31. Rh3 { [%eval #12] } 31... Rb8 { [%eval #5] } 32. g4 { [%eval #10] } 32... a5 { [%eval #3] } 33. Nf7+ { [%eval #5] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 34. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0