[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zdeK4oVo"] [Date "2026.06.09"] [Round "-"] [White "bill365r"] [Black "roopak_garg"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "zdeK4oVo"] [UTCDate "2026.06.09"] [UTCTime "07:40:57"] [WhiteElo "1088"] [BlackElo "1060"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... Bc5?! { (0.11 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. d4 { [%eval 0.94] } 3... Bb4+?! { (0.94 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (3... Be7 4. c3 d6 5. Bd3 Nd7 6. O-O Bf6 7. Qe2 Ne7 8. a4) 4. c3 { [%eval 1.04] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 1.43] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 1.35] } 5... Qf6?? { (1.35 → 4.64) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (5... Be7 6. Bd3 d5 7. e5 c5 8. O-O c4 9. Bc2 Nc6 10. b3 b5 11. h4) 6. e5 { [%eval 4.79] } 6... Qg6 { [%eval 5.65] } 7. exd6 { [%eval 5.56] } 7... Qxg2 { [%eval 5.97] } 8. Ke2?! { (5.97 → 4.55) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval 4.55] } (8. Rg1 Qh3 9. Na3 Nf6 10. Bf1 Qh5 11. dxc7 Na6 12. Rg5 Qh6 13. Rg2 Qh5) 8... cxd6 { [%eval 4.44] } 9. Nh4?? { (4.44 → -1.01) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (9. Rg1 Qh3 10. Rxg7 h6 11. Na3 a6 12. Bd3 b5 13. Bf4 Qh5 14. Bxd6 Bb7) 9... Qe4+ { [%eval -0.99] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.96] } 10... Qxh4 { [%eval -0.98] } 11. Qg1 { [%eval -1.01] } 11... g6 { [%eval -1.04] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval -1.22] } 12... Qe4+ { [%eval -1.16] } 13. Kd2 { [%eval -1.3] } 13... d5?? { (-1.30 → 0.83) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (13... b5 14. Bd3 Qf3 15. Qd1 Qxf2+ 16. Kc1 Bb7 17. Rf1 Qg2 18. Bf4 f5 19. Bxd6) 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.71] } 14... Qf3 { [%eval 0.64] } 15. Kc2? { (0.64 → -0.95) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (15. h4 h6 16. Be2 Qe4 17. Be3 b6 18. b4 Qf5 19. Na3 a6 20. Bd3 Qf3) 15... f6 { [%eval -0.98] } 16. Be3?! { (-0.98 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (16. Nd2 Qh3 17. Bf4 b6 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Kf7 20. b4 Nc6 21. b5 Na5) 16... f5?? { (-1.72 → 2.27) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (16... d6 17. h4 e5 18. Kd2 a6 19. Qh2 Ne7 20. Be2 Qf5 21. f4 Nbc6 22. h5) 17. Nd2? { (2.27 → 0.79) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (17. h4 Qg4 18. Qh2 Nf6 19. Bf4 Nc6 20. Nd2 Qh5 21. Rae1 g5 22. Bxg5 Ng4) 17... Qh3 { [%eval 0.96] } 18. c4?? { (0.96 → -1.81) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.81] } (18. Bf4 Nf6 19. f3 O-O 20. Qf2 Ne4 21. Qe3 Nxd2 22. Kxd2 Nc6 23. Rag1 Qh4) 18... Qh4?! { (-1.81 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (18... Nc6 19. Bf1 Qg4 20. Qxg4 fxg4 21. Rg1 Nge7 22. Rxg4 d6 23. Rg1 Nf5 24. cxd5) 19. c5?! { (-0.75 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (19. cxd5 Ne7 20. d6 Nd5 21. Nf3 Qh5 22. Ne5 Nc6 23. Kd2 f4 24. Nxg6 fxe3+) 19... f4 { [%eval -1.32] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval -1.27] } 20... Qf6 { [%eval -0.85] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval -0.71] } 21... b6 { [%eval -0.87] } 22. cxb6 { [%eval -1.22] } 22... axb6 { [%eval -1.15] } 23. Re1?! { (-1.15 → -1.98) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (23. b4 Nc6 24. Bc3 Qf8 25. a3 Nf6 26. b5 Ne7 27. Bb4 Ne4 28. h4 Qf6) 23... Ba6 { [%eval -2.01] } 24. Ne5? { (-2.01 → -3.52) Mistake. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.52] } (24. Qf1 Bxd3+ 25. Qxd3 Nc6 26. Kb1 Nge7 27. h4 h6 28. a3 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Nxf5) 24... Bxd3+ { [%eval -3.62] } 25. Nxd3 { [%eval -3.22] } 25... Ne7 { [%eval -3.11] } 26. a3 { [%eval -3.2] } 26... Nec6 { [%eval -2.62] } 27. Nxf4?? { (-2.62 → -5.31) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval -5.31] } (27. Bxf4 Nxd4+ 28. Kb1 Nf3 29. Qg3 Nxe1 30. Rxe1 O-O 31. Bd6 Nc6 32. Bxf8 Rxf8) 27... Nxd4+ { [%eval -5.22] } 28. Kc3 { [%eval -6.12] } 28... e5 { [%eval -5.16] } 29. Nxd5?! { (-5.16 → -7.33) Inaccuracy. Rxe5+ was best. } { [%eval -7.33] } (29. Rxe5+ Qxe5 30. Qe1 d6 31. Qxe5+ dxe5 32. Nxd5 Nd7 33. Nc7+ Ke7 34. Nxa8 Rxa8) 29... Qc6+ { [%eval -7.26] } 30. Kd3 { [%eval -7.12] } 30... Qxd5 { [%eval -7.21] } 31. Qg4 { [%eval -7.51] } 31... Ndc6+?! { (-7.51 → -5.24) Inaccuracy. Nbc6 was best. } { [%eval -5.24] } (31... Nbc6 32. Rc1 O-O 33. Be3 Rae8 34. Kd2 Rf7 35. Bxd4 exd4 36. Kc2 Ne5) 32. Kc2 { [%eval -5.14] } 32... Qc5+?! { (-5.14 → -4.08) Inaccuracy. Nd4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.08] } (32... Nd4+ 33. Kb1 Nbc6 34. Qe4 Qxe4+ 35. Rxe4 Ne6 36. Bb4 Nxb4 37. Rxb4 Rf8 38. Rb5) 33. Kb1 { [%eval -3.99] } 33... Nd4?! { (-3.99 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (33... Qd5 34. Bh6 Nd4 35. Qd1 Nbc6 36. f4 Qb3 37. Qxb3 Nxb3 38. fxe5 Nc5 39. Bg7) 34. Bb4?! { (-3.03 → -4.59) Inaccuracy. Rxe5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.59] } (34. Rxe5+ Qxe5 35. Re1 Qxe1+ 36. Bxe1 Ne6 37. Qb4 Nc6 38. Qxb6 Rf8 39. Bd2 Rf5) 34... Qc2+ { [%eval -4.36] } 35. Ka2?! { (-4.36 → -5.56) Inaccuracy. Ka1 was best. } { [%eval -5.56] } (35. Ka1 Qc4 36. Rxe5+ Kd8 37. Qe4 Nbc6 38. Be7+ Kc8 39. Kb1 Qc2+ 40. Qxc2 Nxc2) 35... Qb3+ { [%eval -5.46] } 36. Kb1 { [%eval -5.62] } 36... Qc2+ { [%eval -4.51] } 37. Ka2 { [%eval -4.92] } 37... Nbc6 { [%eval -4.61] } 38. Rc1?? { (-4.61 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe5+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (38. Rxe5+ Kd8 39. Bd6 Kc8 40. Re3 h5 41. Qg2 Ra5 42. Rhe1 Kb7 43. Rc3 Qf5) 38... Qb3+?! { (Mate in 2 → -13.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxb4+ was best. } { [%eval -13.9] } (38... Nxb4+ 39. Ka1 Nb3#) 39. Kb1 { [%eval -11.5] } 39... Nxb4 { [%eval -10.49] } 40. axb4?! { (-10.49 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (40. Rc3 Qa2+ 41. Kc1 Qa1+ 42. Kd2 Qxb2+ 43. Kd1 Qxc3 44. Qe4 Nbc6 45. Re1 Qa1+) 40... Qa2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1