[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7lZ9tbJ5"] [Date "2026.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexanderDowlingI"] [Black "sfjd"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "7lZ9tbJ5"] [UTCDate "2026.05.13"] [UTCTime "09:51:58"] [WhiteElo "1232"] [BlackElo "1230"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. dxc5?! { (0.23 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (5. c3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc3 a6) 5... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.33] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval -0.41] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval -0.25] } 7. Bxc6+?! { (-0.25 → -1.15) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.15] } (7. Qe2 Ne7 8. O-O Bd7 9. a4 Ng6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. c3 a6) 7... bxc6 { [%eval -1.25] } 8. O-O?! { (-1.25 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (8. Qd2 Ba6 9. b3 Ne7 10. h4 O-O 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Nxa3 c5) 8... Ne7?? { (-2.01 → -0.10) Blunder. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval -0.1] } (8... Ba6 9. b4 Bxb4 10. Be3 c5 11. c3 d4 12. cxb4 dxe3 13. Nc3 Bxf1 14. Ne4) 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 9... O-O?! { (-0.12 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (9... Qc7 10. Na4 Bb6 11. c3 O-O 12. b4 Ba6 13. Re1 Bb5 14. Nc5 a5 15. a4) 10. Na4 { [%eval 0.87] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 0.86] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.63] } 11... a6?? { (0.63 → 4.34) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.34] } (11... Bb6 12. b4 Qb5 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Nf5 16. Nc5 Qxb4 17. Be3) 12. Nxc5?? { (4.34 → 1.35) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (12. b4 Bxb4 13. cxb4 Qxb4 14. Be3 Qg4 15. h3 Qg6 16. Bc5 Re8 17. Qd2 a5) 12... Qxc5 { [%eval 1.34] } 13. b4?! { (1.34 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (13. Be3 Qc4 14. Nd2 Qh4 15. Bc5 Re8 16. Re1 a5 17. a4 Ng6 18. Bd6 Ba6) 13... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.11] } 14... Qc4 { [%eval 0.23] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 0.12] } 15... Qb5?! { (0.12 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (15... Qxa2 16. Re1 a5 17. bxa5 Ba6 18. Bb4 Rfe8 19. Nd4 Qb2 20. Bd6 Qb7 21. Bc5) 16. Nd4 { [%eval 0.31] } 16... Qb7 { [%eval 0.75] } 17. Qa4?! { (0.75 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (17. Re1 Nf5 18. Nb3 f6 19. Nc5 Qf7 20. Nd3 Bd7 21. h3 Rae8 22. a4 h5) 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.22] } 18. Rc2?? { (0.22 → -4.04) Blunder. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (18. Qa3 Ng6 19. Rfe1 f6 20. Nf3 Qc7 21. Qb2 Rf7 22. Bc3 Qd8 23. Re3 a5) 18... c5 { [%eval -4.07] } 19. Qa3 { [%eval -4.1] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval -4.12] } 20. Rfc1 { [%eval -4.32] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval -4.18] } 21. Rxc8+ { [%eval -4.31] } 21... Rxc8 { [%eval -4.16] } 22. Rxc8+ { [%eval -3.64] } 22... Qxc8 { [%eval -3.47] } 23. b5 { [%eval -3.28] } 23... Bxb5 { [%eval -2.81] } 24. Qxe7 { [%eval -2.74] } 24... h6 { [%eval -2.68] } 25. h4 { [%eval -3.34] } 25... Qe8? { (-3.34 → -1.50) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.5] } (25... Qc2 26. Qb4 Qe4 27. a4 Bd3 28. Qa3 Qe2 29. Bb4 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qc2 31. a5) 26. Qb7?! { (-1.50 → -2.33) Inaccuracy. Qxe8+ was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (26. Qxe8+ Bxe8 27. f3 h5 28. Kf2 f6 29. Bf4 Bg6 30. g4 Kf7 31. Ke1 Ke7) 26... Qc6?! { (-2.33 → -1.37) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (26... Qd8 27. h5 Qh4 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Qa7 Qxh5 30. Qxd4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Qa4 32. Qxa4) 27. Qb8+?! { (-1.37 → -2.41) Inaccuracy. Qxc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.41] } (27. Qxc6 Bxc6 28. Kf1 Kh7 29. g4 d3 30. Kg2 Ba4 31. Kg3 Bd1 32. a3 h5) 27... Kh7 { [%eval -2.56] } 28. Qf8?! { (-2.56 → -3.77) Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (28. Qa7 Qc2 29. Qxd4 Qxa2 30. f3 a5 31. Bc3 a4 32. Qb4 Qc2 33. Qb2 Qd1+) 28... Qc2 { [%eval -3.59] } 29. Bxh6?! { (-3.59 → -4.85) Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.85] } (29. Qb4 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qg4 31. a4 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Bc4 33. f3 Qh5 34. Bf4 Qf5) 29... gxh6?? { (-4.85 → 0.00) Blunder. Kxh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... Kxh6 30. Qg8 Qh7 31. Qxf7 Qf5 32. Qc7 Kh7 33. Qc1 d3 34. h5 Qxh5 35. Qf4) 30. Qxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Qf8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Qf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Qf8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Qf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2