[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8aZmjE60"] [Date "2026.01.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Trimate"] [Black "Apache1969"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "8aZmjE60"] [UTCDate "2026.01.14"] [UTCTime "19:49:31"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2377"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C14"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.27] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.28] } { C14 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] } 8. Qg4 { [%eval 0.41] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.64] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.76] } 9... f5 { [%eval 0.51] } 10. exf6 { [%eval 0.58] } 10... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.66] } 11. Qh4 { [%eval 0.96] } 11... c5?? { (0.96 → 3.04) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (11... Qd6) 12. Bxh7+ { [%eval 3.22] } 12... Kf7 { [%eval 3.25] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 3.36] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 3.54] } 14. Ne5+? { (3.54 → 1.63) Mistake. Bg6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (14. Bg6+ Kg8 15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Rd3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Rh3 Kf8) 14... Ke8 { [%eval 1.66] } 15. Bg6+ { [%eval 1.63] } 15... Kd8 { [%eval 1.59] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 1.44] } 16... Nc6?! { (1.44 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (16... Qb4+) 17. O-O-O { [%eval 1.81] } 17... Bd7?! { (1.81 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 Ne4 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nxd4 Bd7 22. Rhe1 Rf2 23. Rd2) 18. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.94] } 18... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.78] } 19. fxe5 { [%eval 3.0] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval 3.23] } 20. Qxe7+?! { (3.23 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. Nxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (20. Nxe6+ Bxe6 21. Qxe4 Qg5+ 22. Kb1 Kc7 23. Qb4 Rad8 24. Bd3 Rfe8 25. Rde1 Rd7) 20... Kxe7 { [%eval 1.88] } 21. Rhf1?! { (1.88 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (21. Bxe4) 21... Nf2 { [%eval 0.78] } 22. Rd2 { [%eval 1.25] } 22... Ng4 { [%eval 1.21] } 23. Nf3? { (1.21 → -0.23) Mistake. Rxf8 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (23. Rxf8 Rxf8 24. Nf3 Ne3 25. Bd3 Rf4 26. Re2 Nf5 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Rd2 Ke6) 23... Rf4? { (-0.23 → 1.11) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (23... Nxe5) 24. h3?? { (1.11 → -0.76) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (24. Re1 Be8) 24... Ne3?? { (-0.76 → 1.94) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (24... Nxe5 25. Bh5) 25. Re1 { [%eval 1.93] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval 1.94] } 26. Rd4 { [%eval 1.9] } 26... Raf8 { [%eval 2.41] } 27. b3 { [%eval 1.97] } 27... Nb6 { [%eval 2.38] } 28. Kb2?! { (2.38 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Kd2 Rf8 30. Ke3 Be8 31. Bd3 Nd7 32. g4 g5 33. Rh1 a5) 28... Na8? { (1.66 → 2.97) Mistake. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (28... Rxd4 29. Nxd4 Rf2 30. Re2 Rf4 31. Kc3 Bb5 32. Nxb5 axb5 33. a3 Nc8 34. Bd3) 29. a4 { [%eval 2.96] } 29... b5 { [%eval 3.49] } 30. axb5?! { (3.49 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. a5 Be8 32. Bxe8 Kxe8 33. Rd1 Re4 34. Rd4 Re2 35. Rg4 Kf7) 30... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.22] } 31. c4?? { (2.22 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31. Rxf4 Rxf4 32. Kc3 Nb6 33. Kd2 Nd7 34. Ke3 Rb4 35. Ra1 Nf8 36. Bd3 Bxd3) 31... dxc4 { [%eval 0.18] } 32. bxc4 { [%eval -0.06] } 32... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Kc3 { [%eval -0.1] } 33... Bd5 { [%eval -0.12] } 34. Ra1 { [%eval -0.06] } 34... Nc7 { [%eval -0.32] } 35. Nd2?? { (-0.32 → -5.42) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval -5.42] } (35. Rxf4 Rxf4 36. Bh5 Be4 37. Bg4 Bc6 38. Kd2 Bb5 39. Ke3 Nd5+ 40. Kf2 Re4) 35... Nb5+ { [%eval -5.36] } 36. Kd3 { [%eval -5.32] } 36... Rxd4+ { [%eval -5.36] } { White resigns. } 0-1