[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9DMeP3BK"] [Date "2026.04.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Elawlen_new"] [Black "PoulsenP"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "9DMeP3BK"] [UTCDate "2026.04.24"] [UTCTime "17:58:47"] [WhiteElo "720"] [BlackElo "767"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackRatingDiff "+24"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Bb5+?! { (0.82 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. c3 c5 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6) 5... c6 { [%eval 0.37] } 6. Bd3?! { (0.37 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (6. Nxe4 Qa5+ 7. c3 cxb5 8. Ng3 b4 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nh5 b6) 6... Bb4?? { (-0.18 → 2.15) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. h4 Nc6 9. Kf1 Qa5 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. h5) 7. Nf3?? { (2.15 → -2.13) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.13] } (7. Qg4 Nxc3 8. Qxg7 Kd7 9. Qxf7+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. bxc3 c5) 7... Nxc3 { [%eval -2.03] } 8. O-O?? { (-2.03 → -6.51) Blunder. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -6.51] } (8. bxc3 Bxc3+ 9. Bd2 Bxa1 10. Qxa1 b6 11. h4 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6) 8... Nxd1 { [%eval -6.56] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval -6.71] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval -6.37] } 10. Raxd1 { [%eval -6.42] } 10... O-O { [%eval -5.1] } 11. a3 { [%eval -5.57] } 11... Ba5 { [%eval -4.85] } 12. b4 { [%eval -5.43] } 12... Bb6 { [%eval -4.85] } 13. c3 { [%eval -5.38] } 13... Na6 { [%eval -4.72] } 14. a4 { [%eval -5.37] } 14... h6 { [%eval -5.28] } 15. a5 { [%eval -5.57] } 15... hxg5 { [%eval -5.27] } 16. axb6 { [%eval -5.19] } 16... axb6 { [%eval -4.27] } 17. Nxg5 { [%eval -4.11] } 17... Nxb4 { [%eval -3.92] } 18. Bh7+ { [%eval -4.07] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval -3.96] } 19. cxb4 { [%eval -3.78] } 19... Ra4 { [%eval -3.38] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval -3.86] } 20... f6 { [%eval -3.55] } 21. exf6?! { (-3.55 → -4.99) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval -4.99] } (21. Bg6 fxg5 22. f4 g4 23. h3 g3 24. Rb3 Kg8 25. Rxg3 Qd8 26. Rff3 Ra7) 21... Rxf6?! { (-4.99 → -3.32) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.32] } (21... gxf6 22. Rb3 fxg5 23. Bc2 b5 24. h4 gxh4 25. Rh3 Kg8 26. f4 Qg7 27. Rff3) 22. f3 { [%eval -4.07] } 22... Rf5?! { (-4.07 → -3.20) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (22... g6 23. Rb3 Qc7 24. Bxg6 Rxg6 25. f4 Kg8 26. h4 Qg7 27. h5 Rxg5 28. fxg5) 23. h4?! { (-3.20 → -4.56) Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval -4.56] } (23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Rfe1 Kg8 25. Re5 Qd8 26. h4 Qf8 27. Rbe1 Bd7 28. g3 Ra8) 23... Ra3?! { (-4.56 → -3.29) Inaccuracy. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (23... Rxg5 24. hxg5 Kxh7 25. f4 Kg8 26. Rbe1 Qd8 27. Rf3 Ra2 28. g6 e5 29. Rxe5) 24. g4?! { (-3.29 → -5.02) Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval -5.02] } (24. Bxf5 exf5 25. f4 Re3 26. Rbe1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Kg8 28. Ra1 Qe8 29. Kf2 Bd7) 24... Raxf3?! { (-5.02 → -3.32) Inaccuracy. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.32] } (24... Rxg5 25. hxg5 Kxh7 26. Rf2 Qd8 27. Kg2 Qxg5 28. Rh1+ Kg8 29. Rh5 Qf6 30. g5) 25. gxf5 { [%eval -2.98] } 25... Rxf5?? { (-2.98 → 0.00) Blunder. Rg3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25... Rg3+ 26. Kh1 Rg4 27. Rg1 Rxh4+ 28. Kg2 Qc7 29. Nf3 Rxh7 30. Rge1 Rh5 31. Ra1) 26. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... exf5 { [%eval 0.44] } 27. Rb2?! { (0.44 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (27. Rfe1 g6 28. Rb2 Qc7 29. Kg2 Qf4 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Rbe2) 27... Qe7 { [%eval -0.38] } 28. b5? { (-0.38 → -1.72) Mistake. Rff2 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (28. Rff2 Qf8 29. Rfe2 Bd7 30. Re1 Kg8 31. Rbe2 Qxb4 32. Re8+ Bxe8 33. Rxe8+ Qf8) 28... c5 { [%eval -1.14] } 29. Rc2? { (-1.14 → -2.40) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -2.4] } (29. Ra1 g6 30. Ra8 Qd7 31. h5 gxh5 32. Rg2 Kg7 33. Nf3+ Kh7 34. Ng5+ Kh6) 29... c4? { (-2.40 → -0.98) Mistake. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (29... Qe3+ 30. Kg2 g6 31. Rcf2 Qxd4 32. Re1 Bd7 33. Re7 Qg4+ 34. Kh1 Kg8 35. Rh7) 30. Nf3? { (-0.98 → -2.37) Mistake. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (30. Ra2 g6 31. Kf2 Qf6 32. Rd1 Kg7 33. Ra8 Bd7 34. Rb8 Qd6 35. Rxb7 Kf6) 30... Be6? { (-2.37 → -1.11) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (30... Bd7 31. Ne5 Kh7 32. Rff2 Qd6 33. Kg2 Be8 34. Rce2) 31. Ng5?! { (-1.11 → -1.91) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (31. Re2 Qd6 32. Ng5 Bg8 33. Rxf5 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Qg4 35. Rf3 c3 36. Ra2 Qxd4) 31... f4?? { (-1.91 → 0.00) Blunder. Bg8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31... Bg8 32. Kg2 Qe3 33. Nf3 f4 34. Re1 Qb3 35. Rce2 Bf7 36. Ng5 f3+ 37. Nxf3) 32. Nxe6?? { (0.00 → -4.60) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -4.6] } (32. Re1 Qb4 33. Rce2 Bg8 34. Re8 g6 35. R1e7 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qc2+ 37. Kf3 Qd3+) 32... Qxe6 { [%eval -4.21] } 33. Rcf2 { [%eval -5.03] } 33... Qe3 { [%eval -4.93] } 34. h5 { [%eval -4.82] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval -4.68] } 35. h6 { [%eval -5.72] } 35... gxh6?! { (-5.72 → -4.52) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -4.52] } (35... g5 36. Kh1 c3 37. Kh2 Kxh6 38. Rf3 Qe4 39. Rh3+ Kg6 40. Rhf3 c2 41. R3f2) 36. Kg2 { [%eval -4.19] } 36... Qxd4?! { (-4.19 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (36... c3 37. Kh1 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 Qxd4 39. Re2 Qf6 40. Rfe1 c2 41. Rc1 Qh4+ 42. Kg1) 37. Rxf4 { [%eval -3.2] } 37... Qd2+?! { (-3.20 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (37... Qe5 38. Rf5 Qe6 39. Rf6 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qh4+ 41. Kg2 d4 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. R7f4) 38. Kg1?! { (-2.14 → -3.19) Inaccuracy. R1f2 was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (38. R1f2 Qe3 39. R2f3 Qe2+ 40. Kh1 Qe5 41. Rf5 Qe4 42. Rf4 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe5) 38... Qd4+?? { (-3.19 → 7.04) Blunder. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval 7.04] } (38... Qe3+ 39. Kg2 Qe5 40. Rf7+ Kg6 41. Rxb7 Qe6 42. Rc7 Qg4+ 43. Kh2 Qe2+ 44. Kg1) 39. Kg2?? { (7.04 → -3.05) Blunder. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (39. Rxd4 c3 40. Rxd5 Kg6 41. Rd7 c2 42. Rxb7 c1=Q 43. Rxb6+ Kg5 44. Rxc1 Kf4) 39... Qd2+?! { (-3.05 → -2.21) Inaccuracy. Qg7+ was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (39... Qg7+ 40. Kh1 Qe5 41. Rf7+ Kg6 42. Rxb7 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 Qe3+ 44. Kg2 c3 45. Rf3) 40. Kg3?! { (-2.21 → -2.89) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (40. Kh1 Qe3 41. Rf7+ Kg6 42. R7f6+ Kg5 43. R6f2 Qe4+ 44. Rg2+ Kh4 45. Kh2 Qe5+) 40... c3?? { (-2.89 → 0.00) Blunder. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (40... Qe3+ 41. Kg2 Qe5 42. Rf5 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 d4 44. Rf7+ Kg6 45. R1f6+ Kg5 46. Rf3) 41. Rf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kg4?? { (0.00 → -7.85) Blunder. R1f6+ was best. } { [%eval -7.85] } (42. R1f6+ Kg5 43. Rf5+ Kg6) 42... h5+? { (-7.85 → -3.97) Mistake. Qg2+ was best. } { [%eval -3.97] } (42... Qg2+ 43. Kh4 Qh2+ 44. Kg4 h5+ 45. Kf3 Kxf7 46. Ra1 Ke6 47. Ra8 Ke5 48. Ra7) 43. Kg3?! { (-3.97 → -6.22) Inaccuracy. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval -6.22] } (43. Kh3 Qe3+ 44. R7f3 Qe6+ 45. Kh2 d4 46. R1f2 Qd6+ 47. Kh3 Qd7+ 48. Kh2 d3) 43... c2?? { (-6.22 → 0.00) Blunder. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (43... Qg5+ 44. Kh2 c2 45. Rf8 Qh4+ 46. Kg2 c1=Q 47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Rxc1 Qe4+ 49. Kg3) 44. Kf3?? { (0.00 → -10.29) Blunder. R1f6+ was best. } { [%eval -10.29] } (44. R1f6+ Kg5 45. Rf5+ Kg6) 44... c1=Q?! { (-10.29 → -6.74) Inaccuracy. Kxf7 was best. } { [%eval -6.74] } (44... Kxf7 45. Kg3+ Ke7 46. Rh1 Qe3+ 47. Kh4 Qe4+ 48. Kg5 Qxh1 49. Kh6 c1=Q+ 50. Kh7) 45. Rf2?? { (-6.74 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (45. Rxc1 Kxf7 46. Rc7+ Kg6 47. Rxb7 Qd3+ 48. Kf4 Qxb5 49. Ra7 d4 50. Ke4 Qc4) 45... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-8] } 46. Kxf2 { [%eval #-10] } 46... Qh1?? { (Mate in 10 → -6.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kxf7 was best. } { [%eval -6.33] } { Black wins on time. } (46... Kxf7 47. Kf3 Ke6 48. Ke2 d4 49. Kd3 Kd5 50. Ke2 Ke4 51. Kf2 d3 52. Kg2) 0-1