[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9GvPiW2e"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "grahamg"] [Black "lesyaas"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "9GvPiW2e"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "20:37:51"] [WhiteElo "1296"] [BlackElo "1383"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+34"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. Qe2+ { [%eval -0.16] } 4... Be7 { [%eval -0.23] } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.48] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.46] } 6. Nc3?! { (-0.46 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (6. Qd1 O-O 7. d4 c5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O c4) 6... O-O { [%eval -0.97] } 7. Qd3? { (-0.97 → -2.63) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (7. d4 Bb4 8. Qd1 Re8+ 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Bd2 b6 11. Kf1 c5) 7... Re8 { [%eval -2.99] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -2.89] } 8... Bc5? { (-2.89 → -1.26) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (8... c5 9. Ne5 d4 10. Nb5 a6 11. Na3 Bf8 12. f4 Nbd7 13. Nac4 b5 14. Qf3) 9. O-O?! { (-1.26 → -2.05) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (9. Qb5 Na6 10. d4 Nb4 11. O-O Bf8 12. a3 Bd7 13. Qxb7 Bc6 14. Qxb4 Bxb4) 9... h6?! { (-2.05 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (9... Nc6 10. Qb5 Qd6 11. d4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qd3 Be5 14. Bd2 c5 15. Bg5) 10. a3 { [%eval -1.19] } 10... b6 { [%eval -1.07] } 11. b4 { [%eval -1.25] } 11... Be7 { [%eval -0.71] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval -0.76] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval -0.45] } 13. Nb5?? { (-0.45 → -2.91) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -2.91] } (13. b5 Bb7 14. Rfe1 c5 15. bxc6 Nxc6 16. Bf1 Na5 17. Nd1 Rc8 18. Ne3 Ne4) 13... Qd7?? { (-2.91 → 0.82) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (13... c6 14. c4 cxb5 15. cxb5 Bb7 16. Nd4 Nbd7 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Rac1 Qd6 19. Rfe1) 14. a4?? { (0.82 → -0.84) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (14. Ne5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 Qe6 16. c4 c6 17. Qa4 Nbd7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxc6 Bf6) 14... Bxb4?? { (-0.84 → 2.42) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (14... c6 15. Ne5 Qe6 16. Rfe1 cxb5 17. axb5 Bb7 18. Bg4 Nxg4 19. Nxg4 Qg6 20. Qc3) 15. Be5?? { (2.42 → -1.20) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nfd4 Bf8 17. Qg3+ Kh8 18. Bg4 Qd8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bxb5) 15... Qe6?? { (-1.20 → 0.55) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (15... Ne4 16. c4 c6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Qb3 Nc6 19. d4 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Bf8 21. Bf4) 16. Nxc7?? { (0.55 → -3.17) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (16. Qb3 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 c6 18. Rae1 Be7 19. Bxb8 Qc8 20. Be5 cxb5 21. axb5 Qc4) 16... Bxd3 { [%eval -3.05] } 17. Nxe6?! { (-3.05 → -3.98) Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (17. Bxd3 Qc8 18. Bh2 Re7 19. Nxa8 Nc6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. c3 Ba5 22. Nd4 Re8) 17... Bxe2 { [%eval -3.77] } 18. Rfe1?! { (-3.77 → -5.11) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval -5.11] } (18. Nc7 Bxf1 19. Nxa8 Be2 20. Nc7 Rxe5 21. Nxe5 Bd6 22. Ng4 Bxc7 23. Nxf6+ gxf6) 18... Bxf3 { [%eval -4.61] } 19. Bxf6?! { (-4.61 → -6.48) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval -6.48] } (19. Nc7 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Bd6 21. Re7 Be4 22. d3 Nc6 23. Nxa8 Bxe7 24. dxe4 dxe4) 19... gxf6? { (-6.48 → -3.72) Mistake. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval -3.72] } (19... fxe6 20. gxf3 gxf6 21. a5 Bxa5 22. c4 dxc4 23. Re4 Kf7 24. Kf1 c3 25. dxc3) 20. gxf3? { (-3.72 → -6.50) Mistake. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval -6.5] } (20. Nc7 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Be4 22. Nxa8 Bxd2 23. Rd1 Bf4 24. c4 Be5 25. cxd5 Kf8) 20... Nc6?! { (-6.50 → -4.92) Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval -4.92] } (20... fxe6 21. a5 bxa5 22. c3 Bd6 23. Rxa5 Re7 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Rb1 Nc6 26. Ra6) 21. c3 { [%eval -5.46] } 21... Bd6 { [%eval -5.05] } 22. Nc7?! { (-5.05 → -7.02) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -7.02] } (22. Nd4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Kf8 25. Kf1 a6 26. Ra1 Rb8 27. Ke2 Be7) 22... Bxc7 { [%eval -6.89] } 23. Rxe8+ { [%eval -7.15] } 23... Rxe8 { [%eval -7.06] } 24. Kg2 { [%eval -7.12] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval -7.12] } 25. h4 { [%eval -7.23] } 25... Rg8+ { [%eval -7.19] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval -8.07] } 26... Ne5 { [%eval -7.86] } 27. f4? { (-7.86 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (27. Rg1 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Nxf3+ 29. Kf1 Nxh4 30. Ke1 h5 31. Ke2 Kh6 32. Kf1 Ng6) 27... Nf3? { (Mate in 7 → -7.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -7.84] } (27... Nd3 28. Rf1 Bxf4 29. a5 bxa5 30. c4 dxc4 31. h5 Kh8 32. f3 a4 33. Ra1) 28. h5? { (-7.84 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d3 was best. } { [%eval #-19] } (28. d3 h5 29. f5 Kh6 30. Rd1 Be5 31. c4 Nxh4 32. cxd5 Bf4 33. d6 Bxd6) 28... Bxf4 { [%eval -8.47] } 29. d4? { (-8.47 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d3 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (29. d3 Bd2 30. c4 dxc4 31. dxc4 Be1 32. Rxe1 Nxe1 33. Kh2 Nf3+ 34. Kh3 Rg5) 29... a6 { [%eval #-11] } 30. Rb1 { [%eval #-12] } 30... b5? { (Mate in 12 → -8.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -8.48] } (30... Bd2 31. Rf1 Bxc3 32. Rc1 Bxd4 33. Rb1 Bxf2 34. a5 bxa5 35. Ra1 d4 36. Rf1) 31. axb5 { [%eval -7.91] } 31... axb5 { [%eval -7.41] } 32. Rxb5? { (-7.41 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (32. Ra1 Nd2 33. Ra2 Ne4 34. f3 Nxc3 35. Ra7 Nd1 36. Rxf7+ Rg7 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7) 32... Rg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1