[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Aecdm2Gi"] [Date "2025.12.26"] [Round "-"] [White "HerzogX"] [Black "KingSteve68"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Aecdm2Gi"] [UTCDate "2025.12.26"] [UTCTime "23:20:54"] [WhiteElo "974"] [BlackElo "999"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.58] } { C00 French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense } 3. dxc5 { [%eval 0.04] } 3... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Be3? { (0.00 → -1.55) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 h6) 4... Bxe3 { [%eval -1.51] } 5. fxe3 { [%eval -1.63] } 5... Nc6?! { (-1.63 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (5... Qh4+ 6. Ke2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 Qxe4 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Kf2) 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.59] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.25] } 7. e5?! { (-0.25 → -1.22) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (7. exd5 exd5 8. Qd2 Qb6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Nd4 Bg4) 7... Qc7 { [%eval -0.81] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -1.02] } 8... Nxe5?! { (-1.02 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (8... Nh6 9. e4) 9. Bb5+? { (0.01 → -1.14) Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (9. Qd4 Nxf3+) 9... Bd7 { [%eval -0.71] } 10. Bxd7+? { (-0.71 → -2.18) Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.18] } (10. Qd4) 10... Kxd7?? { (-2.18 → -0.06) Blunder. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (10... Nxd7 11. Qd4 Ngf6 12. g4 h6 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Rhg1 b5 15. h4 b4 16. Qxb4) 11. Nxe5+?? { (-0.06 → -2.07) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (11. e4 Nf6 12. exd5 Rad8 13. Qd4 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Ke7 15. O-O-O Nxd5 16. Qh4+ f6) 11... Qxe5 { [%eval -2.05] } 12. O-O { [%eval -2.39] } 12... Nf6?! { (-2.39 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Qxe3+ was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (12... Qxe3+ 13. Kh1 Nf6 14. Rf3 Qc5 15. Qe1 Rad8 16. Qh4 Kc8 17. Raf1 Rhg8 18. Ne2) 13. Qe1?! { (-1.51 → -2.42) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -2.42] } (13. e4 d4 14. Ne2 Rhd8 15. Nxd4 Ke8 16. c3 Qxe4 17. Qd2 Kf8 18. Rae1 Qg4) 13... Rac8 { [%eval -2.08] } 14. h3 { [%eval -2.58] } 14... Ne4?? { (-2.58 → 2.85) Blunder. Rhd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (14... Rhd8 15. a4 Ke8 16. a5 a6 17. Ra4 Kf8 18. Qf2 Rd7 19. Rd4 Rcc7 20. Rf4) 15. Rxf7+?! { (2.85 → 2.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Rxf7+ Kc6 17. Qc3+ Qc4 18. Qxg7 Rhg8 19. Qe5 Qe4 20. Qxe4 dxe4) 15... Ke8 { [%eval 2.04] } 16. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.73] } 16... Nxc3?! { (1.73 → 2.93) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (16... Ng3 17. Qd2) 17. Qxc3?? { (2.93 → -4.85) Blunder. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.85] } (17. bxc3 Rb8 18. Rab1 Rxb7 19. Rxb7 Rf8 20. Rxa7 Rf5 21. a4 Kf8 22. Rb7 Kg8) 17... Rxc3 { [%eval -4.64] } 18. Rxa7?! { (-4.64 → -7.19) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.19] } (18. bxc3 Rf8 19. Rab1 Qxe3+ 20. Kh2 Rf2 21. Rxg7 Qe5+ 22. Kg1 Rf7 23. Rg8+ Rf8) 18... Qxe3+ { [%eval -7.38] } 19. Kh2 { [%eval -7.41] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval -6.52] } 20. Rxg7?? { (-6.52 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval #-16] } (20. Rb7 Qe5+ 21. Kh1 Rb8 22. Ra7 Rf8 23. a4 Rf2 24. a5 Qxb2 25. Re1 Qf6) 20... Rxc2 { [%eval -9.84] } 21. Rg1? { (-9.84 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (21. Kh1 Rc1+ 22. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 23. Kh2 Qxb2 24. Rg5 Qb8+ 25. Kg1 Qa7+ 26. Kh2 Qc7+) 21... Qe5+ { [%eval #-5] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval #-5] } 22... Qxg7 { [%eval #-4] } 23. g4 { [%eval #-3] } 23... Qf7 { [%eval #-2] } 24. Re1 { [%eval #-2] } 24... Qf3+ { [%eval #-1] } 25. Kg1 { [%eval #-1] } 25... Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1