[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Hl2PWC4H"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Kipkluif"] [Black "Belmonte72"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Hl2PWC4H"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "21:59:20"] [WhiteElo "992"] [BlackElo "1021"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+40"] [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. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. c4 { [%eval -0.38] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.46] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval -0.43] } 5... exd5 { [%eval -0.46] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval -0.5] } 6... Bd7?! { (-0.50 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (6... Ne7 7. d4 a6 8. Ba4 Bg4 9. dxc5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Ng6 11. Nc3) 7. d4 { [%eval -0.14] } 7... c4?! { (-0.14 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Nc3 Nge7 11. Nxd5 Nxe5 12. Qe2) 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] } 8... Nb4? { (0.10 → 1.78) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (8... Bb4 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O Nge7 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Na4 h6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. b3) 9. Bxd7+ { [%eval 1.4] } 9... Qxd7 { [%eval 1.36] } 10. a3?? { (1.36 → -0.47) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (10. O-O Nd3 11. Ne1 Nxc1 12. Rxc1 Bb4 13. Nc2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne7 15. Ne3 O-O) 10... Nd3+ { [%eval -0.4] } 11. Ke2 { [%eval -0.35] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval -0.27] } 12. Qa4 { [%eval -0.28] } 12... Qxa4 { [%eval -0.27] } 13. Nxa4 { [%eval -0.23] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval 0.14] } 14. Nc5?? { (0.14 → -3.34) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -3.34] } (14. b3 f6) 14... Bxc5?! { (-3.34 → -2.37) Inaccuracy. Nxd4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (14... Nxd4+ 15. Nxd4 Bxc5 16. Be3 O-O-O 17. b4 Bb6 18. a4 Nxe5 19. Kd2 Rhe8 20. a5) 15. dxc5 { [%eval -2.43] } 15... Nxc5 { [%eval -2.19] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -2.63] } 16... Ne7?! { (-2.63 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (16... Nb3 17. Rb1 d4 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Kxd2 Ne7 20. Ke2 Nc6 21. f4 O-O-O 22. Kf3) 17. b4?! { (-1.62 → -2.63) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (17. Be3 b6 18. Nd4 Nd3 19. Rxd3 cxd3+ 20. Kxd3 Kd7 21. f4 Rhc8 22. g3 Rab8) 17... Ne4?! { (-2.63 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (17... Nd3 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Bc3 Rad8 20. b5 Rfe8 21. Bd4 a6 22. Rab1 Nf5 23. Rxd3) 18. Bg5?! { (-1.70 → -2.86) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (18. Kf1 Kd7 19. a4 a5 20. b5 c3 21. Ba3 Rhc8 22. Rd4 Ke6 23. Rc1 Nf5) 18... Nc3+ { [%eval -2.67] } 19. Ke3?! { (-2.67 → -3.45) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.45] } (19. Kd2 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 Nf5 21. Kc3 h6 22. Bf4 b5 23. Rxd5 a6 24. a4 g5) 19... Nxd1+ { [%eval -3.57] } 20. Rxd1 { [%eval -3.4] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval -3.14] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval -3.24] } 21... h6 { [%eval -2.78] } 22. Bf4?! { (-2.78 → -3.53) Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval -3.53] } (22. Bxe7 Kxe7 23. f4 f6 24. e6 Rc8 25. Kd2 c3+ 26. Kc2 g6 27. f5 Rhg8) 22... Nc6 { [%eval -3.54] } 23. Nf5 { [%eval -3.35] } 23... O-O { [%eval -2.82] } 24. b5 { [%eval -2.69] } 24... Nb8?! { (-2.69 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (24... Na5 25. Kd4 a6 26. b6 Nb3+ 27. Kc3 Nc5 28. Be3 Na4+ 29. Kd4 f6 30. e6) 25. Ne7+?! { (-1.51 → -2.60) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (25. Kd4 Rde8) 25... Kh8?! { (-2.60 → -1.94) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval -1.94] } (25... Kh7 26. Kd4 a6 27. a4 Rfe8 28. Nf5 axb5 29. axb5 f6 30. Nd6 Rxd6 31. exd6) 26. Nxd5? { (-1.94 → -3.51) Mistake. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (26. Kd4 Nd7 27. Nf5 a6 28. a4 Nb6 29. a5 Nc8 30. b6 Rfe8 31. g4 Kh7) 26... Nd7 { [%eval -3.61] } 27. Kd4? { (-3.61 → -5.73) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -5.73] } (27. Nc3 Nc5 28. Rd6 f6 29. g3 Rde8 30. Kd4 Ne6+ 31. Kd5 Nxf4+ 32. gxf4 fxe5) 27... Nb6 { [%eval -4.68] } 28. Kc5 { [%eval -4.85] } 28... Nxd5 { [%eval -4.7] } 29. Rxd5 { [%eval -4.67] } 29... Rxd5+ { [%eval -4.48] } 30. Kxd5 { [%eval -4.73] } 30... c3 { [%eval -4.67] } 31. Kc4 { [%eval -4.89] } 31... c2 { [%eval -4.8] } 32. Kc3 { [%eval -4.54] } 32... Rc8+ { [%eval -4.85] } 33. Kb2 { [%eval -4.88] } 33... g5 { [%eval -4.8] } 34. Be3 { [%eval -4.68] } 34... b6 { [%eval -4.44] } 35. Bd4?? { (-4.44 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (35. Kc1 Rc4 36. f3 Kg7 37. g3 Kh7 38. Bd2 Rc5 39. a4 Rc4 40. a5 Rc5) 35... Kh7?? { (Mate in 5 → -4.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c1=Q+ was best. } { [%eval -4.83] } (35... c1=Q+ 36. Ka2 Rc2+ 37. Kb3 Qb1+ 38. Bb2 Qxb2+ 39. Ka4 Rc4#) 36. Bc3?! { (-4.83 → -7.91) Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -7.91] } (36. Kc1 g4 37. Be3 Rc4 38. Bd2 Kg6 39. a4 Rxa4 40. Kxc2 Re4 41. e6 Rxe6) 36... Rc5? { (-7.91 → -4.50) Mistake. Rxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.5] } (36... Rxc3 37. Kc1 h5 38. f3 Rc5 39. h4 Rxe5 40. hxg5 Rxb5 41. Kxc2 Rxg5 42. Kd3) 37. a4? { (-4.50 → -7.85) Mistake. Kxc2 was best. } { [%eval -7.85] } (37. Kxc2 Rxb5 38. a4 Rd5 39. h3 b5 40. a5 a6 41. Kb3 Rd8 42. Kb4 Rd1) 37... c1=Q+ { [%eval -6.97] } 38. Kxc1 { [%eval -6.87] } 38... Rxc3+ { [%eval -6.99] } 39. Kd2 { [%eval -6.95] } 39... Rc4 { [%eval -6.75] } { White resigns. } 0-1