[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IENBLmwz"] [Date "2024.04.25"] [White "Louis-Wu"] [Black "alfieri1978"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.25"] [UTCTime "13:32:39"] [WhiteElo "1735"] [BlackElo "1738"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Ne2?! { (-0.09 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } (7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bxc5 Nxc5 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. O-O a6 11. Rb1 h6) 7... Qb6 8. Qc1 cxd4 9. Nexd4 Nxd4?? { (-1.48 → 0.36) Blunder. Ndxe5 was best. } (9... Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. c3 a6 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O Bd6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. b3 Ng6 16. f4) 10. Bxd4 Qb4+? { (0.31 → 1.45) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } (10... Bc5 11. c3) 11. c3 Qa5 12. Qg5 h6 13. Qg3 g6 14. Bd3 Rg8?! { (1.57 → 2.19) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (14... Qc7 15. O-O Nc5 16. Bc2 b6 17. Nd2 a5 18. Rfe1 Bb7 19. Rac1 h5 20. b4 Ne4 21. Bxe4) 15. h4 Be7?! { (1.67 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (15... b6) 16. h5 g5 17. O-O b6? { (2.36 → 4.06) Mistake. Nb8 was best. } (17... Nb8 18. Nh2 Nc6 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Ng4 Bd7 21. b4 O-O-O 22. b5 Na5 23. Nxh6 Rh8 24. Nxf7) 18. Rfe1? { (4.06 → 2.41) Mistake. a4 was best. } (18. a4 b5 19. axb5 Qc7 20. Nh2 Bc5 21. Ng4 Rh8 22. Qe3 Bb7 23. f4 O-O-O 24. fxg5 hxg5) 18... Ba6 19. Bc2 Nc5 20. b4 Qa3 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Be3 Qxc3 23. Rac1 Qa5 24. Qg4 d4?! { (2.52 → 3.58) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (24... Kf8 25. a3 Rb8 26. Bd2 Qc7 27. Nh2 d4 28. Qf3 Kg7 29. Ng4 Qb7 30. Qg3 c4 31. Nf6) 25. Bf4?! { (3.58 → 2.66) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (25. Qe4 Rc8 26. Qh7 Rf8 27. Bd2 Qa3 28. Qxh6 d3 29. Bd1 c4 30. Re4 Bb5 31. Rd4 c3) 25... d3?! { (2.66 → 3.57) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (25... Rc8 26. Bd2 Qa3 27. Qe4 g4 28. Nh2 Bg5 29. Bxg5 Rxg5 30. Nxg4 d3 31. Red1 c4) 26. Bd1?? { (3.57 → -2.27) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } (26. Bb3 Qb4 27. Bc4 Bxc4 28. Bd2 Qa4 29. Qxc4 Qxc4 30. Rxc4 g4 31. Nh2 Bg5 32. Bxg5 Rxg5) 26... Bb7?? { (-2.27 → 3.48) Blunder. Qb4 was best. } (26... Qb4 27. Bb3 Qxf4 28. Qxf4 gxf4 29. Red1 O-O-O 30. Bc4 Bb7 31. Kf1 d2 32. Rc2 Kc7 33. Rcxd2) 27. Bd2 Qxa2 28. Ba4+ Kf8 29. Qc4?? { (3.05 → 0.61) Blunder. Ra1 was best. } (29. Ra1 Qd5 30. Bb5 a5 31. Ra3 a4 32. Rxd3 Qa2 33. Bc4 Qc2 34. Rd7 Bc8 35. Rc7 a3) 29... Qb2?? { (0.61 → 4.16) Blunder. Qxc4 was best. } (29... Qxc4 30. Rxc4) 30. Rb1 Qa3? { (4.10 → 6.85) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } (30... Qb6 31. Rxb6 axb6 32. Bb5 Rd8 33. Qa2 Ra8 34. Qb1 Kg7 35. Bxd3 Rgd8 36. Be4 Bxe4 37. Qxe4) 31. Rxb7 Rd8 32. Bc3 a5 33. Ra1 Qxa1+ 34. Bxa1 d2 35. Bc3 d1=Q+ 36. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Kh2 Rd8 38. Bxa5 g4?? { (6.94 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } (38... Rc8 39. Bd2 Bd8 40. Qa6 Rh8 41. Qd6+ Kg7 42. Qd7 Rc7 43. Rxc7 Rf8 44. Rb7 g4 45. Ng1) 39. Nh4? { (Mate in 8 → 7.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxd8 was best. } (39. Bxd8 Bxd8 40. Qd3 Be7 41. Qh7 g3+ 42. fxg3 Rxg3 43. Kxg3 Ke8 44. Qg8+ Bf8 45. Qxf7+ Kd8) 39... Re8 40. g3 Rg5 41. Qb5?! { (8.54 → 6.21) Inaccuracy. Rxe7 was best. } (41. Rxe7 Rb8 42. Rd7 Rg7 43. Rd8+ Rxd8 44. Bxd8 Ke8 45. Bf6 Kd7 46. Bxg7 Kc7 47. Qxc5+ Kb7) 41... Rxh5 42. Rb8 Rxe5?? { (5.45 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb8 was best. } (42... Rxb8 43. Qxb8+ Kg7 44. Kg2 c4 45. Ng6 fxg6 46. Qb7 Kf8 47. Qc8+ Kf7 48. Qd7 Kf8 49. Qxe6) 43. Rxe8+ Kg7 44. Qb8 Bf6 45. Rg8+ { White wins on time. } 1-0