[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IWP75rzO"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "AlastairUK"] [Black "malapaka"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IWP75rzO"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "16:31:53"] [WhiteElo "1647"] [BlackElo "1680"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.82] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.32] } 3... g6?! { (0.32 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (3... d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 cxd4 8. Nxd4) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.97] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 1.3] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.82] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.85] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.82] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.77] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.8] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.8] } 8. c5 { [%eval 0.48] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.59] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.28] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.56] } 10. a4?? { (0.56 → -1.26) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (10. a3 Nf5 11. Be2 f6 12. O-O g5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bd3 gxf4 15. Bxf4 Ng4) 10... bxc5?? { (-1.26 → 1.09) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (10... a5 11. b5 bxc5 12. dxc5 f6 13. bxc6 Nxc6 14. Bb5 Nb4 15. c6 Nb8 16. O-O) 11. bxc5 { [%eval 1.0] } 11... a5 { [%eval 1.57] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 1.69] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 1.69] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 1.36] } 13... Bxd3 { [%eval 1.27] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval 1.31] } 14... Nf5 { [%eval 1.3] } 15. g4?! { (1.30 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (15. O-O Nh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bd2 Rfb8 19. Ne2 Qd8 20. Rxb8 Rxb8) 15... Nh4 { [%eval 0.67] } 16. Qe2?? { (0.67 → -1.40) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (16. g5 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Rb8 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 19. Qd3 Qa7 20. Bd2 Rb8 21. h4 Bf8) 16... Nxf3+ { [%eval -1.28] } 17. Qxf3 { [%eval -1.26] } 17... f6 { [%eval -1.09] } 18. Ne2? { (-1.09 → -2.75) Mistake. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -2.75] } (18. Qh3 g5 19. O-O gxf4 20. g5 fxe5 21. Qxe6+ Rf7 22. Qxc6 exd4 23. Nxd5 Rc8) 18... fxe5 { [%eval -2.66] } 19. dxe5 { [%eval -2.65] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.54] } 20. Qh3 { [%eval -2.96] } 20... Nc4 { [%eval -2.97] } 21. g5 { [%eval -3.41] } 21... e5?! { (-3.41 → -2.44) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval -2.44] } (21... Qe7 22. O-O Rae8 23. Kh1 d4 24. Ng3 Qxc5 25. Ne4 Qd5 26. Qg2 d3 27. Rb7) 22. Qe6+ { [%eval -2.47] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval -2.28] } 23. Qxc6? { (-2.28 → -3.90) Mistake. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval -3.9] } (23. Rb7 exf4 24. Bxf4 Qe8 25. Re7 Qc8 26. Qxc8 Rfxc8 27. Rf1 Bf8 28. Re6 Bxc5) 23... exf4 { [%eval -3.75] } 24. Rb7 { [%eval -3.94] } 24... f3 { [%eval -3.68] } 25. Nd4? { (-3.68 → -7.00) Mistake. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -7.0] } (25. Ng3 Rc8 26. Qd7 Bc3+ 27. Kd1 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Rxc5 29. Rf1 Kg8 30. Rb7 Bb4) 25... f2+ { [%eval -7.02] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval -6.9] } 26... Bxd4 { [%eval -6.88] } 27. Rd7 { [%eval -9.33] } 27... Qxg5?? { (-9.33 → 4.08) Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (27... Qe8 28. Rf7 Qxc6 29. Rf6 Bxf6 30. gxf6 Kg8 31. Bg5 Rxf6 32. Bh6 Ne3+ 33. Ke2) 28. Bxg5 { [%eval 3.56] } 28... Be3?? { (3.56 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (28... Rab8 29. Kg2 Be5 30. Rf1 Rf5 31. Bc1 Rh5 32. Rxf2 Ne3+ 33. Bxe3 Rxh2+ 34. Kf1) 29. Qc7?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.06] } (29. Bf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxa8+ Rf8 31. Qxf8#) 29... Nd2+ { [%eval 6.32] } 30. Ke2 { [%eval 6.0] } 30... f1=Q+?? { (6.00 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (30... Bd4 31. Kxd2 Rae8 32. Rf7 h6 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34. Bxh6 f1=R 35. Rxf1 Rxf1 36. Qd8+) 31. Rxf1 { [%eval #7] } 31... Rf2+ { [%eval #4] } 32. Rxf2 { [%eval #3] } 32... Bxg5 { [%eval #2] } 33. Rxh7+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 34. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0