[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IwVCYzup"] [Date "2026.05.05"] [Round "-"] [White "B_Ci22"] [Black "jakebirchgreen"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "IwVCYzup"] [UTCDate "2026.05.05"] [UTCTime "02:58:14"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1626"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-173"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... cxd4 { [%eval -0.14] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.09] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.13] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval -0.06] } 7. f4?! { (-0.06 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (7. Bd3 Ba6 8. O-O Bxd3 9. cxd3 Ne7 10. Nd2 c5 11. Nf3 a5) 7... Qb6 { [%eval -0.72] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.73] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval -0.27] } 9. Qe2?! { (-0.27 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (9. Bd3 Be3 10. b3 Qd4 11. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. c4 a5 14. Rc1) 9... Ne7?! { (-1.19 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (9... a5 10. b3 a4 11. Bd2 axb3 12. cxb3 Bd4 13. Rc1 Ne7 14. Na4 Qa7 15. Bb4) 10. b3 { [%eval -0.72] } 10... Qb4?! { (-0.72 → -0.10) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.1] } (10... Bb4 11. Bd2 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ba6 13. Qf2 Bxf1 14. Bd4 Qa5+ 15. Kxf1 Nf5 16. g3) 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.07] } 11... Bd4? { (-0.07 → 1.38) Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (11... Qd4 12. Rc1 Ba3 13. Rb1 a5 14. Na4 Ba6 15. Qe3 Qxe3+ 16. Bxe3 Bxf1 17. Rxf1) 12. Na4?! { (1.38 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (12. Nxd5 Qb8 13. Nc3 O-O 14. O-O-O a5 15. Qe4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 17. Bd3 g6) 12... Qb7?! { (0.36 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (12... Qb8 13. O-O-O a5 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Bd3 c5 16. Qh3 h6 17. c3 c4 18. cxd4) 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.8] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 1.2] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 1.21] } 14... Bb6 { [%eval 1.27] } 15. Bxb6?? { (1.27 → -1.90) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (15. Nc5 Qc7 16. g4 Ng6 17. Qf2 f6 18. exf6 O-O 19. g5 gxf6 20. gxf6 Rxf6) 15... axb6 { [%eval -1.79] } 16. Kb1?! { (-1.79 → -3.02) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.02] } (16. c4 c5 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. Qc2 O-O) 16... Nf5? { (-3.02 → -1.66) Mistake. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (16... Qa7 17. f5 Nxf5 18. g4 Ne7 19. Qf2 c5 20. Nc3 Qa5 21. Bd3 Qxc3 22. Rhf1) 17. Nb2?! { (-1.66 → -2.40) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -2.4] } (17. g4 Ne7 18. Qf2 c5 19. Nc3 O-O 20. Rg1 d4 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Nd5) 17... c5 { [%eval -1.98] } 18. g4 { [%eval -1.95] } 18... Nd4 { [%eval -1.95] } 19. Qf2?! { (-1.95 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (19. Rxd4 cxd4 20. Nd3 O-O 21. Qf2 Qc7 22. g5 Rxa2 23. Kxa2 Ra8+ 24. Kb1 Qc3) 19... b5?? { (-2.64 → -0.60) Blunder. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (19... Qa7 20. a4 b5 21. b4 bxa4 22. Nd3 Rb8 23. c3 Nb5 24. Rc1 d4 25. cxd4) 20. c3? { (-0.60 → -1.98) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (20. Nd3 Qa7 21. Nc1 b4 22. Rg1 Nb5 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Rge1 h5 25. h3 c4) 20... Qa6?! { (-1.98 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval -0.96] } (20... Qa7 21. cxd4 Qxa2+ 22. Kc1 Qxb3 23. Qc2 Qf3 24. Be2 Qxf4+ 25. Qd2 Qe4 26. Qd3) 21. cxd4?! { (-0.96 → -2.10) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (21. Nd3 Nxb3 22. Qb2 Na5 23. Nxc5 Qa7 24. Nxd7 Nc4 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. f5 Kxd7) 21... Qxa2+ { [%eval -2.01] } 22. Kc2? { (-2.01 → -4.16) Mistake. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -4.16] } (22. Kc1 Qxb3 23. Qc2 Qb4 24. Qd2 Qa3 25. Qd3 c4 26. Qxa3 Rxa3 27. Nd3 Ke7) 22... cxd4?? { (-4.16 → 1.02) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (22... c4 23. Qg3 O-O 24. Be2 b4 25. f5 Ra3 26. fxe6 Rxb3 27. exf7+ Rxf7) 23. Bxb5?? { (1.02 → -5.57) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -5.57] } (23. Qxd4 Rc8+ 24. Kd2 b4 25. Ke3 Qxb3+ 26. Bd3 Bb5 27. Rd2 O-O 28. Ra1 Bxd3) 23... Rc8+ { [%eval -5.26] } 24. Kd3?? { (-5.26 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (24. Bc4 dxc4 25. Qxd4 Bb5 26. Kd2 Qxb3 27. Na4 O-O 28. Nc5 Qa3 29. Ke2 Qxc5) 24... Rc3+?? { (Mate in 8 → -3.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxb5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.93] } (24... Bxb5+ 25. Nc4 dxc4+ 26. Kxd4 Qxf2+ 27. Kc3 cxb3+ 28. Kb4 Qc5+ 29. Kxb3 Qc2+ 30. Ka3) 25. Kxd4 { [%eval -3.75] } 25... Bxb5?? { (-3.75 → 2.17) Blunder. Qa7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (25... Qa7+ 26. Kxc3 Qxf2 27. Nd3 d4+ 28. Kb4 Qg2 29. Bc4 Qb7+ 30. Ka3 O-O 31. Rhg1) 26. Ra1?? { (2.17 → -7.84) Blunder. Kxc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.84] } (26. Kxc3 Qa5+ 27. Kc2 O-O 28. Qc5 Qa6 29. Qd4 Rc8+ 30. Kd2 Qa5+ 31. b4 Qa3) 26... Qxb3 { [%eval -10.35] } 27. Ra8+?! { (-10.35 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (27. Ra4 Bxa4 28. Qe2 Kd7 29. Rb1 Qb4+ 30. Nc4 Rxc4+ 31. Ke3 Re4+ 32. Kf3 Qc3+) 27... Kd7 { [%eval #-5] } 28. Rha1 { [%eval #-2] } 28... Rd3+ { [%eval #-5] } 29. Nxd3 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Qxd3+ { [%eval #-5] } 30. Kc5 { [%eval #-5] } 30... Qc4+ { [%eval #-4] } 31. Kb6 { [%eval #-4] } 31... Qc6+ { [%eval #-3] } 32. Ka5 { [%eval #-3] } 32... Rxa8+ { [%eval #-2] } 33. Kb4 { [%eval #-1] } 33... Qc4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1