[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/L2jb56mx"] [Date "2026.02.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Ares_per_Romulus"] [Black "Rex_Lex"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "L2jb56mx"] [UTCDate "2026.02.08"] [UTCTime "17:23:24"] [WhiteElo "1688"] [BlackElo "1693"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4 { [%eval -0.13] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.36] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.56] } 4. d5?! { (0.56 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Ne2 Nb4 6. O-O Nxd3 7. Qxd3 Ne7 8. Nbc3 Ng6) 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.4] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.39] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... Be7?! { (0.07 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be2 Na6 11. O-O) 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.79] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.7] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.75] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.91] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.79] } 9... Nbd7?! { (0.79 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (9... c6 10. Re1 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Bb5 Bf8 14. Bc6 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1) 10. b4 { [%eval 1.06] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 1.01] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.48] } 11... Ng4?! { (0.48 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (11... a5 12. b5 Nc5 13. Nd4 Nfe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bd3 Nc5 16. Bc2 g6 17. Nc6) 12. h3 { [%eval 1.03] } 12... Nge5 { [%eval 0.81] } 13. Bf1 { [%eval 0.3] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval 0.27] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.61] } 15. f4?? { (0.61 → -2.47) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (15. Bd2 Ng6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qb3 Qd8 18. a4 Bc8 19. Ra3 Bd7 20. a5 Rb8) 15... Ng6?? { (-2.47 → -0.02) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (15... Nxc4 16. Bd2 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxd5 21. Bb5) 16. Rxe8+ { [%eval -0.1] } 16... Qxe8 { [%eval -0.03] } 17. Qf3?? { (-0.03 → -2.05) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (17. Qd3 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. a3 Bc8 20. Ra2 Bf5 21. Qxf5 Bxc3 22. Re2 Qd8) 17... Qe1 { [%eval -2.42] } 18. Bb2 { [%eval -2.13] } 18... Bd4+? { (-2.13 → -0.62) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (18... Qd2 19. Rb1 Re8 20. Na4 Qxb4 21. f5 Nh4 22. Qf4 Bxb2 23. Nxb2 Bc8 24. g4) 19. Kh1 { [%eval -0.6] } 19... Qh4? { (-0.60 → 0.54) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (19... Qd2 20. Rd1 Qxb2 21. Rxd4 Re8 22. f5 Ne5 23. Qe3 Bc8 24. f6 Bd7 25. Ne4) 20. Rd1 { [%eval 0.61] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 0.82] } 21. Bc1?! { (0.82 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (21. g3 Qh6 22. Bc1 Bc8 23. Kh2 Bg4 24. Qxg4 Bxc3 25. c5 Nf8 26. cxb6 cxb6) 21... Re8?! { (0.16 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (21... Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Bxc3 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Qxc3 Qf2 25. Qe1 Qxe1 26. Rxe1 Kf8 27. Rd1) 22. Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] } 22... Bd8 { [%eval 0.78] } 23. Ng5?! { (0.78 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (23. Kh2 Bc8 24. Bd3 Bd7 25. Rf1 Qe7 26. Qd1 Bf5 27. Ng3 Bxd3 28. Qxd3 Qf6) 23... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.22] } 24. fxg5 { [%eval -0.02] } 24... Qe4 { [%eval 0.51] } 25. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.38] } 25... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.53] } 26. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] } 26... Rd4?? { (0.42 → 2.63) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 2.63] } (26... Re7 27. Bd2 Ne5 28. Bf1 f6 29. Kg1 Kf7 30. gxf6 gxf6 31. Re1 Bc8 32. Re3) 27. Be2?? { (2.63 → 0.14) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (27. Kh2 Bc8 28. Be3 Rh4 29. Kg3 Rh5 30. c5 h6 31. Rc1 Bb7 32. cxb6 cxb6) 27... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Bxd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Ba6 { [%eval 0.03] } 30. b5 { [%eval 0.04] } 30... Bc8 { [%eval 0.19] } 31. Kg1?! { (0.19 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (31. g4 f5 32. gxf6 gxf6 33. Kh2 Bd7 34. Kg3 Be8 35. Kf4 Bg6 36. Ke3 Bb1) 31... Bf5 { [%eval -0.3] } 32. Bf4?! { (-0.30 → -0.87) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -0.87] } (32. Bb2 Bb1 33. a3 Kf8 34. h4 Ke7 35. g4 f6 36. gxf6+ Kxf6 37. Kg2 Ke7) 32... Bb1?! { (-0.87 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (32... Bd3 33. Bxd3 Nxd3 34. Bd2 Ne5 35. Bc3 Nxc4 36. Kf2 Ne5 37. Ke3 Nd7 38. a4) 33. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.09] } 33... dxe5 { [%eval -0.59] } 34. a3 { [%eval -0.09] } 34... f6 { [%eval -0.16] } 35. gxf6 { [%eval -0.34] } 35... gxf6 { [%eval -0.43] } 36. Kf2?! { (-0.43 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (36. g4 Kf7 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Ke3 Kg5 39. c5 bxc5 40. a4 f5 41. gxf5 Bxf5) 36... Kf8?! { (-1.18 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (36... f5 37. g3 Kf7 38. h4 h6 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. h5 Kf6 41. Bd3 Ba2 42. Bf1) 37. Kf3? { (-0.17 → -1.73) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (37. g4 Ke7 38. Ke3 Kd6 39. Bd3 Ba2 40. Kd2 e4 41. Bxe4 Bxc4 42. Bxh7 Bxb5) 37... Ke7? { (-1.73 → -0.31) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (37... f5 38. g3 Ke7 39. Bf1 Kd6 40. g4 h6 41. gxf5 Bxf5 42. Ke3 Kc5 43. h4) 38. Ke3 { [%eval -0.48] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval -0.75] } 39. Bd3 { [%eval -0.51] } 39... Ba2 { [%eval -0.23] } 40. Kd2 { [%eval -0.25] } 40... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... e4 { [%eval -0.03] } 43. Bxe4?? { (-0.03 → -4.17) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (43. Be2 Bb1 44. h4 e3 45. Bd3 Bxd3 46. Kxd3 e2 47. Kxe2 Kxc4 48. Kf3 Kxd5) 43... Bxc4 { [%eval -4.07] } 44. a4 { [%eval -4.28] } 44... Bxd5 { [%eval -4.2] } 45. Bxd5 { [%eval -4.29] } 45... Kxd5 { [%eval -4.27] } 46. Kd3 { [%eval -4.49] } 46... Ke5 { [%eval -4.49] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval -4.32] } 47... f5 { [%eval -4.63] } 48. gxf5 { [%eval -5.0] } 48... Kxf5 { [%eval -4.33] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval -4.94] } 49... h5 { [%eval -4.9] } 50. h4 { [%eval -5.48] } 50... Ke5 { [%eval -5.24] } 51. Ke3 { [%eval -5.4] } 51... Kd5 { [%eval -5.65] } 52. Kd3 { [%eval -5.62] } 52... Kc5 { [%eval -5.39] } 53. Kc3 { [%eval -5.37] } 53... c6 { [%eval -5.35] } 54. bxc6 { [%eval -5.32] } 54... Kxc6 { [%eval -5.34] } 55. Kc4?! { (-5.34 → -7.93) Inaccuracy. Kb4 was best. } { [%eval -7.93] } (55. Kb4 a6 56. Kc4 Kd6 57. Kd4 Ke6 58. Ke4 b5 59. axb5 axb5 60. Kd4 Kf5) 55... a5 { [%eval -7.46] } 56. Kd4 { [%eval -7.2] } 56... b5 { [%eval -6.46] } 57. axb5+ { [%eval -6.14] } 57... Kxb5 { [%eval -7.28] } 58. Kc3 { [%eval -5.16] } 58... Ka4?? { (-5.16 → 0.00) Blunder. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (58... Kc5 59. Kb3 Kd5 60. Ka4 Ke4 61. Kxa5 Kf3 62. Kb4 Kg3 63. Kc4 Kxh4 64. Kd3) 59. Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Ka3 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Ka2 { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Ka1 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Ka2 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Ka1 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... a2 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2