[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ov3IPAzT"] [Date "2026.01.30"] [Round "-"] [White "gazetro"] [Black "Cherryknight"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Ov3IPAzT"] [UTCDate "2026.01.30"] [UTCTime "21:08:38"] [WhiteElo "1263"] [BlackElo "1237"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.36] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.13] } 6. a3 { [%eval -0.1] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.01] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.27] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.2] } 9. b4 { [%eval -0.07] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] } 10. Bb2?! { (0.28 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (10. Bd3 O-O) 10... O-O { [%eval -0.41] } 11. g3 { [%eval -0.77] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval -0.71] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval -1.19] } 12... dxe4 { [%eval -1.16] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval -1.11] } 13... Nf6? { (-1.11 → 0.45) Mistake. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (13... Nb6) 14. f3?! { (0.45 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (14. c4 bxc4) 14... exf3?! { (-0.62 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (14... Nd5 15. fxe4) 15. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.06] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.13] } 16. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.11] } 16... Qd6 { [%eval 0.11] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.16] } 17... h5 { [%eval 0.21] } 18. Re2 { [%eval -0.04] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval 0.39] } 19. Rae1 { [%eval 0.41] } 19... Ng4?? { (0.41 → 3.30) Blunder. Rbe8 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (19... Rbe8) 20. Nxg4?? { (3.30 → 0.86) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (20. Nc6 Bf6 21. Nxb8 Rxb8 22. c3 Bg5 23. Bc1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qg6 25. Re7 Nf6) 20... hxg4 { [%eval 1.11] } 21. Qxg4 { [%eval 1.09] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval 1.0] } 22. h4 { [%eval 0.88] } 22... c6?! { (0.88 → 1.61) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (22... a5 23. c3 axb4 24. axb4 Qc6 25. Re4 Rbe8 26. Qe2 Ra8 27. Qf3 Qd7 28. Kg2) 23. h5 { [%eval 1.48] } 23... g6?? { (1.48 → 4.97) Blunder. Rbd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.97] } (23... Rbd8 24. c3 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Kg2 Rd5 27. g4 Bh4 28. Rh1 Bg5 29. Rf1) 24. hxg6 { [%eval 4.69] } 24... Bg7 { [%eval 5.6] } 25. Re7? { (5.60 → 3.08) Mistake. gxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. d5 Rb7 28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qg6 Rf7 30. dxc6 a5) 25... Rbe8?? { (3.08 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg6 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (25... Qxg6 26. Qxg6 fxg6 27. R1e6 g5 28. Rxc6 Rbe8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Kf2 g4 31. Rg6) 26. Rxe8?? { (Mate in 11 → 6.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. gxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 6.88] } (26. gxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxe8+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ Qh6 29. Qxf7 Qf6 30. Qg8+ Kg6 31. R1e6 Kh5) 26... fxg6?? { (6.88 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg6 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (26... Qxg6 27. Rxf8+ Bxf8 28. Qxg6+ fxg6 29. Re6 a5 30. bxa5 b4 31. Re8 Kf7 32. Rxf8+) 27. Rxf8+ { [%eval #9] } 27... Bxf8 { [%eval #9] } 28. Re6 { [%eval 7.85] } 28... Qd5? { (7.85 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (28... Qe7 29. Rxe7 Bxe7 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Ke8 32. Qh5+ Kf8 33. d5 cxd5 34. Bd4) 29. Qxg6+ { [%eval #3] } 29... Bg7 { [%eval #1] } 30. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0