[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TRD00EX9"] [Date "2026.03.10"] [Round "-"] [White "gcsls"] [Black "xalio"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "TRD00EX9"] [UTCDate "2026.03.10"] [UTCTime "14:23:45"] [WhiteElo "813"] [BlackElo "748"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. e5 { [%eval -0.24] } { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 3. c3?! { (-0.07 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (3. d4 d6 4. exd6 Bxd6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O e5) 3... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.86] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.88] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -1.14] } 5. h4 { [%eval -1.32] } 5... d5 { [%eval -1.41] } 6. h5 { [%eval -1.43] } 6... g6? { (-1.43 → -0.12) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (6... Bd6 7. Na3 h6 8. Nb5 Nf6 9. Nxd6+ cxd6 10. f3 e5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qd2) 7. hxg6 { [%eval -0.12] } 7... fxg6 { [%eval -0.03] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.11] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.42] } 9. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.36] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.19] } 10... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.18] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 0.15] } 11... Qd6?? { (0.15 → 2.98) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (11... Bg7 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Nd2 O-O-O 14. Nb3 Rf8 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O Qc6 17. Nc5) 12. Nxg6 { [%eval 2.97] } 12... Bg7?! { (2.97 → 4.57) Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.57] } (12... hxg6 13. Rxh8 Nf6 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. Bg5 Ne4 16. Bh6 O-O-O 17. Rxf8 Rxf8 18. Bxf8) 13. Nxh8 { [%eval 4.02] } 13... Bxh8 { [%eval 4.52] } 14. Rxh7 { [%eval 4.76] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 4.7] } 15. Rxh8 { [%eval 4.5] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 4.96] } 16. Rxd8+ { [%eval 4.93] } 16... Qxd8 { [%eval 4.73] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 4.71] } 17... Bb5?! { (4.71 → 6.20) Inaccuracy. Qh8 was best. } { [%eval 6.2] } (17... Qh8 18. Bxf6 Qh1+ 19. Kd2 Qh6+ 20. Kc2 Qxf6 21. a4 Qxf2+ 22. Nd2 Qxg2 23. Qf1) 18. a4 { [%eval 5.2] } 18... Bc4 { [%eval 5.22] } 19. b4 { [%eval 4.67] } 19... Qh8 { [%eval 4.92] } 20. Qf3?! { (4.92 → 3.59) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.59] } (20. Bxf6 Qh2 21. Kd2 Qf4+ 22. Kc2 Qxf2+ 23. Nd2 Qxf6 24. Kb2 Qf2 25. Qc2 Be2) 20... Qh1+ { [%eval 3.56] } 21. Kd2 { [%eval 3.5] } 21... Ne4+ { [%eval 3.36] } 22. Ke3?? { (3.36 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. Kc2 b6 23. Kb2 Nxg5 24. Qg4 Qh6 25. Qf4 Bd3 26. Nd2 Bh7 27. Rc1 Qg7) 22... Qe1+?? { (Mate in 2 → 2.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (22... Qc1+ 23. Nd2 Qxd2#) 23. Kf4 { [%eval 2.19] } 23... Be2?! { (2.19 → 3.45) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.45] } (23... b5 24. axb5 Bxb5 25. Rxa7 Kb8 26. Ra5 Bd7 27. c4 Bc6 28. cxd5 Bxd5 29. Bh4) 24. Qh3?? { (3.45 → -6.25) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -6.25] } (24. Nd2 Qxd2+ 25. Qe3 Qb2 26. Rh1 b5 27. a5 Qc2 28. f3 Nxg5 29. Kxg5 Qf5+) 24... Nxf2?? { (-6.25 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (24... Qxf2+ 25. Qf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qg3+ 27. Ke3 Qe1+ 28. Kd3 Nxg5 29. Kc2 Nxf3 30. Kb2) 25. Qxe6+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0