[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XSbU8GRF"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Smedley21"] [Black "ivbur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "XSbU8GRF"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "17:16:45"] [WhiteElo "1227"] [BlackElo "1179"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.3] } 5. c4 { [%eval -0.1] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 6. dxc5?! { (-0.07 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Nge7 9. O-O Ng6 10. h3 Be7) 6... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.82] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval -0.96] } 7... Nd4?! { (-0.96 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (7... Bd7 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qd2 d4 10. Ne4 Bc6 11. Bd3 f5 12. Nxc5) 8. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.29] } 8... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.32] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval -0.33] } 9... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.15] } 10. Bc4 { [%eval -0.5] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval -0.37] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.87] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.37] } 12. dxe6 { [%eval -0.39] } 12... Bxe6 { [%eval -0.41] } 13. Be3?? { (-0.41 → -4.52) Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -4.52] } (13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Nd2 Rfc8 15. Qa4 h6 16. h3 a5 17. Nf3 Bf6 18. Rd1 b6) 13... Bd4?? { (-4.52 → 0.21) Blunder. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (13... Qxb2 14. Qxb2 Bxb2 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nd2 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Nf5 18. Bf4 Nd4 19. Bd6) 14. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 14... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.24] } 15. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.21] } 15... fxe6 { [%eval 0.2] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.04] } 17... Qc5 { [%eval 0.12] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval -0.02] } 18... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.05] } 19. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.14] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval 0.38] } 20. b4 { [%eval 0.05] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval 0.11] } 21. Qb3 { [%eval 0.14] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 0.2] } 22. a4 { [%eval 0.04] } 22... e5 { [%eval 0.23] } 23. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... e4 { [%eval 0.29] } 24. Re2 { [%eval 0.02] } 24... Rce8 { [%eval 0.25] } 25. Re3 { [%eval 0.14] } 25... Qf6 { [%eval 0.41] } 26. h3 { [%eval 0.27] } 26... h6 { [%eval 0.28] } 27. a5 { [%eval 0.02] } 27... b5 { [%eval 0.26] } 28. Qd5 { [%eval 0.35] } 28... Qf5? { (0.35 → 1.61) Mistake. Re5 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (28... Re5 29. Qd4 Qe7 30. Rd1 Kh7 31. f3 Rc8 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Qxe4+ Qxe4 34. fxe4) 29. Qxf5 { [%eval 1.75] } 29... Rxf5 { [%eval 1.62] } 30. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.68] } 30... Rfe5 { [%eval 1.78] } 31. f3 { [%eval 1.84] } 31... g5? { (1.84 → 3.36) Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (31... Rd5 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Kg8 34. h4 a6 35. g3 Rd2 36. Re6 Rb2 37. Rxa6) 32. fxe4?? { (3.36 → 0.37) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Rc8 34. a6 Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Ra1 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Re7+ Kg6) 32... Kg7 { [%eval 0.76] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval 0.45] } 33... Rf8+? { (0.45 → 2.06) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (33... a6 34. Kg3 h5 35. R3e2 Rc8 36. Rd2 Re6 37. Rd4 Rc3+ 38. Kf2 g4 39. hxg4) 34. Kg3?? { (2.06 → 0.03) Blunder. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (34. Rf3 Rc8 35. Rf5 Rc2+ 36. Kf3 Re7 37. Rxb5 Rf7+ 38. Rf5 Re7 39. b5 Ra2) 34... Rf4 { [%eval 0.14] } 35. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Rfxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rd7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rb3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval 0.16] } 42. a7 { [%eval 0.17] } 42... Ra3 { [%eval 0.15] } 43. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.06] } 44. Rb6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Rxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Rg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Rh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. g3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Rxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Rxg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Rh3 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Rxh3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kxh3 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2