[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Z0WF73tX"] [Date "2026.01.28"] [Round "-"] [White "WTXX"] [Black "palebo-effect"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Z0WF73tX"] [UTCDate "2026.01.28"] [UTCTime "10:24:11"] [WhiteElo "1686"] [BlackElo "1731"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.2] } 5... c5 { [%eval -0.14] } 6. Be3? { (-0.14 → -1.59) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (6. f4 cxd4 7. Nce2 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. O-O Nc5) 6... cxd4 { [%eval -1.37] } 7. Bxd4 { [%eval -1.39] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -1.53] } 8. Bb5 { [%eval -2.16] } 8... Ncxe5?? { (-2.16 → 3.52) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (8... a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. f4 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qd8 12. Bf2 c5 13. Nf3 Qb6 14. O-O) 9. Nf3?? { (3.52 → -1.91) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (9. Bxe5 a6 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7 11. Qh5 Rc8 12. Nge2 Rc4 13. Rd1 Rh4 14. Qf3 f6) 9... Nxf3+? { (-1.91 → -0.61) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (9... Nc6 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Re1 c5 13. Be5 Bb7 14. Qe2 Nxe5 15. Nxe5) 10. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.7] } 10... Be7? { (-0.70 → 0.84) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (10... a6 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. Qh5 Bc6 13. f4 Qd7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. f5 Bd6 16. Bxg7) 11. O-O?? { (0.84 → -1.66) Blunder. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (11. Bxg7 Rg8 12. Bd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. g3 b5 16. Qh5 h6) 11... O-O { [%eval -1.58] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -1.82] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval -1.35] } 13. Ne2?! { (-1.35 → -2.09) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (13. Qg3 Bd7 14. a4 a6 15. f4 Rc8 16. f5 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. fxe6 fxe6) 13... a6? { (-2.09 → -0.89) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (13... Bd6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Kf8 19. Nc3) 14. Ng3 { [%eval -1.42] } 14... b5?! { (-1.42 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (14... Bd6 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Nd7 18. Re3 g6 19. c3 b5 20. a4) 15. Bxf6?? { (-0.65 → -2.60) Blunder. Rfe1 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. c3 Ne8 17. Nh5 g6 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Qe3 Bg5 20. f4 Bh6) 15... Bxf6 { [%eval -2.53] } 16. Qh5?! { (-2.53 → -4.00) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (16. a4 b4 17. Rab1 g6 18. c4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Bd7 20. a5 Rc8 21. Bxa6 Rxc3) 16... g6 { [%eval -4.0] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval -3.84] } 17... Bxb2 { [%eval -4.12] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval -4.09] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval -4.01] } 19. Qg4 { [%eval -4.19] } 19... e5 { [%eval -4.15] } 20. Qb4 { [%eval -4.78] } 20... e4 { [%eval -4.72] } 21. Bxe4 { [%eval -4.83] } 21... Bc3 { [%eval -4.16] } 22. Qc5 { [%eval -4.34] } 22... Bxe1 { [%eval -3.8] } 23. Bxd5 { [%eval -3.78] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval -3.63] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval -4.01] } 24... Qb6 { [%eval -4.16] } 25. Qe7 { [%eval -4.2] } 25... Be6 { [%eval -3.71] } 26. Nf6+ { [%eval -3.71] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval -3.44] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1