[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eTXAXA8C"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "maxgopher96"] [Black "M_cs_M"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "eTXAXA8C"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "23:13:27"] [WhiteElo "1308"] [BlackElo "1198"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.63] } 3. Bc4?! { (0.63 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. e5 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Ne7) 3... b6?! { (-0.30 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (3... d5 4. Bd3 Nd7 5. exd5 cxd5 6. O-O Bd6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4) 4. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 4... Ba6?! { (0.30 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (4... d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Ne5 Bd6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Nxd7 Nxd7 9. Qg4) 5. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.95] } 5... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.02] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.74] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.89] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.7] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.74] } 8. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.79] } 8... c5? { (0.79 → 2.24) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (8... d5 9. Qe2 Nb8 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Bb4 Nf6 12. c4 Qe4 13. Qxe4 Nxe4 14. O-O) 9. O-O?! { (2.24 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (9. Qe2 Qc8 10. dxc5 f6 11. cxb6 axb6 12. e5 Nc7 13. O-O Qa6 14. Qd2 Nd5) 9... cxd4 { [%eval 1.57] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.36] } 10... Nc5?? { (1.36 → 6.39) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 6.39] } (10... Nf6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. c4 Ne7 14. Qg4 Nf5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Rfe1) 11. Qxg7 { [%eval 6.09] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval 6.48] } 12. Qxh8 { [%eval 6.21] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval 6.65] } 13. Qxg8+ { [%eval 6.73] } 13... Ke7 { [%eval 6.66] } 14. Qxd8+ { [%eval 6.72] } 14... Rxd8 { [%eval 6.68] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval 6.79] } 15... d6 { [%eval 7.29] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 7.24] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 7.25] } 17. Rd3 { [%eval 7.24] } 17... a5 { [%eval 7.23] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 7.09] } 18... Rc6 { [%eval 7.23] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 7.08] } 19... b5 { [%eval 7.12] } 20. Nxh7 { [%eval 7.02] } 20... b4 { [%eval 6.96] } 21. cxb4 { [%eval 6.99] } 21... axb4 { [%eval 7.0] } 22. R1d2 { [%eval 6.58] } 22... d5 { [%eval 6.78] } 23. Ng5 { [%eval 6.82] } 23... Ra6 { [%eval 6.75] } 24. c3 { [%eval 6.83] } 24... b3 { [%eval 7.02] } 25. axb3 { [%eval 7.14] } 25... Ra3 { [%eval 7.31] } 26. b4 { [%eval 7.23] } 26... Rb3 { [%eval 7.41] } 27. h3 { [%eval 7.27] } 27... Kf6 { [%eval 7.53] } 28. Nf3 { [%eval 7.62] } 28... Kf5 { [%eval 9.14] } 29. Nd4+ { [%eval 8.99] } 29... Kf4 { [%eval 8.99] } 30. Nxb3 { [%eval 8.98] } 30... e5 { [%eval 9.27] } 31. Rxd5 { [%eval 8.87] } 31... f5? { (8.87 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (31... Kf5 32. Rd6 f6 33. Rd1 e4 34. R6d5+ Ke6 35. Rb5 Kf7 36. Nd4 Ke7 37. h4) 32. Re2 { [%eval #6] } 32... e4 { [%eval #6] } 33. Re3 { [%eval #7] } 33... Kg5 { [%eval #7] } 34. h4+ { [%eval #7] } 34... Kf4 { [%eval #3] } 35. Nd4 { [%eval #2] } 35... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 36. Rxf5 { [%eval #1] } 36... Kxh4 { [%eval #1] } 37. Rxe4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0