[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ewxZeAsF"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "ab0t-com"] [Black "Nik1973December"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ewxZeAsF"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "09:41:35"] [WhiteElo "1531"] [BlackElo "1515"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [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... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.54] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.69] } 4... f6 { [%eval 0.69] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.81] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.48] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.43] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.68] } 7. Ba4 { [%eval 0.39] } 7... b5?! { (0.39 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (7... Qe7 8. O-O Qf7 9. Bf4 g5 10. Bg3 g4 11. Nh4 f5 12. f3) 8. Bc2 { [%eval 1.33] } 8... b4 { [%eval 1.83] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.85] } 9... bxc3 { [%eval 2.09] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 1.9] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 1.93] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 2.03] } 11... Nce7?! { (2.03 → 2.88) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (11... fxe5 12. dxe5 Nh6 13. c4 Nb4 14. cxd5 Bb5 15. dxe6 Be7 16. Ba4 O-O 17. Bxb5) 12. Nb3 { [%eval 2.57] } 12... Bb5 { [%eval 3.25] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 3.37] } 13... Nf5? { (3.37 → 5.64) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 5.64] } (13... Ng6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Rxe6+ Kf7 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 N8e7 19. Bh6) 14. Nc5?! { (5.64 → 4.08) Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (14. Bxf5 exf5 15. exf6+ Kf7 16. a4 Nxf6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ne5+ Kg8 19. Nc6 Qc8) 14... Nge7?! { (4.08 → 5.84) Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.84] } (14... Bxc5 15. Bxf5 Be7 16. Bxe6 Rb6 17. Bf5 Bd7 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Bd3 Re6 20. Rxe6) 15. Nxe6 { [%eval 5.61] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 6.11] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 6.0] } 16... gxf6 { [%eval 5.93] } 17. Bxf5 { [%eval 6.22] } 17... Nxf5 { [%eval 6.22] } 18. Nc5+ { [%eval 6.22] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval 5.83] } 19. Rxe7+ { [%eval 5.97] } 19... Bxe7 { [%eval 5.99] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval 6.23] } 20... Nd6 { [%eval 6.05] } 21. Ba3 { [%eval 5.44] } 21... Nc4 { [%eval 6.05] } 22. Bc1 { [%eval 5.26] } 22... Bxc5 { [%eval 6.07] } 23. dxc5 { [%eval 5.67] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval 6.59] } 24. Bh6 { [%eval 5.58] } 24... Rhg8?? { (5.58 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (24... Bd7 25. Qd3 c6 26. Rb1 Rbe8 27. Nd4 Reg8 28. f3 Bh3 29. Rb7+ Ke8 30. g3) 25. Nd4?? { (Mate in 9 → 5.95) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.95] } (25. Qxh7+ Rg7 26. Qxg7+ Ke8 27. Re1+ Kd8 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qe6+ Kd8 30. Nd4 Ne5) 25... Rg6 { [%eval 5.81] } 26. Nf5 { [%eval 4.71] } 26... Rbg8 { [%eval 4.6] } 27. g3 { [%eval 4.75] } 27... Ne5 { [%eval 4.47] } 28. f4 { [%eval 4.31] } 28... Bd3 { [%eval 4.16] } 29. Qb3 { [%eval 4.3] } 29... Bxf5 { [%eval 4.13] } 30. Qxd5+ { [%eval 4.22] } 30... Be6 { [%eval 4.16] } 31. Qb7 { [%eval 4.19] } 31... Nd7?! { (4.19 → 5.30) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (31... Rd8 32. fxe5 Rxh6 33. exf6 Rd2 34. Qxc7+ Bd7 35. Qe5 Rxf6 36. Qh5+ Kf8 37. Rd1) 32. Qxc7 { [%eval 4.83] } 32... Rxh6?! { (4.83 → 6.68) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 6.68] } (32... Re8 33. c6 Re7 34. f5 Bxf5 35. cxd7 Bxd7 36. Qc4+ Be6 37. Qh4 Bg4 38. Rf1) 33. c6 { [%eval 6.19] } 33... Kg6 { [%eval 6.41] } 34. cxd7 { [%eval 6.26] } 34... Kh5?! { (6.26 → 9.22) Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best. } { [%eval 9.22] } (34... Rh5 35. d8=Q Rxd8 36. Qxd8 Rb5 37. Qe8+ Bf7 38. Qe2 h5 39. c4 Rc5 40. Rc1) 35. d8=Q { [%eval 8.81] } 35... Rxd8 { [%eval 8.36] } 36. Qxd8 { [%eval 8.09] } 36... Bh3? { (8.09 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } { Black resigns. } (36... Bf5 37. Re1 Kg4 38. Qd1+ Kh3 39. Qe2 a5 40. Qg2+ Kg4 41. Qd5 a4 42. Qd1+) 1-0