[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/l4ZiNz0p"] [Date "2026.02.12"] [Round "-"] [White "LinChiChi"] [Black "WildBean69"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "l4ZiNz0p"] [UTCDate "2026.02.12"] [UTCTime "14:31:11"] [WhiteElo "1161"] [BlackElo "1114"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.36] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. Nf3?! { (0.82 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. c3 c5 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6) 5... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.14] } 6... Nc6?! { (-0.14 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (6... c5 7. dxc5 Be7 8. Rb1 Qc7 9. Qd4 O-O 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Qg4) 7. Bb5 { [%eval 0.33] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.23] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.33] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.39] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.39] } 10. Bxc6?! { (0.39 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (10. Bd3 Na5 11. Re1 Rc8 12. g3 c5 13. Nh4 Nc6 14. Rb1 Qa5 15. Bd2 c4) 10... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.34] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval -0.79] } 11... Bxa4?? { (-0.79 → 3.41) Blunder. Bxa3 was best. } { [%eval 3.41] } (11... Bxa3 12. Rxa3 a5 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Qa1 O-O-O 15. Rb3 Qg5 16. Nf3 Qg4 17. h3) 12. Bxf8 { [%eval 3.73] } 12... Bb5 { [%eval 3.71] } 13. Re1?? { (3.71 → -1.69) Blunder. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bf6 Bxf1 15. Qxf1 Qd7 16. Qd3 Qc6 17. Qh7 Rf8 18. Bg7 Qxc3) 13... Rxf8 { [%eval -1.62] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -1.54] } 14... b6 { [%eval -1.13] } 15. c4?! { (-1.13 → -1.98) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (15. Qf3 f5 16. c4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. Qc6+ Kf7 19. Qxc4 Qd7 20. Red1 b5) 15... dxc4 { [%eval -1.95] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval -2.29] } 16... Bc6 { [%eval -2.29] } 17. c3 { [%eval -2.44] } 17... b5 { [%eval -1.88] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval -2.02] } 18... Qc8?? { (-2.02 → 0.00) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (18... a5 19. Qb1 h5 20. h3 Rh8 21. Re2 a4 22. Qc1 Kf8 23. f3 Kg8 24. Rb2) 19. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... a5 { [%eval 0.06] } 20. Qxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... b4 { [%eval -0.11] } 21. cxb4?! { (-0.11 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (21. Qxh6 b3 22. Red1 Bd5 23. f3 Rg8 24. Qh7 Ke7 25. Qh4+ Ke8 26. Qh7 Rf8) 21... axb4 { [%eval -1.05] } 22. Rac1?! { (-1.05 → -1.84) Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (22. Qxh6 Bd5 23. f3 c3 24. Qe3 Rg8 25. g3 Qd8 26. Qd3 Ke7 27. Kg2 Rxa1) 22... c3?! { (-1.84 → -1.21) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.21] } (22... Bd5 23. Qxh6 Qd8 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Rg8 26. g3 Qg5 27. Qxg5 Rxg5 28. f4) 23. Rb1?! { (-1.21 → -1.85) Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best. } { [%eval -1.85] } (23. Qxh6 Bd5 24. Qh7 Qb8 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Ra5 27. Rb1 Rb5 28. d5 Qb7) 23... Rb8?! { (-1.85 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (23... Qb8 24. Qh7 Qb5 25. Qd3 Ra5 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Na6 Kd7 28. Rxb4 Rxb4 29. Nxb4) 24. Nd3?! { (-1.14 → -2.31) Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best. } { [%eval -2.31] } (24. Qxh6 Rb6 25. Qf4 Rg8 26. g3 Bd5 27. Rec1 Qa8 28. Ra1 Qc6 29. f3 Rb5) 24... Qd8 { [%eval -2.04] } 25. Nxb4 { [%eval -0.83] } 25... Ba4 { [%eval -0.84] } 26. Rec1?? { (-0.84 → -4.12) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -4.12] } (26. Qg4 c2 27. Rb2 Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 29. Rc1 f5 30. Nd3 Ke7 31. Ra2 Bb3) 26... Qxd4 { [%eval -4.05] } 27. Nc2?! { (-4.05 → -5.68) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -5.68] } (27. Re1 Rxb4 28. Rbc1 Rb8 29. Qh7 c2 30. h3 Qf4 31. g3 Qf3 32. Re4) 27... Rxb1 { [%eval -5.63] } 28. Rxb1 { [%eval -5.4] } 28... Bxc2 { [%eval -5.09] } 29. Rb8+ { [%eval -6.25] } 29... Ke7?? { (-6.25 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (29... Kd7 30. h3 Rxb8 31. Qxf7+ Kc6 32. Qxe6+ Kb5 33. Qa2 Ba4 34. Qb1+ Qb4 35. Qh7) 30. Qxf8+ { [%eval #1] } 30... Kd7 { [%eval #1] } 31. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0