[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/orSA1f8P"] [Date "2026.01.16"] [Round "-"] [White "saas54"] [Black "seanlarrett"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "orSA1f8P"] [UTCDate "2026.01.16"] [UTCTime "19:09:12"] [WhiteElo "1075"] [BlackElo "1066"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [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. d3 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval -0.03] } 4. Ng5?! { (-0.03 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. a4 Nd7 8. Nc3 a6) 4... exd3 { [%eval -0.74] } 5. Bxd3 { [%eval -0.78] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.83] } 6. Bb5? { (-0.83 → -2.42) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.42] } (6. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Re1 Nb4 9. Re3 c6 10. Bd2 Qc7) 6... Bd7? { (-2.42 → -1.16) Mistake. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bd7 8. Nd2 h6 9. Ngf3 O-O-O 10. c3 Nf6 11. Re1 a6 12. Bd3) 7. Bxc6? { (-1.16 → -2.60) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (7. O-O a6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nb4 10. Nc3 h6 11. Be2 Bd6) 7... Bxc6 { [%eval -2.6] } 8. Qxd8+ { [%eval -3.15] } 8... Rxd8 { [%eval -3.2] } 9. O-O { [%eval -3.15] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -2.79] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval -2.87] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval -2.46] } 11. Nc4? { (-2.46 → -4.05) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (11. a4 Be7 12. Ngf3 a5 13. Re1 b6 14. c3 Bd5 15. Nd4 O-O 16. N2f3 Bd6) 11... O-O?! { (-4.05 → -2.62) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -2.62] } (11... Bb5 12. b3 Bxc4 13. bxc4 Rd4 14. Bb2 Rxc4 15. Rac1 b6 16. a3 O-O 17. Rfe1) 12. Bf4? { (-2.62 → -5.26) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -5.26] } (12. Ne5 Be8 13. a3 Be7 14. Re1 Nd5 15. Ne4 c5 16. Bd2 f6 17. Nc4 e5) 12... Rd4 { [%eval -5.23] } 13. Bxc7 { [%eval -5.75] } 13... Rxc4 { [%eval -5.82] } 14. b3 { [%eval -7.21] } 14... Rxc2 { [%eval -5.83] } 15. Rfd1?! { (-5.83 → -8.27) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -8.27] } (15. Bg3 h6 16. Nf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rc8 18. a4 Nd5 19. Rfd1 Bf8 20. a5 h5) 15... Bd4? { (-8.27 → -4.19) Mistake. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -4.19] } (15... Bxf2+ 16. Kh1 Be3 17. Nf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rxc7 19. a4 Nd5 20. a5 Rfc8 21. a6) 16. Rac1? { (-4.19 → -7.21) Mistake. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -7.21] } (16. Rxd4 h6 17. Nh3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rxc7 19. Ng1 Rfc8 20. Nf3 Nd5 21. Ne5 Rc2) 16... Rxc1 { [%eval -5.7] } 17. Rxc1 { [%eval -5.52] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval -5.25] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval -5.29] } 18... Bxe4 { [%eval -5.34] } 19. Bd6 { [%eval -5.56] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval -5.45] } 20. h3 { [%eval -5.72] } 20... Rxd6?? { (-5.72 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (20... Bc6 21. Bc7 Rd7 22. Rc4 g5 23. Bg3 h5 24. h4 f5 25. hxg5 e5 26. Bh4) 21. Rc8+ { [%eval #1] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval #1] } 22. Rxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0