[Event "≤1700 SuperBlitz Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/r4l9vr9Z"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Colton_T1"] [Black "badchesterton"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "r4l9vr9Z"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "07:42:48"] [WhiteElo "1644"] [BlackElo "1634"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C03"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] } { C03 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.36] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.53] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.42] } 6... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.33] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.34] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.59] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.79] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.98] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.8] } 9... b6 { [%eval 1.16] } 10. h4 { [%eval 1.18] } 10... a5?? { (1.18 → 4.63) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (10... Re8 11. Qc2 Nf8 12. Be4 Rb8 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. g4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Rc8 16. g5) 11. Qe2?? { (4.63 → 1.55) Blunder. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Be4 Ra7 13. Ng5 g6 14. Qg4 Kg8 15. h5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 f5) 11... Bb7 { [%eval 1.61] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 1.59] } 12... Qe7? { (1.59 → 2.95) Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 2.95] } (12... Re8 13. Ne5 Nf8 14. Bb5 Ng6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bxe8 Qxe8 17. f3 Bd5 18. Kb1) 13. Kb1? { (2.95 → 1.49) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kh6 15. Nh3+ Kh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Ng5 Be4 18. Nxe4 Rfc8) 13... Rfb8?! { (1.49 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (13... Rfe8 14. Bc2 Nf8 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Rhg1 Bh3 17. Nc6 Qd7 18. Qf3 Qd5 19. Qxh3) 14. g4 { [%eval 1.8] } 14... c5? { (1.80 → 3.72) Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (14... Re8 15. Rhe1 g6 16. g5 e5 17. dxe5 Bg7 18. Bb5 Red8 19. a3 Nc5 20. Nd4) 15. g5 { [%eval 3.68] } 15... e5 { [%eval 4.35] } 16. gxf6?! { (4.35 → 3.26) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Rhe1 c4 18. Bf5 Nc5 19. Nxe5 Re8 20. Qe3 a4 21. a3 Rad8) 16... Nxf6?! { (3.26 → 4.67) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.67] } (16... Qxf6 17. Nxe5 Qxf4 18. Nxd7 Rd8 19. Nxb6 Rab8 20. Rh3 cxd4 21. c4 Qc7 22. Nd5) 17. dxe5 { [%eval 4.55] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 4.25] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 3.81] } 18... f6?! { (3.81 → 5.22) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 5.22] } (18... Qe6 19. Rhg1 Nb4 20. cxb4 axb4 21. b3 Bd5 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qd3+ Kh8 24. Qxd5) 19. exf6 { [%eval 5.1] } 19... gxf6 { [%eval 5.28] } 20. Qxe7 { [%eval 5.34] } 20... Nxe7 { [%eval 5.38] } 21. Bxf6 { [%eval 5.45] } 21... Nc6?! { (5.45 → 10.19) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 10.19] } (21... Kf7 22. Bxe7 Bxf3 23. Rhe1 Bxd1 24. Bc4+ Kg6 25. Rxd1 Re8 26. Bg5 a4 27. Rg1) 22. Bc4+ { [%eval 9.49] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 9.65] } 23. Ng5 { [%eval 10.85] } 23... Ne7?! { (10.85 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (23... Nd4 24. Rhe1 Be4+ 25. Rxe4 Ra7 26. Rg1 Ne6 27. Nxe6+ Kf7 28. Bg5 Ke8 29. Nf4+) 24. Nxh7+ { [%eval #7] } 24... Ke8 { [%eval #7] } 25. Rhe1 { [%eval #6] } 25... Be4+ { [%eval #6] } 26. Rxe4 { [%eval #5] } 26... Rb7 { [%eval #5] } 27. Rde1?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.12) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 10.12] } (27. Bg5 Rd7 28. Nf6+ Kd8 29. Rxd7+ Kc8 30. Rexe7 Kb8 31. Re8#) 27... b5?! { (10.12 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Kd8 28. Rxe7 Rd7 29. Bd5 b5 30. Rf7+ Kc7 31. Be5+ Kc8 32. Be6 Ra7 33. Nf6) 28. Rxe7+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Rxe7 { [%eval #4] } 29. Rxe7+ { [%eval #3] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval #3] } 30. Be6 { [%eval #2] } 30... Ra6 { [%eval #2] } 31. Nf8 { [%eval #6] } 31... Rd6 { [%eval #3] } 32. Rd7+ { [%eval #5] } { Black resigns. } 1-0