[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7YlHrgby"] [Date "2026.03.17"] [Round "-"] [White "PondSnail"] [Black "leonteo"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "7YlHrgby"] [UTCDate "2026.03.17"] [UTCTime "20:58:48"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "2380"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C05"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed 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] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.42] } { C05 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Ne4?! { (0.33 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (4... Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Ne2 f6 9. exf6) 5. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.68] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.73] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.44] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.39] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] } 7... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.8] } 8. Bxd2 { [%eval 0.8] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.76] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.79] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.9] } 10. Bc3 { [%eval 0.86] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.94] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.87] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.84] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.84] } 12... a5 { [%eval 1.05] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.54] } 13... O-O { [%eval 1.03] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.63] } 14... a4 { [%eval 0.99] } 15. Bc2 { [%eval 0.7] } 15... Na5 { [%eval 0.83] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval 0.82] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.7] } 17. h4? { (0.70 → -0.77) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (17. Qd2 Rfc8 18. h4 Nc4 19. Qh6 Bf8 20. Qf4 Nxb2 21. Ng5 Be8 22. h5 Rxc3) 17... Bb5 { [%eval -0.85] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -0.84] } 18... Bxf1 { [%eval -0.7] } 19. Rxf1 { [%eval -0.69] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.53] } 20. Qh6?! { (-0.53 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (20. h5 Qd8 21. Nh2 Nc4 22. Qh3 Nxb2 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Ng4 Nc4 25. Bb4 Bxb4) 20... Bf8 { [%eval -0.68] } 21. Qf4 { [%eval -0.73] } 21... Qd8?! { (-0.73 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (21... Rc7 22. h5 Nc4 23. Ng5 Nxb2 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Qg4 Ra6 26. Rb1 Qc6 27. Nxh7) 22. Bxa4?! { (0.13 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (22. h5 Nc4 23. Ng5 Qe8 24. Qh4 h6 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Nh3 Nxb2 27. Qg3 Bxa3) 22... Nc4 { [%eval -0.32] } 23. Bd1?! { (-0.32 → -1.15) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.15] } (23. Bb5 Nxa3 24. Ng5 Qc7 25. bxa3 h6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Bb2 Qf7 28. Qg3 Rc2) 23... Nxa3 { [%eval -1.12] } 24. Bd2?! { (-1.12 → -1.96) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.96] } (24. h5 Be7 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qg4 Rc6 27. bxa3 Rxc3 28. Qxe6+ Kg7 29. a4 Ra6) 24... Nc4 { [%eval -1.85] } 25. Bc1 { [%eval -2.38] } 25... Ra1 { [%eval -2.42] } 26. Be2 { [%eval -2.71] } 26... Nb6?! { (-2.71 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (26... Qc7 27. Kh2 Nd6 28. Bd2 Rxf1 29. Bxf1 Ne4 30. Be3 f5 31. g4 h6 32. Bd3) 27. h5 { [%eval -1.82] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval -1.59] } 28. Be3 { [%eval -1.54] } 28... Rxf1+ { [%eval -1.71] } 29. Bxf1 { [%eval -1.49] } 29... Nc4 { [%eval -1.27] } 30. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.93] } 30... dxc4 { [%eval -0.54] } 31. Ng5 { [%eval -0.69] } 31... h6?! { (-0.69 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (31... Bh6 32. Qf6 Bg7 33. Qf3 Ra8 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Qh3 Ra2 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Ne4) 32. Ne4 { [%eval 0.25] } 32... Bg7 { [%eval 0.49] } 33. hxg6 { [%eval 0.33] } 33... fxg6 { [%eval 0.32] } 34. Qg4 { [%eval 0.56] } 34... Qf7?? { (0.56 → 2.65) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (34... Ra8 35. Qxe6+ Qf7 36. Qb6 Qe7 37. g3 Qf7 38. Kh2 g5 39. Qc5 Kh7 40. Kg2) 35. Qh3?? { (2.65 → -2.48) Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (35. Nd6 h5 36. Qg5 Qd7 37. Nxc8 Qxc8 38. Qxg6 Qd7 39. Qxh5 b5 40. Qg4 b4) 35... g5?? { (-2.48 → 1.98) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (35... Qf5 36. Nd6 Qxh3 37. gxh3 Rc7 38. Nb5 Rd7 39. Kg2 Bf8 40. Kf3 Kf7 41. Ke4) 36. Nd6 { [%eval 2.13] } 36... Qd7 { [%eval 1.94] } 37. Nxc8 { [%eval 1.83] } 37... Qxc8 { [%eval 1.63] } 38. Qf3? { (1.63 → 0.00) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (38. d5 Bxe5 39. Qxh6 Qd7 40. Qxg5+ Qg7 41. Qd8+ Qf8 42. Qd7 Qf5 43. g3 Qb1+) 38... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. bxc3 { [%eval -0.3] } 41... b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. f5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... b2 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. f6 { [%eval -0.02] } 43... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. fxg7?? { (0.00 → -6.04) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -6.04] } (44. Kh2 b1=Q 45. Qxb1 Qxe3 46. Qg6 Qf4+ 47. g3 Qf2+ 48. Kh3 Qf1+ 49. Kh2 Qf2+) 44... Qe1+ { [%eval -5.62] } 45. Kh2 { [%eval -5.56] } 45... Qh4+ { [%eval -5.2] } 46. Qxh4 { [%eval -4.79] } 46... g4?? { (-4.79 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxh4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (46... gxh4 47. d5 b1=Q 48. dxe6 Qe4 49. Bf2 Kxg7 50. Kg1 Kg6 51. e7 Kf7 52. Bxh4) 47. Qf6 { [%eval #3] } 47... b1=Q { [%eval #2] } 48. Qf8+ { [%eval #1] } 48... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 49. g8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0