[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/B8ndlM62"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "szwaku"] [Black "copperlee1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "B8ndlM62"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "13:20:14"] [WhiteElo "1716"] [BlackElo "1491"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } 3... d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5?! { (0.00 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (4... c5 5. c3 Nf6 6. cxd4 cxd4 7. Nexd4 Nxe4 8. b3 Bd6 9. Bb5+) 5. c3 { [%eval 0.89] } 5... d3 { [%eval 1.35] } 6. Ned4 { [%eval 1.37] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 1.45] } 7. Bxd3 { [%eval 1.54] } 7... O-O { [%eval 1.97] } 8. O-O? { (1.97 → 0.56) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (8. e5 Bxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd5 10. O-O c5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bc2 Nde7 13. Re1 Nf5) 8... e5 { [%eval 0.47] } 9. Nxe5?? { (0.47 → -1.72) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (9. Nb3 Bxf2+ 10. Rxf2 Qxd3 11. Nxe5 Qxe4 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Qf1 Nf6) 9... Bxd4 { [%eval -1.76] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval -1.7] } 10... Qxd4 { [%eval -1.79] } 11. Nf3?? { (-1.79 → -4.08) Blunder. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval -4.08] } (11. Bc2 Qxe5 12. d4 Qh5 13. f3 Nc6 14. Qd2 a5 15. Qf2 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rd8) 11... Qxd3 { [%eval -3.81] } 12. e5 { [%eval -4.43] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval -4.5] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval -4.87] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -4.98] } 14. b3 { [%eval -5.07] } 14... a6 { [%eval -4.42] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval -4.83] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval -4.51] } 16. Qh4 { [%eval -4.62] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval -4.36] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -4.19] } 17... Nce7 { [%eval -4.25] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval -4.39] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval -4.38] } 19. Qg3 { [%eval -4.26] } 19... Ndf4 { [%eval -4.22] } 20. Rc3 { [%eval -4.51] } 20... Ne2+ { [%eval -4.26] } 21. Rxe2 { [%eval -4.38] } 21... Qxe2 { [%eval -4.48] } 22. Re3 { [%eval -4.95] } 22... Qd1+ { [%eval -4.83] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -4.68] } 23... Qc2 { [%eval -4.73] } 24. Bc3 { [%eval -4.84] } 24... Qxa2?! { (-4.84 → -3.72) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -3.72] } (24... Qf5 25. Ng5 Qf4 26. a4 Be6 27. a5 Qxg3 28. fxg3 Rfe8 29. Nxe6 Rxe6 30. Rc1) 25. h4 { [%eval -3.72] } 25... Qc2?? { (-3.72 → 0.05) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (25... Be6 26. h5 Ne7 27. Qh4 Nf5 28. Qe4 Qxb3 29. g4 Qd5 30. gxf5 Qxe4 31. Rxe4) 26. h5?? { (0.05 → -3.63) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (26. Nd4 Qa2 27. Ra1 Qxa1+ 28. Bxa1 c5 29. Ne2 Be6 30. h5 Ne7 31. Nc3 Nf5) 26... Ne7?? { (-3.63 → -0.11) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (26... Be6 27. hxg6 Qxg6 28. Qxg6 fxg6 29. b4 Rfe8 30. Ng5 h6 31. Ne4 Kf7 32. Ra1) 27. e6?? { (-0.11 → -3.29) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (27. Nd4 Nf5 28. Nxf5 Qxf5 29. e6 f6 30. e7 Qg4 31. exd8=R Rxd8 32. Qxc7 Rc8) 27... Bxe6?? { (-3.29 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (27... Nf5 28. Qe5 f6 29. Qf4 Bxe6 30. Rxe6 Nd6 31. h6 Qb1+ 32. Re1 Qf5 33. Qa4) 28. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0