[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/M4VoLv15"] [Date "2025.08.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Kovalchuk94"] [Black "Andrei_Godin"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "M4VoLv15"] [UTCDate "2025.08.06"] [UTCTime "11:42:49"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "1598"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. c4 { [%eval -0.08] } { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.04] } 3. e5 { [%eval -0.27] } 3... dxc4 { [%eval -0.26] } 4. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.27] } 4... c5 { [%eval -0.23] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.25] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.18] } 6. d4 { [%eval -0.41] } 6... Qa5+?! { (-0.41 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (6... Nxd4 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Qe2 Ne7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Nf3) 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.45] } 7... Qb6?! { (0.45 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (7... Qc7) 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.06] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 1.57] } 9. Ne4 { [%eval 1.27] } 9... Qxb2? { (1.27 → 2.87) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.87] } (9... f5 10. Neg5 Nd8 11. h4 Bd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rc1 Nh6 14. Qe2 Ng4 15. b4) 10. Rb1 { [%eval 2.9] } 10... Qa3 { [%eval 2.75] } 11. O-O { [%eval 2.52] } 11... Qe7?? { (2.52 → 5.35) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 5.35] } (11... a6 12. Rb6 Be7 13. Qc2 Nh6 14. Bd3 Nb4 15. Bxb4 Bxb4 16. Nfd2 Bxd2 17. Nd6+) 12. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.08] } 12... Kd8 { [%eval 6.32] } 13. Bb4?! { (6.32 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (13. Nxd4 Nxe5 14. Ba5+ b6 15. Rxb6 Qc7 16. Rb5 Bxd6 17. Bxc7+ Bxc7 18. Rxe5 Bxe5) 13... Nxb4?! { (4.29 → 5.44) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.44] } (13... Qd7 14. Bb5 Bxd6 15. exd6 Nf6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qc3) 14. Rxb4 { [%eval 5.53] } 14... a5 { [%eval 6.54] } 15. Rb6 { [%eval 6.22] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 6.85] } 16. Qxd4 { [%eval 6.98] } 16... Bxd6 { [%eval 8.14] } 17. exd6 { [%eval 8.34] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 7.98] } 18. Qxg7 { [%eval 7.83] } 18... Qa4 { [%eval 9.85] } 19. Qxh8 { [%eval 10.23] } 19... Qxc4?! { (10.23 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (19... Bd7 20. Qxg8+ Be8 21. Bb5 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Ra6 23. Rxb7 Rxd6 24. Rb8+ Kc7 25. Rxe8) 20. Qxg8+ { [%eval #1] } 20... Kd7 { [%eval #1] } 21. Ne5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0