[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YPCnpQY6"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [Round "-"] [White "jlf287"] [Black "willsidney"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "YPCnpQY6"] [UTCDate "2026.04.07"] [UTCTime "14:07:24"] [WhiteElo "2474"] [BlackElo "2150"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky 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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.54] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.64] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.46] } 9... b4 { [%eval 0.54] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.17] } 10... bxc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] } 12. cxd4?! { (0.22 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Nexd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (12. Nexd4 Nxd4) 12... Qa5+?! { (-0.44 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (12... Nb6 13. Nc3) 13. Kf2 { [%eval 0.5] } 13... Qa3?! { (0.50 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (13... Nb6) 14. Rb1?! { (1.35 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (14. Bc1) 14... Na5? { (0.68 → 2.34) Mistake. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (14... Qxa2 15. Ra1) 15. Qc1? { (2.34 → 0.69) Mistake. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (15. Bc1 Qxa2 16. Rb2 Qa3 17. f5 Be7 18. Nf4 Nc4 19. Rc2 Qa5 20. fxe6 fxe6) 15... Nc4 { [%eval 0.75] } 16. Qxa3 { [%eval 0.65] } 16... Bxa3 { [%eval 0.65] } 17. Bc1 { [%eval 0.68] } 17... Bxc1 { [%eval 1.14] } 18. Nxc1 { [%eval 1.16] } 18... Ndb6 { [%eval 1.1] } 19. Nd3 { [%eval 0.76] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.94] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval 0.79] } 20... Bb5 { [%eval 0.89] } 21. Bd3 { [%eval 0.68] } 21... O-O { [%eval 0.62] } 22. h4 { [%eval 0.74] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.92] } 23. h5 { [%eval 0.49] } 23... h6 { [%eval 0.67] } 24. g4 { [%eval 0.55] } 24... Na3 { [%eval 0.83] } 25. Rb3 { [%eval 0.95] } 25... Bxd3 { [%eval 1.04] } 26. Rxd3?! { (1.04 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Rxa3 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (26. Rxa3 Be4 27. Rc1 Nc4 28. Rac3 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Rc6 30. g5 hxg5 31. fxg5 Rac8) 26... Nbc4?! { (0.24 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (26... Nb5) 27. Rb3?! { (0.93 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (27. g5 hxg5 28. Nxg5 Rab8 29. h6 Rb2+ 30. Kg3 gxh6 31. Rxh6 Nb5 32. Kh3 Nxd4) 27... Nc2 { [%eval 0.49] } 28. Nb7 { [%eval 0.57] } 28... Nd2?? { (0.57 → 3.64) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (28... a5) 29. Nxd2 { [%eval 3.39] } 29... Nxd4 { [%eval 3.64] } 30. Rb2 { [%eval 3.06] } 30... Rab8?! { (3.06 → 3.97) Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (30... Rc3 31. Rhb1 f6 32. Nd6 Rf8 33. Rb8 Rh3 34. R1b2 fxe5 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. fxe5) 31. Rhb1 { [%eval 4.0] } 31... Rc3 { [%eval 3.82] } 32. Nd6 { [%eval 3.75] } 32... Rxb2 { [%eval 4.08] } 33. Rxb2 { [%eval 4.08] } 33... Rh3?! { (4.08 → 5.65) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.65] } (33... Nc6 34. Nf3 Ra3 35. f5 d4 36. Rb6 Rc3 37. Rxa6 g5 38. hxg6) 34. Rb8+ { [%eval 5.4] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval 5.16] } 35. Nxf7 { [%eval 5.39] } 35... Rh2+ { [%eval 6.98] } 36. Kg1 { [%eval 6.9] } 36... Rxd2?? { (6.90 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (36... Rxh5 37. gxh5 g6 38. Kf2 gxh5 39. Nf3 Nxf3 40. Kxf3 Kg6 41. Nd6 h4 42. Rb3) 37. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0