[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9WfyBEyF"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "anandveera"] [Black "JacobTG"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "9WfyBEyF"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "06:54:26"] [WhiteElo "1921"] [BlackElo "1983"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+39"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } { C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. a3?! { (0.34 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Ne2 Be7 9. h4 cxd4) 5... c5 { [%eval -0.07] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.46] } 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.05] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval -0.39] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.2] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.61] } 8... a6?! { (-0.61 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (8... Nc6 9. dxc5 Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Nb5 Ng6 14. Rb1) 9. Bxd7 { [%eval -0.07] } 9... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.03] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval -0.04] } 10... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.09] } 11. Nd4?! { (-0.09 → -0.82) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (11. Re1 Nc6 12. Be3 Be7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Bf4 f6 15. Ne2 Bc5 16. exf6 Qxf6) 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.71] } 12. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.88] } 12... Bxc6 { [%eval -1.02] } 13. Re1? { (-1.02 → -2.53) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (13. Qg4 f5 14. Qg3 Qb6 15. Rb1 Rf7 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. h4 Be8 18. Rfc1 d4) 13... Qb6 { [%eval -2.13] } 14. Rf1?! { (-2.13 → -2.99) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.99] } (14. Qd2 f6 15. Nd1 fxe5 16. Rxe5 Qc7 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. Rh5 Qf7 19. Rg5 e5) 14... Qc7? { (-2.99 → -1.37) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (14... f6 15. Bf4 fxe5 16. Bg3 e4 17. Rb1 Rf7 18. b4 Bd4 19. Rb3 Bf6 20. a4) 15. Qh5 { [%eval -1.85] } 15... Bd4 { [%eval -1.88] } 16. Qg4?! { (-1.88 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (16. Bf4 f6 17. Qg4 fxe5 18. Qxe6+ Rf7 19. Be3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Re8 21. Qg4 Bb5) 16... Bxe5 { [%eval -3.12] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval -3.22] } 17... f5 { [%eval -3.24] } 18. Qh3 { [%eval -3.49] } 18... d4 { [%eval -3.35] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval -4.08] } 19... Bb5 { [%eval -3.94] } 20. Re1 { [%eval -4.03] } 20... Qxc2 { [%eval -3.96] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval -4.2] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval -4.1] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval -4.27] } 22... Qxf2 { [%eval -4.09] } 23. Bd6 { [%eval -4.69] } 23... Rfd8 { [%eval -4.55] } 24. Bc7 { [%eval -4.36] } 24... Rdc8 { [%eval -4.83] } 25. Bb6 { [%eval -4.76] } 25... Rc6 { [%eval -4.68] } 26. Ba5 { [%eval -4.62] } 26... Rc2 { [%eval -4.24] } 27. Nh5 { [%eval -5.31] } 27... Bg5 { [%eval -5.23] } 28. Bc7 { [%eval -5.45] } 28... Bc6 { [%eval -5.33] } 29. Rg1 { [%eval -5.46] } 29... Rxb2 { [%eval -5.06] } 30. Raf1 { [%eval -5.73] } 30... Qc2?! { (-5.73 → -4.02) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (30... Qh4 31. Qxh4 Bxh4 32. Rc1 d3 33. Nxg7 Re2 34. Nxf5 exf5 35. Bb6 d2 36. Rcd1) 31. Bf4?! { (-4.02 → -5.09) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -5.09] } (31. Qg3 h6 32. h4 Rb3 33. Qh2 Bf6 34. Bf4 Rf8 35. Bxh6 Qe4 36. Bf4 e5) 31... Bxf4 { [%eval -5.22] } 32. Nxf4 { [%eval -5.01] } 32... Re8 { [%eval -4.48] } 33. Qh5 { [%eval -5.14] } 33... d3 { [%eval -4.15] } 34. Re1?! { (-4.15 → -6.32) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -6.32] } (34. Rc1 Qa4 35. Rxc6 Qxc6 36. Nxd3 g6 37. Qg5 Rb3 38. Ne5 Qc7 39. Nf3 Qe7) 34... e5 { [%eval -6.46] } 35. Nd5 { [%eval -6.15] } 35... d2 { [%eval -6.18] } 36. Ref1 { [%eval -6.3] } 36... Qe4 { [%eval -6.01] } 37. Nb4 { [%eval -7.22] } 37... Qg4 { [%eval -7.58] } 38. Qxg4 { [%eval -7.21] } 38... fxg4 { [%eval -7.52] } 39. Nxc6 { [%eval -8.28] } 39... bxc6 { [%eval -8.38] } 40. Rd1 { [%eval -8.63] } 40... e4 { [%eval -8.69] } 41. g3 { [%eval -10.19] } 41... e3 { [%eval -10.5] } 42. Rg2?! { (-10.50 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rde1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (42. Rde1 e2 43. Kg2 d1=Q 44. h3 Qd5+ 45. Kh2 Qh5 46. h4 Qe5 47. Rg2 Qc3) 42... e2 { [%eval #-7] } 43. Rxe2 { [%eval #-7] } 43... Rxe2 { [%eval #-6] } { White resigns. } 0-1