[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Xpri3tYk"] [Date "2026.01.13"] [Round "-"] [White "StoreySniper"] [Black "Starship45"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Xpri3tYk"] [UTCDate "2026.01.13"] [UTCTime "19:23:59"] [WhiteElo "2391"] [BlackElo "2333"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C05"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center 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] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.4] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.32] } { C05 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.55] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.45] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] } 7. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.47] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.56] } 8. Kf2? { (0.56 → -0.60) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (8. a3 a5 9. b3 Qc7 10. h4 Nb6 11. h5 Bd7 12. Ne2 a4) 8... Be7? { (-0.60 → 0.52) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (8... f6) 9. Kg3?! { (0.52 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (9. g3) 9... O-O { [%eval 0.01] } 10. h4 { [%eval -0.14] } 10... f6 { [%eval -0.08] } 11. Bd3?! { (-0.08 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (11. Kh3 cxd4) 11... Qc7?? { (-1.14 → 0.84) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (11... cxd4 12. cxd4) 12. Qe2?! { (0.84 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (12. Ne2 a5) 12... b6?! { (0.18 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (12... cxd4) 13. Rh3?! { (0.75 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (13. Qc2 fxe5) 13... f5? { (-0.03 → 1.37) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (13... cxd4 14. cxd4) 14. Ng5 { [%eval 1.13] } 14... Nd8?? { (1.13 → 3.31) Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.31] } (14... Bxg5 15. hxg5 g6 16. Nf3 c4 17. Bc2 b5 18. b3 b4 19. bxc4 Ba6 20. Qd2) 15. Kh2? { (3.31 → 1.85) Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (15. Qh5 h6 16. Qg6 Bxg5 17. fxg5 Nc6 18. gxh6 Nf6 19. Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 20. hxg7 Nh5+) 15... h6?! { (1.85 → 3.07) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (15... Nb8 16. Be3 Nbc6 17. g4 h6 18. gxf5 exf5 19. N5f3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. cxd4) 16. N1f3? { (3.07 → 1.49) Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (16. Qh5) 16... a5 { [%eval 1.55] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 1.57] } 17... Bb7?! { (1.57 → 2.40) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (17... Nb8 18. Rg1 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Nxa6 20. g4 Qd7 21. gxf5 exf5 22. e6 Qe8 23. Ne5) 18. Rg1 { [%eval 2.36] } 18... Qc8 { [%eval 2.41] } 19. Bb1 { [%eval 2.4] } 19... Ba6 { [%eval 2.24] } 20. Qd1 { [%eval 2.15] } 20... Qc6 { [%eval 2.7] } 21. g4 { [%eval 2.8] } 21... hxg5 { [%eval 2.46] } 22. hxg5 { [%eval 2.56] } 22... g6? { (2.56 → 5.15) Mistake. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval 5.15] } (22... fxg4 23. Rxg4 Kf7 24. Rg2 Rg8 25. Nh4 Rh8 26. Bh7 Ke8 27. Qh5+ Nf7 28. Ng6) 23. Nh4 { [%eval 5.02] } 23... Kg7?! { (5.02 → 6.60) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.6] } (23... cxd4 24. Bxd4 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Nf7 26. Nxg6 Bc5 27. Rg2 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 Qb5 29. Bd3) 24. Nxg6 { [%eval 6.3] } 24... Kxg6?? { (6.30 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (24... Qb5 25. gxf5 Rxf5 26. Nxe7 cxd4 27. g6 Qxb2+ 28. Rg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 dxe3 30. Nxf5+) 25. gxf5+ { [%eval #5] } 25... exf5 { [%eval #2] } 26. Qh5+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0