[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LXEkRdly"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Kotti65"] [Black "BeWater"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "LXEkRdly"] [UTCDate "2026.03.14"] [UTCTime "19:18:53"] [WhiteElo "2394"] [BlackElo "2449"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line } Bd7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4?! { (0.00 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8. O-O Nge7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. h4 Be7 11. h5 Nh4 12. Nxd4 O-O) 8... Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. O-O?! { (-0.86 → -1.66) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (10. Qe2 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Nc3 a6 13. Be3 Qh4 14. O-O-O Bd6 15. Kb1 O-O) 10... Ne7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Be3 Qxe5 14. Bb6 Qd6 15. Rc1 Be7 16. b4? { (-1.67 → -3.16) Mistake. Na4 was best. } (16. Na4 O-O 17. Bc5 Qf4 18. Be3 Qf6 19. Nb6 Rad8 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. Qc2 Ne5) 16... O-O? { (-3.16 → -1.28) Mistake. Nxb4 was best. } (16... Nxb4 17. Bd4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 O-O 19. Re3 Rac8 20. Be5 Qxa3 21. Rb1 b5 22. Rh3) 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Rfe8 19. Bc5 Qb8 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. h4 Qd6 22. Rcd1 Rac8 23. Ne2 Qe5 24. Nf4 Qg7 25. Qg5 h6 26. Qg3 Rc3 27. a4 Bxa4 28. Rd2 Bb5 29. f3?! { (-4.09 → -5.13) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (29. h5 g5 30. Bxb5 Rxg3 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Bxe8 Rg4 33. g3 Kf8 34. Bg6 Nxg6) 29... Bxd3 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Nxd3 Qd4+ 32. Nf2 Qxb4 33. Rc1 Nf5 34. Qe5 Qxh4?? { (-4.51 → 0.00) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } (34... Qd4 35. Qxd4 Nxd4 36. Rc7 Kf8 37. Rxb7 Re7 38. Rb8+ Kg7 39. Ng4 h5 40. Ne5) 35. Ng4 Rd8 36. Rc7 Qg3 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Nd7+?? { (0.00 → -2.87) Blunder. Nh7+ was best. } (38. Nh7+ Kg8 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Nh7+) 38... Rxd7 39. Qxg3 Nxg3 40. Rxd7 b5 41. Ra7 b4 42. Rxa6 Ne2+ 43. Kf2 Nd4 44. Ke3 Nf5+ 45. Kf4?! { (-2.28 → -3.25) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } (45. Kf2 g5 46. Rb6 b3 47. Rxb3 h5 48. Rb4 Kg7 49. f4 gxf4 50. Rxf4 f6) 45... g5+ 46. Ke5 Nh4?? { (-3.78 → -1.60) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } (46... Kg7 47. g4 Nh4 48. Ra2 Nxf3+ 49. Kd6 Nh4 50. Ra4 Ng2 51. Rxb4 Kf6 52. Kd7) 47. Kf6 Ke8 48. Rb6 Nxg2 49. Rxb4 Nh4 50. Rb8+? { (-1.66 → -3.12) Mistake. Rb3 was best. } (50. Rb3 d4 51. Rd3 Nf5 52. Ra3 Ne3 53. Ra8+ Kd7 54. Kxf7 Kd6 55. Ra6+ Kd5) 50... Kd7 51. Kxf7?! { (-2.69 → -3.80) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } (51. Rb3 Kd6 52. Rd3 Ng2 53. Rd1 Ne3 54. Rd2 Nc4 55. Rd3 Kc5 56. Rd1 d4) 51... Nxf3 52. Rb7+?! { (-2.72 → -3.64) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } (52. Rb3 g4 53. Kg6 Kd6 54. Kh5 Ne5 55. Rb6+ Ke7 56. Kxh6 Kf6 57. Kh5 d4) 52... Kc6 53. Ra7 e5 54. Kg6 e4 55. Kf5?! { (-3.91 → -4.90) Inaccuracy. Kh5 was best. } (55. Kh5 Kc5 56. Kg4 Ne5+ 57. Kf5 Kd4 58. Ra4+ Nc4 59. Kg4 e3 60. Kf3 h5) 55... h5 56. Rh7 e3 57. Re7 e2 58. Rxe2 Nd4+ 59. Kxg5 Nxe2 60. Kxh5 d4 61. Kg4 Kc5 62. Kf3 d3 63. Ke3 Kc4 64. Kd2?? { (-6.10 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } (64. Ke4 d2 65. Ke5 Kd3 66. Kf5 d1=Q 67. Ke5 Ng3 68. Kd6 Ke4+ 69. Kc7) 64... Kd4 65. Ke1 Nf4 66. Kd1 Ke3 67. Ke1 d2+ 68. Kd1 Nd5 69. Kc2 Ke2 { White resigns. } 0-1