[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xwKPhpWS"] [Date "2024.04.03"] [White "NoelStuder"] [Black "RafaelVarane"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.03"] [UTCTime "14:18:01"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2594"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Nb3 O-O 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Nbxd4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nf5 Bc5 13. Bg5 Ne5 14. Be2 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3? { (0.36 → 1.89) Mistake. Bg6 was best. } (15... Bg6 16. Nh4 Rc8 17. c3 Qb6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bxd5 Qxb2 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Qd3 Kg7 22. Rab1) 16. Qxf3 Qb6 17. Nh6+ Kh8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Rfe1 Kg7 22. Nf5+ Kg6 23. g4?! { (2.61 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } (23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Rxe7 b5 25. Rxa7 Rfe8 26. Kf1 b4 27. Ra4 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Rd4 h5) 23... h5 24. Kg2 hxg4 25. hxg4 d4 26. Rd3 Rd7?? { (1.89 → 5.28) Blunder. Rh8 was best. } (26... Rh8 27. Re4 Rd5 28. Re7 Re5 29. Rxb7 Re2 30. Nxd4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxc2 32. Rdd7 Rf8 33. Kg3) 27. Rh3 Rd5 28. Kg3 Bd6+ 29. f4 Rxf5 30. gxf5+ Kxf5 31. Rh5+ Kg6 32. Rd5 Bc7 33. Re7 Bb6 34. Rxb7 Rc8 35. f5+ Kg5 36. Rxf7 Rxc2 37. Rg7+ Kh5 38. Rg6 Rxb2?? { (4.32 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc1 was best. } (38... Rc1 39. Kf4 Rf1+ 40. Ke4 Re1+ 41. Kd3 Rd1+ 42. Kc4 Rc1+ 43. Kb3 Rf1 44. Rg2 Kh6 45. Kc4) 39. Rd7 { Black resigns. } 1-0