[Event "Casual classical game"] [Site "https://live.chess-online.com/BQRHDgTq"] [Date "2026.09.04"] [White "stepssq"] [Black "id224701063"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BQRHDgTq"] [UTCDate "2026.09.04"] [UTCTime "14:33:52"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2400+10"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "live.chess-online.com"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } c6?! { (-0.08 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4) 3. d3?! { (0.62 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (3. d4) 3... d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. d4 h5?! { (-0.05 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (6... Nc6 7. Nc3) 7. h3 a5?! { (0.59 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } (7... Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Bb5 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3) 8. g4?? { (1.18 → -1.41) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } (8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Bb5 Be7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Qf3 Be6 13. O-O Bf6) 8... g6?! { (-1.41 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } (8... hxg4 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. a3 Be6 12. Qd3 a4 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. hxg4) 9. f3?? { (-0.59 → -2.68) Blunder. Bg2 was best. } (9. Bg2) 9... b5?? { (-2.68 → 0.75) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } (9... Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Nc6 11. Nc3 hxg4 12. Qe1+ Qxe1+ 13. Kxe1 Nxd4 14. Nxd5 Bd6 15. Bd3) 10. b3?? { (0.75 → -2.79) Blunder. Bxb5+ was best. } (10. Bxb5+) 10... a4?? { (-2.79 → -0.12) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } (10... Qh4+ 11. Kd2 b4 12. Bb5+ Kd8 13. Kc2 hxg4 14. fxg4 Bxg4 15. Nf3 Qf2+ 16. Nbd2) 11. Qe2+?! { (-0.12 → -1.13) Inaccuracy. Bxb5+ was best. } (11. Bxb5+ Bd7) 11... Be7 12. Qxb5+?? { (-1.29 → -3.42) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } (12. Qe5 f6 13. Qe3 Kf7 14. bxa4 b4 15. Bd3 hxg4 16. fxg4 Bxg4 17. Ne2 Bxe2) 12... Bd7 13. Qxd5 Nf6?? { (-3.55 → 1.82) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } (13... Ra5 14. Qe4 Nf6 15. Qd3 Nc6 16. a3 hxg4 17. Bb2 Kf8 18. b4 Rd5 19. Nd2) 14. Qxa8 O-O 15. g5?? { (1.84 → -1.39) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } (15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Ne2 Nc6 17. Qa6 Nd5 18. Qc4 Bh4+ 19. Kd1 Be6 20. Qxa4 Ncb4) 15... Bb4+?! { (-1.39 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (15... Qb6 16. Bd2) 16. Nd2?? { (-0.68 → -3.05) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } (16. Bd2) 16... Qe7+? { (-3.05 → -1.17) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } (16... Qc7) 17. Ne2 Nh7?? { (-0.99 → 3.26) Blunder. Bc6 was best. } (17... Bc6) 18. Qxa4?? { (3.26 → -4.73) Blunder. Qe4 was best. } (18. Qe4 Qd8 19. Qd5 Nxg5 20. Kd1 Nc6 21. Rg1 Ne6 22. Ne4 Kg7 23. Bg5 Nxg5) 18... Nxg5? { (-4.73 → -2.97) Mistake. Bxa4 was best. } (18... Bxa4 19. bxa4 Nxg5 20. Kf2 Re8 21. Kg2 Qf6 22. Ng1 Qxd4 23. Nb3 Qh4 24. a5) 19. Qa7 Nxf3+?! { (-3.43 → -2.09) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (19... Qe3 20. Qb6 Nxf3+ 21. Kd1 Bxd2 22. Qb4 Bxc1 23. Qc3 Bd2 24. Qxe3 Bxe3 25. a4) 20. Kf2?? { (-2.09 → -5.92) Blunder. Kd1 was best. } (20. Kd1) 20... Bxd2? { (-5.92 → -3.01) Mistake. Nxd2 was best. } (20... Nxd2 21. Bxd2 Bxd2 22. d5 Re8 23. Qc7 Qf6+ 24. Kg2 Qxa1 25. Qc2 Bh6 26. Ng3) 21. Kxf3?? { (-3.01 → -9.18) Blunder. Bxd2 was best. } (21. Bxd2 Nxd2) 21... Bxc1? { (-9.18 → -4.80) Mistake. Bc6+ was best. } (21... Bc6+ 22. d5 Bxd5+ 23. Kg3 Qxa7 24. Bxd2 h4+ 25. Kg4 Bxh1 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Bg5) 22. Nxc1?! { (-4.80 → -7.80) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (22. d5 Bg4+ 23. hxg4 Qxa7 24. Rxc1 hxg4+ 25. Kxg4 Nd7 26. Ng3 Ne5+ 27. Kh3 Qd7+) 22... Nc6? { (-7.80 → -4.31) Mistake. Bc6+ was best. } (22... Bc6+ 23. Kf2 Qxa7 24. Ne2 Bxh1 25. a4 Nc6 26. Rd1 Re8 27. Rd2 h4 28. Kg1) 23. Qb6 Qf6+ 24. Ke4?! { (-4.65 → -7.76) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (24. Kg2 Qg5+ 25. Kf3 Re8 26. Ne2 Qe3+ 27. Kg2 Ne5 28. Rh2 Bc6+ 29. Qxc6 Nxc6) 24... Re8+ 25. Kd3 Nxd4?? { (-7.47 → 8.01) Blunder. Ne5+ was best. } (25... Ne5+ 26. dxe5 Qxb6 27. a4 Qc6 28. Ne2 Qxh1 29. Rd1 Qf3+ 30. Kd2 Qxb3 31. Ke1) 26. Qxf6 Re1 27. Kxd4 Rxf1? { (9.92 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be8 was best. } (27... Be8 28. Bg2 Re6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Kc5 e5 31. Rf1 Kg7 32. Nd3 e4 33. Bxe4) 28. Qxf1?! { (Mate in 6 → 10.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf1 was best. } (28. Rxf1 Be8 29. Re1 Bc6 30. Re7 Kh7 31. Qxf7+ Kh6 32. Qf4+ g5 33. Qf6#) 28... Bxh3?! { (10.91 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (28... Kg7 29. h4 f6 30. Qe1 Kf7 31. Qa5 Be6 32. Qc7+ Kf8 33. Rg1 Bf5 34. Re1) 29. Qxh3 f5 30. Rf1 g5 31. Qxh5 g4 32. Qxf5 g3 33. Rg1 g2 34. Rxg2+ Kh8 35. Qh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0