[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/18gcDmxw"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "d4darsh"] [Black "Elaine68"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "18gcDmxw"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "20:18:01"] [WhiteElo "984"] [BlackElo "1100"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-44"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] } { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.3] } 4... Nge7 { [%eval 0.61] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... d5? { (0.10 → 1.74) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (5... Ng6 6. Bc4 O-O 7. a4 a6 8. d3 h6 9. Nd5 d6 10. a5) 6. d4?! { (1.74 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (6. exd5 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. dxc6 bxa4 9. Nxe5 Qd6 10. Nc4 Qxc6 11. Ne5 Qe6) 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.77] } 7. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.33] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 8. Nxe7+ { [%eval 0.47] } 8... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.38] } 9. h4? { (0.38 → -0.92) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (9. Re1 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3 f6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qd3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bd6) 9... Bd7?! { (-0.92 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (9... Qxe4 10. Re1 Qg4 11. a3 Bf5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bd3 Rfe8 14. Bd2 h6 15. a4) 10. Bg5 { [%eval -0.31] } 10... f6 { [%eval -0.27] } 11. Bc1 { [%eval -0.76] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.7] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -1.07] } 12... Ne5?! { (-1.07 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (12... Bd6 13. Nd2 b5 14. a4 Ne5 15. axb5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 axb5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. f4) 13. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.22] } 13... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.22] } 14. f4 { [%eval -0.14] } 14... Qd6?! { (-0.14 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (14... Qe7 15. Bd2 f5 16. Qe1 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb5 19. Bd3 Bd6 20. a4) 15. b3 { [%eval 0.02] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.4] } 16. b4?? { (0.40 → -2.01) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (16. a4 bxa4 17. bxa4 Qe7 18. Bd2 f5 19. e5 Qxh4 20. Rf3 Qe7 21. Rh3 h6) 16... Bxb4 { [%eval -2.09] } 17. Rb1 { [%eval -1.97] } 17... c5 { [%eval -1.65] } 18. e5?! { (-1.65 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. Rxb4 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (18. Rxb4 cxb4 19. f5 Bc6 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. Re1 Rfe8 22. h5 h6 23. Qg4 Kh8) 18... fxe5 { [%eval -2.74] } 19. fxe5 { [%eval -3.15] } 19... Qxe5 { [%eval -2.85] } 20. Rxf8+?! { (-2.85 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (20. Bf4 Qd5 21. a4 Rf7 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. h5 Raf8 24. Qg4 c4 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7) 20... Kxf8?? { (-3.89 → 4.47) Blunder. Rxf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (20... Rxf8 21. Bg5 Bc3 22. a4 c4 23. Qe2 Re8 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bf1) 21. Qf1+?? { (4.47 → -2.99) Blunder. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.99] } (21. Qf3+ Kg8 22. Qxa8+ Qe8 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Bf4 a5 25. Rf1 c4 26. Be4 d3) 21... Kg8 { [%eval -3.05] } 22. a3 { [%eval -3.21] } 22... Ba5 { [%eval -3.38] } 23. Bg5?! { (-3.38 → -4.47) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.47] } (23. Bf4 Qd5 24. Qf2 Re8 25. Rf1 c4 26. Be2 Bb6 27. Bf3 Qe6 28. Kh2 d3) 23... c4? { (-4.47 → -2.56) Mistake. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval -2.56] } (23... Bc7 24. Qf3 Re8 25. g3 Qxg3+ 26. Qxg3 Bxg3 27. a4 c4 28. Bf1 h6 29. axb5) 24. Be2?? { (-2.56 → -5.64) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.64] } (24. Qf3 Rc8 25. Rf1 Be6 26. Bf4 Qf6 27. Bxh7+ Kxh7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Bd2 Qxf1+) 24... Rf8 { [%eval -5.77] } 25. Qe1?! { (-5.77 → -10.53) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -10.53] } (25. Bf3 h6 26. Qf2 hxg5 27. Rf1 Be6 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Qxd4 Bc7 30. Qf2 Bd6) 25... c3?? { (-10.53 → 5.39) Blunder. Bxe1 was best. } { [%eval 5.39] } (25... Bxe1 26. Bxc4+ bxc4 27. Bh6 gxh6 28. Rd1 Qe3+ 29. Kh2 Qg3+ 30. Kg1) 26. h5?? { (5.39 → -7.62) Blunder. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval -7.62] } (26. Bc4+ bxc4 27. Qxe5 Bb5 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Qxd4 h6 30. Qc5 Re8 31. Be3 Bd8) 26... Qxg5 { [%eval -7.18] } 27. a4 { [%eval -10.78] } 27... bxa4?! { (-10.78 → -6.22) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -6.22] } (27... d3 28. Bd1 dxc2 29. Rb4 Bxb4 30. g4 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Qc6+ 32. Kh2 Qd6+ 33. Qg3) 28. Ra1 { [%eval -7.25] } 28... Qe3+ { [%eval -6.8] } 29. Kh2?? { (-6.80 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (29. Kh1 Bb5 30. Bxb5 Qxe1+ 31. Rxe1 axb5 32. Rd1 Bb6 33. Kh2 h6 34. g4 Bc7+) 29... Qe4?? { (Mate in 8 → 5.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.49] } (29... Bc7+ 30. Kh1 Qf4 31. Bc4+ Kh8 32. g3 Qf3+ 33. Kh2 Bc6 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. Qe4) 30. Kg1?? { (5.49 → -6.66) Blunder. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval -6.66] } (30. Bc4+ Kh8 31. Qxe4 Bd8 32. Bd3 Rf5 33. h6 gxh6 34. Qa8 Rf8 35. Qd5 Bc7+) 30... Bg4?? { (-6.66 → 5.39) Blunder. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.39] } (30... Qe3+ 31. Kh1 Bb5 32. Bf3 Qxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Rf6 34. Be4 d3 35. cxd3 Bc6 36. Bxc6) 31. Rxa4?? { (5.39 → -7.70) Blunder. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval -7.7] } (31. Bc4+ Qe6 32. Bxe6+ Kh8 33. Bxg4 Bd8 34. Bf5 Bg5 35. Qe4 h6 36. Kh2 d3) 31... Bxe2 { [%eval -7.83] } 32. Rxa5 { [%eval -7.69] } 32... d3 { [%eval -7.59] } 33. cxd3 { [%eval -6.93] } 33... Qxd3 { [%eval -7.39] } 34. Rxa6 { [%eval -7.88] } 34... Qxa6 { [%eval -7.02] } 35. Qxe2? { (-7.02 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (35. Qxc3 Qb6+ 36. Kh1 Bxh5 37. Qc4+ Bf7 38. Qe2 Re8 39. Qd2 h5 40. Kh2 Qe3) 35... Qxe2 { [%eval #-3] } 36. g4 { [%eval #-1] } 36... Qxg4+ { [%eval #-2] } 37. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 37... c2 { [%eval #-2] } 38. h6 { [%eval #-2] } 38... gxh6 { [%eval #-2] } 39. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 39... c1=Q+ { [%eval #-1] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval #-1] } 40... Rf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1