[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/1NNxStdN"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [Round "-"] [White "gmgothamchess1"] [Black "NandarMGaus"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "1NNxStdN"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "11:13:19"] [WhiteElo "1878"] [BlackElo "1787"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+42"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... f5? { (0.45 → 2.05) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qd2) 5. exf5 { [%eval 1.96] } 5... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.76] } 6. O-O { [%eval 1.85] } 6... e4? { (1.85 → 3.49) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.49] } (6... Nf6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Nxe5) 7. d5 { [%eval 2.73] } 7... a6 { [%eval 2.67] } 8. dxc6 { [%eval 3.57] } 8... axb5 { [%eval 3.15] } 9. Nd4 { [%eval 3.2] } 9... Qc8?! { (3.20 → 4.62) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 4.62] } (9... Ne7 10. cxb7 Rb8 11. a4 bxa4 12. Nc3 g6 13. Nxf5 gxf5 14. Rxa4 Bg7 15. Qh5+) 10. cxb7 { [%eval 4.44] } 10... Qxb7 { [%eval 4.75] } 11. Nxf5 { [%eval 4.93] } 11... g6 { [%eval 4.96] } 12. Qd4 { [%eval 5.04] } 12... gxf5 { [%eval 5.1] } 13. Qxh8 { [%eval 4.99] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 5.17] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 4.42] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 5.11] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 5.16] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 5.88] } 16. Qxh7 { [%eval 6.05] } 16... Nxf4 { [%eval 6.08] } 17. Qxf5+ { [%eval 6.2] } 17... Kb8 { [%eval 6.05] } 18. Qxf4 { [%eval 6.09] } 18... d5 { [%eval 6.29] } 19. g3 { [%eval 5.42] } 19... b4 { [%eval 5.65] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 5.07] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval 5.49] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval 5.4] } 21... c6 { [%eval 6.11] } 22. Qh3 { [%eval 5.71] } 22... Bd6 { [%eval 5.49] } 23. Qg2 { [%eval 4.91] } 23... Rh8 { [%eval 4.95] } 24. Rfb1 { [%eval 4.59] } 24... c5 { [%eval 4.97] } 25. Nc1 { [%eval 4.6] } 25... c4 { [%eval 4.53] } 26. Qf1?? { (4.53 → 2.06) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (26. Ne2 e3 27. Rf1 exf2+ 28. Kh1 Bc5 29. Nf4 Qf6 30. Rxf2 Bxf2 31. Qxf2 Qxb2) 26... Bc5? { (2.06 → 4.25) Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (26... Rf8 27. Ne2 Rxf2 28. Qxf2 Bc5 29. Rf1 Bxf2+ 30. Rxf2 d4 31. Raf1 d3 32. Kg2) 27. Ne2 { [%eval 4.06] } 27... Qh6 { [%eval 4.38] } 28. Qg2 { [%eval 4.55] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 4.87] } 29. Nf4 { [%eval 4.72] } 29... Bd6 { [%eval 5.2] } 30. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.18] } 30... Qd2 { [%eval 6.52] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval 6.54] } 31... Qxc2 { [%eval 7.28] } 32. Ne3 { [%eval 7.36] } 32... Qxb2 { [%eval 7.7] } 33. Nxc4 { [%eval 7.51] } 33... Qc2 { [%eval 7.91] } 34. Nxd6 { [%eval 7.68] } 34... e3? { (7.68 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (34... Rf3 35. Qf1 Rd3 36. Rdc1 Qa4 37. Nxe4 Rd4 38. Nc5 Qa8 39. Qb5+ Kc7 40. Na6+) 35. fxe3? { (Mate in 1 → 7.96) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb7# was best. } { [%eval 7.96] } (35. Qb7#) 35... Qb2? { (7.96 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg2+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } (35... Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Kc7 37. Rac1+ Kd7 38. Rc2 Rh8 39. Rd4 Ke6 40. Ne4 Rb8) 1-0