[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/1lBheuRs"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "IllusionOfChoice"] [Black "Picard90"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "1lBheuRs"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "01:34:17"] [WhiteElo "1203"] [BlackElo "1190"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackRatingDiff "+29"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved 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 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.61] } { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.59] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.81] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.59] } 7. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.49] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.54] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.61] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.46] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.63] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.66] } 10... Kf8? { (0.66 → 2.06) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (10... Be7 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4 O-O 14. N1d2 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Bd4) 11. Bxc5+ { [%eval 1.54] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.61] } 12. b4 { [%eval 1.22] } 12... Ne4?? { (1.22 → 4.53) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (12... Ne6 13. Nbd2 a5 14. a3 g5 15. Nf1 h5 16. Nd4 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1) 13. Nbd2?? { (4.53 → 2.18) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (13. Rxe4 a5 14. Re1 axb4 15. Qd4 Rg8 16. a3 g5 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 g4) 13... Ng5 { [%eval 2.09] } 14. Nxg5 { [%eval 2.16] } 14... Qxg5 { [%eval 2.14] } 15. c4?? { (2.14 → -0.11) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (15. Nf3 Qg6 16. Re3 h5 17. c4 h4 18. Nd4 dxc4 19. e6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6+ fxe6) 15... Bxh3 { [%eval -0.2] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval -0.17] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval 0.25] } 17. Qg3 { [%eval -0.03] } 17... h5 { [%eval -0.13] } 18. cxd5?? { (-0.13 → -2.35) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (18. Nf3 h4 19. Nxg5 hxg3 20. cxd5 gxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rh5 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 cxd5) 18... h4?? { (-2.35 → -0.16) Blunder. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (18... Qxd2 19. e6 Qxd5 20. e7+ Ke8 21. Re5 Qd6 22. Qc3 f6 23. Rc5 Kf7 24. Re1) 19. Qe3 { [%eval -0.15] } 19... Qh5? { (-0.15 → 1.13) Mistake. Qxe3 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (19... Qxe3 20. Rxe3 Rd8 21. Nb3 Rxd5 22. Nc5 a5 23. Ra3 Rh6 24. Rxa5 h3 25. Re1) 20. e6?! { (1.13 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (20. f3 Bf5 21. Qc5+ Kg8 22. Qxc6 Rd8 23. Qc4 Qg6 24. Rad1 Bd3 25. Qd4 Rh5) 20... Re8?? { (0.08 → 1.84) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (20... h3 21. exf7 Kxf7 22. Qf4+ Kg8 23. Re5 Rf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Rxh5 Rxh5 26. dxc6) 21. e7+?? { (1.84 → 0.05) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (21. Qf4 f6 22. f3 Bf5 23. Nb3 Qg6 24. Qxc7 cxd5 25. Nd4 Rh5 26. Kh1 Kg8) 21... Kg8 { [%eval 0.17] } 22. f3 { [%eval 0.06] } 22... Bf5 { [%eval 0.45] } 23. g4?? { (0.45 → -7.05) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -7.05] } (23. Qf4 h3 24. g3 Qh6 25. dxc6 Qxf4 26. gxf4 Rh6 27. Nb3 Rxc6 28. Nd4 Rg6+) 23... Bxg4?? { (-7.05 → 1.34) Blunder. hxg3 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (23... hxg3 24. Kf1 Qh2 25. Re2 Bh3+ 26. Ke1 Qh1+ 27. Nf1 Qxf1+ 28. Kd2 Qxa1 29. Qg5) 24. fxg4 { [%eval 1.41] } 24... Qxg4+ { [%eval 1.11] } 25. Kf2?? { (1.11 → -0.84) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (25. Kh1 cxd5 26. Re2 Qxb4 27. Nb3 Rh5 28. Rf1 Qg4 29. Nd4 c5 30. Nc6 Rf5) 25... h3 { [%eval -1.27] } 26. Rh1?? { (-1.27 → -7.61) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -7.61] } (26. Qg3 Qd4+ 27. Qe3 Qh4+ 28. Qg3 Qxb4 29. Rad1 Rh6 30. Nf3 Qc5+ 31. Rd4 Rf6) 26... Qg2+ { [%eval -7.6] } 27. Ke1 { [%eval -7.39] } 27... Qxh1+ { [%eval -7.14] } 28. Nf1 { [%eval -7.1] } 28... Qh2?? { (-7.10 → 5.20) Blunder. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 5.2] } (28... Rh4 29. d6 Re4 30. Kd2 cxd6 31. Qg3 R4xe7 32. Kc3 Qd5 33. a4 Re4 34. Qxh3) 29. dxc6?? { (5.20 → -6.39) Blunder. Nxh2 was best. } { [%eval -6.39] } (29. Nxh2 cxd5 30. Qc5 c6 31. Kd2 Rh4 32. Re1 a5 33. Qxa5 Rf4 34. Qc5) 29... Qh1 { [%eval -6.6] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -6.63] } 30... h2 { [%eval -6.59] } 31. Rd8 { [%eval -6.96] } 31... Qxf1+ { [%eval -6.21] } 32. Kxf1 { [%eval -6.82] } 32... h1=Q+ { [%eval -6.68] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval -8.31] } 33... Rh2+ { [%eval -7.8] } 34. Kd3 { [%eval -7.29] } 34... Qxc6 { [%eval -5.72] } 35. a4?? { (-5.72 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe8+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Qc5 Rh6 37. a4 Re6 38. b5 Rxe7 39. bxa6 Rd7+ 40. Kc3 Qe1+) 35... Qc2+ { [%eval #-7] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval #-7] } 36... Rh4+ { [%eval #-6] } 37. Ke5 { [%eval #-6] } 37... Qb2+ { [%eval #-10] } 38. Kf5 { [%eval #-1] } 38... Qf6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1