[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3472rs2p"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "davegiltinan"] [Black "pawneater2020"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "3472rs2p"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "17:00:33"] [WhiteElo "1677"] [BlackElo "1740"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C79"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred"] [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... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.35] } { C79 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.5] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.14] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. Bc2 { [%eval 0.5] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.5] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 9... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.52] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.45] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.09] } 13. gxf3 { [%eval 0.12] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.01] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 0.01] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 0.02] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.46] } 15... Rfe8? { (-0.46 → 0.74) Mistake. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (15... Qh3 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Qd2 Nd8 18. b4 Ne6 19. Bb3 c5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Bxe6) 16. Rc1?! { (0.74 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (16. Kg2 Na5 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Nc4 19. Bc1 c5 20. dxc5 Nxb2 21. Qxd6 Qxd6) 16... Rac8?! { (0.13 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (16... Qh3 17. Bd3 Nd8 18. Rxc7 Ne6 19. Rc6 Qxf3 20. Rxd6 Rad8 21. Rxa6 Bxd4 22. Nxd4) 17. Qd2 { [%eval 0.49] } 17... Qh3 { [%eval 0.53] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... Nxg3? { (0.00 → 1.31) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (18... Bxd4 19. Nxh5 gxh5 20. Bxd4 Re6 21. e5 Kh8 22. exd6+ f6 23. Bxf6+ Rxf6 24. Qg5) 19. fxg3 { [%eval 0.98] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 1.13] } 20. b4?! { (1.13 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (20. f4 a5 21. Bf2 a4 22. Bd1 Ne7 23. Bf3 c6 24. Qd1 a3 25. b3 f5) 20... Kh8? { (0.40 → 1.53) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (20... a5 21. a3 d5 22. e5 axb4 23. axb4 Bf8 24. Rb1 Ra8 25. Bd3 Reb8 26. Rb3) 21. Bb3 { [%eval 1.69] } 21... f6 { [%eval 1.74] } 22. Qc3 { [%eval 1.47] } 22... Ne7 { [%eval 1.52] } 23. d5 { [%eval 1.29] } 23... c6 { [%eval 1.24] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 0.99] } 24... f5 { [%eval 1.36] } 25. dxc6 { [%eval 0.88] } 25... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.85] } 26. Bd5 { [%eval 0.67] } 26... Ne5 { [%eval 0.82] } 27. Kg2?! { (0.82 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (27. exf5 Nc4 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Bd4 Qxf5 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Qc3 Be5 32. f4 Bxd4+) 27... fxe4 { [%eval 0.03] } 28. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.01] } 28... Nc4 { [%eval 0.18] } 29. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Nxe3+ { [%eval 0.21] } 30. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.25] } 30... d5 { [%eval 0.37] } 31. Rxc8?? { (0.37 → -4.22) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.22] } (31. Qd2 Re5 32. Rxc8+ Qxc8 33. Rc1 Qe8 34. Bd3 Re3 35. Rc7 Qe6 36. h4 d4) 31... Qxc8 { [%eval -4.07] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval -4.17] } 32... Qe6?! { (-4.17 → -3.05) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (32... Qb8 33. Qf4 dxe4 34. Qxb8 exf3+ 35. Kxf3 Rxb8 36. Ke4 Bb2 37. Rb1 Re8+ 38. Kd5) 33. Qb3 { [%eval -2.78] } 33... dxe4?? { (-2.78 → 0.00) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (33... Bh6 34. Qb2+ Kg8 35. Bd3 Bxc1 36. Qxc1 d4 37. a4 Qa2+ 38. Kh3 Qb3 39. Be4) 34. Qxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... exf3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Kxf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rxf8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Rc6 { [%eval 0.02] } 39. Re8 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Rc3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Re6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Rc3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Rc6 { [%eval 0.1] } 46. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Re5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kd3 { [%eval -0.05] } 51... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kd4?? { (0.00 → -7.26) Blunder. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -7.26] } (52. Ke3 g5 53. hxg5 Kxg5 54. Kf2 Kf6 55. Ke3 Kf5 56. Kf3 Ke5 57. Ke3 Kf6) 52... Kg4 { [%eval -6.74] } 53. Kc5 { [%eval -7.28] } 53... Kxg3 { [%eval -8.73] } 54. Kb6 { [%eval -9.08] } 54... Kxh4 { [%eval -8.56] } 55. Kxa6 { [%eval -8.76] } 55... g5 { [%eval -8.29] } 56. Kxb5 { [%eval -14.71] } 56... g4 { [%eval -9.18] } 57. a4 { [%eval -14.73] } 57... g3 { [%eval -9.96] } 58. a5 { [%eval -9.32] } 58... g2 { [%eval -13.48] } 59. a6?! { (-13.48 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #-15] } (59. Kc6 g1=Q 60. Kd5 Kg3 61. Ke6 Qd4 62. b5 Qc5 63. Kf7 Qxb5 64. Kf6 Qb4) 59... g1=Q { [%eval #-13] } 60. Kc6 { [%eval #-13] } 60... Qa7 { [%eval #-14] } 61. b5 { [%eval #-12] } 61... Kg3 { [%eval #-11] } 62. b6 { [%eval #-11] } 62... Qxa6 { [%eval #-10] } 63. Kc7 { [%eval #-10] } 63... h4?! { (Mate in 10 → -81.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -81.15] } (63... Qa5 64. Kb7 h4 65. Kc6 h3 66. b7 Qd8 67. b8=Q+ Qxb8 68. Kc5 h2 69. Kc4) 64. b7 { [%eval -81.15] } 64... Qxb7+ { [%eval #-12] } 65. Kxb7 { [%eval #-12] } 65... h3?? { (Mate in 12 → -5.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -5.2] } { White resigns. } (65... Kf4 66. Kc6 Ke5 67. Kb6 h3 68. Kb5 h2 69. Kc4 h1=Q 70. Kd3 Qd5+ 71. Kc3) 0-1