[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3ikEpuXT"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "InnerspacePt"] [Black "altifact"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "3ikEpuXT"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "20:13:41"] [WhiteElo "1177"] [BlackElo "1161"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.2] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] } 6. h3 { [%eval -0.11] } 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.04] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval -0.33] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.33] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.76] } 8... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.64] } 9. c3 { [%eval -1.01] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval -0.88] } 10. b3 { [%eval -0.82] } 10... d5?! { (-0.82 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (10... Qe8 11. O-O Be7 12. Nbd2 f5 13. Qe2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 c5 15. c4 Qg6 16. Kh1) 11. exd5? { (-0.27 → -1.79) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (11. O-O g5 12. Nbd2 Bg7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qf6 15. b4 Qg6 16. Qa4 g4) 11... cxd5 { [%eval -1.73] } 12. d4?? { (-1.73 → -4.59) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -4.59] } (12. O-O Ba6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Nh2 g6 15. d4 e4 16. b4 Bg5 17. Nd2 Bf4) 12... e4?! { (-4.59 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 c5 14. Ne2 Re8 15. O-O Ba6 16. Re1 Qe7 17. Kf1 Rb6 18. a3) 13. Nh2 { [%eval -3.23] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -2.98] } 14. O-O { [%eval -3.0] } 14... c6 { [%eval -2.71] } 15. Ng4 { [%eval -2.55] } 15... Bxg4 { [%eval -2.15] } 16. Qxg4 { [%eval -2.11] } 16... h6 { [%eval -1.74] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -2.01] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval -2.02] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval -2.18] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval -1.66] } 19. g3?! { (-1.66 → -2.51) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.51] } (19. f4 Bh4 20. g3 e3 21. Rfe1 exd2 22. Re5 Rxe5 23. dxe5 Qe7 24. gxh4 Qc5+) 19... Bxd2?? { (-2.51 → -0.64) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (19... Qg6 20. Kh1 f5 21. Qe2 f4 22. gxf4 Bxf4 23. Rg1 Qf7 24. Nf1 Re6 25. Rg2) 20. Rxd2 { [%eval -0.53] } 20... Re7 { [%eval -0.54] } 21. Rdd1 { [%eval -0.88] } 21... Rbe8 { [%eval -0.88] } 22. a4 { [%eval -1.17] } 22... a5 { [%eval -0.98] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval -1.45] } 23... Qe6 { [%eval -1.24] } 24. h4? { (-1.24 → -2.72) Mistake. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -2.72] } (24. Kh2 Qd6 25. Rb1 f5 26. Qe3 g5 27. Qe2 f4 28. b4 axb4 29. cxb4 e3) 24... Qh3 { [%eval -2.87] } 25. Qa6?? { (-2.87 → -6.76) Blunder. Rfe1 was best. } { [%eval -6.76] } (25. Rfe1 e3 26. Rc1 Re6 27. Qf1 Qg4 28. Kh2 e2 29. Qg2 Qf5 30. c4 Qf6) 25... e3 { [%eval -6.66] } 26. fxe3?? { (-6.66 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (26. Qe2 exf2+ 27. Qxf2 Re3 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Rf3 Re2 30. Qxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rdf1 Re2) 26... Rxe3 { [%eval #-4] } 27. Qxc6 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Rxg3+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Rf3+ { [%eval #-2] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Qg3+ { [%eval #-3] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } 30... Qxh4+ { [%eval #-2] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] } 31... Qg4+ { [%eval #-1] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 32... Rh3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1