[Event "Daily Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4PdKDqw3"] [Date "2025.12.20"] [Round "-"] [White "programjames"] [Black "merza111"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "4PdKDqw3"] [UTCDate "2025.12.20"] [UTCTime "21:04:43"] [WhiteElo "2023"] [BlackElo "1831"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.49] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.54] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... Nc6?! { (0.21 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (5... Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Qe2 Ne7 8. d4 Ng6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4) 6. d4 { [%eval 0.97] } 6... Bg4? { (0.97 → 2.17) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (6... Qe7 7. O-O g6 8. Re1 Nf6 9. a4 a6 10. a5 Bg7 11. h3) 7. Bxf7+?? { (2.17 → -1.99) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.99] } (7. Qb3 Na5 8. Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Qd5 c6 10. Bxg8 cxd5 11. Bg5+ Kd7) 7... Kxf7 { [%eval -2.16] } 8. Ng5+? { (-2.16 → -3.76) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -3.76] } (8. d5 Nb8 9. Nxe5+ dxe5 10. Qxg4 Qe8 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. f3 Kg7) 8... Qxg5 { [%eval -4.24] } 9. Bxg5 { [%eval -4.64] } 9... Bxd1 { [%eval -4.49] } 10. Kxd1 { [%eval -4.63] } 10... exd4 { [%eval -4.85] } 11. f4 { [%eval -5.16] } 11... h6 { [%eval -4.87] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval -5.32] } 12... dxc3 { [%eval -4.72] } 13. Nxc3 { [%eval -4.73] } 13... Be7 { [%eval -4.69] } 14. Bf2 { [%eval -4.68] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval -4.55] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval -4.69] } 15... Rhe8 { [%eval -4.51] } 16. Kf3 { [%eval -4.48] } 16... a6 { [%eval -4.72] } 17. g4 { [%eval -4.53] } 17... Nh7?! { (-4.53 → -3.16) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (17... g5 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxg5 e4+ 20. Kg2 hxg5 21. h4 Nxg4 22. hxg5 Nxf2 23. Raf1) 18. h4 { [%eval -3.27] } 18... Bf6 { [%eval -3.0] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval -3.05] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval -2.98] } 20. Rab1 { [%eval -3.46] } 20... Bd4 { [%eval -3.49] } 21. Bg3 { [%eval -4.04] } 21... Na5?! { (-4.04 → -2.90) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.9] } (21... Nf6 22. Nxf6 Kxf6 23. h5 Ke7 24. Rhd1 Bf6 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 Nxe5+ 27. Bxe5) 22. b3?! { (-2.90 → -4.01) Inaccuracy. Rhd1 was best. } { [%eval -4.01] } (22. Rhd1 Nc6 23. g5 g6 24. Rbc1 Bg7 25. h5 hxg5 26. hxg6+ Kxg6 27. f5+ Kf7) 22... Nf6 { [%eval -3.42] } 23. Nb4?! { (-3.42 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -4.63] } (23. g5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Re3+ 25. Kg2 b5 26. Rhe1 Nb7 27. g6+ Kf6 28. Rxe3 Bxe3) 23... Rxe4 { [%eval -4.6] } 24. Nc2 { [%eval -4.5] } 24... Rce8 { [%eval -4.61] } 25. g5 { [%eval -4.27] } 25... hxg5 { [%eval -4.38] } 26. hxg5 { [%eval -4.25] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval -3.93] } 27. Rh5 { [%eval -4.21] } 27... Ne3 { [%eval -4.36] } 28. Nxd4 { [%eval -4.52] } 28... Rxd4 { [%eval -4.41] } 29. g6+ { [%eval -5.04] } 29... Kxg6 { [%eval -5.04] } 30. Rg5+ { [%eval -5.06] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval -4.93] } 31. Rxa5 { [%eval -5.27] } 31... Rd3?! { (-5.27 → -4.14) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.14] } (31... Nd5 32. Kg4 Re3 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Bf2 Re7 35. Bh4 Re2 36. Rc1 c6 37. Rg1) 32. Bf2? { (-4.14 → -7.00) Mistake. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -7.0] } (32. Ke2 Rd5 33. Rxd5 Nxd5+ 34. Kf2 Rh8 35. Rd1 Nf6 36. Kf3 Rh3 37. Rc1 c6) 32... Nd1+?! { (-7.00 → -5.39) Inaccuracy. Nc4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (32... Nc4+ 33. Kg4 Nxa5 34. Rb2 Nc6 35. b4 Ne7 36. Re2 Nd5 37. Rxe8 Nf6+ 38. Kh4) 33. Kg2 { [%eval -5.23] } 33... Nxf2 { [%eval -4.46] } 34. Kxf2 { [%eval -4.39] } 34... Rd2+ { [%eval -4.2] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval -4.33] } 35... c5 { [%eval -3.79] } 36. b4 { [%eval -4.12] } 36... c4 { [%eval -4.21] } 37. b5 { [%eval -5.03] } 37... c3 { [%eval -5.05] } 38. bxa6 { [%eval -5.01] } 38... bxa6 { [%eval -4.64] } 39. Rxa6 { [%eval -4.99] } 39... d5?! { (-4.99 → -3.32) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -3.32] } (39... Rc8 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Raa7 c2 42. Rf7+ Ke6 43. Rfe7+ Kd5 44. Ra5+ Rc5 45. Rxc5+) 40. Rb7+?! { (-3.32 → -4.28) Inaccuracy. Ra7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (40. Ra7+ Re7 41. Rxe7+ Kxe7 42. a4 Kd6 43. a5 Kc5 44. a6 Ra2 45. Ke3 d4+) 40... Kg8?? { (-4.28 → -0.03) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (40... Re7 41. Raa7 Rxb7 42. Rxb7+ Ke6 43. Rxg7 c2 44. Rc7 d4 45. Ke4 Kd6 46. Rc4) 41. Raa7?! { (-0.03 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (41. Rg6) 41... c2?! { (-0.60 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (41... Kh8) 42. Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rhg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Rag7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Rhg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Rcg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Rf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Rhg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Rhg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2