[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/71edVcBY"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "-"] [White "vdd521"] [Black "asrithabharathi"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "71edVcBY"] [UTCDate "2026.05.07"] [UTCTime "12:35:45"] [WhiteElo "1274"] [BlackElo "1338"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+95"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.11] } { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4... h6?! { (0.11 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (4... Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4) 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.94] } 6. Nc3?! { (0.94 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (6. c3 O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb4 9. Nc3 d6 10. h3 Ne7) 6... d6?! { (0.17 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (6... a6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. h3 Qe7 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nb3) 7. h3 { [%eval 0.32] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 8. d3?! { (0.42 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (8. Na4 Bd7 9. Nxc5 dxc5 10. c3 Re8 11. Bf1 a5 12. a4 Qe7) 8... a6 { [%eval 0.2] } 9. Ba4 { [%eval -0.15] } 9... b5 { [%eval -0.1] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval -0.19] } 10... Be6 { [%eval -0.13] } 11. Bxe6 { [%eval -0.17] } 11... fxe6 { [%eval -0.16] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.14] } 12... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.1] } 13. Rxe3 { [%eval -0.24] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval -0.18] } 14. Nh4? { (-0.18 → -1.62) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (14. Ne2 c5 15. c3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 a5 17. Ng3 a4 18. a3 Qb6 19. Nf1 d5) 14... Nh7?! { (-1.62 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (14... Nd5 15. Rg3 Qxh4 16. exd5 Qf4 17. Kh2 Nf5 18. Ne2 Qxf2 19. Rf3 Ne3 20. Rxf2) 15. Ng6?! { (-0.50 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (15. Nf3 Ng5 16. Nh2 Qf6 17. Qd2 Qg6 18. Rg3 Qh5 19. f3 b4) 15... Rf6 { [%eval -1.24] } 16. Qg4?? { (-1.24 → -4.00) Blunder. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (16. Rg3 Ng5 17. Ne2 Rxg6 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. h4 Qf6 20. Qh5 Rf8 21. Rf1 Kh7) 16... Ng5 { [%eval -4.05] } 17. Nh4 { [%eval -4.63] } 17... Nxc2 { [%eval -3.8] } 18. Rae1?! { (-3.80 → -5.27) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -5.27] } (18. Rc1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 c5 20. Ne2 Kh7 21. Ng3 Rf8 22. Nhf5 exf5 23. exf5 Kh8) 18... Nxe1 { [%eval -5.36] } 19. Rxe1 { [%eval -5.14] } 19... c5 { [%eval -4.37] } 20. Re3?! { (-4.37 → -5.58) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -5.58] } (20. g3 Qb6 21. Kg2 Raf8 22. Rf1 c4 23. f4 exf4 24. gxf4 cxd3 25. fxg5 Rxf1) 20... b4 { [%eval -4.44] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval -4.51] } 21... a5?! { (-4.51 → -3.38) Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval -3.38] } (21... Qf8 22. Qh5 Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. Ng6 Kh7 25. Rg3 Kxg6 26. h4 Rff8 27. f3) 22. Ng3? { (-3.38 → -5.62) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -5.62] } (22. f4 exf4 23. Nxf4 c4 24. Kh2 c3 25. Re2 cxb2 26. Rxb2 Rc8 27. Nhg6 Rxg6) 22... Qe7?? { (-5.62 → -2.81) Blunder. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.81] } (22... Rf4 23. Qd1 Rxh4 24. a3 Kh8 25. Kh2 Qe8 26. Ne2 Rh5 27. axb4 axb4 28. f4) 23. Nh5 { [%eval -2.81] } 23... Rf7 { [%eval -2.87] } 24. Ng6 { [%eval -2.88] } 24... Qe8 { [%eval -2.43] } 25. h4 { [%eval -2.77] } 25... Kh7?? { (-2.77 → 3.70) Blunder. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (25... Nh7 26. Rg3 Raa7 27. Re3 a4 28. Rg3 Qd7 29. Qh3 a3 30. b3 Ra8 31. Qg4) 26. hxg5 { [%eval 3.51] } 26... Kxg6? { (3.51 → 5.68) Mistake. Rxf2 was best. } { [%eval 5.68] } (26... Rxf2 27. Nh4 g6 28. Kxf2 gxh5 29. g6+ Kg7 30. Qxh5 Qe7 31. Rf3 Rf8 32. Rxf8) 27. gxh6+ { [%eval 5.93] } 27... Kxh6?? { (5.93 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Kh7 28. hxg7 Rf3 29. Rxf3 Qg6 30. Nf6+ Kxg7 31. Qxe6 Rf8 32. Qd7+ Rf7) 28. Rh3 { [%eval #7] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 29. Nf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0