[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8Lzho89Z"] [Date "2026.01.07"] [Round "-"] [White "rprani05"] [Black "Dhruvagrawal13"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8Lzho89Z"] [UTCDate "2026.01.07"] [UTCTime "15:06:35"] [WhiteElo "1307"] [BlackElo "1216"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+37"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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. c3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.66] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.67] } 6. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.75] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.67] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.74] } 7... Bh5 { [%eval 1.1] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 1.18] } 8... dxe5 { [%eval 1.51] } 9. Qa4 { [%eval 1.53] } 9... Ne7?! { (1.53 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (9... Bd6 10. g4) 10. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.23] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 2.39] } 11. Bg5?? { (2.39 → 0.19) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (11. O-O f6 12. Nc4 Qd7 13. Be3 Nc8 14. Nbd2 Be7 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Qxa6 Bf7) 11... f6?! { (0.19 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (11... Rb5) 12. g4 { [%eval 0.85] } 12... Bg6 { [%eval 0.92] } 13. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.81] } 13... Nxg6 { [%eval 0.94] } 14. Qxc6+ { [%eval 0.92] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 1.06] } 15. Qxd7+ { [%eval 0.67] } 15... Kxd7 { [%eval 0.59] } 16. Bc1 { [%eval 0.64] } 16... Bc5?! { (0.64 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (16... h5 17. g5 fxg5 18. b4 Be7 19. Rg1 g4 20. hxg4 h4 21. Ke2 h3 22. Be3) 17. Ke2 { [%eval 1.35] } 17... Rhe8?! { (1.35 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Rbe8 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (17... Rbe8 18. f3 h5 19. g5 Kc8 20. gxf6 gxf6 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Kxe3 Ne5 23. Na3) 18. f3 { [%eval 2.55] } 18... Rb6 { [%eval 3.13] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval 3.16] } 19... Nf4+ { [%eval 3.16] } 20. Kd1 { [%eval 3.12] } 20... Nd3 { [%eval 3.39] } 21. Kc2 { [%eval 3.5] } 21... Rd6?! { (3.50 → 4.91) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 4.91] } (21... Ne5 22. Nb3 Rc6 23. Nxc5+ Rxc5 24. Rf1 Kc8 25. Bf4 Rf8 26. b3 g5 27. Be3) 22. Nc4 { [%eval 4.69] } 22... Nxc1 { [%eval 4.77] } 23. Nxd6 { [%eval 4.75] } 23... Bxd6 { [%eval 5.05] } 24. Raxc1 { [%eval 5.17] } 24... Bf4 { [%eval 5.46] } 25. Rcd1+ { [%eval 5.37] } 25... Kc8 { [%eval 5.44] } 26. Rd5 { [%eval 5.31] } 26... Re6 { [%eval 5.51] } 27. Rhd1 { [%eval 5.44] } 27... Rd6 { [%eval 5.48] } 28. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.48] } 28... cxd6 { [%eval 6.0] } 29. b4 { [%eval 5.99] } 29... Kb7 { [%eval 5.96] } 30. a4 { [%eval 5.81] } 30... Kb6 { [%eval 5.68] } 31. Kd3 { [%eval 6.1] } 31... a5 { [%eval 6.37] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval 6.07] } 32... axb4 { [%eval 6.71] } 33. cxb4 { [%eval 6.8] } 33... Kc6 { [%eval 6.77] } 34. Kc4 { [%eval 6.84] } 34... Be3 { [%eval 7.21] } 35. a5 { [%eval 6.49] } 35... Ba7 { [%eval 7.94] } 36. b5+ { [%eval 8.54] } 36... Kb7 { [%eval 8.49] } 37. b6 { [%eval 8.37] } 37... Bb8 { [%eval 8.37] } 38. Kb5 { [%eval 8.26] } 38... g6 { [%eval 15.1] } 39. Rc1 { [%eval 12.24] } 39... h6?! { (12.24 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (39... Ba7 40. Rc7+) 40. a6+ { [%eval #3] } 40... Ka8 { [%eval #3] } 41. Rc8 { [%eval #2] } 41... d5 { [%eval #2] } 42. a7 { [%eval #1] } 42... Kb7 { [%eval #1] } 43. Rxb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0