[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8qLsYplh"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Born_2207"] [Black "el_naouri_55"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8qLsYplh"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "16:29:52"] [WhiteElo "1731"] [BlackElo "1736"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-138"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C68"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Lutikov Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.47] } { C68 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Lutikov Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 5... Nf6? { (0.26 → 1.81) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (5... f6 6. d4 d6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nb3 Qd7 9. Re1 Rb8 10. Qe2) 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.5] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 1.91] } 7. Nc4 { [%eval 1.36] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval 1.84] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 1.8] } 8... d5 { [%eval 1.76] } 9. d3?! { (1.76 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (9. Nc3 Be6 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Rxe4 Qf6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Qh5 O-O 14. Bd2 Qf5) 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.7] } 10. dxe4 { [%eval 0.7] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval 0.72] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.56] } 11... Rd8 { [%eval 0.95] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.92] } 12... Rd4?! { (0.92 → 2.01) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (12... Qc5 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. c3 c5 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bh4) 13. c3?! { (2.01 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Be5 Qxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 c3 18. b3 h5) 13... Rd6?? { (0.95 → 3.15) Blunder. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (13... Rd3 14. Nxc4 Bxc4 15. b3 Qd7 16. bxc4 Bc5 17. Bg5 O-O 18. Red1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1) 14. Nxc4 { [%eval 3.07] } 14... Bg4?? { (3.07 → 6.25) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.25] } (14... Rd8 15. Na5 Ra8 16. Be3 Qh4 17. f4 Bd7 18. Rad1 Be7 19. Rd2 Bd6 20. e5) 15. Nxd6+ { [%eval 6.32] } 15... Qxd6 { [%eval 6.44] } 16. Qxg4 { [%eval 6.63] } 16... Qe5 { [%eval 8.83] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 6.82] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 7.46] } 18. Bxc7 { [%eval 7.2] } 18... a5? { (7.20 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (18... Bc5 19. Qc8+ Ke7 20. Qf5 Qxf5 21. exf5+ Kd7 22. Be5 f6 23. Bf4 a5 24. Rad1+) 19. Qc8+ { [%eval #4] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval #4] } 20. Bd8+ { [%eval #4] } 20... Kd6 { [%eval #4] } 21. e5+ { [%eval #5] } { Black left the game. } 1-0