[Event "23 Cup EtudLi4ess Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9ALfAcZq"] [Date "2026.03.01"] [Round "-"] [White "BattleKing44"] [Black "Arseniy_2016_Eltsov"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "9ALfAcZq"] [UTCDate "2026.03.01"] [UTCTime "15:49:26"] [WhiteElo "1853"] [BlackElo "1622"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+3"] [ECO "C78"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy 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... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } { C78 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.24] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.33] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.29] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.29] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.35] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.62] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.59] } 9... Bh5 { [%eval 0.52] } 10. d4? { (0.52 → -0.61) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (10. d3 a5 11. a4 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb8 15. Nbd2 g5) 10... exd4? { (-0.61 → 1.02) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 exd4 12. Qd1 dxc3 13. Nxc3 O-O 14. Nd5 Nd7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3) 11. cxd4?? { (1.02 → -1.08) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (11. g4 Nxg4 12. hxg4 Bxg4 13. Qd3 dxc3 14. e5 O-O 15. Nxc3 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Raxd8) 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.64] } 12. g4 { [%eval -0.62] } 12... Nxf3+?? { (-0.62 → 2.67) Blunder. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (12... Nxb3 13. axb3 Bg6 14. Bg5 h5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nc3 hxg4 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. hxg4) 13. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.34] } 13... Bg6 { [%eval 2.86] } 14. e5 { [%eval 2.4] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval 2.45] } 15. Rxe5+?? { (2.45 → 0.57) Blunder. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (15. Qc6+ Nd7 16. Rxe5+ Be7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Rxe7+ Kxe7 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 fxe5) 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.75] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval 0.69] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.73] } 17. h4? { (0.73 → -0.67) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxh4 21. Rxd8 Raxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+) 17... Bd6 { [%eval -0.55] } 18. Re1?! { (-0.55 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (18. Rg5 Kh8 19. h5 Bd3 20. Rxg7 Kxg7 21. h6+ Kh8 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Re1 Qd4) 18... h5 { [%eval -1.3] } 19. g5 { [%eval -1.7] } 19... Ng4?! { (-1.70 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (19... Nd7 20. Nd5 Ne5 21. Qh3 Nd3 22. Rd1 Re8 23. Bf4 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 Bxf4 25. Rxd8) 20. Bf4 { [%eval -0.81] } 20... Bxf4 { [%eval -0.82] } 21. Qxf4 { [%eval -0.77] } 21... Kh8?? { (-0.77 → 1.74) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (21... c6 22. Bd1 Qd7 23. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Qxg4 hxg4 25. Rad1 Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. b4) 22. Rad1? { (1.74 → 0.34) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (22. f3 f6 23. Rad1 fxg5 24. Rxd8 gxf4 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. fxg4 hxg4 27. Re5 g3) 22... Qc8?? { (0.34 → 3.10) Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.1] } (22... Qb8 23. Bd5 c6 24. Qxb8 Raxb8 25. Bxc6 f6 26. Nd5 Ne5 27. Ne7 Kh7 28. Nxg6) 23. Nd5?? { (3.10 → 0.96) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (23. f3 f6 24. fxg4 fxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxg4+ 26. Qxg4 hxg4 27. Be6 g3 28. Bd5 Rad8) 23... Qb7 { [%eval 1.16] } 24. f3?? { (1.16 → -1.22) Blunder. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (24. Qxc7 Qxc7 25. Nxc7 Rac8 26. Rd7 f6 27. Ne6 Rf7 28. Rd6 Re7 29. Kg2 a5) 24... f6?? { (-1.22 → 4.26) Blunder. Qa7+ was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (24... Qa7+ 25. Ne3 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 c5 27. Bd5 Rad8 28. Kg2 Qb6 29. Qe7 c4 30. Kg3) 25. fxg4 { [%eval 4.16] } 25... fxg5 { [%eval 4.26] } 26. Qxg5 { [%eval 4.15] } 26... Qa7+ { [%eval 4.06] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval 3.94] } 27... Qb7?! { (3.94 → 5.20) Inaccuracy. Qxe3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.2] } (27... Qxe3+ 28. Rxe3 hxg4 29. Nxc7 Rac8 30. Ne6 Rf6 31. Rde1 Bf7 32. Ng5 Bxb3 33. axb3) 28. Ne7 { [%eval 5.15] } 28... Bh7 { [%eval 4.89] } 29. gxh5 { [%eval 4.59] } 29... Rae8 { [%eval 4.55] } 30. Qg5? { (4.55 → 2.44) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (30. Bd5 Qb8 31. h6 c6 32. Bg2 Qf4 33. hxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qxf4 Rxf4 35. Nf5+ Kf8) 30... Qb6+ { [%eval 2.54] } 31. Kh1 { [%eval 3.04] } 31... Qf2 { [%eval 2.98] } 32. Rf1?? { (2.98 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (32. h6 gxh6 33. Qe5+ Rf6 34. Rd2 Qf4 35. h5 c5 36. Qxf4 Rxf4 37. Bd5 Rd8) 32... Qb6?? { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 8) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be4+ was best. } { [%eval #8] } (32... Be4+ 33. Qg2 Qxg2#) 33. Rxf8+ { [%eval #7] } 33... Rxf8 { [%eval #7] } 34. Ng6+ { [%eval #6] } 34... Bxg6 { [%eval #7] } 35. Qxg6?? { (Mate in 7 → 3.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval 3.59] } (35. hxg6 Qc6+ 36. Bd5 Qxg6 37. Qxg6 Rf6 38. Qh5+ Rh6 39. Be4 g6 40. Qxh6+ Kg8) 35... Qb7+ { [%eval 4.33] } 36. Qg2 { [%eval 4.26] } 36... Qb6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 4.32] } 37. Rd7? { (4.32 → 2.61) Mistake. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (37. Qe4 c5 38. Bc2 Qh6 39. Rg1 b4 40. Qg6 c4 41. Re1 b3 42. Qxh6+ gxh6) 37... Qf6 { [%eval 2.14] } 38. Qg3?? { (2.14 → -6.42) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -6.42] } (38. Kg1 Qb6+ 39. Kh2 Qf6 40. Qg3 Qxb2+ 41. Kg1 Qf6 42. Rd1 c5 43. Bd5 Qf5) 38... Qf1+ { [%eval -6.31] } 39. Qg1?? { (-6.31 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (39. Kh2 Rf2+ 40. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 41. Kh1 Qxh4+ 42. Kg2 Qg4+ 43. Kf2 Qxd7 44. Ke1 Qe8+) 39... Qh3+ { [%eval #-1] } 40. Qh2 { [%eval #-1] } 40... Rf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1