[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/A7hYtlub"] [Date "2026.04.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Dendrocopos1"] [Black "Armin_Shahinyan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "A7hYtlub"] [UTCDate "2026.04.04"] [UTCTime "12:14:52"] [WhiteElo "1527"] [BlackElo "1408"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-18"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.34] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.41] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 6... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.32] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.23] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 10. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.2] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 11. Rad1 { [%eval 0.22] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.24] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.08] } 12... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.06] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval -0.17] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -0.19] } 14. Qf4?! { (-0.19 → -0.95) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (14. Nd4 Qd7 15. b3 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Re7 17. Re3 f5 18. f3 Rae8 19. Rde1 Re6) 14... b5 { [%eval -0.48] } 15. e5 { [%eval -0.51] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.49] } 16. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.64] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.63] } 17. Kf1? { (-0.63 → -1.90) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (17. Qc6 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rb8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Qxc7 d5 21. h3 Rc8 22. Qg3 Qe2) 17... b4?! { (-1.90 → -1.28) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.28] } (17... Qh4 18. h3 Qc4+ 19. Qd3 Bxc3 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qxc4 bxc4 22. bxc3 Re5 23. a4) 18. Na4?! { (-1.28 → -1.94) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.94] } (18. Nd5 a5 19. Re2 Rb8 20. c4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qd7 22. g3 c6 23. Ne3 Bxc3) 18... Qd7 { [%eval -1.73] } 19. b3 { [%eval -1.71] } 19... a5?? { (-1.71 → 3.71) Blunder. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (19... Qb5+ 20. Kg1 Bd4 21. Rf1 Qe5 22. g3 Rab8 23. Qc6 Re7 24. Rd3 d5 25. Qxa6) 20. Qb7?? { (3.71 → -1.70) Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21. Qxa8+ Re8 22. Qd5 Qg4 23. Qd3 Qf4 24. Kg1 Qe5 25. Rb1 Re6) 20... Reb8 { [%eval -1.23] } 21. Qxb8+?? { (-1.23 → -4.84) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.84] } (21. Qf3 Qb5+ 22. Rd3 Ra6 23. g3 Qc6 24. Re4 Rb5 25. Kg1 g6 26. c4 bxc3) 21... Rxb8 { [%eval -4.85] } 22. Rxe5 { [%eval -4.63] } 22... Re8 { [%eval -4.67] } 23. Red5 { [%eval -4.69] } 23... Qe6 { [%eval -4.43] } 24. Nb2?? { (-4.43 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. R5d2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (24. R5d2 Qe5 25. h3 Re6 26. Kg1 Kh7 27. c4 bxc3 28. Rc2 Qe4 29. Rxc3 Qe2) 24... Ra8?? { (Mate in 3 → -3.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (24... Qe2+ 25. Kg1 Qe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1#) 25. Nd3?? { (-3.43 → -7.29) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -7.29] } (25. Nc4 f5 26. R5d4 Rf8 27. Re1 Qf6 28. Rd2 a4 29. Ne3 Qb2 30. Nd5 Qxa2) 25... Qxd5 { [%eval -7.32] } { White resigns. } 0-1