[Event "SUNDAY PRACTICE TOURNAMENT ACA"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BCMYsXMk"] [Date "2026.02.01"] [Round "-"] [White "aarushbhattarai"] [Black "Vikhyath_chess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BCMYsXMk"] [UTCDate "2026.02.01"] [UTCTime "13:49:06"] [WhiteElo "1742"] [BlackElo "1124"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [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. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.45] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.43] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 0.45] } 8. Nd4 { [%eval 0.38] } 8... Nxe4?! { (0.38 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (8... c5 9. Nb3 Ba6 10. Qf3 d5 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Bb7 14. Ke2) 9. Qe2 { [%eval 1.1] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 1.04] } 10. Nc3?? { (1.04 → -1.57) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (10. O-O Nc5 11. Be3 Qd7 12. Bg5+ Ne6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Qe4 d5 15. Qe5 f6) 10... d5?? { (-1.57 → 3.92) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.92] } (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. Nb5 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Kd7 14. c4 Be7 15. Rb1 Re8 16. Bf4) 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.78] } 11... Qe5 { [%eval 3.67] } 12. Nxc7+?! { (3.67 → 2.66) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (12. Nb5 Bb4+ 13. Nxb4 O-O 14. f3 a5 15. Nc6 Qc5 16. Qxe4 Qxb5 17. Ne7+ Kh8) 12... Kd8?? { (2.66 → 7.55) Blunder. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 7.55] } (12... Qxc7 13. Qxe4+ Qe7 14. Qe3 Bb7 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rd1 Qxe3 17. Bxe3 a6 18. c3) 13. Nc6+ { [%eval 7.48] } 13... Kxc7 { [%eval 7.21] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 7.93] } 14... f5 { [%eval 8.57] } 15. Nf7 { [%eval 7.25] } 15... Rg8 { [%eval 8.42] } 16. Bf4+ { [%eval 8.21] } 16... Kd7 { [%eval 8.91] } 17. O-O-O+ { [%eval 9.04] } 17... Ke7 { [%eval 8.43] } 18. f3 { [%eval 7.87] } 18... Kxf7 { [%eval 7.49] } 19. fxe4 { [%eval 7.42] } 19... fxe4 { [%eval 8.69] } 20. Qxe4 { [%eval 8.75] } 20... Bg4 { [%eval 8.85] } 21. Qxa8 { [%eval 8.74] } 21... Bxd1? { (8.74 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (21... Be7 22. Qd5+ Be6 23. Qb7 Bc8 24. Qxa7 Re8 25. Bg5 Bf5 26. Rhf1 Kg8 27. Bxe7) 22. Rxd1 { [%eval #6] } 22... Ba3 { [%eval #6] } 23. Qxg8+? { (Mate in 6 → 9.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.48] } (23. Qd5+ Kf6 24. Qe5+ Kg6 25. Qg5+ Kf7 26. Rd7+ Be7 27. Qxe7+ Kg6 28. Qg5#) 23... Kxg8 { [%eval 9.22] } 24. bxa3 { [%eval 8.97] } 24... h6 { [%eval 9.36] } 25. Rd7 { [%eval 9.3] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval 9.26] } 26. c4 { [%eval 9.17] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval #10] } 27. c5 { [%eval 10.13] } 27... Kf5?! { (10.13 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (27... h5 28. c6 h4 29. Be3 h3 30. gxh3 Kf5 31. c7 Ke5 32. Kd2 Ke4) 28. c6 { [%eval #6] } 28... Kxf4 { [%eval #6] } 29. c7 { [%eval #5] } 29... Ke3 { [%eval #5] } 30. c8=Q { [%eval #4] } 30... Kf2 { [%eval #3] } 31. Qe8 { [%eval #4] } 31... Kxg2 { [%eval #3] } 32. Qe3 { [%eval #2] } 32... Kf1 { [%eval #2] } 33. Rd1+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kg2 { [%eval #1] } 34. Rd2+ { [%eval #1] } 34... Kf1 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qe2+ { [%eval #1] } 35... Kg1 { [%eval #1] } 36. Qe1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0