[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DmLJFEZq"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "BigBlunderMaker"] [Black "Merowi"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DmLJFEZq"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "20:44:52"] [WhiteElo "1325"] [BlackElo "1375"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [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... Nd4 { [%eval 0.53] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.17] } 6. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.16] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.02] } 8. a3 { [%eval -0.15] } 8... c6 { [%eval -0.11] } 9. b4 { [%eval -0.54] } 9... b5? { (-0.54 → 1.01) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (9... Bd4 10. Rb1 Re8 11. Re1 Kh8 12. Bb2 d6 13. Bf1 Bg4 14. Qg3 b5 15. h3) 10. Bb3? { (1.01 → -0.21) Mistake. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (10. bxc5 bxc4 11. a4 Rb8 12. Ba3 Ba6 13. h3 Re8 14. Rfe1 Qa5 15. Red1 Qd8) 10... Bd4 { [%eval -0.26] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval -0.61] } 11... d5?! { (-0.61 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (11... d6 12. Rab1 a5 13. Ne2 Bg4 14. Qd3 Bxb2 15. Rxb2 c5 16. c4 cxb4 17. axb4) 12. Rab1?! { (0.02 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (12. exd5 e4 13. Qf4 cxd5 14. d3 Be6 15. Rab1 Rc8 16. Nxb5 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Qb6) 12... Bg4 { [%eval -0.91] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval -0.94] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval -0.46] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.51] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval -0.39] } 15. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.51] } 15... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.53] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.74] } 16... Qg6?! { (-0.74 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (16... a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Ra1 d3 20. cxd3 g6 21. Rfe1 Rfa8 22. g4) 17. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 17... Bh3?! { (0.00 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (17... exd4 18. d3 Rae8 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Qg3 Be6 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rfe1) 18. Qf3 { [%eval 0.44] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval 0.55] } 19. Qg3 { [%eval 0.54] } 19... exd4 { [%eval 0.47] } 20. h3 { [%eval 0.35] } 20... Bf5 { [%eval 0.34] } 21. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.04] } 21... Bxc2 { [%eval -0.07] } 22. Bxc2 { [%eval -0.43] } 22... Qxc2 { [%eval -0.39] } 23. d3 { [%eval -0.51] } 23... Qc3 { [%eval -0.44] } 24. Re4?! { (-0.44 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (24. Ra1 Rfe8 25. Rec1 Qb2 26. Qf3 Rac8 27. a4 a6 28. Rab1 Qe2 29. Qxe2 Rxe2) 24... f5? { (-1.16 → 0.32) Mistake. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (24... Rad8 25. Re5 Qxa3 26. Rg5 g6 27. h4 Rfe8 28. h5 Qa2 29. Rf1 Qb3 30. Rc1) 25. Re7 { [%eval 0.52] } 25... Qxa3?? { (0.52 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Rf7 26. Rbe1 Raf8 27. Kh2 f4 28. Qg4 g6 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Qe2) 26. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0